EDUCATION
May’15- Present
Diploma – Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Centre of Excellence and International Association of Neuro Linguistic
Programming and Coaching (IANLPC)
Sep’13- June’14
MA Art Psychotherapy- Case Study with Distinction
Leeds Beckett University in partnership with Sheffield University NHS
Sept’10- Sept’12
MSc Postgraduate Art Psychotherapy (International)
Queen Margaret University of Edinburgh
Oct’07- June’10
BA (Hons) Fine Art and Contextual Studies- (upper 2nd class honours)
Leeds College of Art
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Aug’15- Present
Specialist CAMHS Mental Health Practitioner/Art Psychotherapist (Children Adolescent Mental Services, South West Yorkshire NHS)
• Providing routine and urgent assessment and interventions to young people with a wide range of mental health needs. Using psychological approaches including art psychotherapy, cognitive behavioural therapy, psychodynamic therapy and mindfulness based approaches
• Working autonomously and collaboratively within the multi-disciplinary team, providing consultation for other agencies/professionals
• Fulfilling on-call, duty and assessment clinic responsibilities
• Promoting the safeguarding and welfare of children and young people by applying knowledge and guidelines in clinical work
• Lead of radicalisation safeguarding working with Chanel Panel cases
• Implementing crisis plans, care plans and risk assessments.
• Providing interventions and therapy to children and young people with the most severe, complex and persistent mental health problems, including those at suicidal risk
• Assessment of complex family issues working together with families and other agencies
• Managing own caseload accessing support and guidance appropriate to individual needs
• Operating within the clinical and case management supervision framework with evidence based practice
Feb’14- July’15
Learning Support/School Art/Psychotherapist
(Titus Salt High School)
• Working in Special Educational Needs with children who have complex needs such as downs syndrome, autism, neurological disorders and behavioural problems
• Delivering one to one therapeutic sessions using approaches such art psychotherapy, psychodynamic therapy and cognitive behavioural therapy
• Assessing, formulating and implementing individual interventions for students.
• Maintaining case notes records
• Encouraging the students to develop life skills and enable them to develop independent learning skills
• Accompanying students during off-site activities
Jan’14- June’14
Art Psychotherapist
(Mental Health Welfare Trust)
• Working as an Art Psychotherapist with clients suffering with mental health problems delivering one to one and group art psychotherapy sessions
• Assessing, implementing psychological formulations, clinical judgement including risk assessments and provide recommendations for client care
• Monitoring, evaluating and modifying treatment in order to ensure effectiveness of intervention
• Planning and facilitating activities, and maintaining the workshop and equipment
Oct’13- Aug’14
Senior Sales Key Holder/ Visual Merchandiser
(Swarovski)
• Working alongside MA degree in retail management and customer service
Oct’11-April’12
Art Psychotherapist Trainee
(Aberlour- Scotland’s Children’s Charity)
• Working as an Art Psychotherapist trainee setting up the service delivering one to one and group sessions to mothers with a history of drugs and alcohol misuse and their children in a residential setting
• Developed as an art psychotherapist by assessing, formulating and delivering appropriate therapeutic interventions to the services users
• Providing high quality planning, designing and facilitating the art therapy service
Nov’10-Feb’11
Art Psychotherapist Trainee
(NHS Forth Valley)
• Art Psychotherapist trainee position in day hospitals within the Forth Valley district
• Delivered one to one and group art psychotherapy sessions to adults diagnosed with psychosis
Jun’08-Oct’ 13
Senior Sales/Visual Merchandiser
(Coast)
• Working alongside degree achieving promotions up to a management level
• Responsible for visual merchandising, receiving 100% on mystery shop for customer service
• Won several incentives by exceeding sales targets
CONTINUED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Training courses undertaken:
British Sign Language, Safeguarding level 1,2 and 3, Basic Life Support/AED (Paediatric), Safeguarding Female Genital Mutilation, Radicalisation Conference, Radicalisation Lead/Championship training, Difficult Age of Adolescents, Overcoming Eating Disorders, Aggression Management and De-escalation, Zero Suicide Conference, Mental Health Matters in Schools Conference.
