I currently deliver consultation for Looked After Children and Young People`s Specialist Social Workers, Supervising Social workers , Foster Carers , Kinship Carers and Residential Staff. This is largely concerning the emotional and behavioural presentation of the Looked After Children they support. I present formulations and subsequent interventions that can help address these needs.I also provide direct therapeutic interventions with children and young people that can be… Show more I currently deliver consultation for Looked After Children and Young People`s Specialist Social Workers, Supervising Social workers , Foster Carers , Kinship Carers and Residential Staff. This is largely concerning the emotional and behavioural presentation of the Looked After Children they support. I present formulations and subsequent interventions that can help address these needs.I also provide direct therapeutic interventions with children and young people that can be difficult to engage with mainstream mental health services.I deliver bespoke training to teams and partner agencies around all area concerning children's mental health. My specialist areas of intervention, include:- Low Mood. Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, OCD, Emotional Regulation, Associated Attachment Difficulties and Therapeutic Parenting Strategies . Show less

To offer evidence based interventions to help Young People and their Families invoved with Substance/Alcohol Misuse who experience emotional/mental health issues.To work with the specialist team in the development and delivery of creative and innovative services to meet the emotional, behavioural and mental health needs of young people accessing their service.To work with 360º in the development of creative and innovative services to meet the emotional, behavioural and mental health… Show more To offer evidence based interventions to help Young People and their Families invoved with Substance/Alcohol Misuse who experience emotional/mental health issues.To work with the specialist team in the development and delivery of creative and innovative services to meet the emotional, behavioural and mental health needs of young people accessing their service.To work with 360º in the development of creative and innovative services to meet the emotional, behavioural and mental health needs of young people accessing their services.To have co-work and/or case work responsibility for an identified number of cases.To contribute to the development and delivery of appropriate group work programmes.To contribute to and/or formulate individual core/supervision plans for young people that are part of, and compliment wider holistic care/supervision plans.To provide advice, consultation and support to 360º practitioners on the emotional, behavioural and mental health issues facing individual young people. Show less

The Postgraduate Diploma (PgDip) in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy has given me a full understanding of the principles and practice of cognitive behavioural psychotherapies. and strong basis of the heretical and practical application of delivering this therapy . I have developed the experience, knowledge, skills and attitudes to deliver cognitive behavioural psychotherapies effectively with complex presentations with hard to reach client groups.I am practiced in assessment of clients… Show more The Postgraduate Diploma (PgDip) in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy has given me a full understanding of the principles and practice of cognitive behavioural psychotherapies. and strong basis of the heretical and practical application of delivering this therapy . I have developed the experience, knowledge, skills and attitudes to deliver cognitive behavioural psychotherapies effectively with complex presentations with hard to reach client groups.I am practiced in assessment of clients and formulation of their presenting difficulties. I am able develop a detailed knowledge of cognitive behavioural psychotherapies techniques and effectively apply these in treatment sessions . Show less

To develop , run and establish a new specialist service to provide information, advice and emotional support for people who care for someone with a Severe and Enduring Mental illness.

In this position I worked with individuals a specific community population with sexualized behaviour and and forensic client group. carrying out neuropsychological assessments, using a standardised test battery (including research and understanding of the assessment, organsing the subtests, scoring, analysing and initial preparation of a formal report) as part of a comprehensive multidisciplinary assessment of clients .contributing to multidisciplinary discussion of clients… Show more In this position I worked with individuals a specific community population with sexualized behaviour and and forensic client group. carrying out neuropsychological assessments, using a standardised test battery (including research and understanding of the assessment, organsing the subtests, scoring, analysing and initial preparation of a formal report) as part of a comprehensive multidisciplinary assessment of clients .contributing to multidisciplinary discussion of clients including diagnosis, treatment issues, risk assessment and care plan issues.undertaking specified behavioural observations and assessments.carrying out interviews with clients, carers, family or proxies and to seek and aquire specific information by reading notes, investigating histories etc.carrying out specified treatment and intervention programmes with clients, with groups of clients or indirectly through helping client's proxies (e.g. carers, relatives, and advocates).coordinating focus groups for specific projects related to the needs of the health community.undertaking relevant research. Show less

Working in the ocupation atherapy depatment providing intervention to the client population of the site.These include units for young people with mental health problems, an adult forensic service, a centre for mental health and deafness, in-patient unit for people with alcohol and drug problems and a long stay population.