Curriculum Vitae (updated Jan 2017) NAME: TITLE: QUALIFICATIONS: DR ELDAD FARHY AFBPsS Consultant Counselling and Psychotherapeutic Psychologist Psych D, BSc (Hons), R. Psychol AREAS OF EXPERTISE Adult Mental Health Learning Disabilities Domestic Violence Trauma & PTSD Assessment of brain injury Cognitive Functioning assessments Assessment of capacity to instruct Solicitors Personality factors and Disorders Self-harm in Adolescents Parenting Risk Assessments Abuse and Neglect Motivation to Change Undertake independent assessments in a variety of areas and write reports for the courts relating to children and parents or other family members Fluent in French, Spanish, Italian and Hebrew. RESUME 2014- Ongoing Consultant Psychologist in Private practice I assess clients and provide reports in the context of family and criminal court proceedings. I'm also an experienced and active therapist and supervisor. 2014- Ongoing Honorary Consultant Psychologist The Abarbanel Hospital Paraphilias Clinic Bat-Yam Plan and provide therapeutic interventions to Clinic Patients
2010 2014 Hertfordshire Partnership Foundation Trust (NHS) Sector Psychologist (SE Herts. CMHT) (Secondary Care MH) Plan and provide therapeutic interventions to team clients Over 50% of the clients seen at CMHT post have an ongoing or previous substance misuse issues 2009 2010 Hertfordshire Partnership Trust (NHS) Sector Clinical Lead EPMHS (Primary Care MH) Clinical leadership of EPMHS teams in Watford, Three Rivers and Hertsmere sectors of HPFT 2003-2009 Newham PCT (NHS) Lead Psychologist Set up a Primary Care Psychology Service in Newham of Junior Staff 2001 2003 Cranborne CMHT (NHS) Team Psychologist Plan and provide therapeutic interventions to team clients 1999-2001 Northants. Department of Clinical Psychology (NHS) Psychologist Provide Psychological and cognitive assessments Provide therapeutic interventions 1988-1993 Westin Hotels & Resorts Reservations Manager Europe and Middle East
QUALIFICATIONS 1996-1999 University of Surrey, Guildford Counselling and Psychotherapeutic Psychology Psych. D 1993-1996 Royal Holloway (UL) Psychology BSc (Hons.) 1982-1984 Technion, Tel Aviv Hotel Management HND TRAINING 2000 Institute of Neurology, London Certificate in Neuro-psychological Testing 2002 University of Leeds, Leeds DBT Introductory workshop 2003 Newham PCT, London Writing Legal Reports 2004 HTT, Northampton MA (USA) DBT Practitioner Training 2005/6 EMDRIA, St. Neots EMDR Practitioner Training levels I&II 2015 Cardiff University / Bond Solon EXPERT WITNESS DIPLOMA 2016 Lev HaSharon Hospital, Israel HCR-20 V3, Risk Assessment and Communication PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS I have undertaken clinical research projects from time to time and published papers in peer-reviewed journals such as the Clinical Bulletin and the Counselling Psychology Review.
MEMBERSHIPS Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) Associate Fellow of British Psychological Society (AFBPS) Division of Counselling Psychology (DCOP) Special Interest Group in Neuro Psychology (SE) PERSONAL STATEMENT Having worked in the NHS for twenty years as a Lead Psychologist and Supervisor. I am now working full time in private practice and also am a Honorary Consultant Psyshcologist to the Abarbanel Hopsital Pariaphilias Clinic. Trained as an integrative therapist, I have used brief, medium and long term interventions drawing mostly from CBT. I have had further training in Cognitive and Neuro-Psychological testing, EMDR (for PTSD) and DBT. I have specialised in the assessment and treatment of adults with a wide range of psychological disorders. My experience includes psychological assessment of acquired and congenital brain injury, learning difficulties, psychological injury, personality factors, and various areas of psychological dysfunction or illness. I have had twenty years experience of working for the NHS. I assess clients in the context of family court proceedings. This may involve assessment of parental functioning (including competence) and the impact of this upon parenting ability. I also assess parents where there are concerns about mental health, such as Depression, Personality Disorder (PD) or Psychosis. I have a special interest in Personality Disorders, a subject on which I was the psychological lead of a specialist NHS team for my former Trust. I have experience of working with and assessment of, members of ethnic minority groups. I also have experience in the use of interpreters to assess people whose first language is not English. I am an experienced psychometric test user (cognitive, clinical and personality). In my private therapy practice, I specialise in the diagnosis and treatment of anxiety, depression, trauma and obsessive compulsive disorder using cognitive behavioural therapy, EMDR and brief solution-focused therapy. All services can be provided at my East London or Shenley, Hertfordshire, premises or nationwide by prior arrangement.
REPORTS With over 1000 Medico legal reports written, I'm an experienced assessor and have ample experience giving evidence in court. I have prepared circa 300 reports for the family courts. I have also prepared over 200 reports for the Local Authorities in respect of families. These reports have covered the following areas: Public Law assessments of parents and other adults Private Law assessments of parents and other adults Assessment of parenting abilities Assessment of attachment to child Abuse & Neglect I have also prepared over 300 reports for the criminal courts. Assessing the contribution of psychological and cognitive factors to criminal acts, usually in relation to sentencing recommendations. I have further prepared over 450 reports to the courts in cases of Personal Injury assessing the psychological consequences of accidents from a variety of causes (medical, industrial and road traffic) or negligence/work bullying and their effect upon the victims.