Sarah is the Deputy Clinical Director on the professional doctorate in clinical psychology. She co-organises and manages the teaching on working with children and families and deputises for the clinical director. Sarah is also the Programme Lead for the MSc in International Humanitarian Psychosocial Consultation, a programme believed to be the first of its kind which is run through distance learning. Sarah practises clinically as a consultant clinical psychologist in the NHS, at the Tavistock Clinic, London in the Gender Identity Development Service. There she works within a multidisciplinary service providing a multinational service to families, young people and local agencies. Her interests include paediatrics, providing consultation to multidisciplinary staff teams and the third sector.

Following many years of volunteering for the British Red Cross, Sarah has been seconded to the role of Psychosocial Advisor for one day a week. She has developed the psychosocial framework, CALMER, which the British Red Cross use and provides professional leadership around strategy and implementation of psychosocial activity in relation to service delivery, human resources, research and training. She has also worked in Thailand (following the tsunami in 2004), Qatar, Bahrain and Ethiopia with the British Red Cross in support to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and in Turkmenistan with the Turkmenistan Red Crescent. In June 2008, Sarah received an MBE for services to the British Red Cross in the Queen’s Birthday Honours.

Sarah originally qualified as a registered nurse before completing a BSc (Hons) in Psychology (First Class) at the University of Westminster and then a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology at the University of East London. She has undertaken further training in Systemic Family Therapy and Group Analysis.

• Co-ordination of the academic component of the final year of the Doctoral Programme in Clinical Psychology and of all Child and Family Unit teaching.
• Programme Lead for the Postgraduate Certificate in International Humanitarian Psychosocial Consultation.

Sarah is a consultant to the central London branch of the Samaritans and a Trustee on the Board of Interhealth and the National Children’s Bureau.

• Doctoral Programme in Clinical Psychology
• Doctoral Programme in Counselling Psychology
• Doctoral Programme in Educational Psychology
• MSc Clinical and Community Psychology
• MSc in International Humanitarian Psychosocial Consultation by distance learning

Peer-reviewed Journal Articles

1. Novak, R., & Davidson, S. (in press). Journalists reporting on hazardous events: constructing protective factors within the professional role. Traumatology.
2. Wiseman, M., & Davidson, S. (2012). Problems with binary gender discourse: using context to promote flexibility and connection in gender identity. Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 17(4), 529–538. doi:10.1177/1359104511424991
3. Yap, S.Y., Byrne, A., & Davidson, S. (2011). From refugee to good citizen: a discourse analysis of volunteering. Journal of Refugee Studies, 24(1), 157–170. doi:10.1093/jrs/feq036
4. Davidson, S. (2010). Psychosocial support within a global movement. The Psychologist, 23(4), 304–307.
5. Davidson, S. (2010). The development of the British Red Cross psychosocial framework: Calmer. Journal of Social Work Practice, 24(1), 29–42. doi:10.1080/02650530903415649
6. McDowell, E., Titman, P., & Davidson, S. (2010). Parents’ experiences one year on from their child’s hematopoietic stem cell transplant for primary immunodeficiency. Journal of Health Psychology, 15(6), 897–904. doi:10.1177/1359105309359331
7. Davidson, S. (2010). The development of the British Red Cross’ psychosocial framework: calmer. Journal of Social Work Practice, 24(1), 29–42. doi:10.1080/02650530903415649
8. Eracleous, E., & Davidson, S. (2009). The gender identity development service: examples of multi-agency working. Clinical Psychology Forum, 1, 46–50.

Non-peer-reviewed Journal Articles

1. National Institute for Mental Health in England (NIMHE) (2010). New Ways of Working for Psychological Therapists: Overarching Report. (Member of Steering Group who authored report). NIMHE: London.
2. Carmichael, P., & Davidson, S. (2009). A gender identity development service [Invited paper]. The Psychologist, 22(11), 916–917.Books
3. Shaw, L., Butler, C., Langdridge, D., Gibson, S., Barker, M., Lenihan, P., … Rees, N. (2012). Guidelines and literature review for psychologists working therapeutically with sexual and gender minority clients. Leicester: British Psychological Society.
4. Austin, M., Crawford, R., Armstrong, V., Aw-Yong, M., Newman, J., Mulligan, J., & Davidson, S. (2009). The first aid manual: the authorised manual of St. John Ambulance, St. Andrews Ambulance Association and the British Red Cross. London: Dorling Kindersley.

Book Chapters

1. Davidson, S. (in press). The humanitarian and third sectors. In R. Bayne & G. Jinks (Eds.), Applied psychology: training, practice and new directions (2nd ed.). Sage.
2. Davidson, S., & Patel, N. (2009). Power and identity: considerations for personal and professional development. In J. Hughes & S. Youngson (Eds.), Personal development and clinical psychology (pp. 75–88). Oxford: Blackwell.

Conference Papers

1. Davidson, S. (2012, 13 September). Psychological responses in international contexts. Paper presented at Plymouth University.
2. Davidson, S. (2011, 19 November). A group for young people experiencing gender dysphoria. Paper presented at the Mermaids’ Annual General Meeting, London.
3. Davidson, S. (2011, 12 October). Promoting psychosocial resilience in the British Red Cross. Paper presented at the European Network of Psychosocial Support Annual Meeting, York, England.
4. Davidson, S., & Coutler, S. (2011, 24 September). Experiences of parenting a child with gender dysphoria. Paper presented at the World Professional Association of Transgender Health (WPATH) Biennial International Symposium: “Transgender Beyond Disorder: Identity, Community, and Health”, Emory Conference Center, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
5. Davidson, S. (2011, 15 September). Psychosocial support: the journey so far and the road ahead! Paper presented at the first national British Red Cross CALMER Conference, Luton.
6. Davidson, S. (2011, 12 August). Applying psychology: psychological work with the British Red Cross. Paper presented at the University of Plymouth, Health Faculty.
7. Davidson, S. (2010, 7 October). Supporting staff and volunteers to support our beneficiaries: a CALMER way of working. Paper presented at the International Human Resource Conference, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. Geneva, Switizerland.
8. Davidson, S. (2010, 15 April). Promoting psychosocial engagement and Implementing organisational change. Invited speech at the British Psychological Society’s Annual Conference. Stratford upon Avon.
9. Rose, S., Hacker Hughes, J., & Davidson, S. (2010, 22 Feburary). Psychosocial disaster planning: current best practice. UK Psychological Trauma Society’s Inaugural & Second Annual Conference. Edinburgh.
10. Alderdice, J., Allen, M., Davidson, S., Hope, R., Pilling, S., & Waller, D. (2009, 26 November). A brave new workforce: expanding choice, Improving Quality Symposium. New Savoy Partnership Conference. London.
11. Novak, R., & Davidson, S. (2009, 3–6 October). Journalists reporting on traumatic events: constructing protective factors within the professional role. International Conference on Coping and Resilience. Dubrovnik-Cavtat.
12. Rose, S., Hacker Hughes, J., & Davidson, S. (2009, 23 March). Psychosocial disaster planning: current best practice — update. UK Psychological Trauma Society’s Inaugural & Second Annual Conference. Edinburgh.
13. Davidson, S. (2009, 24 January). Psychosocial support and event first aid. Invited speech at the British Red Cross Event First Aid National Conference. Edinburgh.
14. Davidson, S. (2008, 13 October). Psychosocial support in different contexts. Keynote speech at the Tavistock and Portman Foundation NHS Trust’s Annual General Meeting. London.
15. Davidson, S., & Hudson, I. (2008, 18–22 August). What happens to the feelings? Finding a reflective space on a professional training course. 14th European Symposium in Group Analysis: Despair, Dialogue & Desire offered in co-operation by the Group Analytic Society, London and the Irish Group Analytic Society at The University of Dublin, Trinity College.
16. Davidson, S. (2008, 20 June). Who needs emotional support? Keynote speech at the First Aid Convention for Europe (FACE, 2008). Liverpool Convention Centre.

Peer-reviewed Journal Articles

1. Davidson, S. (2006). Emergencies: the impact on staff. Journal of the Royal College of Midwives, 9(5), 202–204.
2. Drake, R., & Davidson, S. (2006). Development of qualified nurses’ psychological skills: an evaluation. Paediatric Nursing, 18(2), 32–38.
3. Davidson, S., & Spowart, K. (2005). Lessons to be learned from partnerships with families: a case study. European Diabetes Nursing, 2(1), 31–35. doi:10.1002/edn.16
4. Odigwe, C., & Davidson, S. (2005). Mnemonics. Student British Medical Journal, 13, 309–352.

Non-peer-reviewed Journal Articles

1. Davidson, S. (2007). The value of rituals: counselling with spirit. Thresholds, Winter, 3–4.
2. Davidson, S., Harper, D., Patel, N., & Byrne, A. (2007). Drawing back the curtain on clinical psychology training: maintaining a critical approach. Journal of Critical Psychology, Counselling and Psychotherapy, 7(4), 201–210.
3. Jones Chesters, M., & Davidson, S. (2007). How to encourage collaboration. In View: the Journal from the NHS Institute for Senior Leaders, Issue 12, 28–29.
4. Davidson, S. (2005). Helping the tsunami survivors. The Psychologist, 18(4), 192.

Conference Papers

1. Davidson, S. (2007). Emergency response in psycho-social support. Keynote speech at the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists’ Annual Conference. Birmingham NEC. 19 October 2007.

• Chartered member of the British Psychological Society
• Awarded the British Psychological Society’s Public Engagement Fund 2008 for for raising awareness of psychosocial support training within and via the British Red Cross

Voluntary Posts and Positions

• Trustee, Interhealth Worldwide (April 2009–present)
• Co-opted Trustee, National Children’s Bureau (October 2008–present)
• Psychosocial Advisor to the British Red Cross (December 2006–present)
• Consultant to the Samaritans, Central London Branch (January 2006–present)
• Patron of Beatbullying (October 1999–present)
• Trustee of EthosMLS (August 2007–October 2008)
• Vice Chairman of the British Red Cross Board of Trustees (December 2004–December 2007)