Dr. Michaela Hammond
5 Alderbrook, Frankfield, Cork
Summary
Dedicated Clinical Psychologist with [Number] years of experience assessing and treating patients experiencing various emotional, mental and behavioral disorders. Successful at accurate diagnoses and working closely with high-risk patients. Adept at consultations for new patients and maintaining relationships with existing ones.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Clinical Psychologist
Health Service Executive (HSE)
CAMHS South Lee 3
01.2023 - Current
- Conducting comprehensive psychological assessments, diagnostic evaluations, and formulations for children and adolescents presenting with a range of moderate to severe mental health difficulties.
- Providing both individual and group-based interventions to children and parents based on evidence-based therapeutic interventions including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT).
- Undertaking CAMHS keyworker role to caseload of clients, which involves development and updating of Individual Care Plans.
- Collaborating with multidisciplinary team members, providing consultation and education, and participating in inter-agency work.
- Maintaining accurate records of client progress, adhering to strict confidentiality policies while ensuring continuity of care across providers.
- Engaging in continuous professional development, attending mandatory training, and supporting the education of psychology trainees.
- Ensuring compliance with health and safety standards and managing risks.
Psychologist in Clinical Training
Health Service Executive (HSE)
Cork, Ireland
09.2019 - 09.2022
- Worked across a range of clinical health settings including Adult Primary Care, Adult Mental Health Services, Child and Adolescent Primary Care, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, Disability services, and Paediatrics.
- Completed assessment, formulation and intervention with clients presenting with a variety of psychological presentations, ranging in severity and chronicity.
- Administered, scored, and interpreted a range of psychometric assessments, including cognitive, attainment, mood and adaptive functioning measures.
- Completed integrative formulations and evidence-based interventions drawing on multiple theoretical models.
- Completed specialist CAMHS placement whereby I received training in Dialectical Behavioural Therapy for Adolescents (DBT-A) and co-facilitated a DBT-A group for adolescents presenting with emotional and behavioural dysregulation.
- Completed specialist placement in the CUH Paediatric Psychology Department whereby I provided screening, consultation, assessment and intervention for children and adolescents presenting with psychological distress, adherence challenges, and other psychological difficulties associated with living with a chronic health condition.
Assistant Psychologist
Psychology Department, Beaumont Hospital
- Worked under the supervision of Principal Clinical Neuropsychologist/Head of Department, to assist with clinical and neuropsychological assessments for patients with a range of neurological conditions and neuropsychiatric presentations.
- Worked on a pilot project aimed at providing cognitive rehabilitation to individuals to have experienced a stroke.
- Assisted with clinical research projects being conducted in the department, collecting, inputting and analysing data, and disseminating findings via presentations and journal articles.
Research Assistant
Academic Unit of Neurology, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin
- Managed the Irish Motor Neurone disease (MND) Register, the longest running and most complete register of its kind in the world, which aims to collect data on everyone diagnosed with MND in the Republic of Ireland
- Carried out structured interviews with patients diagnosed with MND or their caregivers.
- Maintained accurate patient records, ensuring data protection procedures were adhered to.
- Prepared data for members of both the clinical and research team for research projects, presentations and publications.
Study Coordinator
Psychology Department, Beaumont Hospital
- Worked as the Study Coordinator on the Enroll-HD project, a worldwide observational study for families affected by Huntington's Disease.
- Responsible for the overall organisation and management of the study, administering and scoring a range of neuropsychological, mood and well-being assessments at clinic, and inputting and securely storing large amounts of data.
Research Assistant
Dublin City University
- Worked under supervision to carry out a systematic review in the area of psychological adjustment post-amputation.
Social Care Worker
Stepping Stones Care
02.2017 - 07.2017
- Worked as part of the multidisciplinary team (MDT) in a high support unit to deliver effective front line social care to children with autism spectrum disorder living in specialised residential care.
Assistant Psychologist
Liaison Psychiatry Department, Beaumont Hospital
01.2017 - 05.2017
- Working under the supervision of the Principal Clinical Psychologist (PCP) in order to organise and facilitate a Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) course offered to patients attending Beaumont Hospital.
Assistant Psychologist
Psychology Department, Beaumont Hospital
08.2016 - 01.2017
- Worked under the supervision of a Senior Clinical Psychologist (SCP) to carry out a service evaluation of the Renal Transition Clinic, an outpatient clinic for young adults with renal conditions who were transitioning from paediatric services to adult services
- Observed and assisted the SCP carry out a range of psychological interventions with the adolescents including psychoeducation, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and family support.
Clinical Psychology Intern
Psychology Department, Beaumont Hospital
02.2015 - 05.2015
- Assisted in the organisation and facilitation of a Stress-Reduction Programme for patients attending a cardiac rehabilitation centre.
- Assisted in the preparation and facilitation of psycho-educational programmes for colleagues in the hospital.
Education
Doctorate of Clinical Psychology -
University College Cork
09.2022
MSc. Psychological Science -
University College Dublin
01.2017
BSc. Psychology -
Dublin City University
01.2016
Leaving Certificate -
Loreto Secondary School
01.2012
Personal Information
Date of Birth: 04/30/1994
Awards
Highest Academic Achievement Award, awarded by Dublin City University, for achieving the highest level of academic achievement in my class during my BSc. degree
Publications
- Clients’ Experiences of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy, Journal of EMDR Practice and Research, https://doi.org/10.1891/EMDR-2023-0018
- Clinicians’ Views on Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy: A Mixed Method Systematic Review, Journal of EMDR Practice and Research, 17, 2, 83–104, https://doi.org/10.1891/EMDR-2022-0020
References
References available on request
Timeline
Clinical Psychologist
Health Service Executive (HSE)
01.2023 - Current
Psychologist in Clinical Training
Health Service Executive (HSE)
09.2019 - 09.2022
Social Care Worker
Stepping Stones Care
02.2017 - 07.2017
Assistant Psychologist
Liaison Psychiatry Department, Beaumont Hospital
01.2017 - 05.2017
Assistant Psychologist
Psychology Department, Beaumont Hospital
08.2016 - 01.2017
Clinical Psychology Intern
Psychology Department, Beaumont Hospital
02.2015 - 05.2015
Assistant Psychologist
Psychology Department, Beaumont Hospital
Research Assistant
Academic Unit of Neurology, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin
Study Coordinator
Psychology Department, Beaumont Hospital
Research Assistant
Dublin City University
Doctorate of Clinical Psychology -
University College Cork
MSc. Psychological Science -
University College Dublin
BSc. Psychology -
Dublin City University
Leaving Certificate -
Loreto Secondary School