Time to switch off until the 15th April

Grateful to Justin Humphreys from Thirtyone:eight for coming to UoC Psychology to teach MSc Family and Child students about writing policy and great student engagement

Last week I spoke with Rosie Dawson ahead of my inaugural lecture - the recording is below University of Chester UoC Psychology

A huge thank you to everyone who came in person or online last night. A weekend of rest and then we continue to work towards prevention of abuse and more effective responses and safer healthier cultures for the future UoC Psychology

Tonight I will be giving my inaugural lecture grateful to everyone I have worked with - there's still time to come in person or join online eventbrite.co.uk/e/professor-li…

The membership of the response group for the 'future of safeguarding' report is so important - some reflections on current membership and ideas for strengthening this can be found here chester.ac.uk/about/news/art…

Just reposting my response to recommendation 10 of the Jay report as the old link is not working and I have had a few requests UoC Psychology - grateful to the work done which shows an urgent need to improve safeguarding
chester.ac.uk/about/news/art…

Silence isn’t golden- addressing abuse in religious contexts - writing my inaugural lecture today- if you would like to join us in person on 21st March then please use the link below to book in UoC Psychology eventbrite.co.uk/e/professor-li…

Hoping this paper on responding well to spiritual abuse in therapy is helpful. Co-authors Dr Peter Blundell (he/him) & Dr Kathryn Kinmond, thanks to Thirtyone:eight for partnering on the research that underpins this UoC Psychology #TherapistsConnect

#synod General Synod General Synod - CofE Archbishop of Canterbury Archbishop of York replenished.life/blog/response-… We have been requested to respond to Jay Report, esp. the Spiritual Abuse section/ Recommendation 10. Please note survivor voice here that demonstrates significant impact of recommendation 10 this week

The Jay report has many important strengths and recommendations for restructuring of safeguarding, which should be acted upon. However, I have concerns about recommendation 10 and my response can be found here www1.chester.ac.uk/news/response-…

Grateful for Bishop Alan Wilson, his integrity, compassion, tireless working and deep commitment to safeguarding and inclusion

Snowdrop wood- a beautiful reminder that spring is near

5 years since I was diagnosed with epilepsy- it’s been and still is a journey - grateful for support and care from family and friends and to UoC Psychology and for everyone who works to make epilepsy better understood

We're delighted to celebrate @lisaROakley #inaugrual
21/03/24 6.30pm
'Silence isn’t golden: Addressing abuse in religious contexts'
Lisa collaborates with colleages #TRSChester & supervises #PhD with us!
Free to book online or in person:buff.ly/49b8JXe

We hope that you enjoyed hearing our hosts, psychologists Kevin Hochard, Lisa Ruth Oakley, and Clea talk all things Traitors UK on BBC Merseyside with Helen Jones! Interested? Check out the podcast here: open.spotify.com/episode/55kuRf…
University of Chester Moira Lafferty #TheTraitorsUK

Great to get some wisdom today from Paul Moore to help us in making the important work of Replenished.life sustainable

For those interested in qualitative data analysis and presentation - here’s a new paper with Dr Peter Blundell (he/him) and I on pen portraits addressing data fragmentation UoC Psychology

First meeting of the spiritual abuse/religious trauma postgraduate researcher hub today and joining with Replenished.life - building a network of support and sharing in this important area UoC Psychology

We are delighted to welcome Professor Lisa Ruth Oakley to speak at our School of Leadership today. Lisa, Professor of Safeguarding and Knowledge Exchange at @UoChester, will be talking about building healthier church cultures; we're looking forward to hearing what she has to say.