Dr Rory Allott

Dr Rory Allott is a Clinical Psychologist working part-time in the NHS in an Early Intervention Service working with young people (14-35) and their families. Over the last 20 years he has worked in a wide range of settings including a Diabetes resource centre, drugs services and a wide range of mental health services.

Dr Rory Allott was a therapist and researcher on the MIDAS trial (Barrowclough et al., 2010), the largest ever randomised controlled trial of a psychological intervention (MICBT) for people experiencing psychosis and misusing substances. He teaches about supervision and motivational interviewing on the Clinical Psychology Doctoral programmes at the Universities of Manchester and Liverpool.

Primarily a practitioner but with a strong interest in research, Rory has an International reputation for innovation in training and has been invited to deliver several Plenary sessions on Motivational Interviewing. He has several international publications, book chapters and conference presentations on the integration of MI and cognitive behavioural therapy:

Dr Rory Allott

Dr Rory Allott is a Clinical Psychologist working part-time in the NHS in an Early Intervention Service working with young people (14-35) and their families. Over the last 20 years he has worked in a wide range of settings including a Diabetes resource centre, drugs services and a wide range of mental health services.

Dr Rory Allott was a therapist and researcher on the MIDAS trial (Barrowclough et al., 2010), the largest ever randomised controlled trial of a psychological intervention (MICBT) for people experiencing psychosis and misusing substances. He teaches about supervision and motivational interviewing on the Clinical Psychology Doctoral programmes at the Universities of Manchester and Liverpool.

Primarily a practitioner but with a strong interest in research, Rory has an International reputation for innovation in training and has been invited to deliver several Plenary sessions on Motivational Interviewing. He has several international publications, book chapters and conference presentations on the integration of MI and cognitive behavioural therapy:

Invited Plenary Sessions

Allott R. & Earnshaw, P. (2014). MI & CBT: Experts, Experience and Opportunities. International Conference on Motivational Interviewing, Amsterdam.

Allott, R & Earnshaw, P. (2013). What have young people with experience of psychosis taught us about integrating motivational interviewing and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy?

http://www.motiverandesamtal.se/paul-earnshaw-rory-allot-england/

Journal Articles and Book Chapters

Berry, K., Allott, R., Nothard, S., Helmsley, R., Neil, S., Barrowclough, C. , (2014). Predictors of empowerment in people receiving a dual diagnosis of substance misuse and schizophrenia spectrum disorder. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 49 (3), 377.

Allott, R., Wilson, I., and Firn, M. (2012) Dual Diagnosis: Putting policy into practise. In Assertive Outreach in Mental Healthcare. Eds Caroline Williams et al. Chiichester, West Sussex: Wiley.

Jones,S.H., Barrowclough, C., Allott, R. (2011). Integrated Motivational Interviewing and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Bipolar Disorder and Comorbid Substance Misuse. Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy, 18 (5), 426-437.

ALLOTT, R., WELLS, R., MORRISON, A.P., WALKER, R. (2005). Distress in Parkinson’s disease: contributions of disease factors and metacognitive style. British Journal of Psychiatry, 187 (2) 182-183;

Dr Rory Allot is a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT), an international organisation of trainers in motivational interviewing. You can view his profile and more about MINT here.