Newcastle University

Introduction

I work at the University on the Doctorate of Clinical Psychology course two days a week as a research tutor. The other three days I work as a Consultant Clinical Psychologist in the Early Intervention in Psychosis service in Gateshead, South Tyneside and Sunderland.

Research Interests

My research interests stem from and inform my work as psychological therapist. Besides working at the University, I am also a clinician in an Early Intervention in Psychosis service in the NHS. In this role I work with people who have suffered distressing psychotic symptoms such as hallucinations or delusional beliefs. The task I have as a clinician is to work collaboratively with a person to make sense of how and why they experienced the problems they had, how they can manage any persisting difficulties, and what will help keep them well in the future. Consequently, as a researcher I am interested in improving our understanding of the processes that lead a person to experience distressing psychotic symptoms like voices, or visual hallucinations. This research shapes and refines the models we draw on to help understand the development and maintenance of the distressing symptoms. This process of drawing on an empirically supported model and marrying it to the unique experience of the person is called formulation. This formulation aids the process of selecting the optimal interventions that helps alleviates a person’s distress and helps them remain well. Hence, I have two main areas of research interest which cover a) psychological processes in hallucinations and delusions, and b) formulation in cognitive behavioural therapy.

Postgraduate Supervision

I currently supervise a number of doctorate of clinical psychology research projects as well as part time Ph.D. researchers. I have supervised successfully to completion an M.Phil, a Doctorate of Counselling Psychology award, and many doctorate of clinical psychology degrees.

Postgraduate Teaching

I contribute to the research component of the doctorate of clinical psychology teaching program. I also teach on the topic of case conceptualisation on the doctorate course.

• Morrison AP, Turkington D, Wardle M, Spencer H, Barratt S, Dudley R, Brabban A, Hutton P. A preliminary exploration of predictors of outcome and cognitive mechanisms of change in cognitive behaviour therapy for psychosis in people not taking antipsychotic medication. Behaviour Research and Therapy 2012, 50(2), 163-167.
• Dudley R, Shaftoe D, Cavanagh K, Spencer H, Ormrod J, Turkington D, Freeston M. ‘Jumping to conclusions’ in first-episode psychosis. Early Intervention in Psychiatry 2011, 5(1), 50-56.
• Dudley R, Kuyken W, Padesky C. Disorder specific and trans-diagnostic case conceptualisation. Clinical Psychology Review 2011, 31(2), 213-224.
• Dudley R, Park I, James I, Dodgson G. Rate of Agreement Between Clinicians on the Content of a Cognitive Formulation of Delusional Beliefs: The Effect of Qualifications and Experience. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy 2010,38 2 185-200.
• Graham G, Dean J, Mosimann U, Colbourn C, Dudley R, Clarke M, Collerton D. Specific attentional impairments and complex visual hallucinations in eye disease. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry 2010,Epub ahead of print.
• Kuyken W, Padesky C, Dudley R. Collaborative Case Conceptualisation: Working Effectively with Clients in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. New York:Guildford Press,2009.
• Cromarty P, Dudley R. Understanding paranoia and unusual beliefs. In:Turkington et al. , ed. Back to life, back to normality: cognitive therapy, recovery and psychosis.Cambridge:Cambridge University Press,2009, pp. 35-60.
• Dudley R, Siitarinen J, James I, Dodgson G. What do people with psychosis think caused their psychosis? A Q methodology study. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy 2009,37 11-24.
• Mosimann UP, Collerton D, Dudley R, Meyer TD, Graham G, Dean JL, Bearn D, Killen A, Dickinson L, Clarke MP, McKeith IG. A semi-structured interview to assess visual hallucinations in older people. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry 2008, 23(7), 712-718.
• Christodoulides T, Dudley R, Brown S, Turkington D, Beck AT. Cognitive behaviour therapy in patients with schizophrenia who are not prescribed antipsychotic medication: A case series. Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice 2008, 81(2), 199-207.
• Kuyken W, Padesky CA, Dudley R. The science and practice of case conceptualization. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy 2008. ,36 6 757-768.