Dr Danny Taggart
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Email
dtaggart@essex.ac.uk -
Telephone
+44 (0) 1206 874100
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Location
2S2.5.05, Colchester Campus
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Academic support hours
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
Profile
Biography
I am the Academic Director on the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology program where I teach across research and clinical modules. I have just returned from two years working at the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse where I was the Clinical Lead and Principal Psychologist for the Truth Project. The Truth Project has heard from over 5,000 survivors of child sexual abuse, the most significant level of public engagement in a UK Public Inquiry and this has led to one of the largest data sets relating to child abuse in the world. I continue to work for the Inquiry on a part time basis as a researcher and clinical consultant. My current research interests arise from my work with child abuse survivors and focuses on the relationships between adult survivors and public institutions. I am also interested in the impacts of child abuse on adult social and psychological functioning. I am currently working with a number of other Historical Institutional Inquiry related projects internationally, including the Northern Ireland HIA Redress Board and the Jersey HIA Inquiry Legacy project. I offer clinical consultation to a range of professional groups around engagement with trauma survivors, including legal, media and health and social care professionals. I am a trained Mediator and am interested in the use of mediation as a model to work at the interface of survivor groups and institutions. I have longstanding experience in the area of public participation in health and social care services and have a university role as Lead for Service User and Carer Engagement. This work has become focused on the ways that trauma survivors can engage safely with public bodies and I am currently working with a number of survivor groups around trauma informed models of engagement. I am part of a research group looking at issues of public participation in policy and we have published widely in the area. My other main area of research, policy consultation and practice guidance is in the related field of Recurrent Care Proceedings in Child Protection services. I have been involved in the national study mapping this group and thinking about parental childhood trauma history and how this impacts care proceedings. I have worked with Research in Practice to develop practice guidelines in a number of related areas, and offer service level consultation to a number of providers.
Qualifications
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DClinPsy UEA
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BSc Queens University Belfast
Appointments
University of Essex
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Service User Engagement Lead, School of Health and Social Care, University of Essex (8/2017 - present)
Other academic
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External Examiner, Trinity College Dublin (1/9/2017 - 1/9/2020)
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External Examiner, University of East London (1/9/2018 - present)
Research and professional activities
Research interests
Community Psychology
Mad Studies
Trauma based approaches to mental health care
Evaluation of Social Care interventions
Parent Infant Mental Health
Impact of child abuse on adult functioning and engagement with public services
Current research
'Reducing recurrent care proceedings: innovative methods for service evaluationr' - ESRC/UoE Impact Acceleration Account Funding (£10,000)
Evaluation of the Norfolk PArent Infant Attachment Project- NSFT (£15,000)
Reducing recurrent care- Research in Practice
Co-investigator with colleagues at University of Essex and Lancaster University on disseminating research on recurrent care to local authorities nationally.
Service development and service evaluation- Reducing recurrent care services
Working with a number of recurrent care services nationally to develop evaluation tools and enhance service provision.
Conferences and presentations
'To think what we are doing'- Child Sexual Abuse and Disciplinary Trustworthiness
Invited presentation, Keynote presentation, Tavistock External Trauma Lecture Series, 6/5/2021
Welfare reform, conditionality and sanctioning
Invited presentation, Department of Work and Pensions Area of Research Interest Workshop, Colchester, United Kingdom, 11/2/2019
Mental Health, Stigma and Participation
Social Work Activist Network Annual Conference, Southend-on-Sea, United Kingdom, 20/4/2018
Trauma, Ethics and the importance of listening to survivors
Invited presentation, Division of Clinical Psychology PGQ Annual Conference, Leeds, United Kingdom, 16/3/2018
Trauma and an Ethics of Responsibility
Critical Voices Network Ireland, Ireland, 17/11/2017
This research has implications for policy on... - Why nobody listens to psychologists
British Psychological Society Annual Conference, British Psychological Society Annual Conference, Brighton, United Kingdom, 4/5/2017
Taggart, D (2017) Working with survivors of childhood sexual abuse: An ethical undertaking. Seminar on BPS guidleines on disculosures of historicla sexual abuse. Division of Clincial Psychology Annual Conference, Liverpool.
Liverpool, United Kingdom, 2017
Walker, C., Speed, E. & Taggart, D. (2017) This research has policy implications for... why no one listens to psychologists. British Psychological Society Annual Conference, Brighton.
Brighton, United Kingdom, 2017
Taggart, D (2016) Multiple perspectives on childhood sexual abuse: An illuminating triptych? Launch of BPS guidelines on disclosures of historical abuse, Psychologists and Social Care, Oxford.
Oxford, United Kingdom, 2016
Taggart, D (2016) Anatomised. Panel discussion- Survivor research and Mad Studies- exploring connections. Disabilities conference, Lancaster University.
Lancaster, United Kingdom, 2016
Taggart, D. (2015) An Evaluation of the Positive Choices and MPower interventions: working with adults who have previously had children removed from their care. Concurrent Care Conference, Adoption UK. Belfast.
Belfast, United Kingdom, 2015
Speed, E. and Taggart, D. (2013) Necessity as the Mother of Austerity, invited symposium paper at 9th European Congress of Community Psychology, Naples.
Naples, Italy, 2013
Taggart, D. & Define Normal Project Team (2011). Walk in my Shoes: An experiential training resource for teaching mental health professionals. Community Psychology: Critical Issues. 8th European Congress of Community Psychology. York St John University.
York, United Kingdom, 2011
Franks, W. & Taggart, D.(2010). Working with young people to develop training for mental health professionals. UK Community Psychology Conference, Plymouth University.
Plymouth, United Kingdom, 2010
Taggart, D. & GYRAP. (2007).The impact of stigma on young people who use mental health services: A service user led research study. UK Community Psychology Conference, York St John University.
York, United Kingdom, 2007
Teaching and supervision
Current teaching responsibilities
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Clinical Research 1 (HS763)
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Clinical Research 2 (HS773)
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Personal and Professional Development 2 (HS774)
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Clinical Intervention and Skills 3 (HS785)
Previous supervision
Degree subject: Clinical Psychology (D Clin Psych)
Degree type: Professional Doctorate
Awarded date: 9/6/2021
Degree subject: Clinical Psychology (D Clin Psych)
Degree type: Professional Doctorate
Awarded date: 29/4/2021
Degree subject: Clinical Psychology (D Clin Psych)
Degree type: Professional Doctorate
Awarded date: 30/10/2020
Degree subject: Clinical Psychology (D Clin Psych)
Degree type: Professional Doctorate
Awarded date: 1/5/2020
Degree subject: Clinical Psychology (D Clin Psych)
Degree type: Professional Doctorate
Awarded date: 29/11/2019
Degree subject: Clinical Psychology (D Clin Psych)
Degree type: Professional Doctorate
Awarded date: 1/11/2019
Degree subject: Clinical Psychology (D Clin Psych)
Degree type: Professional Doctorate
Awarded date: 1/11/2019
Degree subject: Clinical Psychology (D Clin Psych)
Degree type: Professional Doctorate
Awarded date: 1/11/2019
Degree subject: Clinical Psychology (D Clin Psych)
Degree type: Professional Doctorate
Awarded date: 24/10/2018
Degree subject: Clinical Psychology (D Clin Psych)
Degree type: Professional Doctorate
Awarded date: 24/10/2018
Degree subject: Clinical Psychology (D Clin Psych)
Degree type: Professional Doctorate
Awarded date: 24/10/2018
Degree subject: Clinical Psychology (D Clin Psych)
Degree type: Professional Doctorate
Awarded date: 6/7/2018
Degree subject: Clinical Psychology (D Clin Psych)
Degree type: Professional Doctorate
Awarded date: 6/7/2018
Degree subject: Clinical Psychology (D Clin Psych)
Degree type: Professional Doctorate
Awarded date: 18/4/2018
Degree subject: Clinical Psychology (D Clin Psych)
Degree type: Professional Doctorate
Awarded date: 16/3/2018
Degree subject: Clinical Psychology (D Clin Psych)
Degree type: Professional Doctorate
Awarded date: 8/3/2017
Degree subject: Clinical Psychology (D Clin Psych)
Degree type: Professional Doctorate
Awarded date: 22/12/2016
Degree subject: Clinical Psychology (D Clin Psych)
Degree type: Professional Doctorate
Awarded date: 19/10/2016
Degree subject: Clinical Psychology (D Clin Psych)
Degree type: Professional Doctorate
Awarded date: 10/5/2016
Degree subject: Clinical Psychology (D Clin Psych)
Degree type: Professional Doctorate
Awarded date: 31/3/2016
Degree subject: Clinical Psychology (D Clin Psych)
Degree type: Professional Doctorate
Awarded date: 24/11/2015
Degree subject: Clinical Psychology (D Clin Psych)
Degree type: Professional Doctorate
Awarded date: 20/5/2015
Degree subject: Clinical Psychology (D Clin Psych)
Degree type: Professional Doctorate
Awarded date: 31/3/2015
Degree subject: Clinical Psychology (D Clin Psych)
Degree type: Professional Doctorate
Awarded date: 26/3/2015
Degree subject: Clinical Psychology (D Clin Psych)
Degree type: Professional Doctorate
Awarded date: 20/6/2014
Degree subject: Clinical Psychology (D Clin Psych)
Degree type: Professional Doctorate
Awarded date: 25/3/2014
Publications
Journal articles (24)
Mehta, J., Taggart, D., Clifford, E. and Speed, E., (2021). “They say jump, we say how high?” conditionality, sanctioning and incentivising disabled people into the UK labour market. Disability and Society. 36 (5), 681-701
Taggart, D., Rouf, K., Hisham, IBI., Duckworth, L. and Sweeney, A., (2021). Trauma, mental health and the COVID-19 crisis: are we really all in it together?. Journal of Mental Health. 30 (4), 401-404
Douglas, C., Wood, L. and Taggart, D., (2021). Recovery priorities of people with psychosis in acute mental health in-patient settings: a Q-methodology study.. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 1-14
Emrich, L., Wood, L. and Taggart, D., (2021). The subjective experience of recovery from psychosis in an acute mental health inpatient setting. Psychosis. 13 (2), 1-12
Mason, C., Taggart, D. and Broadhurst, K., (2020). Parental Non-Engagement within Child Protection Services—How Can Understandings of Complex Trauma and Epistemic Trust Help?. Societies. 10 (4), 93-93
Speed, E. and Taggart, D., (2019). Stigma and Mental Health: Exploring Potential Models to Enhance Opportunities for a Parity of Participation. Journal of Ethics in Mental Health. 10 (VI)
Taggart, D., (2018). Trauma and an Ethics of Responsibility. Clinical Psychology Forum (302), 4-4
Taggart, D., (2018). Community psychology as a process of citizen participation in health policy: Comment on “the rise of post-truth populism in pluralist liberal democracies: Challenges for health policy”. International Journal of Health Policy and Management. 7 (2), 180-182
Walker, C., Speed, E. and Taggart, D., (2018). Overrated- Our capacity to impact policy Underrated- Psychological expertise in informal settings. The Psychologist. 31 (6), 40-45
Walker, C., Speed, E. and Taggart, D., (2018). The psychological expertise in informal settings. Psychologist. 31 (6), 43-44
Conway, A., Pilgrim, D., Rouf, K. and Taggart, D., (2018). False memories - A call for clarity. Psychologist. 31 (6), 4-4
McPherson, S., Andrews, L., Taggart, D., Cox, P., Pratt, R., Smith, V. and Thandi, J., (2018). Evaluating integrative services in edge-of-care work. Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law. 40 (3), 299-320
Walker, C., Speed, E. and Taggart, D., (2018). Turning psychology into policy: a case of square pegs and round holes?. Palgrave Communications. 4 (1), 108-108
Taggart, D., (2018). Introduction to special feature on welfare rights: Austerity from above, resistance from below. Asylum- Magazine for Democratic Psychiatry. 25 (3), 4-5
Sweeney, A. and Taggart, D., (2018). (Mis)understanding trauma informed approaches in mental health. Journal of Mental Health. 27 (5), 383-387
Mehta, J., Clifford, E., Taggart, D. and Speed, E., (2018). When your mental health disappears overnight: Constant anxiety of benefit sanctions is toxic for mental health of disabled people. Clinical Psychology Forum. 312 (312), 4-6
Taggart, D., (2018). Community Psychology as a Process of Citizen Participation in Health Policy; Comment on “The Rise of Post-truth Populism in Pluralist Liberal Democracies: Challenges for Health Policy. International Journal of Health Policy and Management. 6 (2), 180-182
Cox, P., Barratt, C., Blumenfeld, F., Rahemtulla, Z., Taggart, D. and Turton, J., (2017). Reducing recurrent care proceedings: initial evidence from new interventions. Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law. 39 (3), 332-349
Taggart, D., (2017). Are we part of a rigged system?. Psychologist. 30 (2), 78-79
Taggart, D., McCauley, C. and Smithhurst, S., (2017). ‘I’m paying for my son’s upbringing with other people’s wages’. Community psychology praxis in a Sure Start Children’s Centre: The Great Yarmouth Father’s Project. Clinical Psychology Forum (293), 46-50
Taggart, D., (2017). Anatomised. Asylum magazine for democratic psychiatry. 24 (1), 29-31
Taggart, D., (2016). Notes from the underground: Some reflections on clinical psychology's role in responding to historical and institutional child sexual abuse. Clinical Psychology Forum (286), 6-9
Taggart, D., Franks, W., Osborne, O. and Collins, S., (2013). We are the ones asking the questions': The experiences of young mental health service users conducting research into stigma. Educational and Child Psychology. 30 (1), 61-71
Taggart, D. and Speed, E., (2012). It’s your problem but you need us to help you fix it: The paradox at the heart of the IAPT agenda. , Asylum Magazine for Democratic Psychiatry-Special Issue on Anti-Capitalism and Mental Health,. 19 (3), 23-24
Book chapters (4)
Taggart, D. and Rouf, K., Do no harm? Hearing and responding to victims and survivors. In: Memory in Dispute- 2nd Edition. Editors: Sinason, V., . Routledge
Taggart, D., “Are you experienced?”- The use of experiential knowledge in mental health and its contribution to Mad Studies. In: Routledge Handbook of Mad Studies- Critical International perspectives on doing Mad Studies
Taggart, D., Nye, C., Taylor, J., Solstice, J., Harrison, M., Bryant, R., Clark, S. and Franks, W., The Define Normal Project. In: New ideas for new times: A handbook of innovative community and clinical psychologies. Palgrave Macmillan
Taggart, D., Thomas, C., Pratt, R. and Smith, V., (2017). Norfolk Parent-Infant Mental Health Attachment Project (PRIMAP): working towards integration in attachment, mental health and social care. In: Transforming Infant Wellbeing Research, Policy and Practice for the First 1001 Critical Days. Editors: Leach, P., . Routledge. 261- 271. 9781138689534
Conferences (2)
Thornton, A., McPherson, S. and Taggart, D., (2019). Women's experiences of the process of recovery from birth trauma: a grounded theory
Taggart, D., (2018). Invited Keynote- "Are you experienced? The use of experiential knowledge in mental health."
Reports and Papers (3)
Mehta, J., Clifford, E., Taggart, D. and Speed, E., "Where your mental health disappears overnight: Disabled people's experiences of the Employment and Support Allowance Work Related Activity Group
Sweeney, A. and Taggart, D., (2019). Embedding trauma informed approaches in adult social care- Frontline Briefing
Taggart, D., (2018). Trauma Informed Approaches with Young People
Other (7)
Rouf, K. and Taggart, D., Is there justice for trauma survivors?
Taggart, D., mehta, J. and Speed, E., Constant anxiety of benefit sanctions is toxic for mental health of disabled people
McPherson, S., Beresford, P., Speed, E. and Taggart, D., Cost of Living blog: Beyond the academy - democratising user involvement in health & social care
Taggart, D., (2018).Trauma informed responses ion relationship based practice,Research in Practice
Taggart, D. and Walker, C., (2015).Measuring Ideology,Cost of LIving Blog
Taggart, D., (2015).The paradox of stigma in mental health,Cost of Living Blog
Taggart, D., (2013).Nudge, nudge, push, shove,Cost of Living Blog
Grants and funding
2019
Trauma informed care- working with commissioners to develop trauma informed practice across agencies working in the areas of domestic violence and drug and alcohol dependency. A one day facilitated workshop.
Devon County Council
Edge of Care Service Evaluation
Family Action
2018
Research in Practice. Evaluation tool's users guide for local authorities
The Dartington Hall Trust
Research in Practice. Evaluation tool's users guide for local authorities
The Dartington Hall Trust
2015
Analysis of data from an evalution of the Norfolk Perinatal infant mental health service (PIMHS)
Norfolk & Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
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