Training event for Chartered Forensic Psychologists

Trainer: Dr. Chris Atherton
Senior Lecturer in Psychology,
University of Central Lancashire

As part of continuing to support the membership, the DFP committee are pleased to be able to offer a one day workshop to Chartered Forensic Psychologists. Please note that this will not include accommodation or travel expenses, which will need to be met by the attendee.

Workshop aims
The purpose of this one-day event is to provide Chartered Forensic Psychologists with an overview of key issues in teaching and training, such as that found as part of supervision, and to assist in developing forensic trainees’ own skills.

Workshop content
This workshop will explore:

• How adults learn, and the importance of considering individual differences such as learning preferences;
• Theoretical and practical issues affecting information delivery, such as information load, narrative structure, and modality;
• The importance of giving and receiving feedback;
• Achieving clear and effective delivery of training materials

Sessions will be theory-led. Attendees will also be given the opportunity to put learning into practice as part of small-group sessions throughout the day.

The workshop will start at 9.30am, and will finish by 4.30pm.

About the Trainer
Dr Chris Atherton is a Senior Lecturer in psychology at the University of Central Lancashire and a Higher Education Authority registered practitioner, with several years' experience in teaching and researching cognition. There are two complementary strands to her research: the use of visual aids in teaching and information delivery; and how the brain attends to and represents real-world objects as a result of vision and experience. Dr Atherton combines these to develop teaching styles and information delivery methods based on cognitive theory and empirical evidence.

This event will take place at the Society's Leicester office.

Map and Directions to the Leicester Office

To ensure that these places are effectively allocated, any member who applies for this workshop, and who then fails to attend the event, either with less than 72 hours notice or without evidence of extenuating (non-work related) circumstances, will be charged the cost the DFP paid for your place on the workshop. This is to avoid the DFP paying for members Continuing Professional Development, who then choose not to attend. This incurs an unrecoverable cost to the Divisional Membership. This has happened on recently DFP funded training events, so we are seeking to avoid this.

If you would like further information on this workshop, or to book your place please contact Annjanette Wells:

Please specify any specific dietary requirements.