Dutch psychologists “impressed” on visit to Trust
Trust staff recently hosted the Dutch Clinical Psychology Delegation in an important moment of collaboration with international colleagues.
A delegation of clinical psychologists and trainees from the Netherlands joined Trust colleagues in an afternoon of introductions, presentations and discussion. After touring the Maudsley Hospital campus, Director of Psychology & Psychotherapy and Chief Psychological Professions Officer, Dr Clair Pollard, began the afternoon with an introduction to the Trust’s psychological professions.
There was also time for our Dutch colleagues to hear about our national and specialist services for children and young people, our research and partnership with the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, our training programme and crisis care.
Discussions on the day were energetic and enthusiastic, ranging from trauma-informed care to NHS Talking Therapies to professional successes and challenges. The delegation had lots of questions, and afterwards reported how much they had enjoyed it and would like to have had time for a longer visit.
The visit was led by Dr Clair Pollard who said:
“We were delighted to host the delegation, and it was such a positive and enjoyable day. It was wonderful to hear that our Dutch colleagues were very impressed with what they saw and heard and that they are full of ideas and learning to take back to the Netherlands. Afterwards I was reflecting on how nice it was to have an afternoon talking about the many things we are proud of in our work at SLaM.”
The visit concluded with time for Q&A and the chance to reflect on the presentations and discussion.