BRIEF CURRICULUM VITAE

Dr Seán William HALDANE

Neuropsychologist

77 Clavering Road, Wanstead, London E12 5EY

Telephone +44 (0)78 7176 1089

Email:

Websites: www.neuropsychology.sh

www.seanhaldane.com

Date, place of birth:

10 February 1943, East Hoathly, Sussex, England.

Education, professional qualifications:

Royal Belfast Academical Institution, 1953-1960

University College, Oxford. B.A 1st Class Hons. English Language & Literature, 1965, M.A. 1968.

Saybrook University, San Francisco. PhD in Psychology, 1977

Examination for the Professional Practice of Psychology (EPPP), Assn. of State and Provincial Psychology Boards, USA, 1987

Chartered Clinical Psychologist BPS (British Psychological Society), 1988. Membership no. 22408.

Full Practicing Member of BPS Division of Clinical Neuropsychology.

Registered Practitioner Psychologist, Health Professions Council, no.PYL06450

Current work positions:

1.  Clinical Psychologist / Neuropsychologist, private practice, London

2.  Medical-legal practice (civil and criminal cases) in Neuropsychology, London & SE

3.  Neuropsychology Supervision: NHS (Oxleas NHS Trust, SE London)

4.  Director, Rune Press Limited (publishers), London

5.  Author

Work positions in Health Services (UK and Canada):

Most recent:

Head of Psychology for Older People and Neuropsychology, East London NHS Foundation Trust, 2010-2012. Supervised neuropsychology in three London boroughs (Newham, Tower Hamlets, Hackney), including Children’s Services, Learning disability, inpatient and out patient adult services.

Previous:

Consultant Psychologist, Mental Health Services, Prince Edward Island, Canada, 1987-1990, working with all age groups but notably with children and adolescents, and with families.

Consultant Neuropsychologist, Mental Services (Elderly Outreach Service), Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, 1990-1994

Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Older People’s Services, Solihull Healthcare NHS, 1995-2001.

Associate, Associates for Human Resources (AHR), Management Consulting, 1996-1999

Consultant Clinical Psychologist / Neuropsychologist, Head of Speciality, Mental Health Services for Older People, Newham Locality, East London and the City Mental Health NHS Trust, 2001-2010

Medical-legal practice:

Expert witness in Civil cases, Midlands area, c.20 cases, 1998-2000.

Expert witness in Civil cases, SE and London, c.40 cases, 2001-2010.

(Defendant/Claimant ratio about 50 / 50)

Expert witness in Criminal cases (e.g. Fitness to Plead, Mental Capacity, Mens Rea, etc.) SE and London area, c.30 cases, 2005 – present.

(CPS about 2 / 3, Defence about 1 / 3)

Civil and criminal cases re people of all ages (child, adolescent, adult, older people).

Main publications:

(Psychology)

Emotional First Aid (New York, 1984; London, Munich 1990), a crisis handbook.

Couple Dynamics (New York, 1985), self-help in couples therapy.

Pulsation: From Wilhelm Reich to Neurodynamic Psychotherapy (Cork, 2014)

Various articles and papers in English and Portuguese (Brazil) on approaches to Neurodynamic Psychotherapy, and on Personality Disorders.

Languages spoken:

Fluent in French. Proficient in German, Italian, Portuguese, Irish Gaelic.

January 2017