SDS Trainers

Paul Grantham, Consultant Clinical Psychologist

Paul Grantham is a clinical psychologist with vast clinical and training experience. Having originally taken a degree in history at Oxford University, Paul chose to make Psychology his professional career and took an MSc degree in Psychology at Sussex University followed by training as a Clinical Psychologist at Liverpool University. He has worked extensively within the NHS for many years as a clinical psychologist including primary care, mental health, forensic, substance misuse and physical health and has trained staff in health care, social services, local government and education around the UK and abroad. Paul has a particular interest in people motivation for change, resistance and reasons of why people do NOT change and currently focuses on practical applications of resource based therapies. He has presented and written on a range of psychological issues with particular emphasis on working with clients’ inner resources for overcoming problems.

Paul is registered with the HPC, an Associate of The Royal Society of Medicine and is an Accredited CBT Therapist. An extremely informed, clinically experienced and humorous speaker he is known for his emphasis on the practicalities rather than just the theory of client-based work. Paul is the Chair of the BABCP DBT Special Interest Group.

Paul is a founder and Director of The Skills Development Service Ltd and one of the most popular and inspirational tutors in the field of psychological skills training.

Dr. Fiona C. Kennedy, BA (Hons), M Clin Psychol, D Clin Psy, AFBPS, C Psychol

Fiona has a vast clinical experience in mental health (from anxiety through eating disorders and PTSD to psychosis and personality disorders) and learning disability fields. Fiona’s main orientation for many years has been Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT). She was a Board Member/Trustee for the British Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapists (BABCP). She has extensive experience of teaching and presenting, giving regular input to doctoral training programmes and teaching other professionals. Amongst many other research projects she has studied dissociation after trauma that led to a new theoretical model and scale, as well as innovative new treatments. The creation of an effective treatment service for self-harming, suicidal, ‘revolving door’ inpatients was quoted as an example of national excellence by the governments’ National Audit Office in its House of Commons report ‘Safer Patient Services’ 2005. She has presented her research at many national and international conferences and received an award for clinical excellence from BUPA. With her deep knowledge of the subject and outstanding leadership qualities Dr Fiona Kennedy is a truly inspirational tutor.

Julia Budnik, MD, PhD Senior Training Consultant

Julia is a qualified medical doctor with extensive clinical, managerial and teaching experience. She worked for a number of years overseas, in the NHS and privately. At present she trains extensively within the NHS, Social Services & the Independent Sector. A qualified gastroenterologist, Julia has written extensively in the field. Her current interests lie in exploring ways to improve one’s health and quality of life through psychological & behavioural change. As a presenter Julia is particularly praised for her ability to make even the most difficult topic sound easy, interesting, practical and lively.

Julia is a co-founder of The Skills Development Service Media LLP and is particularly interested in producing teaching materials in non-traditional formats — DVD, CD, online training.

Dr Tom Werner, MRCPsych, BABCP (Accred)

Tom is a Locum Consultant Psychiatrist in the one of the Support and Recovery Teams at South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. He worked for trained and worked at the Centre for Anxiety Disorder and Trauma, Maudsley Hospital and in the Cognitive Therapies Division of City & Hackney’s Psychotherapy Department. He has extensive experience of working with a range of different client groups including adult mental health, older people, substance misusers, children and families. He completed his CBT training with Kings College, London, and is a British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapists (BABCP) accredited CTB-Psychotherapist. He also has experience of working with a range of other models including (amongst others) Cognitive Analytic Therapy, Kleinian psychodynamic psychotherapy, NLP and systemic family therapy. He has a particular interest in trainee learning styles and has an excellent reputation as an informed and dynamic trainer.

Glen Macklin, MBACP (Accred)

Glen Macklin is an Honorary Lecturer at Birmingham University, an accredited CBT therapist and a Consultant to Birmingham Youth Offending Services. With over thirteen years in a forensic setting looking after and treating adolescent offenders, he has extensive practical experience of working with challenging adolescents. His combined knowledge of evidence based practice, extensive experience and superb training skills make him an excellent and stimulating tutor to work with.

Tinu Cornish, PGD Occupational Psychologist

Tinu is an Occupational & Organisational Psychologist with over twenty years experience in the fields of leadership, team development and diversity. Tinu's mission is to help people reach their potential in happy, positive and productive workplaces. She has a passion for developing managers to achieve this. Tinu is a very engaging facilitator who believes that delegates learn best by doing as well as thinking. Her courses are highly participative as well as based on sound evidence-based psychological theory.