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My professional background includes training and extensive clinical experience across the full range of mental health problems both in the NHS and in private practice. My training and early professional experience was in acute psychiatric services working as the Clinical Psychologist in a psychiatric team. I also saw out-patients in hospital and community settings. Some patients in these settings had major psychiatric problems and others, particularly those seen in community clinics, eg GP surgeries, suffered from depression and disorders in which symptoms of anxiety were prominent. I also have considerable experience working with adults who were abused as children. Usually I work with individuals in psychotherapy and I also see couples and families when problem resolution is sought between people. When I worked in Leeds I contributed to the teaching programme of the MSc in Clinic Psychology and supervised trainee clinical psychologists. As head of department for East Yorkshire Clinical Psychology Services I was involved in the establishment of the Clinical Psychology course at Hull University - at that time East Yorkshire provided the largest number of training places. I taught on the course, supervised trainees and was a member of the course management committee. I have also contributed to psychotherapy training in Yorkshire. I am an accredited training therapist and supervisor for the Psychotherapy training courses at Sheffield University and Leeds University. I already had some experience of private practice before I left full time NHS employment in December 1991 and started to work mainly in private practice. In my private practice I usually work with individuals who have specific mental health problems, such as depression, and people who feel that some aspect of themselves and their relationships with significant people in their lives causes them distress, undermines the quality of their lives or means they feel they are not making the progress in their lives/careers that they feel they could. There is evidence that such problems can require and benefit from long term psychotherapy, particularly when briefer interventions have been tried with little or no benefit. Furthermore people, who in many ways can live ordinary lives, benefit from long term psychotherapy, both in coming to terms with issues in themselves that cause chronic distress and to enable them to more fully enjoy their relationships and to function nearer their true potential.
I have experience of providing psychological services to a secure ward in a mental hospital and managing the psychology services to a hospital secure unit. I have also worked in a therapeutic community for people with personality disorders. My experience of the full range of psychiatric and psychological disorders, including these particular experiences, is pertinent to the psychological assessment of individuals in criminal cases. I provide Psychological Reports in Personal Injury, Child Care and Criminal cases. I have assessed hundreds of adults and children in personal injury litigation. I have worked as a consultant to a private fostering agency. In 2003 I completed the training in Family Assessment with Bentovim and Miller using the procedures they had developed for the DoH. I have relevant research experience, including supervising a trainee clinical psychologist’s dissertation on the assessment of personal injury claimants. This study provides data suggesting that PTSD symptoms improve following psychological intervention. The experience I have in providing psychological reports on people who have been involved in accidents includes those who feel they are suffering as a result of medical negligence. I am a member of the Counselling in Companies’ Trauma Team. Members of this team completed the Understanding Trauma : Principles and Practice, at the Tavistock Clinic, October 1999 - July 2000. This team provides counselling services following traumatic incidents in clients’ work places or other settings. Up to five sessions are usually offered but longer term therapy can be arranged when necessary. I have recently completed the full EMDR (levels 1,2 and 3) with the CiC Trauma Team. I am presently funded for one session per week for a research project investigating the relationship between mental health and the quality of people’s personal relationships/attachments. A pilot study has been completed and submitted for publication. A test-retest study of the CORE-OM and the Relationship questionnaire (RQ) has been completed and is being prepared for publication. The first data set for a longitudinal study comparing GP patients and mental health service patients on the CORE-OM and the RQ has been collected and scored
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EDUCATION & POST QUALIFICATION TRAINING EDUCATION
POST QUALIFICATION TRAINING
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MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL ORGANISATIONS
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I have contributed to the lecture programmes for the Leeds University and Humberside Clinical Psychology Training Schemes as well as supervising trainees on placement. I am a accredited therapist and supervisor for trainees of the Sheffield University and Leeds University psychotherapy training programmes. I have contributed to the teaching of the Leeds University psychotherapy course. I have also given talks, in various settings, and to various groups over the years. Some years ago I was particularly interested in running workshops in collaboration with colleagues from a variety of backgrounds, concerned with staff adjustments to the changing requirements of their work. More recently I was instrumental in bringing family therapy training to Humberside and organised the family therapy course for East Yorkshire Community Healthcare NHS Trust. |
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