All Outputs (8)

The LivDem 2023 survey: Facilitator views on benefits and the more active involvement of carers in the Living well with Dementia (LivDem) course (2024)
Journal Article
Cheston, R., Reilly, F., Topalova, N., Woodstoke, N., & Dodd, E. (2024). The LivDem 2023 survey: Facilitator views on benefits and the more active involvement of carers in the Living well with Dementia (LivDem) course. FPOP Bulletin, 166(April), 48-55. https://doi.org/10.53841/bpsfpop.2024.1.166.48

Introduction. The Living Well with Dementia (LivDem) intervention is an eight-week, group based post-diagnostic course for people living with dementia that aims to facilitate adjustment to the diagnosis. We set out to establish the views of course fa... Read More about The LivDem 2023 survey: Facilitator views on benefits and the more active involvement of carers in the Living well with Dementia (LivDem) course.

Supporting families to adjust following a dementia diagnosis: Adapting the LivDem intervention (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Woodstoke, N., Winter, B., Cheston, R., & Dodd, E. (2023, October). Supporting families to adjust following a dementia diagnosis: Adapting the LivDem intervention. Presented at The 33rd Alzheimer Europe Conference, Helsinki

“Everyone says that thinking about death is unthinkable. But I think dementia is a bit unthinkable too. How can you think about losing your mind?”​ ​ A reflexive thematic analysis of adapting the LivDem model of talking about dementia for couples a... Read More about Supporting families to adjust following a dementia diagnosis: Adapting the LivDem intervention.

We need to talk about dementia (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Cheston, R., Dodd, E., & Woodstoke, N. (2023, June). We need to talk about dementia

Richard Cheston is a Dementia Research Professor at the University of Bristol. As a clinical psychologist with a background in group psychotherapy, he has extensive experience leading groups of people with dementia and is co-founder of the "Living We... Read More about We need to talk about dementia.

Talking openly about dementia – theory and principles (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Cheston, R., Dodd, E., & Woodstoke, N. (2023, June). Talking openly about dementia – theory and principles. Presented at Invited presentation to the psychology department and clinical training course, University of Padua

Using assimilation to track changes in talk during a Living Well with Dementia (LivDem) group (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Cheston, R., Dodd, E., & Woodstoke., N. (2023, June). Using assimilation to track changes in talk during a Living Well with Dementia (LivDem) group. Presented at Society for Psychotherapy Research annual conference, Trinity College, Dublin

Background. Whilst good dementia care is typically thought of as a person-centred process, psychotherapy generally plays little role in this. One reason for this is that there are relatively few psychologists, therapists and counsellors working in de... Read More about Using assimilation to track changes in talk during a Living Well with Dementia (LivDem) group.

Systemic consultation in a specialist community intellectual disabilities service (2018)
Journal Article
Woodward, N. S., Clarke, K., & Viljoen, N. (2018). Systemic consultation in a specialist community intellectual disabilities service. Bulletin of the British Psychological Society, 15(3), 15-19

In this article we share our experiences of setting up and running Systemic Consultations within in a community specialist learning disability service. We have reflected on what we see as the challenges and successes of our endeavour. Successes have... Read More about Systemic consultation in a specialist community intellectual disabilities service.

Shifting position: Reflections on becoming a clinical supervisor (2018)
Journal Article
Woodward, N. S. (2018). Shifting position: Reflections on becoming a clinical supervisor. Clinical Psychology Forum, 304, 23-24

This article provides reflections on the experience of becoming a clinical supervisor and aims to share learning from this with Clinical Psychology colleagues new to this role.

The buds and shoots of what I’ve grown to become: The development of reflective practice in trainee clinical psychologists (2015)
Journal Article
Woodward, N. S., Keville, S., & Conlan, L. M. (2015). The buds and shoots of what I’ve grown to become: The development of reflective practice in trainee clinical psychologists. Reflective Practice, 16(6), 777-789. https://doi.org/10.1080/14623943.2015.1095728

Within literature regarding Personal Professional Development (PPD) in Clinical Psychology training, personal and professional development are largely conceptualised as separate processes. Yet models of reflective practice would suggest that an aware... Read More about The buds and shoots of what I’ve grown to become: The development of reflective practice in trainee clinical psychologists.