Abstract
FaceIT@Home is an online support tool for adults with visible differences. It was developed in the UK in collaboration with the charitable organisation Changing Faces and the Centre for Appearance Research, Bristol, UK. FaceIT@Home is a freely available tool worldwide and is designed to help individuals with visible differences to manage their appearance-related distress. This chapter charts the development process of FaceIT from a mere conceptual idea generated by the two organisations to a fully developed website created by Dr Alyson Norman, University of Plymouth. This chapter provides an overview of the contents of FaceIT@Home and the journey the researchers undertook in its conception. More than that, it provides future early-stage researchers with some valuable insights into the processes of developing a complex intervention and the importance of never giving up when something is important enough.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Disfigurement |
| Subtitle of host publication | Understanding Visible Difference |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis Inc. |
| Chapter | 6 |
| Pages | 105-120 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| Edition | 1st |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781040401545 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781032879598 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Sept 2025 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Psychology
- General Social Sciences
- General Medicine