Profiles
Dr Helen Lloyd
Marker
School of Psychology (Faculty of Health)
Biography
Biography
Occasional marker
Visiting Specialist to Dental School - Communication & Psychology
Qualifications
Doctorate in Clinical Psychology . (Upgrade of MSc. by 2 years research) Exeter University 2004
M.Sc. Clinical Psychology Plymouth Polytechnic. 1988
B.A. (Hons) 1st Psychology University of Wales, University College Cardiff.
Stuart Dimond Memorial Prize for Research.
Research: learning disability, quality of life measures, the evaluation of the closure of institutional models of care and the development of community based small homes using quantitative small n designs and observational data collection. (maiden name Saxby). Children with learning disability, behaviour problems, solution -focused brief therapy as a model for creating collaborative working relationships with parents caring for a child with learning disabilities. Using qualitative methods IPA. Recent research with PUPSMED on innovations in clinical education; PBL, threshold concepts and collaborative assessment with patients.
Clinical: Clinical Psychologist in NHS (1988-2013) with children and adults with severe and profound learning disabilities, also cleft lip and palate clinic. Particular expertise in autism, behavioural distress, eating and swallowing, sleep, working with carers, collaborative therapeutic alliance. Interventions were informed by learning theory, attachment and solution focused brief therapy. School governor at Mill Ford school. Research & Evaluation Consultant CLEAR Cornwall a charity offering therapy to children who have experienced abusive relationships.
Research: learning disability, quality of life measures, the evaluation of the closure of institutional models of care and the development of community based small homes using quantitative small n designs and observational data collection. (maiden name Saxby). Children with learning disability, behaviour problems, solution -focused brief therapy as a model for creating collaborative working relationships with parents caring for a child with learning disabilities. Using qualitative methods IPA. Recent research with PUPSMED on innovations in clinical education; PBL, threshold concepts and collaborative assessment with patients.
Clinical: Clinical Psychologist in NHS (1988-2013) with children and adults with severe and profound learning disabilities, also cleft lip and palate clinic. Particular expertise in autism, behavioural distress, eating and swallowing, sleep, working with carers, collaborative therapeutic alliance. Interventions were informed by learning theory, attachment and solution focused brief therapy. School governor at Mill Ford school. Research & Evaluation Consultant CLEAR Cornwall a charity offering therapy to children who have experienced abusive relationships.
Professional membership
Chartered Clinical Psychologist
HPC registered
Member of British Psychological Society
Member of Division of Clinical Psychology
Member of Faculty for Intellectual Disabilities.
Senior Fellow Higher Education Academy
Teaching
Teaching
Teaching interests
Learning Disability
Clinical Psychology
Collaborative therapeutic alliance
Learning Theory
Solution-Focused Brief Therapy
Communication & psychology in dental environments
Research
Research
Research interests
Learning Disability
Solution-Focused Brief Therapy
Problem Based Learning & Threshold Concepts in Medical Education
Communication & Psychology in Dental Environments
Research degrees awarded to supervised students
Clinical supervisor for Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (1989-2013)
Marker for Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (1989-present)
Publications
Publications
Key publications
Key publications are highlighted
Journals
Articles
(2018) 'Can practitioners use patient reported measures to enhance person centred coordinated care in practice? A qualitative study' Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 16, (1) Publisher Site , DOI Open access
(2018) 'A spotlight on safeguarding in trainee selection: The Plymouth programmes experience of safer recruitment' Clinical Psychology Forum (306) 25-29 Open access
(2018) '“I carry her in my heart”: An exploration of the experience of bereavement for people with learning disability' British Journal of Learning Disabilities , DOI Open access
(2017) 'Using patients as educators for communication skills: Exploring dental students' and patients' views' European Journal of Dental Education , DOI Open access
(2017) 'Evaluation of an innovative evidence-guided PBL approach' The Clinical Teacher , DOI Open access
(2017) 'Evaluation of an innovative, evidence- guided, PBL approach' The Clinical Teacher , DOI Open access
(2017) 'Evaluation of an innovative, evidence-guided, PBL approach' Clinical Teacher , DOI Open access
(2016) 'Understanding students’ experiences of professionalism learning: a ‘threshold’ approach' Teaching in Higher Education 22, (1) 1-17 , DOI Open access
(2010) 'Community and family contact: an evaluation of small community homes for adults with severe and profound mental handicaps' Mental Handicap Research 1, (2) 127-140 , DOI
(2009) 'Individual planning for adults with severe or profound mental handicaps in a community-based service' Journal of the British Institute of Mental Handicap (APEX) 16, (4) 152-155 , DOI
(2009) 'Staff turnover in a small home service: a study* of facilities for adults with severe and profound mental handicaps' Journal of the British Institute of Mental Handicap (APEX) 15, (3) 97-101 , DOI
(2008) 'First session solution-focused brief therapy with families who have a child with severe intellectual disabilities: mothers' experiences and views' JOURNAL OF FAMILY THERAPY 30, (1) 5-28 , DOI
(2008) 'More than miracles: The state of the art of solution-focused brief therapy' JOURNAL OF FAMILY THERAPY 30, (1) 115-116 , DOI
(2006) 'Solution-focused Brief Therapy with Families Who Have a Child with Intellectual Disabilities: A Description of the Content of Initial Sessions and the Processes' Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry 11 (3), 367-386 , DOI
(1993) 'Behaviour problems in children with learning disabilities: to what extent do they exist and are they a problem?' Child Care Health Dev 19, (3) 149-157 , DOI
(1988) 'THE MAINTENANCE OF CLIENT ACTIVITY AND STAFF CLIENT INTERACTION IN SMALL COMMUNITY HOUSES FOR SEVERELY AND PROFOUNDLY MENTALLY-HANDICAPPED ADULTS - A 2-YEAR FOLLOW-UP' BEHAVIOURAL PSYCHOTHERAPY 16, (3) 189-206 , DOI
(1988) 'The Maintenance of Client Activity and Staff–Client Interaction in Small Community Houses for Severely and Profoundly Mentally Handicapped Adults: A Two-Year Follow-Up' Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy 16, (3) 189-206 , DOI
(1987) 'To what behaviors do attending adults respond? A replication' Am J Ment Defic 91, (5) 496-504
(1986) 'Change in adaptive behaviour of severely and profoundly mentally handicapped adults in different residential settings' Br J Psychol 77 ( Pt 4), 489-501 , DOI
(1986) 'Change in adaptive behaviour of severely and profoundly mentally handicapped adults in different residential settings' The British journal of psychology 77,
(1986) 'THE ACTIVITY OF STAFF AND OF SEVERELY AND PROFOUNDLY MENTALLY HANDICAPPED ADULTS IN RESIDENTIAL SETTINGS OF DIFFERENT SIZES' The British Journal of Mental Subnormality 32, (63) 82-92 , DOI
(1986) 'THE USE OF SHOPS, CAFES AND PUBLIC HOUSES BY SEVERELY AND PROFOUNDLY MENTALLY HANDICAPPED ADULTS' The British Journal of Mental Subnormality 32, (63) 69-81 , DOI
(1985) 'An ecological comparison of small community-based houses and traditional institutions--II. Physical setting and the use of opportunities' Behav Res Ther 23, (3) 337-348 , DOI
'Spotlight on safeguarding in trainee selection: The Plymouth programme' Clinical Psychology Forum Open access
Chapters
(2016) 'Solution-focused brief therapy' in Beail N Psychological therapies and people who have intellectual disabilities The British Psychological Society 61-73 Open access
Conference Papers
(2014) 'Aargh Public Health! Problem-based learning as a vehicle for promoting public and population health learning: successes barriers and opportunities' ASME 2014 Brighton
(2014) 'Promoting Integration and transfer of concepts in learning: Practical approaches for problem-based and other learning activities' ASME 2014 Brighton Open access
(2014) 'The Challenges of applying theory and evidence to PBL: findings from an in-depth mixed-methods research study' ASME 2014 Brighton Open access
Posters
'Aargh Public Health! Problem-based learning as a vehicle for promoting public and population health learning: successes barriers and opportunities' Open access
Personal
Personal
Additional information
Governor at Mill Ford School for children with learning disabilities.