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About John
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Dr John Boorman is a UK trained Clinical Psychologist who has been employed within the field of Psychology for over 15 years. He has developed his expertise through working in a range of general and specialist child and adolescent mental health (CAMHS) settings, including neuro-development (Autism Spectrum Disorders), child learning disabilities, young people at risk for psychosis, and adolescent in-patient services.
John has successfully treated a variety of complex clinical presentations and challenging behaviours including conduct disorder, substance misuse, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), anxiety (e.g. OCD) & mood (e.g. depression) disorders, and deliberate self-harm. John has also worked privately in Australia in a busy and successful clinic where he treated a range of child and family (parenting) difficulties.
John also has developed a long standing interest in working with vulnerable children and their families which has led to him working in services for Looked After Children in several London boroughs, often partnership with children’s charities such as the National Autistic Society, Barnardo’s and the NSPCC. He has also been employed within a child and family court assessment team based in the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust, and the National Implementation Service for Evidence Based Interventions for Children Looked After or on the Edge of Care or Custody. This latter post was based at the Michael Rutter Centre, South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust.
John is a Visiting Lecturer in the University of Hertfordshire’s Clinical Psychology Department. He regularly teaches on child development and specific clinical treatment approaches for children and adolescents on several Clinical Psychology Doctoral Courses, and has delivered training on Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) for various NHS and private organisations.
John has a special interest in the contextual CBT approach Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). He is currently on the committee board for the BABCP ACT Special Interest Group, which promotes the dissemination and training of ACT throughout the UK. John regularly attends and contributes at national and international psychology conferences. John is also a member of the British Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP). This includes being affiliated to the BABCP Children’s and Families Special Interest Group, which aims to bring together those employed within child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) from across the UK, to increase learning and evidenced based practices.
Professional Status
[/cherry_row_inner type="full-width"] [/cherry_col_inner size_xs="12" size_sm="12" size_md="12" size_lg="12"]Dr Boorman is a registered psychologist with the UK Health Care Professions Council (HPCP) and a member of the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP).
Training and Qualifications
- Doctor of Clinical Psychology (DClinPsy; Universities of Warwick & Coventry)
- Bachelor of Science in Psychology (major) and Physical Education (minor) (BSc Hons; University of Liverpool)
SERVICES
Services Dr Boorman Provides:
Psychological Therapy
- John utilises a number of psychological interventions including Cognitive Behavioural therapy (CBT), social learning theory based treatments, attachment & play based therapies, and Mindfulness based treatments including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to successfully treat children and adolescents, who present with a range of psychological difficulties.
- John also offers specialist and practical advice to parents and carers in developing skills to help manage a range of common parenting problems.
John works with the following difficulties:
- Anxiety
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Challenging Behaviour
- School Refusal
- Depression & Stress
- Low Self-Esteem
- Developmental Trauma
- Attachment Disorders
- Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Generalized Anxiety
- Panic
- Social Anxiety
- Phobias
- ADHD
- Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Sleep and Feeding Difficulties
Parenting Assessments
- John offers parenting and child family assessments for court (expert witness) – this includes cognitive assessments.
Consultation, Training and Workshops
- Consultation to local authorities, and private fostering and adoption agencies to assist professionals make sense of a range of developmental and attachment issues.
- Specialist, bespoke training for foster carers and adoptive parents on dealing with a range of difficulties.
- Training in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for children and adolescents and CBT therapists.
Supervision
- Supervision for carers and professionals working with children who are Looked After or Adopted.
- Supervision to professionals who wish to develop their skills competence in incorporating acceptance and mindfulness methods, including ACT, into their clinical practice with children, adolescents and families.
Publications
Boorman, J., Cullen, C., Neal, A., & Day, M. (2015). Developing Acceptance. An exploration of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Distress Tolerance, and Treatment Acceptability in the Field of Addictions. Manuscript accepted for publication, LAP Lambert Academic Publishing.
Boorman, J., Morris, E., & Oliver, J. (2012). Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. In Feltham, C, & Horton, I. (Eds.) The SAGE Handbook of Counselling Psychotherapy 3rd Ed.
Boorman, J., Cullen, C., Neal, A., & Day, M. (2012). How acceptable is Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to keyworker staff working with individuals with substance misuse difficulties. An exploratory pilot study. Presented at the National BABCP Conference. (Leeds, United Kingdom).
Workshop and Conference Presentation
Boorman, J & Oliver, J, (2015). Skills Development Workshop in Acceptance & Commitment Therapy. 2 day intermediate skills workshop delivered to CBT therapists, psychologists and other practitioners. University of Birmingham. (Birmingham, September).
Boorman, J, Barnes-Holmes, Y, Thompson, M, & Oliver, J. (2015). Clinical Applications of Relational Frame Theory (RFT). Half day workshop at ACBS World Conference (Berlin, Germany, July).
Boorman, J & Oliver, J (2015). Acceptance & Commitment Therapy for CBT Therapists BABCP 1 Day workshop (London, May).
Boorman, J (2015). Acceptance and Commitment Therapy 4 day workshop delivered at University of Hertfordshire Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (Hertfordshire, February).
Boorman, J. (2014). Acceptance & Commitment Therapy for child and adolescent practitioners. 1 day workshop delivered for South West London & St George’s Mental Health (London, December).
Boorman, J, & Barnes-Holmes, Y. (2014). Bridging the Clinical Gap between Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Relational Frame Theory. Half day workshop, 2nd national UK & Ireland BABCP & IABCT Conference (Dublin, Ireland, December).
Boorman, J. (2014). Understanding Child Development. Half day workshop delivered for Salomons Clinical Psychology Doctoral Course, Canterbury Christ Church University (Kent November).
Boorman, J (2014). Introduction to using Mindfulness and Acceptance with children with Autism. 1 day workshop for staff at the National Autistic Society, London, November
Boorman, J. (2014). Using Acceptance & Commitment Therapy with children and young people. 1 day workshop for psychologists in the Australian Psychological Society (APS) (Sydney, Australia, February).
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