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Dr Hannah R Dennis
BSc (Hons), D Clin Psy, AFBPsS
HCPC Registration No. PYL03960
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERTISE
Professional Qualification(s)
Chartered Clinical Psychologist - British Psychological Society
Practitioner Psychologist - Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC)
Areas of Expertise
Assessment of Adults and Children
● Learning Difficulty / Disability
● Autism / Asperger’s
● Behavioural problems
● Sexualized behaviour
● Mental Health
● Attachment
● Trauma, abuse and neglect issues- physical, emotional, sexual
● Depression and anxiety
● Self-harm / Suicidal ideation
Assessment of Adults
● Parenting Capacity - ability to parent, protect, work with professionals, motivation
to change
● Risk Assessments
I undertake independent assessments in a variety of areas and write reports for the courts
relating to children and parents or other family members.
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
I have experience of working in NHS-based services for children and adults over the last
15 years. Since 2003 I have worked in Specialist Community Learning Disabilities
Services providing assessments regarding levels of cognitive and adaptive ability,
decision-making capacity, management of risk, particularly in relation to sexualized
behaviour, mental health and parenting support needs. In 2013 I undertook training in
the Assessment of Risk Management of Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities who
Offend Sexually.

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As Prinicpal Clinical Psychologist within the team my casework routinely involves
vulnerable adults subject to safeguarding proceedings and also working with those who
are involved with child protection proceedings. I have a particular c linical interest in
those with learning disability who are developing dementia-type illnesses, their
assessment and subsequent treatment, with particular reference to the Mental Capacity
Act and the Deprivation of Liberties legislation.
My day to day work involves formulating complex cases from a psychological perspective
in order to advise regarding future therapeutic interventions both directly for the
individual and ways in which agencies can best engage with the client. This will involve
decisions regarding what needs to be in place for changes to occur and the client’s
motivation to change. My recent training in Positive Behavioural Support has provided
me with further tools to assess and advise systems around a service user regarding
behavioural difficulties.
For full details of work history please refer to the attached Appendix.
REPORTS
I have submitted reports to the local authority, law enforcement agencies, continuing
healthcare boards and employment agencies.
QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
1995 - 1999 BSc (Hons) Applied Psychology (1st Class)
University of Wales, College Cardiff
2000 - 2003 Doctorate in Clinical Psychology
University of Birmingham
2013 Assessment of Risk Management of Individuals with
Intellectual Disabilities who Offend Sexually
(Armadilo)
Macintyre
2013 - date e-BTEC Advanced Professional Diploma in Positive
Behavioural Support (ongoing)
Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board
MEMBERSHIPS
Professional Memberships
British Psychological Society 1995
● Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society (AFBPS)
● Chartered Status
● Full Member of Division of Clinical Psychology
● Faculty of Intellectual Disabilities
Health and Care Professions Council 2009

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OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION
● I have full enhanced DBS clearance
● I hold personal professional liability & indemnity insurance.
● I hold a clean driving license.
● Health and Care Professions Council Registration No. PYL03960

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Appendix
FULL EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
April 2011 - date Principal Clinical Psychologist
Community Adult Learning Disability Team,
South Staffordshire and Shropshire NHS Foundation Trust
Oct 2003 - April 2011 Community Learning Disability Team: Adults and Children,
South Staffordshire and Shropshire NHS Foundation Trust
● Providing high quality assessments and treatment programmes for a range of
complex cases within the community team. Cases have involved child protection
proceedings, safe guarding of vulnerable adults, assessments of capacity, and
advice to Multi agency meetings, for example, MAPPA.
● Psychological interventions with staff groups in care homes and day services,
with individual service users and with family carers, utilising cognitive
behavioural, narrative, systemic and positive behavioural support theoret ical
perspectives.
● Regularly providing placements to the Keele Doctorate training programme.
● Developed multi-disciplinary care pathways for individuals with learning
disabilities who are presenting with problems associated with dementia and staff
training in relation to dementia.
● Facilitating multi-disciplinary team away days for team development.
● Presentation on the Concept of Intelligence at Service User Conference.
● Assessment of Risk Management of Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities who
Offend Sexually (Armadilo)- 2 day workshop, facilitated by MacIntyre. November
2013.
● Bond Salon 2 day training for Expert Witnesses, January 2010.
Oct 2000 – Sept 2003 Trainee Clinical Psychologist,
South Staffordshire Healthcare NHS Trust
● Developing skills in applying psychological theory to a range of presenting
difficulties whilst on placements in the four core competency areas: Children’s
Disability Team, Shropshire; Adult Mental Health Community Team, Cannock;
Community Learning Disability Team, Lichfield; Older Adult Community Team,
Stafford.
● Undertook two specialist placements in Systemic Therapy within a Learning
Disabilities and CAMHs context and Paediatric Psychology at the Birmingha m
Children’s Hospital.
● Completed individual case studies, a service evaluation project, a Doctorate level
research project exploring the relationship between parental attributions for the
causes of childhood eczema and child psychological adjustment to atopic eczema
and a literature review exploring the role of attachment on psychological
adjustment to visible aspects of dermatological conditions.

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Sept 1999 – Aug 2000 Assistant Psychologist,
Ravenswood House, Medium Secure Unit,
Southampton Community Health Services NHS Trust
● Administering and scoring psychometric tests relating to IQ, personality and
offending behaviour.
● Reviewing and summarising case files for reports.
● Facilitated anxiety management groups and social skills training with service
users.
Sept 1997 – Aug 1998;
June 1999 – Sept 1999
Assistant Psychologist,
Older Adult Community Team,
Gwent Healthcare NHS Trust
● Anxiety management and supporting cognitive behavioural programmes
implemented by the Clinical Psychologists.
● Undertook research interviewing patients who were being nursed in source
isolation.
● Contributed to a project considering driving ability in stroke victims and early
stages of dementia.