Rudi Dallos

Teaching interests

• Systemic therapies
• Attachment Theory
• Eating disorders
• Personal construct theory
• Narrative Therapy 
• Social constructionism
• Research methods - qualitative methods, psychotherapy process research

 

Staff serving as external examiners

 
Present:

• University of Glasgow  - D.Clin Psychology

• University of Limerick - D.Clin Psychol
• University of Birkbeck/Institute of Family Therapy - M.SC Family therapy 
• Systemic Doctorate, Tavistock Clinic, London

 

Past:

• Psychotherapy Doctorate, University of Teeside, 2003 - present
• Post Qualifying Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, University of Exeter 1997
• Doctoral Dissertation Examiner, Dept. of Clinical Psychology, University of Sheffield 1998
• Post Qualifying Diploma in Family Therapy, University of Newcastle -upon-Tyne 1988-1991
• Validating Committee - B.Sc Psychology Degree - University of Wolverhampton 1990 - 1992
• Introductory Course in Family Therapy, Exeter Dept. of Clinical and Community Psychology 1991

 

Research interests

• Family  dynamics and therapy
• Family belief systems
• Narratives and attachment theory
• Eating disorders and family dynamics
• Couples dynamics and power
• Mentoring
• Trans-generational patterns of attachments
  

 

UoP Research group membership

Centre for Culture, Community and Society (CCCS) 
Centre for Health and Social Care Innovation (CHeSCI) 
Mental Health 
Parenting and Child Welfare 
Professional Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (DClinPsy) 

Other research

• Sibling relationships and Divorce
• Depressiona and  adolescent women
• Mentoring and looked after children
• Eating disorders and attachment theory
• Race and psychotherapy
• Depression in new fathers
• Changes in identity and face and neck cancer

 

Research degrees awarded to supervised students

 

Current Ph.D. supervision ( 2005 - present) 

    Penny Ross - Young Peopls' experience of mentoring

University of Plymouth Clinical Doctorate ( 1999 – 2006): 
    2 dissertations ( 2001)

    4 dissertation (2003)

    5 disseration (2005)
    3 current dissertation 

Completed Ph.D.s:

• Lucille Giles (2004) - A constructivist exploration of the use of drawings with families (2003)
• Liz Burns (2003) - Therapists use of literature in systemic therapies. Including a Delphi technique to gather information regarding the use of literature by experienced/leading family therapists’ -
• Jo Evans – Jones (2002) - How G.P.s make decisions to refer patients to psychotherapy
• Margaret Satchell (2001) - How couples make changes - a comparison of the accounts of hetero and homo-sexual couples in relation to transitional milestones and perceived significant changes in their relationships’
• Sally Foreman (1996) - Inequalities of Power and Sexual problems in Couples
• Vic Tuck (1992) - Social deprivation and child abuse
• Barry Cripps (1988) -Social Interaction in Soccer Teams
• David Aldridge (1983) - An Investigation of Deliberate Self Harm in Families. 

 

 

Grants & contracts

 

• Promise Mentoring Scheme, Somerset,. Initial £10,000 ( Esme Fairburn Trust)  for research exploring the experience and effectivenes of mentoring young people who are 'looked after' by Social Services. (Penny Ross Ph.D - research Associate)

• Co- Director ( with Dr. J. Stedmon) , HEFC joint grant (£150,000) with Plymouth and Exeter University for exploration of PBL in clinical training. ( 2002-2005) 

• One – year HEFC-QR ( £8,000) research grant from University of Plymouth – trans-generational patterns of attachments in families.( 2001-2002) ( Jay LaVIlle- Research Associate)

 

 

Creative practice & artistic projects

Open University tv, video programmes and radio

• Clinical Psychology
• Family Dynamics
• Family life and Diversity
• Family Therapy
• The Royal Family
• Social Interaction

 

Publications

·Books:

• Dallos, R. (2006) Attachment Narrative Therapy, McGRaw –Hill , , Maidenhead : McGraw –Hill/Open Univ. Press
• Dallos, R. and Vetere, A. (2005) Research Methods in Psychotherapy , Maidenhead : McGraw –Hill/Open Univ. Press
• Dallos, R. and Johnstone, L ( 2005) Formulation in Psychotherapy, Bruner-Routledge

• Dallos,R. and Draper,R. (2005) Introduction to Systemic Family Therapy. 2^nd Edition Maidenhead, : McGraw Hill/ OU Press)
• Vetere, A. and Dallos, R. (2003) Working Systemically with families: Formulation, Intervention and Evaluation. London: Karnac Press

Journal Articles:

• Turpin, M. and Dallos, R. ( 2007) 'The meaning and impact of head and neck cancer' J.of Constructivist Psychology. ( in press)
• Lloyd, H. and Dallos, R. ( 2004) ‘ Solution – focused brief therapy with an intellectually disabled child: a qualitative study’. Journal of Family Therapy ( in press)
• Lloyd, H. and Dallos R. (2006) ‘Solution-focused brief therapy with families who have a child with intellectual disabilities.’ Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 11(3) : 367-386
• Dallos, R. and P. Comley-Ross( 2005) ‘ Young People’s Experience of Mentoring’ , Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 10(3) : 369-383
• Abbey, C. and Dallos, R. (2004) ‘The Experience of the Impact of Divorce on Sibling Relationships’. Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 4(4): 241-259
• Dallos, R. (2003) ‘ Using Narrative and Attachment Theory in Systemic Family Therapy with Eating Disorders’, Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 8(4): 521-537
• Hamilton – Brown, L. and Dallos, R. (2002) ‘ Pathways to Problems; the Case of ADHD’ , Context, 59 (Feb.) 8-11
• Dallos, R. (2000) ‘Narrative and Attachment Theory Approaches in Systemic Family Therapy with Eating Disorders’ , Psychiat. Hung., 15(2): 145-162
• Dallos, R. and Hamilton - Brown, L. (2000) ‘Pathways to problems- and exploratory study of how problems evolve vs dissolve in families’, Journal of Family Therapy, 22(4): 375-394
• Dallos, R. and Marsh, R. (2000) ‘Roman Catholic Couples: Wrath and Religion’, Family Process, 40(3): 343- 36

Books in Progress

• Crittenden, P. and Dallos, R. Attachment and Family System, New York: Norton
• Dallos, R. and Vetere.A ( 2007) Systemic Therapy and Attachment Naratives:  Routledge
  

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Reports & invited lectures

Workshops:

• Association for Family Therapy:   Leeds ( 31stJUne, 1st July)  Manchester 27th July
• Institute for Family Therapy (London)  8/9 th Oct and 29/30th Oct
• Relate: 16th May ( Reigate)  8th June( London) 26th Oct ( Oxford)
• Milan  - Child and Adolescent Association for Systemic Practice 24th Nov
• Prague 2/3d July (FT confernce )
• Glasgow 19/20th Sept. European Family Therapy Association
• Finland Jan 2008 - 3 days workshops  - Finnish Family Therapy Association

 

 

Conferences organised
Interperative Phenomenological Analysis - Plymouth (  2002)

Formulation in CLinical Psychology ( Exeter and Plymouth University)  2003 

Other academic activities

• Action/Associate  Editor - Psychology and Psychotherapy ( BPS)
• Book Reviews Editor - Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry (journal)
• Book Reviw Editor - Journal of Family Therapy
• Book proposals reviewer - Sage Publications, McGraw-Hill publications
• Board of Assessors - Journal of Family Therapy
• Board of Assessors – Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry
• Guest Co-editor Context - 2002
• Book proposals reviewer - Sage Publications, McGRaw-Hill publications
  
  

Consultancy:

• Hungarian Family Therapy Association, Developing Program in Family Therapy distance teaching ·
•  Finnish Family Therapy Association , consultancy regarding application of systemic ideas in relation to work with couples
• Institute for Family Therapy, London, consultation re. distance teaching methods
• Southmead Hospital, Bristol NHS, systemic family therapy service for eating disorders
• Aylesbury NHS, Systemic Family Therapy service
• Promise Mentoring service, Social Services, Somerset
• Totnes NHS, eating disorders service, consultation re. application of systemic family therapy and attachment theory
• Learning Disability service - Totnes NHS – systemic consultation

 

Additional information
Personal interest in music , guitar , rock and blues 

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