ACCREDITED TRAINERS
The Association of Narrative Practice in Healthcare offers accreditation to TRAINERS who have completed a recognised training in narrative practice, supervision and teaching, using the model of interactional skills Conversations Inviting Change.
Here are profiles of our current accredited trainers:
Lucy Andrews
Lucy Andrews is a GP and GP trainer and educator in Putney. She has been a GP since 1996 and throughout her career has had an interest in systemic family therapy. She trained as a Conversations Inviting Change facilitator in 2013 and has been part of the team of facilitators since that time. Lucy believes that her systemic therapy, CIC and supervisions skills experience and training are at the core of all aspects of her work. She has 3 teenage sons, and enjoys music, theatre, yoga, running, and walking the dog.
Sarah Divall
Sarah works part time as a GP and spends the rest of her week in medical education. She is Head of School for GP Vocational Training for South London. Sarah has a wide range of experience in medical education. She is an accredited facilitator for Conversations Inviting Change , and has an ILM 7 certificate in executive coaching.
Sue Elliott
Sue has been a GP Principal and Trainer in Hertfordshire for many years. She is particularly interested in good communication skills in the context of adult education. She believes that the conversations that we have in every area of our personal and professional lives contribute to the creation of the meanings and values we live by. She also believes that narrative skills are a vital part of reflective practice. Sue is also an Appraiser for Hertfordshire PCT and teaches Supervision Skills in primary and secondary care.
Jens Foell
Jens Foell trained in Germany in Rehabilitation Medicine with special focus on musculoskeletal disability. He moved to the UK and retrained as GP. He worked in the deindustrialised areas of Northwest and Northeast England, in an inner-city practice and as academic GP in London. Currently he is living in North Wales. His research interests are the management of pain, mental health problems and social issues in community settings with special focus on pain communication. His work activities include substantial service in General Practice alongside educational work as Programme Director for GP Training, Mental Health Act assessments and GP appraisals. His book “Fighting for the Soul of General Practice – the Algorithm will see you now” (co-authored with Rupal Shah) has been published and will be out in January 2024.
Devin Gray
Devin Gray is a GP and Clinical Lead for Adult Safeguarding at a practice in South London. She completed a leadership fellowship seconded to the CQC in 2015/16. Devin has been involved with Conversations Inviting Change since 2014 and was accredited as a CIC trainer in 2021. She has hugely valued the inclusion of narrative practice in her development as a GP and strives to incorporate the CIC approach in her consultations as well as teaching supervision skills through CIC with primary care colleagues. Devin is passionate about improving the quality of patient care through leadership and systems change, and is fascinated by how conversations that invite curiosity and reflection can make an impact on meaningful change at all levels. When not being a GP or chasing after her young family, Devin is to be found running, cycling, paddleboarding, gardening or reigniting her love for playing the piano.
Victoria Holt
Victoria was a GP Principal in North London for many years. She is now the Medical Director of City and Hackney Urgent Healthcare Social Enterprise, GP lead of the Primary Urgent Care Centre in Homerton University Hospital Emergency Department and a GP Appraiser for City and Hackney. She is a teacher of Supervision Skills in primary and secondary care and also supervises GP Registrars doing their ‘out of hours’ training. She has a particular interest in embedding a culture of skilled supervision in healthcare teams and departments. Victoria was assistant course tutor on the professional certificate in Supervision Skills at the Tavistock Clinic 2010-11. When not practising medicine or teaching, Victoria loves to run, swim and cycle, grow vegetables on her shared allotment, and to cook.
Diana Kelly
Diana works part time as a freelance educator and facilitator in health professionals’ education. She has been a CIC accredited trainer since 2016. She was previously Education Advisor at Kings’ College London School of Medicine. She is a member of the Individual Support Team (part of the HEE’s Professional Support Unit) which offers independent support and guidance for HEE trainees facing complex challenges or dilemmas. Diana is a course tutor on the CIC new trainers’ programme for experienced clinical educators who wish to become accredited as CIC trainers.
John Launer http://www.johnlauner.com, http://www.conversationsinvitingchange.com, johnlauner@aol.com
John Launer is a doctor, family therapist, educator and writer. He is an honorary lifetime consultant at the Tavistock Clinic, honorary senior lecturer at Queen Mary University of London, and associate dean at Health Education England. John was the originator, with Caroline Lindsey, of 'Conversations inviting change' (CIC), a model for training in healthcare consultations, individual and group supervision, as well as team facilitation and conflict resolution. John has given presentations and workshops on 'CIC' in every region of the UK and in Europe, Israel, Japan, the United States, Canada and Australia.
Serena North B.M. B.Ch. DCH MRCGP.
Serena is a retired GP Principal, Trainer and Appraiser who has worked in medical and dental adult education for many years. She is trained as an ILM level 7 coach and mentor who has coached senior trainees and young consultants at critical points in their careers. She runs courses on supervision skills, consultation skills and communication skills and has taught colleagues to facilitate a particular approach to professional conversations called ‘Conversations inviting Change’. Serena is a freelance tutor on the Surgical Med.Ed course for Imperial College and is currently helping to develop multi professional learning groups in the South of England. When not focusing on narrative in the context of medical education Serena likes to create the first few lines of poems that never quite come together. She also likes walking on the Downs or as close to the seashore as possible.
Rupal Shah
Rupal is a GP and trainer in Battersea. She also works as an Associate Dean in the Health Education England Professional Development Team in London. She has written many articles about medical education and is a co-author of the memoir “Our Mothers Ourselves”.
Jo Sudell
Jo has been a GP in Hackney for 18 yrs and is a City and Hackney GP appraiser and an undergraduate GP tutor. She teaches supervision skills through Conversations Inviting Change in primary and secondary care and participates in regular peer supervision with GP colleagues. She has found this narrative approach to be immensely helpful in developing reflective practice and managing difficult consultations. When possible Jo loves escaping to her allotment or heading to green spaces in London or beyond with the family, dogs and/or bicycle.
Lee Wax
Lee is a trainer and life-long educator, and was accredited as a ‘Conversations Inviting Change’ facilitator in 2017. She has co-facilitated CIC courses in the UK, Scandinavia and Greece. She also works as a freelance rabbi and educator.
David Wheeler
David was a GP principal and trainer in Greenwich for 25 years. He is an experienced Programme Director for the Greenwich GP Speciality Training Programme and a seminar leader for the King's Undergraduate Medical Education in the Community (KUMEC). David has a particular interest in the role of empathy in supervision and mentoring, and uses his expertise in professional clowning to devise new teaching tools and learning events. David is a member and past president of the West Kent Medico-Chirurgical Society. He is also a longstanding participant in Nose to Nose: an organisation that runs improvisation workshops in clowning to promote personal, emotional and relational development (and to have fun). Other recreational activities include skiing in winter and sailing in summer.
Geoff Wykurz
Geoff has a background in community development and community-oriented medical education. He has a Masters in Health Professions Education from the University of Maastricht and was Head of Department of Community and Collaborative Practice at the University of Westminster until 2007. He now enjoys a freelance career supporting individuals, teams, groups and organisations to explore their challenges and reflect on processes to effect change. He became an accredited Conversations Inviting Change facilitator in 2016 and currently leads communication skills courses at a London hospital. Geoff has a passion for walking among mountains and enjoys working creatively with silver.
Christine Young
Christine is an educationalist and facilitator of group learning who enjoys working in partnership with health professionals to enhance the quality of patient care. She began working in medical education in 2009 by supporting consultants interested in exploring and enhancing their teaching. Since then she has delivered tailor-made programmes of team building, training and facilitation to trusts across London, led communication skills courses and been accredited as a Conversations Inviting Change facilitator. Since 2003, she has also designed and facilitated a wide range of leadership development programmes at the Institute of Education, University College London. Christine enjoys spending time with family and friends, cooking and walking. She also loves going to the theatre and is a huge Stephen Sondheim fan. chreeesta@hotmail.com