Anjali Mehta Chandar
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Lecturer
- Module Convenor: PYMALI (Adapting Low-intensity Practice at Masters level)
- Admissions Tutor for EMHP/CWP/SWP/LI Supervisor courses
Areas of interest
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT): qualified and accredited CBT Therapist, working with children (age 7 and older) and adults, with anxiety and depression.
Adolescent depression: Enjoy supporting teenagers to manage their depression. Have previously supervised and trialled a new adolescent depression treatment protocol (Brief Behavioural Activation, Pass & Reynolds, 2014) in schools as part of a very large research study within the university.
Adolescent autism: Enjoy supporting autistic teenagers in therapy. Interest in understanding how best we can support autistic teenagers and their families to thrive. Have co-authored a book chapter in helping CBT Therapists to better support autistic clients.
Inclusive practice and sense of belonging: I lead initiatives to improve inclusivity within teaching, practice and supervision systems to ensure students feel a sense of belonging, and are therefore more able to thrive.
Research centres and groups
- Sense of Belonging Community of Practice run by Kelly Edmunds
Academic qualifications
- BSc Experimental Psychology from University of Bristol
- Postgraduate Diploma in Evidence Based Psychological Treatment from CWI ÌÇÐÄVlog
- Postgraduate Certificate Academic Practice (PGCAP)
- PGDip in Evidence Based Psychological Treatment (CBT; 2018)
- Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice (PGCAP; 2024)
Awards and honours
- : professional recognition of individuals from a wide variety of different contexts whose higher education (HE) teaching and/or support for learning practice enables them to evidence all 15 of the PSF 2023 Dimensions.
- Teaching and Learning Outstanding Individual Award 2023 (for the redesign of the University Directed Learning (UDL) days within the Charlie Waller Institute).
- Multiple Celebrating Success Awards' (2022-2024).
- Collaboration Award 2025. Nominations for UROP Supervisor of the Year 2023 and Teresa Young Staff Award 2023.