Overview
Profile summary
I work as Clinical Lead and Deputy Programme Director for the the Clinical Associate Psychologist (CAPs) MSc Apprenticeship Programme. Alongside this I convene the Community Psychology teaching strand for the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology. I am also a Clinical Psychologist and my clinical specialism is working with with people with learning disabilities or Autistic people. I have a particular interests in community and critical psychology, interdisciplinary working in health and social care, and intersections between disability and mental health. In line with this I co-founded the South West branch of Psychologist's for Social Change and the Benefits Project, and also sit as a co-director for a social enterprise The Kintsugi Project in Plymouth. I am interested in Community Based Participatory Action Research, and other co-produced qualitative research exploring experiences of communities and marginalisation, food insecurity and welfare related mental health difficulties and disabilities.
Professional memberships
BPS Member, DCP, FPID and Community Psychology section
HCPC Registered Psychologist
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
