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Adapting the protocol for narrative exposure therapy for adults with mild intellectual disabilities
Authors: Marlow Katie , Schröder Thomas , Tickle Anna , Renton Jess 
Published: January 2023

BackgroundNarrative exposure therapy (NET) is a trauma-focused cognitive behavioural therapy, recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence in 2018, to treat posttraumatic stress disorder in adults. There is a lack of research exploring the effectiveness of NET with adults with intellectual disabilities. The aim of this study is to develop an adapted version of the NET protocol (IDNET) for use with adults with mild intellectual disability.MethodsA qualitative research design was employed. Stage one involved systematically adapting the NET protocol for adults with mild intellectual disabilities in collaboration with a service user group comprising eight consultants. Stage two involved gaining professionals’ views on the adapted protocol and on the use of NET in intellectual disability services. This comprised a focus group of eight clinical psychologists specialising in intellectual disabilities and an expert panel of three NET clinicians. The framework approach was conducted on the focus group data only following guidance from a previous study.FindingsAn adapted NET protocol and collection of ‘easy read’ therapy materials were developed (IDNET), which incorporated feedback from the three stakeholder groups. Key concepts of ‘Optimism and motivation to adapt NET for people with mild intellectual disabilities’ and ‘Factors related to NET in practice’ were developed to describe the views of clinical psychologists. A number of issues were raised by professionals regarding the delivery of IDNET.ConclusionsProfessionals were optimistic about IDNET; however, issues raised regarding the delivery of IDNET require exploration when IDNET is trialled in practice. Specific implications for clinical practice and future research are discussed.
A relationship awareness group based in systemic theory in a medium secure setting: Raising the profile of cultural influences
Authors: Lister Matthew 
Published: January 2023

This article outlines the pilot of a relationship awareness group carried out in a Forensic Mental Health Medium Secure Service for men, the aim of which was to improve awareness of what impacts on relationships and contribute to skill confidence, knowledge and development.The context of the group is that it was carried out within a NHS medium secure unit consisting of an admission and a rehabilitation ward for men aged 18 to 65, most of whom are under Section 37/41 of the mental health act having been convicted for offence(s) such as assault (including sexual assault), fire-setting, and manslaughter. The group was developed in response to an identified area of need and a professional interest.
Ethnic variations in admissions to the Children and Young People Secure Estate – A five year retrospective review
Authors: Farooq Romana , Addy Chelsea , Appiah Afua , James Yvonne , Feshki Moj , Kennedy Patrick J. 
Published: January 2023

Background:The Children and Young People Secure Estate consists of establishments that accommodate young people, either in a welfare capacity, under Section 25 of the Children’s Act 1989 or detention and sentencing by the criminal courts. There is evidence that Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) adults and children are subject to disproportionate admission and detention in secure settings (Corrigall & Bhugra, 2013; Lammy, 2017).Aims:To explore whether similar trends around disproportionality are evidenced for BAME children and young people accommodated for welfare reasons under the Children’s Act 1989.Methods:All admissions to a Secure Children’s Home in the north of England over a five year period were analysed. Admissions were solely for welfare reasons. Data was extracted from Section 25 Referral Forms and analysed exploring ethnicity, rates of admission and length of stay.Results:164 young people were admitted to the Secure Children’s Home over five years. Black young people were 3.9 times more likely to be admitted to the Secure Children’s Home in comparison to their White counterparts. Those identified as Dual/Mixed Heritage were 6.2 times more likely to be admitted compared to children and young people who identified as White. No differences in length of stay were found.Conclusions:This study is one of the first to explore ethnicity and admission rates for children and young people detained for welfare reasons under the Children’s Act 1989 and found significant disproportionately similar to those that have been documented in other secure settings. Implications for practice and care are outlined.
Enabling effective probation practice using complementary digital media
Authors: Morris Jason 
Published: January 2023

This article provides an overview of a recent pilot evaluation of the Skills for Relationships Toolkit (referred to below simply as ‘the toolkit’) (Morris et al., 2021). The toolkit is a technological adjunct designed to support probation practitioners to have conversations that promote positive relationship behaviour. This article provides a brief overview of pilot findings for the toolkit with a summary of the co-production work that underpinned its development. The article also highlights how the toolkit content was re-purposed during the Covid-19 pandemic before signposting future opportunities for digital approaches in supporting desistance.This article has been adapted from a presentation delivered by the author at the 4th European Conference of Domestic Violence in September 2021
Does work stress predict the occurrence of cold, flu and minor illness symptoms in clinical psychology trainees?
Authors: Phillips Anna , Sheffield David 
Published: January 2023

ObjectivesThe present study examined the three/four-day lagged relationship between daily work stress and upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) and other minor illness symptoms.Methods24 postgraduate clinical psychology trainees completed work stress, cold/flu symptoms and somatic symptoms checklists daily for four weeks.ResultsIncreases in work stress were observed two days prior to a cold/flu episode but not three or four days preceding a cold/flu episode. Work stress was unrelated to peaks in somatic symptom reporting.ConclusionsThere was some evidence of a lagged relationship between work stress and symptoms, but not of the expected duration, suggesting that the relationship between work stress and URTI symptoms was not mediated by the immune system.
Satisfaction of patients on dialysis and after renal transplant with the service in a North East regional renal unit
Authors: Orr Anne H. , Finn Paul , Britton Peter G. , Holmes Mike 
Published: January 2023

ObjectivesThis study investigated renal patients’ satisfaction with the service, comparing age, gender, time since transplant, kidney function level and locus of control.Method122 successful transplantees, 15 failed transplantees and 28 dialysing patients participated. Each respondent completed the Renal Service Satisfaction Questionnaire (RSSQ), Multidimensional Locus of Control Scale (MHLC) (Form C) and demographic questionnaire.ResultsThe successfully transplanted group showed greatest satisfaction (p<0.01) on the RSSQ overall, and specifically with information, advice consistency, waiting times and staff accessibility (all p<0.01). Those transplanted more recently were more satisfied with information and resource availability (p<0.05), older patients were more satisfied with waiting times and resource availability while those with poorest kidney function were more satisfied with staff accessibility (p<0.01). On the MHLC externals were more satisfied with information, access to staff and patients and medical arrangements. Internals were more satisfied with waiting times.ConclusionOlder and more recently transplanted patients were more satisfied, as were those with external locus of control.
The development of a self–discrepancy scale for use with women
Authors: Haywood Annette , Slade Pauline , King Helen 
Published: January 2023

Objectives:Many studies have examined the role of self-esteem and its influence on mental health. This has been raised as of particular interest in the women’s health literature spanning both the postnatal and premenstrual milieu. There are, however, a lack of quick and easy to complete, self-discrepancy measures available. Based on Higgins, Klein and Strauman’s (1985) ‘Selves Questionnaire’, a 14-item scale was developed to focus on the discrepancy between two self states, actual/own and ideal/own, which would be applicable to women with children.Design:Phase one of this study outlines the process of scale development, whilst phase two presents the results of the scale’s performance utilising a large community sample of women with young children (who were not involved in phase one).Results:The scale has sound internal and test-retest reliability and appropriate content validity as it is grounded in women’s own descriptions the person they believe they are and would ideally like to be. Furthermore, correlations with a well-validated perfectionism scale and an anxiety and depression measure supports the scale’s construct validity. To lend weight to the scale’s overall validity, a Principal Components Analysis revealed a clear differentiation between actual and ideal self-concept items.Conclusions:Unlike many self-concept measures, this scale is not dependent upon the presence of the researcher for its completion and would be of benefit for both clinical and research purposes.
Patient activation and outcome in pulmonary rehabilitation
Authors: Hemingway Belinda 
Published: January 2023

BackgroundThis respiratory service improvement project explored the relationship between patient activation and outcome in pulmonary rehabilitation.Method: Activation was assessed using the Patient Activation Measure (PAM), as part of pre– and post–assessment questionnaires. Measures of depression (PHQ–9) and anxiety (GAD–7) routinely given were also included. Baseline scores for those that completed pulmonary rehabilitation were compared with those that did not.FindingsResults showed a significant difference in pre– and post–assessment PAM scores for patients completing (p<0.001). However, there were no significant differences between those completing and those who did not. Significant differences were found for pre– and post–assessment scores for depression (p<0.001) and anxiety (p<0.05), and those not completing were significantly more depressed (p<0.005) and anxious (p<0.05) than those completing the programme.DiscussionThis project, therefore, found that completion of pulmonary rehabilitation can improve outcomes for patient activation, depression and anxiety. The PAM was not able to predict whether a patient will complete pulmonary rehabilitation, but currently used measures for depression and anxiety were. Further research is needed to understand the mechanisms of action, but this project could help inform the development of targeted psychological interventions to support respiratory patients.
The effect of antibody test result knowledge on transmission reducing behaviours
Authors: Morrow Alison , Dale Hannah , Jenks Sara , Batchelor Becky 
Published: January 2023

ObjectiveTo understand the effect knowledge of antibody status has on adherence to transmission reducing behaviours (TRBs). Design: Cohort study conducted between October and December 2020.MethodsEighty-two participants, who had community diagnosed and treated SARS-CoV-2 infections, were recruited by email invitation. Participants completed a baseline health beliefs questionnaire, provided blood samples for antibody testing, received their result two to four weeks later and then completed follow-up health belief questionnaires. The questionnaire was designed based on the constructs of the Health Belief Model, the most prominent framework for understanding why individuals may or may not act in the face of a threat.ResultsFifty-six participants completed follow-up health belief questionnaires. Knowledge of antibody status did not affect adherence to TRBs. Increased perceived benefits, cues to action and self-efficacy, and decreased perceived barriers to comply with TRBs were significantly associated with higher compliance. No significant correlation was found between measures of susceptibility or severity and adherence to TRBs.ConclusionsInterventions to increase perceived benefits, cues to action and self-efficacy, and decrease barriers to engaging in TRBs should be explored. The sample comprised mostly of healthcare workers who may perceive themselves to be more at risk or susceptible to infection due to their unique experience of the pandemic. Further research should be conducted with a larger, more diverse sample.
Reflexive questions in a coaching psychology context
Authors: Hieker Carola , Huffington Clare 
Published: January 2023

Asking the right questions at the right time is an essential tool of coaching psychology so as to generate self-awareness in the coachee as well as a sense of responsibility and the will to make a change.In this article, building on principles and methods originally developed in the family therapy arena, the authors show how reflexive questions can be used in coaching psychology. The target group for this article is, therefore, coaching psychologists and executive coaches in general who want to enhance their skills in asking effective questions.By applying Tomm’s taxonomy of questions (Tomm, 1967, 1988) to Dilts’ model of change (Dilts, 1996), the authors bring together theories from systemic therapy with a change management framework based on neurolinguistic programming. The deliberate and perhaps provocative combination of two different approaches derived from the therapy field might be especially useful for coaching psychologists who are involved in change processes in organisations and who are open to applying new ideas to their practice.
Walking a mile in an executive’s shoes: The influence of shared client-coach experience on goal achievement
Authors: Chinn Alex T. , Richmond James P. , Bennett John L. 
Published: January 2023

Objectives:To evaluate the relationship between shared industry or professional experience and client goal achievement.Design:An exploratory, quantitative approach was taken to survey the degree to which shared experience influenced the client’s coach selection decision and the impact on client goal achievement.Results:Findings suggest no correlation between the coach’s professional or industry experience as client selection factors and the degree of client goal achievement.Conclusions:Matching based upon shared subject matter expertise may prematurely eliminate coaches who might have been an ideal fit.
Large-scale survey of trust and safety in coaching supervision: Some evidence that we are doing it right
Authors: de Haan Erik 
Published: January 2023

Objectives:There is increasing interest in supervision across the executive and workplace coaching professions, and so it is worth exploring whether promised benefits can be demonstrated. A large-scale empirical survey was conducted into the satisfaction, trust and vulnerability of coaching supervisees. Results are compared with those that have been achieved in other areas of supervision such as occupational therapy and counselling supervision.Design:We employed a cross-sectional design focused on relatively experienced coaches, directed at large numbers so as to measure differences within the population. We inquired into satisfaction and trust in general terms, and we also asked more specifically about the most worrying, concerning or shameful episode in the coach’s practice over the last few years, whether this episode had been brought to supervision and if the ensuing supervision had been helpful.Methods:The sampling strategy was snowballing out from our own experienced coach networks, with help from European professional organisations. The web-based questionnaire was short, easy to use and entirely confidential with no requirement to leave any personal data. Five hundred and eighteen full responses were received on the questionnaire, from 356 female and 162 male coaches from 32 countries. Statistical properties of the responses were computed and two-sample t-tests and non-parametric (Mann-Whitney) U-tests were conducted to look at the influence of gender, age, experience, nationality, amount and nature (i.e. group versus individual) of supervision on satisfaction and trust scores.Results:The results show that these experienced coaches are considerably safer, more satisfied and more trusting of their supervisor than was found in comparable research in counselling and psychotherapy. Significant differences were found in the appreciation of supervision by men and women, and also with supervisee age and relative exposure to supervision.Conclusions:With this sample of relatively senior coaches it appears that highly trusting and satisfactory supervision relationships are emerging, perhaps thanks to current practice where most coaches self-select and engage supervisors out of the proceeds of their own work. Nevertheless, even in this sample there are still just under eight per cent occurrences of insufficient trust and safety around really worrying episodes. There are also demonstrable differences within the overall diversity of the profession.
Evidence-based treatment of mild TBI: A service audit and checklist to improve concordance with guidelines
Authors: Foxhall Mia , Tooze Alana , Marks Elizabeth 
Published: January 2023

Purpose:Widespread acceptance of treatment options for mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) has so farbeen limited in the UK. Guidelines have been created to standardise treatment, based on expert consensus (Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation; ONF). However, research indicates that clinician guidelines are not always used consistently. This paper audits the use of ONFguidelines in one mTBI clinic and explores recommendations to improve concordance.Methods:Criterion-based audit was used to assess guideline usage for patients seen within the clinic between January and August 2016.Results and conclusion:Results indicated that the clinic provided thorough assessment and reliable information, although intervention guidelines were not used consistently. Inter-rater reliability suggests patient notes were difficult to interpret.Outcome:A checklist was developed to guide clinics in recording assessment and intervention in line with ONF guidelines. A pilot is required to assess usability.
A values-based approach to goal setting in neuro-rehabilitation following severe brain injury: An audit of service development
Authors: Rose Alexandra , Rendell Luke 
Published: January 2023

BackgroundA patient-centred, values-based goal setting pathway was launched on a level 1 neuro-rehabilitation service to create a holistic process that adhere to national guidelines, promotes interdisciplinary goal-focused rehabilitation and makes rehabilitation of personal value to patients.MethodsA service audit was completed following implementation and provision of training. The audit was separated into neuro-rehabilitation versus Prolonged Disorder of Consciousness (PDoC) assessment. Surveys and interviews were completed with staff and service users to elicit their views.ResultsA global improvement in adherence to goal setting processes was seen, however, less adherence was noted with PDoC patients. Staff reported increased confidence in goal setting, but had ongoing challenges in PDoC patient scenarios. All service users provided positive feedback.ConclusionThis approach appears to be acceptable and meaningful to service users and an appropriate method of goal setting in rehabilitation after severe acquired brain injury, with more exploration needed in PDoC groups.
New Voices
Authors: Neale Laura , Elsey Vicki 
Published: January 2023

Welcome again to this new section aiming to encourage new/young members of the Division to engage with us more through contributing to our divisional publication.We have an article from Vicki Elsey, the MSc Occupational Psychology programme leader at Northumbria University. Vicki designed the Professional Doctorate in Occupational Psychology (DOccPsych) at Northumbria and is now a DOccPsych student herself. I invited her to write an article which describes the experiences of herself and two other students (Mandi Sherlock-Storey and Elouise Leonard-Cross) to increase understanding of this relatively new qualification, and to document their thoughts about undertaking a professional doctorate. Thank-you to Vicki, Mandi and Elouise for contributing and sharing their experiences. I hope you will find this article informative; please get in touch with Vicki if you would like to share your experiences or thoughts regarding the professional doctorate.Please promote this section amongst your colleagues and/or students to ensure it can continue to exist.Contributing is a great opportunity to share your thoughts, experiences or research with 4000 members of your professional community. We are interested in receiving articles that you feel will be informative and useful and they won’t go through a strict peer review process. The more from the heart, the better! We are happy to discuss any ideas that you may have so please get in touch.Articles, queries and comments can be sent to either me, Laura Neale (DOP postgraduate rep) or Robert Goate (OP Matters editor). We hope to hear from you soon!
Developing a mini-project: Students’ questions and learning styles
Authors: Almeida Patrícia , de Jesus Helena Pedrosa , Watts Mike 
Published: January 2023

This paper is based upon a growing body of work shaped by the ‘Questions in Chemistry’ project at the University of Aveiro, Portugal (Pedrosa de Jesus, Teixeira-Dias & Watts, 2003; Teixeira-Dias et al., 2005). At this point we are concerned with the different kinds of questions raised by students with different learning styles (Kolb, Boyatzis & Mainemelis, 2001) and also with the role of these questions during the development of ‘mini-projects’ in undergraduate chemistry.Our paper focuses on one group of four students, each with a different ‘Kolb learning style’ as they develop a mini-project called ‘Chemical Detectives’. Data were collected through Kolb’s Learning Styles Inventory (Kolb, 1999), through participant observation of group meetings and of meetings with the tutor, through semi-structured interviews with members of the group, through an analysis of the oral and written questions asked by the group in the development of the mini-project and through the ensuing oral presentation made by the four students to the whole class.The results show that, during the development of the mini-project, students with different learning styles ask different kinds of questions, confirming the results found in other circumstances (Pedrosa de Jesus, Almeida & Watts, 2004; Pedrosa de Jesus et al., 2006).