Menaz Akhtar, Senior Clinical Psychologist, Clinical Supervisor and PWP Operations Manager

Menaz Akhtar

Senior Clinical Psychologist, Clinical Supervisor and PWP Operations Manager

OCD

Location
United Kingdom
Education
Doctorate, Clinical Psychology
Experience
21 years, 3 Months

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Total years of experience :21 years, 3 Months

Senior Clinical Psychologist, Clinical Supervisor and PWP Operations Manager at OCD
  • United Kingdom
  • My current job since March 2004

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
•Interpersonal Therapy
•Systemic Therapy
•Compassion Focused Therapy
•Research
•Teaching
•Supervision
•Psychological Assessment
•Medico-legal reports
•Depression
•General Anxiety Disorder
•Health Anxiety
•Social Anxiety

at Clinical Psychologist within Buckinghamshire IAPT services
  • October 2011 to July 2014

My main duties involved providing Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to adults with a range of mental health difficulties.

at University of Oxford
  • United Kingdom
  • April 2011 to May 2013

Research project in part fulfilment of DClinPsy (‘What about us? Children's experiences of living with a sibling with spinal cord injury'

Trainee Clinical
  • October 2010 to September 2011

Psychologist based in the National Spinal Injuries Centre within Stoke Mandeville Hospital. My main duties involved working with clients presenting with difficulties resulting from traumatic spinal cord injuries, including adjustment difficulties.

Trainee Clinical
  • April 2010 to October 2010

Psychologist based in the Windsor, Ascot and Maidenhead Community Team for people with Learning Disabilities. My main duties involved assessing people for Learning Disabilities, and working with clients with Learning Disability and co morbid mental health problems.

Trainee Clinical
  • October 2009 to April 2010

Psychologist based within the Older Adults Psychology service in the Halacre Unit, within Amersham Hospital. My main duties involved conducting neuropsychology assessments for Dementia, and working with older adults with mental health problems.

Trainee Clinical
  • May 2009 to October 2009

Psychologist based within the New Horizons Community Mental Health Team in Slough. My main duties involved working with adults with mental health problems and co-facilitating a DBT group for adults with complex needs.

Trainee Clinical
  • October 2008 to April 2009

Psychologist based in the Children and Adolescents Mental Health Service in High Wycombe. My main role involved working systemically with children (aged 4 - 11 years) presenting with behavioural and /or emotional problems at school and home, as well as co-facilitating a twelve week group for parents of children who have difficulties with behaviour.

at University of Oxford
  • United Kingdom
  • October 2008 to April 2009

Audit project in part fulfilment of DClinPsy (‘To attend or not to attend? An audit to assess the DNA rates in a CAMHS service'

Assistant Clinical
  • September 2006 to September 2008

Psychologist based on a Psychiatric Rehabilitation Unit (spilt between in-patient and community) within the West London Mental Health NHS Trust.

Mental Health Worker
  • March 2004 to September 2006

in a Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team within the West London Mental Health NHS Trust. My main role involved working with acutely ill clients presenting with severe and enduring mental health problems

Research Assistant at University of Hertfordshire
  • November 2003 to November 2004

Are parental assessments of their children's current and early peer relationships valid measures that can be used to predict the extent of both current and past peer relationships?'

Assistant Psychologist
  • November 2002 to July 2003

The development of a culturally competent screening tool for identifying clinically significant distress among people from the UK South Asian community') Department of Psychology, Bedfordshire and Luton Community NHS Trust.

Education

Doctorate, Clinical Psychology
  • at University of Oxford
  • January 2011

courses: Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, University of Oxford

Bachelor's degree, Psychology
  • at University of Hertfordshire
  • January 2003

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High school or equivalent,
  • January 2000

Psychology A

Specialties & Skills

COMMUNICATION SKILLS
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
MENTAL HEALTH
NHS TRUST
PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT
PREDICT
PRESENTATION SKILLS
PSYCHOLOGY
RESEARCH
SUPERVISORY SKILLS

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