Dr Luisa Bracco BSc, MSc, D.Clin.Psych, PG Dip (Syst Therapy) Chartered Clinical Psychologist Health Professions Council Registration: PYL02860 British Psychological Society Membership: 031628 Dr Bracco is a qualified clinical and counselling psychologist and systemic (family) practitioner. She brings 18 years of experience of working with children and families in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) and has developed Youth Pathway services for ages 14 to 25 years old. She specialises in working with young people with severe developmental difficulties, behaviour disturbance, mental health and personality disorder. PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE Assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of young children up to 25 years old, with moderate to severe emotional and behavioural difficulties. Child, adolescent and adult mental health problems including anxiety, depression, PTSD, bipolar depression, OCD; oppositional defiant disorder; psychotic symptoms; family difficulties. Adolescents and young adults with severe behavioural difficulties and personality disorder. She is a trained in Dialectic Behaviour Therapist (DBT) and Adolescent Mentalisation Based Individual Therapy (AMBIT) based approaches to personality difficulties. Autistic spectrum conditions in children and adults together with their co-morbid diagnoses. Childhood trauma including sexual abuse, violence and domestic violence and the impact that this can have on developmental disorders. Systemic (family) practitioner specialising in the assessment of family relationships and dynamics and the risk of domestic abuse. Psychometric and neuropsychological assessment, mental capacity and fitness to plead. Dr Bracco s approaches include in depth psychological assessment and formulation, systemic work such as family therapy; CBT; DBT for emotional dysregulation; EMDR training is planned for 2017. Treatment of autism spectrum disorders co-morbid diagnosis (e.g. anxiety). Adolescent Mentalisation Based Individual Therapy (AMBIT). Assessment of children, adolescents and parenting capacity for the Family Courts
WORK HISTORY 2008 to date Clinical supervisor with the Norfolk and Suffolk Child Sexual Abuse Treatment Service-Fresh Start New Beginning. 1995 to date Highly Specialist Child Clinical Psychologist Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust 2007-2013 Independent clinical psychologist Validium, AXA, Aviva. 1992-1995 Clinical Psychologist in Training, Camden and Islington Community Health Services NHS Trust. 1991-1992 Research Psychologist, psychiatric rehabilitation, North East Essex Mental Health Trust. 1989-1991 Assistant Psychologist, psychiatric rehabilitation Merton, Sutton & Wandsworth Health Authority, NHS Primary Care PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS 2005 Doctorate in Clinical Psychology University of East Anglia (UEA) 1999 Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Systemic Theory University of East London (UEL) & Tavistock Clinic 1995 MSc in Clinical Psychology University College (UCL) London 1992 Certificate in Rational-Emotive Therapy Centre for Stress Management & Centre for Rational Emotive Therapy, London 1992 MSc in Counselling 1989 BSc Hons Psychology SPECIALIST TRAINING 2016 BABCP Easter Regions: Working with Dissociation 2016 UEA Clinical Practice Placement Supervisor: Good Practice in Supervision. 2016 NSFT. Mental Capacity and DOLS 2016 NSFT Introduction to Recovery College Course. 2015 British Isles DBT Training Team. Treating PTSD in DBT with High Risk Clients 2
2015 3DI5 Autism s developmental, dimensional, and diagnostic interview (update of current 3DI). 2015 BPS Professional management centre. Peer Group Supervision (PGS): A structured model for facilitation of community working and professional development. 2014 BPS Division of Clinical Psychology East of England Branch. Working with complex trauma. 2013 Adolescent Mentalisation Based Individual Therapy (Ambit) own training at the Anna Freud Centre London and implementation within the Ipswich Integrated Delivery Team Youth Pathway. 2012 ACAMH Borderline Personality Disorder in young people. 2012 NSFT Warner interview training. 2012 British Isles DBT training, DBT: Treating Adolescents with Multiple Problems. 2011 ACAMH. Assessment and Treatment of Mental Health Problems in Autism Spectrum Disorder. 2011 Lucy Faithful Foundation. Adolescent females who sexually abuse-challenging perception and a gender responsive approach. 2011 Lucy Faithful Foundation. Female Sexual Abuse Children-Challenging Perception. 2010 Bond Solon Legal Training Consultancy London: Excellence in Written Evidence. London. 2001 Webster-Stratton s Certified Parent Group Leader Training (and 2004). RESEARCH AND PUBLICATION Bracco, L. & Fisher, M. (2007) Response to the Home Office regarding the Consultation on Possession of Non-Photographic Visual Depictions of Child Sexual Abuse. The British Psychological Society (BPS), Policy Support Unit (PSU). Houghton, R., Bracco, L & Eiser, C (2007) Response to the General Medical Council Consultation: Children and Young People: Doctors Roles and Responsibilities. BPS, PSU. With my colleagues from the BPS Division of Clinical Psychology (DCP) Faculty for Children and Young People (FCYP) I contributed to the Consultation on the Development of the National Occupational Standard for Psychological Therapies, Skills for Health, Document. (2007). Bracco,L. (1992) An investigation of factors that guide therapeutic decision making processes among experience and less experienced psychotherapists/counsellors. Unpublished MSc Thesis, University of London, Goldsmith s College. Bracco,L. (1995) Changing Influence Upon Family Therapists Therapeutic Conversations with Families. Unpublished MSc Thesis. UCL & The Tavistock Clinic. Bracco, L (2004) Predictors of Outcome from Child Behaviour Management Groups. Unpublished Doctoral Thesis, UEA. Dr Bracco is a qualified clinical and counselling psychologist and systemic (family) practitioner. She brings 18 years of experience of working with children and families in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) and has developed Youth Pathway services for ages 14 to 25 years old. She specialises in working 3
with young people with severe developmental difficulties, behaviour disturbance, mental health and personality disorder. PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE Assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of young children up to 25 years old, with moderate to severe emotional and behavioural difficulties. Child, adolescent and adult mental health problems including anxiety, depression, PTSD, bipolar depression, OCD; oppositional defiant disorder; psychotic symptoms; family difficulties. Adolescents and young adults with severe behavioural difficulties and personality disorder. She is a trained in Dialectic Behaviour Therapist (DBT) and Adolescent Mentalisation Based Individual Therapy (AMBIT) based approaches to personality difficulties. Autistic spectrum conditions in children and adults together with their co-morbid diagnoses. Childhood trauma including sexual abuse, violence and domestic violence and the impact that this can have on developmental disorders. Systemic (family) practitioner specialising in the assessment of family relationships and dynamics and the risk of domestic abuse. Psychometric and neuropsychological assessment, mental capacity and fitness to plead. Dr Bracco s approaches include in depth psychological assessment and formulation, systemic work such as family therapy; CBT; DBT for emotional dysregulation; EMDR training is planned for 2017. Treatment of autism spectrum disorders co-morbid diagnosis (e.g. anxiety). Adolescent Mentalisation Based Individual Therapy (AMBIT). Assessment of children, adolescents and parenting capacity for the Family Courts WORK HISTORY 2008 to date Clinical supervisor with the Norfolk and Suffolk Child Sexual Abuse Treatment Service-Fresh Start New Beginning. 1995 to date Highly Specialist Child Clinical Psychologist Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust 2007-2013 Independent clinical psychologist Validium, AXA, Aviva. 1992-1995 Clinical Psychologist in Training, Camden and Islington Community Health Services NHS Trust. 1991-1992 Research Psychologist, psychiatric rehabilitation, North East 4
Essex Mental Health Trust. 1989-1991 Assistant Psychologist, psychiatric rehabilitation Merton, Sutton & Wandsworth Health Authority, NHS Primary Care PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS 2005 Doctorate in Clinical Psychology University of East Anglia (UEA) 1999 Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Systemic Theory University of East London (UEL) & Tavistock Clinic 1995 MSc in Clinical Psychology University College (UCL) London 1992 Certificate in Rational-Emotive Therapy Centre for Stress Management & Centre for Rational Emotive Therapy, London 1992 MSc in Counselling 1989 BSc Hons Psychology SPECIALIST TRAINING 2016 BABCP Easter Regions: Working with Dissociation 2016 UEA Clinical Practice Placement Supervisor: Good Practice in Supervision. 2016 NSFT. Mental Capacity and DOLS 2016 NSFT Introduction to Recovery College Course. 2015 British Isles DBT Training Team. Treating PTSD in DBT with High Risk Clients 2015 3DI5 Autism s developmental, dimensional, and diagnostic interview (update of current 3DI). 2015 BPS Professional management centre. Peer Group Supervision (PGS): A structured model for facilitation of community working and professional development. 2014 BPS Division of Clinical Psychology East of England Branch. Working with complex trauma. 2013 Adolescent Mentalisation Based Individual Therapy (Ambit) own training at the Anna Freud Centre London and implementation within the Ipswich Integrated Delivery Team Youth Pathway. 2012 ACAMH Borderline Personality Disorder in young people. 2012 NSFT Warner interview training. 2012 British Isles DBT training, DBT: Treating Adolescents with Multiple Problems. 2011 ACAMH. Assessment and Treatment of Mental Health Problems in Autism Spectrum Disorder. 5
2011 Lucy Faithful Foundation. Adolescent females who sexually abuse-challenging perception and a gender responsive approach. 2011 Lucy Faithful Foundation. Female Sexual Abuse Children-Challenging Perception. 2010 Bond Solon Legal Training Consultancy London: Excellence in Written Evidence. London. 2001 Webster-Stratton s Certified Parent Group Leader Training (and 2004). RESEARCH AND PUBLICATION Bracco, L. & Fisher, M. (2007) Response to the Home Office regarding the Consultation on Possession of Non-Photographic Visual Depictions of Child Sexual Abuse. The British Psychological Society (BPS), Policy Support Unit (PSU). Houghton, R., Bracco, L & Eiser, C (2007) Response to the General Medical Council Consultation: Children and Young People: Doctors Roles and Responsibilities. BPS, PSU. With my colleagues from the BPS Division of Clinical Psychology (DCP) Faculty for Children and Young People (FCYP) I contributed to the Consultation on the Development of the National Occupational Standard for Psychological Therapies, Skills for Health, Document. (2007). Bracco,L. (1992) An investigation of factors that guide therapeutic decision making processes among experience and less experienced psychotherapists/counsellors. Unpublished MSc Thesis, University of London, Goldsmith s College. Bracco,L. (1995) Changing Influence Upon Family Therapists Therapeutic Conversations with Families. Unpublished MSc Thesis. UCL & The Tavistock Clinic. Bracco, L (2004) Predictors of Outcome from Child Behaviour Management Groups. Unpublished Doctoral Thesis, UEA. 6