John Roberts
Abu Dhabi Women’s College, UAE
Biography
John Roberts has completed his MA in Social Work Studies at Exeter University. Practising for 12 years as a Cognitive and Behavioural Psychotherapist and Motivational Interviewier, he joined the Improving Access in Psychological Therapies (IAPT) teaching team at Plymouth University in 2007. He has joined the Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT) as a Lecturer in Social Work in 2017. He has managed and led primary and secondary care mental health services in the UK as well as becoming Director for his own independent consulting and treatment company. He has published in Motivational Interviewing and managed through a number of CBT research projects in a clinical setting. He retains an interest in psychological aspects of chronic condition management.