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Academic Biography
Catherine is Principal Lecturer (Enterprise and Knowledge Exchange) at Teesside University in the School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Law. She is a HCPC registered Clinical Psychologist and course leader for the BSc (Hon) Psychology with Clinical Psychology course.
Summary of Research Interests
Community Psychology and Community based interventions
Catherine has a specialist interest in community based interventions in relation to suicide, loneliness and mental health. Catherine is currently working with local neighbourhood and peer support organisations to examine factors which enhance emotional wellbeing.
Suicide and self-harm
Member of the National Suicide Prevention Alliance and locally the Tees Valley Suicide Prevention Task Force.
Catherine has undertaken research into the relationship between self-criticism, self-eteem and suicidality. Catherine is interested in mutual aid and community based approaches to suicide prevention, which focus on enhancing belonging and social support.
Culture, BAME, refugee and asylum seekers
Catherine worked for Just Psychology, a social enterprise specialising in applying knowledge of culture and diversity in relation to mental health, social care and community psychology. Whilst here Catherine lead on a ‘Cultural Consultants’ project. working with the Somali, Eastern European and Chinese communities to increase cultural knowledge and understanding in health and social services. This was in partnership with Survivors Manchester (an IAPT service specialising in the support of men who have experienced sexual abuse).
Mental Health of Children and Young People
Catherine has undertaken research into the mental health needs of young people in the North East, in partnership with local voluntary and community organisations.
Enterprise Interest and Activities
Self-Harm and Suicidality
Catherine has lead on an evaluation project around self-harm in young people. The project examined a community and school based self-harm project in Sunderland, interviewing young people in schools, their parents and professionals about a self-harm support network for young people
Schools based mental health
Consultation around a 'whole schools approach' to mental health and wellbeing, using compassion focused approaches.
Homelessness and Psychologically Informed Environments
Consultation around organisational approaches to using psychological knowledge when working with homeless individuals. To include trauma informed approaches, team based support planning and staff support groups, development of evaluation reports around implementation of these approaches.
Education/Academic qualification
Professional Doctorate, Clinical Psychology, University of Manchester
26 Sept 2013 → 10 Dec 2017
Award Date: 12 Jun 2018
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
- 5 Finished
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Hidden voices: Participatory research with peer supporters in the community
O'Neill, C., Richardson, S. & Proctor, E.
26/04/22 → 1/08/22
Project: Research
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Emotional Wellbeing Peer Support Project
Walker, L., O'Neill, C., Portman, R. & Poulter, H.
1/01/22 → 1/06/22
Project: Research
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TUSI: Exploring the predictive role of social identification in relation to the wellbeing and academic behavioural confidence of undergraduate psychology students
Portman, R., Medimorec, S., Sander, P., O'Neill, C., Beddard, N. & Watson, M.
11/10/21 → 13/03/23
Project: Research
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Life at a distance: a study of mutual aid and social connectedness in coastal communities during COVID-19
O'Neill, C., Poulter, H., Moore, H., Crow, R., O'Malley, C. & Walker, T.
29/09/20 → 30/06/21
Project: Research
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Evaluation of Sunderland Council’s Time to Care service
McGeechan, G., O'Neill, C. & Swainston, K.
1/10/18 → 28/02/19
Project: Research
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Peer Supporters’ Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing needs: Key Factors and Opportunities for Co-Produced Training
Kane, L., Portman, R., Eberhardt, J., Walker, L., Proctor, E., Poulter, H. & O'Neill, C., 10 Aug 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Health Expectations. 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A systematic review of the perceptions of accessing psychological therapy services amongst young people from ethnic minority backgrounds
Akhtar, A., O'Neill, C., Eberhardt, J. & Todd, L., 17 May 2022Research output: Other contribution
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A systematic review of the relationship between adverse childhood experiences and suicidality
Suchostawska, J., O'Neill, C. & Kyriakopoulos, A., 3 Apr 2021Research output: Other contribution
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The Relationship Between Self-criticism and Suicide Probability
O'Neill, C., Pratt, D., Kilshaw, M., Ward, K. & Haddock, G., 13 Apr 2021, In: Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Young people’s experiences of a targeted community intervention for self-harm
McGeechan, G., Swainston, K. & O'Neill, C., 6 Nov 2020, (Accepted/In press) In: BPS North of England Bulletin. 3, p. 21-34 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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