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Training and consultation for psychologists
Who are we?
We are Dr Emma Drane, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, and Dr Katherine Hodson, Clinical Psychologist. With many years of NHS experience and extensive work in independent practice, we have collectively administered several hundred cognitive assessments, including the WPPSI, WISC and WAIS.
Our clinical work has given us in-depth expertise in administering, scoring and interpreting cognitive assessments. We know that many psychologists receive limited training in this area and may feel unsure about carrying out or making full clinical use of cognitive assessments.
We provide specialist training to support clinical and counselling psychologists in developing confidence and competence in cognitive assessment. We also offer supervision and consultancy for those wishing to deepen their interpretative skills and enhance their clinical practice.
About the cognitive consultants
Dr Emma Drane
Emma is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist. She qualified in 2012 and worked in the NHS in learning disability services, eventually becoming the clinical and professional lead for psychology in her Trust's learning disability directorate. As a result, Emma has a particular interest in assessing people with learning disabilities - both in establishing whether they have a learning disability, and also in conducting assessments of autism and ADHD in people with a learning disability, which adds a layer of complexity to the formulation.
During her NHS roles, Emma developed a professional interest in neurodivergence and was the autism lead for her directorate. Emma set up her own private practice in 2017, offering adult assessments for autism, learning disabilities, and later ADHD. Emma continues to run her adult practice, but has also been working as an associate since 2020, for a children's assessment service. Emma's primary role as an associate has been to administer cognitive assessments to children undergoing assessments for autism, ADHD, or both. More recently, she has also been leading on children's ADHD assessments and conducting EHCP clinical psychology assessments.
Emma recently contributed to the development of updated BPS guidelines for assessment and diagnosis of learning disabilities, which will be published soon.
Over the course of her career, Emma estimates that she has conducted around 300 cognitive assessments!
Dr Katherine Hodson
Info coming soon
Need some support?
We offer supervision and consultation on cognitive assessments. If you are a qualified clinical or counselling psychologist and would like some more individualised support with your assessments, please get in touch!