Award in reminiscence of Dr Valeria Frighi given to psychology trainee Michael Barry — Division of Psychiatry

Scientific psychology trainee Michael Barry has been awarded the Valeria Frighi Mental Disabilities Analysis Award. 

Valeria FrighiDr Frighi was a Senior Scientific Researcher within the Division of Psychiatry and an Honorary Advisor in Endocrinology and Diabetes at Oxford Well being NHS Basis Belief. Her work centered on enhancing well being outcomes for folks with mental disabilities and people experiencing extreme psychological sickness. The award was created in her reminiscence following her loss of life in March final yr.

Mr Barry will use the grant to conduct a case sequence examine trying on the Intensive Interplay intervention for folks with mental disabilities. Intensive Interplay focuses on supporting people to construct communications abilities and higher relationships with different folks. He stated:  

I’m delighted to obtain the Dr Valeria Frighi Mental Incapacity Analysis Award from the Division of Psychiatry for my Principle-Pushed Analysis Challenge. It is a case sequence undertaking on Intensive Interplay for folks with studying disabilities.

Intensive Interplay is a socially interactive method designed to facilitate and enhance two-way interplay for people with impairments in communication akin to these with studying disabilities, autism or dementia.

My undertaking might be investigating if workers carers discover the intervention possible and acceptable to finish, and in addition if service-users present a lower in low temper, nervousness and behaviours of concern. I’m actually obsessed with advancing analysis for folks with mental disabilities who’re an often-overlooked inhabitants, and I hope so as to add a beneficial contribution to the proof base for this intervention.” 

Michael is a second yr trainee on the Oxford Doctoral Course in Scientific Psychology, which is run as a partnership between Oxford Well being NHS Basis Belief and the College of Oxford’s Division of Experimental Psychology. He’ll put the funding in the direction of participant bills for service-users and support-workers, convention registration and journey prices.

Head of the Division of Psychiatry, Professor Belinda Lennox, stated:

We’re so happy to have the ability to make this award in Valeria’s reminiscence and to proceed supporting mental incapacity analysis. Congratulations to Michael, whose examine is a vital addition on this space. We stay up for his findings.”