心理学者は唇顎口蓋裂治療にいかなる違いを生み出せるのか　臨床業務・リーダーシップ・研究：唇顎口蓋裂児の地域医療に従事するクリニカルサイコロジストの活動

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Dr Kate le Maréchal is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist and the Head of the Evelina London Cleft Service – one of the nine regional cleft teams that provide comprehensive care for individuals born with clefts in the UK. Kate will describe the history and set-up of Cleft Services in the UK and the comprehensive care that is provided by the multidisciplinary team (MDT). She will talk about the role of the Clinical Psychologist within the cleft team and, using case examples, Kate will talk about the range of clinical work that psychologists engage in across the lifespan including running online groups, providing individual and family therapy, offering support around treatment decision-making and helping with key life transitions such as the move to secondary school. Kate’s appointment as Head of Service marks the first time that a psychologist has led a surgical service of this type and Kate will share her reflections on what makes psychologists so well-suited to this type of role.

Biography:

Dr Kate le Maréchal is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist who has worked as the Clinical Psychology Lead within the Evelina London Cleft Service since 2009. She is now the Head of Service for the team.

Kate graduated from the University of Nottingham in 1996 with a first degree in Psychology (BA Hons) and obtained her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (DClinPsy) in 2001 at University College London. On completing her clinical training, Kate began her Clinical Psychology career in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) before moving to National and Specialist CAMHS (Autism and Related Disorders). She also worked within an Adolescent Forensic Mental Health team at the Maudsley Hospital and was the Lead Clinical Psychologist for the Tuberous Sclerosis 2000 research study. Within the Evelina London Cleft Service, Kate is responsible for overseeing the psychological input for patients and families who require support across the lifespan. This includes providing interventions to help individuals cope with issues around identity and difference, self-confidence and self-esteem and dealing with bullying and teasing. Kate has always had a wider role within UK cleft care and has been the Clinical Psychology representative on the Cleft Development Group (CDG), the Cleft Clinical Reference Group (CRG) and within the UK Clinical Psychology Clinical Excellence Network (CEN).

Kate was President of the Craniofacial Society of Great Britain and Ireland for 2014/2015 and hosted the UK National Conference in London in April 2015. She was a member of the Local Organising Committee for the International Cleft Congress in July 2022 in Edinburgh, UK. She contributes to national research projects and has presented at a range of national and international conferences. Kate enjoys providing teaching and training to a range of audiences including medical and dental registrars and other health professionals as well as with Clinical Psychologists both pre and post qualification.