Everybody's Voice
Getting involved
Do you want to help shape the future of clinical psychology services (see what a clinical psychologist is)? Have you or someone you care for used:-
- Mental Health Services?
- Psychological Therapy Services?
What we do
We are involved with and influence the course in various ways, for example, who is selected for the training course by helping interview both staff and trainees, teaching of trainees on the course, developing and thinking about clinical placements, and in the research that the trainees undertake.
Who can attend
The group is made up of people who have used mental health services, or have met with a psychologist, or care for or have family who have.
All ages can attend and you are welcome to bring a companion if you wish, especially to your first few meetings. We encourage participation from individuals of all backgrounds, especially those from marginalized communities, to ensure diverse perspectives and consider intersectionality in our meetings.
We can provide extra support to ensure everyone can participate in EBV. If you need any reasonable adjustments, we are happy to assist. This could include meeting you in the foyer to guide you to the room, providing photographs of meeting rooms ahead of time, or sending email reminders a week before meetings. Please let us know how we can best support you.
When and where do we meet?
The main group currently meets every 6-8 weeks. This usually alternates on a Thursday or Friday, usually about midday. Meetings usually consist of a combination of service users, carers, tutors, and trainees from the Leeds DClin course. There are hot drinks and often fruit, cakes and biscuits at our meetings!
We encourage people to come to meetings in-person as we really value meeting people, though also realise that this does not suit everyone, so there is always a hybrid option. Meetings are held in the Worsley building at Leeds university (see a map of the university campus and photo of the building). A walkthrough of the main entrance to the lift is at the bottom of this page.
You don’t have to come to every meeting and once you have been there are lots of ways you can be involved.
Accessibility
There is no car park within 200m. Marked on street Blue Badge parking bays are available and located on Clarendon Way. There is step-free access at multiple entrances and throughout the building. Wayfinding signage is provided. The Worsley Building is designed to be accessible and accommodating service animals is part of that commitment. Accessible toilet facilities are located on all floors with standard male and female toilet facilities located on all floors. Gender neutral toilet facilities are located on all floors. Baby changing facilities are located on level 8.
The fire alarm gets tested at 8:15am on a Wednesday.
Payment structure
All tasks will be seen as ‘Expert Advisor’ roles e.g. teaching, planning meeting attendance etc will be paid at an hourly rate for involvement and out of pocket expenses will be reimbursed. There is a minimum payment of at least one hour’s pay and the hourly rate is based on the real living wage amount. View our payment policy and procedure.
Are you interested? Want to get involved?
We always want to welcome new members. If you’d like more information or would like to organise to come to a meeting then please email us. We are happy to chat with you about it.
We aim to engender a safe, open, welcoming culture without judgement. We actively encourage everyone (staff, trainees, service users) to talk about their own mental health, recognising that mental health has a continuum that we are all on. We are all human and we all experience stress and distress. We believe “it’s OK not to be OK”. We value the sharing of experience: it’s how we support each other and learn together.
‘Everybody's Voice…Everybody Benefits’