Dr. Yasmine P BSc. (1 st Class Hons), D.Clin.Psychol. PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERTISE Professional Qualification Chartered Clinical Psychologist Areas of Expertise Assessment and intervention with adults, children and families Attachment Trauma and PTSD Forensic assessments Learning Disability Assessment and Treatment Capacity assessments Self-Harm and suicidal ideation Emotion regulation Mood disorders Personality disorders ADHD Autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) Neuro-psychometric testing Assessment & intervention for Memory, attention & dysexecutive functioning Cognitive Analytical Therapy (CAT) Personal Construct Therapy (PCP) Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (both 3 rd Wave CBT (ACT) and traditional Beckian CBT) Trauma-Focused CBT Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) Family Therapy (generic) / assessment & family work; Social Constructionist Family Therapy Mindfulness for stress management, pain management and mood disorders RELEVANT EXPERIENCE Since commencing on my undergraduate degree in 1998, I have worked within the field of Psychology and as a Psychologist Practitioner for approximately 14 years. I have a wealth of experience with regards to working with children and families and in forensic settings as an Assistant Psychologist, Trainee Clinical Psychologist and as a Qualified Chartered Clinical Psychologist. Since 2005, I worked within a CAMHS team as an assistant Clinical Psychologist and then later as a fully-qualified Clinical Psychologist where I gained experience working with children, adults & their families, within the National Health Service. I am currently working part-time at a Forensic Mental Health hospital alongside conducting private work. Please see the attached Appendix for my full work history.
REPORTS I have conducted Expert Witness psychological reports for the Child and Family Courts with Carter Brown since 2009 and have written and presented CPA and Psychological reports for Mental Health Review Tribunals for Youth Offending Team, Cambridge (YOS) and to support the Responsible Clinician, whilst employed at St. Andrews Men s Service. QUALIFICATIONS, TRAINING & RESEARCH Qualifications October 2006 September 2009 University of Hertfordshire Clinical Doctorate in Clinical Psychology September 2001 July 2003 Middlesex University, North London MSc. Forensic Psychology (Dissertation with YOT research still in progress) September 1998 July 2001 Middlesex University, North London BSc. Psychology (1 st Class Hons.) - Topics: memory & attention, social psychology, child development, biological basis of behaviour, research methods, psychopathology, neuropsychology, cognitive psychology, body language & counselling Training and Supervision CAT for Teams training, 3 days at StAH, 2013 DBT Part 2 training, Leeds DBT Centre, 5 days, 2013 DBT Part 1 training, Birmingham DBT Centre, 5 days, 2011 Hare's PCL-R, 4 days at StAH, 2010 Supervision Training, University of Hertfordshire July 2010. HCR-20, 5 days at StAH, 2009 ADOS training, 5 days at StAH, 2009 Child Protection & Vulnerable Adult Training Certificates, NHS; December 2006, April 2008 Mindfulness Training; 2006 2007, Herts Clinical Doctorate Course Research Self-Harm and the Internet: Clinical & Treatment Implications - Submitted for a Call to the International Journal of Public Health, 2014 - To Be or Not to be: Video Therapy with hard to reach Forensic Patients: Paper being written up for the publication with Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice Professional Awards July 2001 Middlesex University, North London - John Ives Award for Most Outstanding Scientific Research Dissertation
MEMBERSHIPS & PUBLICATIONS I am registered with the Health and Care Professions Council I presented a lecture at the International Dialectical Behavioural Therapy Conference, 2011. I am presenting at the forthcoming OU Conference in June 2014 at Milton Keynes OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION I have a full enhanced CRB clearance. I have personal professional indemnity insurance.
Appendix FULL WORK HISTORY November 2011 Present Clinical Psychologist at St. Andrews Men s Service, Northampton November 2011- October 2012 Clinical Psychologist working on a male Older Adult ward, with specific emphasis on Neuropsychological testing and assessment and interventions for both Mental Health Act and Forensic patients. October 2012 to Present Clinical Psychologist working on a Forensic Learning Disability (LD) male Adult ward, with specific emphasis on Neuropsychological testing and assessment and interventions for Forensic LD patients. Assessment, formulation & treatment, both individual therapy, group therapy and family therapy. I am part of the Dialectical Behaviour Therapy Service (DBT); I use mainly psychological psychotherapies Cognitive Analytical Therapy, Social Constructionist traditions, Personal Construct therapy (PCP), Brief Solution Focused individual and Family Therapy (SFT) and CBT, both traditional Beckian and Third wave Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, with Mindfulness (ACT). Neuro-psych and psychometric testing Clinical risk assessments using evidence-based Clinical Judgement Tools, such as the HCR-20 and RSVP. I provide CPA reports; assessment reports for Mental Health Tribunals and am fully trained in Autistic Spectrum diagnostic tools Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS). I supervise and line manage Assistant Clinical Psychologists, Trainee Psychologists, Nursing staff and other members of the clinical team to provide pieces of work involving Cognitive Analytical Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy models. I also provide regular reflective practice supervision to ward nursing / care staff. March 2010 December 2011 Clinical Psychologist in the NHS CAMHS service, Ipswich Assessment, formulation & treatment of children & adolescents in Generic Specialist Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) using an integrative psychotherapeutic approach I was part of the Post Milan Family Therapy team Working on the ADHD team one day a week, assessing & treating ADHD in order to provide consultation, neuro-psychometric testing Supervising assistant psychologists; ADHD nurses; and individual cases of Trainee Clinical Psychologists I provided 24 Hour on-call to Ipswich Hospital A&E, one day a week as part of our CAMHS oncall service. October 2009 April 2010 Clinical Psychologist at St. Andrews Men s Forensic Mental Health Service, Northampton Assessment, formulation & treatment (mainly psychological psychotherapies from Cognitive Analytical Therapy, Social Constructionist traditions and CBT) Neuro-psychometric testing of working-aged men from a forensic background with a mental illness and/or learning disability I led a reflective psychotherapeutic & supervision group using a Cognitive Analytical Therapy approach I provided CPA reports and provided assessment reports for Mental Health Tribunals & for the Responsible Clinician s Mental Health Act reports
I supervised Assistant Clinical Psychologists to conduct psychometrics, conduct CPA reports & pieces of work involving Cognitive Analytical Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy models October 2006 September 2009 Trainee Clinical Psychologist for Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Mental Trust, in conjunction with the university of Hertfordshire Clinical Doctorate in Clinical Psychology Vocational Training within 6 mental health NHS placements over 3 years, including CAMHS; Specialist Psychosis and Youth Offending Service placements in Cambridgeshire. September 2005 September 2006 Assistant Clinical Psychologist in the NHS CAMHS Service, Ipswich To reduce the waiting list by providing psychological interventions at tier 2 to 3 levels under direct supervision of a Consultant Clinical Psychologist Assessment, formulation & treatment of children & adolescents in Generic Specialist CAMHS using an integrative psychotherapeutic approach underpinned by a Systemic therapy, Post Milan Family Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy & Solution Focused (SFT) individual therapy I was part of the Post Milan Family Therapy team & Solution Focused Therapy therapy clinics March 2004 September 2005 Assistant Psychologist at Care Priniciples, Newmarket, Suffolk Working within a medium-secure residential unit for young people & adults with a mental health difficulty, personality disorder, forensic background and/or learning disability Working within a multi-disciplinary team, conducting joint-work in assessment formulation & intervention with this client group using CBT-focused models & treatments Working indirectly with care and nursing staff in helping staff to think psychologically about how they might manage their clients challenging behaviour and address issues that this client group may highlight (e.g. confidentiality, communication difficulties, capacity to consent) April 2002 March 2004 Assistant Psychologist in a Multi Systemic Therapy Team / Youth Offending Service, Cambridgeshire Youth Offending Service The MST team provided intensive outreach family therapy, support and multi systemic interventions for children, adolescents and their families who were at risk of family break-up or incarceration. This involved comprehensive assessment, formulation and psychosocial interventions Many children & family members also had a dual-diagnosis of ASD, ADHD, mental health or behavioural problems and/or drug & alcohol problems My assistant psychologist role involved multi-agency working and liaison with specific systems functioning around the child and family, including coordinating service delivery, creating support networks, conducting and developing appropriate psychological and other social interventions that could eventually be sustained by the family system