About Me
Dr Jennifer Deakin, CPsychol., AFBPsS
I am a Clinical Psychologist, Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC - Deakin-Denman); Chartered with the British Psychological Society (BPS), and later became an Associate Fellow. I joined the Division of Clinical Psychology, within the BPS, in 2004, and became a member of the Learning Disability Faculty in 2008. I qualified from Lancaster University in 2007 and have worked within the NHS since that time, as well as in part-time private practice since 2008. Prior to beginning Clinical Psychology training in 2004, I worked as a qualified Cognitive Behavioural Therapist (CBT).
I regularly undertake continuing professional development (CPD) to ensure my practice is up-to-date, efficient and effective; that I am fully competent within my practice; and that I provide the best possible evidenced-based care. I receive regular supervision as required by the BPS and HCPC.
I am a reviewer for the British Journal of Health Psychology; a Readers Panel Member and Foundation Trust Member of Nottingham United Hospitals; and was a Partnership Advisory Panel Member for Bassetlaw Clinical Commissioning Group. I also sit on the Action on Hearing Loss Research Panel.
Relevant Qualifications / Training
Research into psychological treatments for tinnitus
Research into Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) for PTSD
Research into Compassion-focused Therapy (CPT)
Research into Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction
Research into Solution-focused Brief Therapy for Trauma
Research into Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Research into Pain Management
BPS Expert Witness Training - Refresher
Training in Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS-2)
Training in Autism Diagnostic Interview – Revised (ADI-R)
Relational Skills Training for Psychological Therapists
Root Cause Analysis Training
Accredited Assessor with The Diagnostic Interview for Social and
Communication Disorders (DISCO) – Autism assessment
ILM Level 5 Certificate in Coaching and Mentoring
Clinical Risk Assessment and Formulation Training
Medical Assessor for the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPC)
BPS Expert Witness Training
Level 3 Award in First Line Management
Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (DClinPsych)
Master of Science in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (MSc CBT)
Batchelor of Science in Psychology (BSc Hons) and Counselling Level One
General Nurse
Experience
In the NHS, I have extensive experience of working in a Learning Disability / Autism Community Mental Health Team, providing psychological services, consultation, teaching and training to other mental health professionals, care and residential home teams, and service providers; as well as individuals and their families / carers.
I am proficient in providing supervision (both individual and group) to Assistant, Trainee and qualified Clinical Psychologists, other health professionals, and staff members in care, nursing and residential homes.
I have had experience of working within a specialist Sexual Health Service and carried out my doctoral thesis on sexual dysfunction.
In my private practice I have substantial experience in working with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Other presentations worked with are sexual health difficulties and well-being, anxiety disorders, depression, attachment and behavioural disorders, learning disabilities, pain management, phobias, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia and relationships – this is not an exhaustive list.
I am experienced in carrying out medico-legal / expert witness assessments and completing timely detailed reports.
My work is informed by a variety of models including CBT, mindfulness, working with systems around the individual, and behavioural therapy. Modes of working are dependent on the presentation of difficulties by each individual.
I have considerable experience and training in the use of cognitive assessments such as the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS-IV), Wechsler Memory Scale (WMS-IV); executive function assessments such as the Delis-Kaplan Executive Function System (DKEFS); autism assessments such as the DISCO, ADI-R and ADOS; as well as a range of other psychometric assessments. I am experienced in the administration, scoring, interpretation and reporting of the same.