Committees, Groups and Lists

Patrons

  • Sir Richard Bowlby
  • Dr Elaine Arnold OBE
  • Professor Susie Orbach
  • Dr Janina Fisher

Trustees

These are people elected by registered members to oversee the financial and organisational fidelity of the Centre.

  • Sue Berger – acting Chair
  • Richard Cross
  • Suzanne Zeedyk
  • Emma Blackley
  • Casserley Cielo
  • Harry Eastwood
  • Glenn Berry

Legal consultant to the trustees Sarah Vine

The Centre is currently seeking to appoint further trustees.

The Executive Committee

The Executive Committee is the committee responsible for the management of The Bowlby Centre under the oversight of the trustees. It deals with the strategy for The Centre, including financial, organisational and administrative matters, the public interface of the Centre, organisational development, and Bowlby Centre events. It approves all new initiatives within The Centre. Some of this work is carried out through the Committees and Groups who are represented on the Executive Committee, other work is delegated to individuals who report to the committee.

Race consultant to the Executive: Anthea Benjamin

Members: Jo Matthews (CEO), Sue Berger (Chair of Ethics), Sarah Devereux and Tori Settle

Reporting members: Reporting members: Rosalind Grainger (Blues Project) Kate Brown (Editor of the Journal), Victoria Settle and Sarah Devereux (joint Membership and CPD coordinators)

The Executive Committee meets monthly (normally on the third Friday of the month)

Contact: Jo Matthews

Ethics Committee

The Committee monitors all issues related to ethics as laid out in The Bowlby Centre’s Code of Ethics and Practice. It manages complaints in line with the Complaints procedure. It is answerable directly to The Trustees as well as to the Executive. Complaints are received and managed by the Ethics Committee in accordance with The Bowlby Centre Complaints procedure. When necessary, a Complaints panel is put together.

Members: Sue Berger (Chair), Darren Ward and Sophie Melzack.

(The Academic Appeals Procedure is managed by the CTC).

Clinical Training Committee

The CTC is responsible for the management of the training and CPD within The Bowlby Centre. It sets the clinical standards required of Members, Training Therapists, Supervisors and Assessors. It is responsible for recruitment of students and the assessment of applications for Membership from students and from registered psychotherapists wishing to join The Bowlby Centre from other organisations. It oversees the processes for registration and for the progress of trainees, including assessment. It is responsible for managing the Clinical Training Course working closely with the Education Committee. It monitors and approves the Continuing Professional Development requirements for Bowlby Centre members.
Course Tutors are members (ex-officio) of CTC.

Members: Bertie Witt (Chair and Course Tutor), Caroline Adewole (Vice Chair), Lawrence Kilshaw, Beverley Smith, Kate Brown (Course Tutor), Sue Hards (Course Tutor), Roberta Aversa (Course Tutor), Beth Cleveland (Course Tutor) Tori Settle (Post-taught course tutor and APL manager), Mohini Murti Gulati-Olapoju (Course Tutor), Zoe Germaine (Course Tutor).

Secretary to the CTC: TBC
Contact: Bertie Witt (Chair)

Education Committee

The Education Committee is responsible for three main strands. First, it holds responsibility for the continuing development of the curriculum for the 4 year Clinical Training Course. Ensuring that the material is both current, as well as, that it reflects the core values of the Bowlby Centre. Secondly, the committee is responsible for the selection, appointment, development, support and review of teaching staff for the 4 year clinical training. Thirdly, it holds overall responsibility for the development of future avenues of the Clinical Training Course.

Members: Tori Settle (Chair), Bertie Witt and Debbie Zimmerman
Contact: Tori Settle

Referrals Co-ordinator

The Referrals Co-ordinator processes enquiries from individuals seeking Blues therapy with students from The Centre.

Co-ordinator: Rosalind Grainger

The Continuing Professional Development Group

The CTC has a group reporting to it responsible for continuing to create and develop Continuing Professional Development policy and practice. CPD group is responsible for developing policy associated with the requirements for Professional Development of The Bowlby Centre and with creating opportunities for The Centre to support and encourage members’ CPD activities. The group is experimenting with meeting via Skype and normally meets monthly at times to suit members.

Members: Tori Settle (Convenor) and Sarah Devereux
Contact: Tori Settle

The Journal Group

The Journal Group is responsible to the Executive for the production and promotion jointly with Karnacs of The Attachment Journal.

Editor-in-chief: Kate Brown

Deputy Editor: Sally Rose

Book Review Editor: Christian Howes

Poetry Review Editor: Sue Wright

Bowlby Conference Planning Group

This group plans and arranges the annual John Bowlby Memorial Conference. It meets regularly at the Centre and decides on a theme for the conference and arranges speakers and the event.

Conference administrator: Poppy Weston

Publicity

The Publicity Co-ordinator’s role is to help organise events, advertise training and the Bowlby Centre activities. The Co-ordinator promotes attachment theory in the media and public eye and also helps with the publicity around the Attachment journal.

Members: Poppy Weston

Course Tutors

Course Tutors are appointed to be the main contact with The Centre for students on the clinical training until Registration. Their role is to guide and support students through the course. They are an important link with teachers and the Teachers Appointments Group and the Curriculum Development Group and sit ex-officio on the Clinical Training Committee to manage the training and the progress of students through the course.

Intake 2025: Mohini Murti Gulati-Olapoju
Intake 2025 APL – Zoe Germaine
Intake 2024 – Lillian Valchar
Intake 2024 APL – Sarah Devereux
Intake 2024 Certificate – Caroline Adewole
Intake 2023 – Roberta Adversa
Intake 2023 APL – Beth Cleveland
Intake 2022 – Kate Brown
Intake 2022 APL – Myriam LaPlanche
Intake 2021 – Sue Hards
Intake 2020 Beverley Smith
Intake 2019 – Bertie Witt
Intake 2018 – Lawrence Kilshaw
Intake 2017 – Caroline Adewole
Intake 2016 – Bertie Witt
Intake 2015 – Tori Settle
Intake 2014 – Debbie Zimmerman
Intake 2013 – Tori Settle
Intake 2012 – Tori Settle
Intake 2010 – Tori Settle
Intake 2007 – Tori Settle