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Dr Kevin Dyer

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Assistant Course Director with responsibility for Diploma/Masters in Applied Psychology (Clinical Specialism)

Email: k.dyer@qub.ac.uk

Address

Room 04.416, David Keir Building
School of Psychology
Queen's University Belfast
Belfast, BT7 1NN
Northern Ireland, UK

Telephone

+44 (0)28 9097 5632

Profile
Teaching
Research
Publications

 

Biography

 

Dr Dyer has been a member of the QUB DClinPsych course staff since September 2009 and is Co-ordinator of the Diploma/MSc in Applied Psychology (Clinical Specialism). He also currently holds a clinical psychologist post in the Belfast HSC Trust Trauma Resource Centre. He completed his undergraduate, PhD and DClinPsych qualifications at QUB. His current research interests include OCD, Complex PTSD, and dyslexia and psychological well-being.

 

Background

 

·         1997 – 2000:                 1:1 BSc. Single Hons. Psychology (Queen’s University Belfast)

 

·         2000 – 2004:                 PhD in Psychology (Queen’s University Belfast)

 

·         2004 – 2007:                 Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (Queen’s University Belfast)

 

·         2007 – 2009                  Clinical Psychologist, Adult Mental Health, Belfast HSC Trust

 

·         2009 – Present  Clinical Psychologist, Trauma Resource Centre, BHSC Trust

 

·         2008 – Present Chartered Clinical Psychologist (CPsychol)

 

 

School of Psychology Administrative Roles

  • Course Co-ordinator, Diploma/MSc in Applied Psychology (Clinical Specialism)
  • Assistant Course Director, Doctorate in Clinical Psychology

Undergraduate Modules

·         Thesis supervision

 

Diploma/MSc in Applied Psychology Modules

·         Clinical Presentations

·         Psychological Assessment

·         Low Intensity Interventions and CBT

·         Foundations of Clinical Practice

 

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology Modules

·         Clinical Presentations of Adult and Childhood

·         Psychological Assessment

·         Psychological Therapies 1

·         Personal and Professional Development 1, 2 & 3

Member of the Health and Social Issues Research Cluster

Research Interests

  • Attentional bias and cognitive processes in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
  • Complex PTSD phenomenology, theory, and interventions
  • Troubles-related trauma
  • Factors influencing the therapeutic alliance
  • Bullying and mental health
  • Dyslexia and psychological wellbeing

Current research positions

  • Research Lead for Adult Mental Health – Belfast HSC Trust Clinical Psychology Service
  • Adult Mental Health representative on the Belfast HSC Trust Research Workstream

Research Awards

  • Praxis Prize for outstanding research in the field of mental health (April 2008)

Publications

·         Dyer, K., Dorahy, M., Hamilton, G. et al. (2009). Anger, aggression, and self-harm in PTSD and complex PTSD. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 65, 1099 – 1114.

 

·         Dyer, K. (2008). Practice guidelines in clinical psychology: An uncertain future for a clinical profession. Clinical Psychology Forum, 190, 17 – 20.

 

·         Dyer, K. & Teggart, T. (2007). Bullying experiences of Child and Adolescent Mental Health service-users: A pilot study. Child Care in Practice, 13(4), 351 – 365.

 

·         Dyer, K. F. W., Bell, R., McCann, J. & Rauch, R. (2006). Aggression after traumatic brain injury: Analysing socially desirable responses and the nature of aggressive traits. Brain Injury, 20(11), 1163 – 1173.

 

·         Dyer, K., Bell, R. & Rauch, R. (2005). Psychological disturbance following traumatic brain injury. The Irish Psychologist, 31(9), 258.

 

·         Dyer, K. (2002). Aggression after head injury: Causes and consequences. The Irish Psychologist, 28(8), 98.