Roz Shafran (born January 1, 1970) is a British consultant clinical psychologist who is Professor of Translational Psychology at the UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health. She is particularly known for her pioneering research on perfectionism and its effects on mental health, as well as her leadership in creating and directing the Charlie Waller Institute.

Roz Shafran
Born (1970-01-01) 1 January 1970 (age 54)
Alma materUniversity of Oxford
King's College London
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity College London
ThesisAn investigation into the cognitive-behavioural model of obsessive-compulsive disorder (O.C.D.) : can this be reconciled with a neurological deficit model? (1995)

Early life and education

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Shafran was born in London and attended North London Collegiate School. She studied experimental psychology at St Edmund Hall, Oxford University in 1991.[citation needed] She later obtained her Ph.D. from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience in 1995.[1] Her research, which focussed on obsessive–compulsive disorder, laid the foundation for her later work in clinical psychology.[1] She qualified as a clinical psychologist and was accredited as a CBT therapist.[2] Shafran worked as a Killam Post-Doctoral Fellowship at the University of British Columbia under Jack Rachman.[3] At the time, she was volunteering at Great Ormond Street Hospital, where she became interested in medically unexplained symptoms. She worked alongside Rachel Bryant-Waugh on eating disorders. Her interests in obsessive compulsive disorder and eating disorders motivated her to work with Christopher Fairburn at the University of Oxford.[3]

Career

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Shafran moved to the University of Reading as the Charlie Waller Chair of Evidence-Based Psychological Treatment, where he founded and directed the Charlie Waller Institute of Evidence-Based Psychological Treatment.[4][5] In 2013 Shafran was appointed a professor at UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, where she works to improve access to effective psychological therapies and developing new interventions.[citation needed]

Shafran investigates perfectionism, a transdiagnostic factor linked to multiple psychological disorders.[6] Her work has significantly advanced the understanding of how perfectionism contributes to mental health issues, leading to the development of specialised interventions. Her research extends to the mental health of children with chronic physical conditions, the psychological impact of long COVID in young people,[7] and the development of low-intensity psychological treatments for children with epilepsy.[8]

The psychological medicine research team Shafran developed and leads at UCL was recognised by the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services for "The Lucy Project", a drop-in mental health booth that provided accessible, low-intensity early interventions for young people and their families who were concerned about mental health.[9] The booth was named after Lucy Van Pelt, the character from Peanuts.[10] The booth received The BMJ's Mental Health Team of the Year Award in 2021.[11][12]

Awards and honours

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Selected publications

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Books

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  • Roz Shafran; Ursula Saunders; Alice Welham (2022). How to cope when your child can't: comfort, help and hope for parents. London: Constable & Robinson. ISBN 9781472139016. OCLC 1289262535.
  • Sarah Egan; Tracey Wade; Roz Shafran; Martin M. Antony (2014). Cognitive-behavioral treatment of perfectionism. New York: Guilford Press. ISBN 9781462516988. OCLC 869527465.
  • Roz Shafran; Sarah Egan; Tracey Wade; Peter J. Cooper (2010). Overcoming perfectionism: a self-help guide using cognitive behavioral techniques (1st ed.). London: Constable & Robinson. ISBN 9781845297428. OCLC 646075750.

Articles

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References

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  1. ^ a b "An investigation into the cognitive-behavioural model of obsessive-compulsive disorder (O.C.D.) : can this be reconciled with a neurological deficit model?". WorldCat.org. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
  2. ^ "Spotlight on Professor Roz Shafran". UCL Population Health Sciences. May 11, 2023. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "In Conversation... Prof. Roz Shafran". ACAMH. October 11, 2019. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
  4. ^ "An audience with Professor Roz Shafran". OCD-UK. May 16, 2023. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
  5. ^ "Roz Shafran". pesi.co.uk. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
  6. ^ Cocozza, Paula (July 17, 2018). "'My brain feels like it's been punched': the intolerable rise of perfectionism". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
  7. ^ "First findings from world's largest study on long COVID in children and young people". nihr.ac.uk. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
  8. ^ "New treatment could transform the mental health of children with epilepsy". UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health. March 8, 2024. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
  9. ^ Catanzano, Matteo; Bennett, Sophie D; Tibber, Marc S; Coughtrey, Anna E; Liang, Holan; Heyman, Isobel; Shafran, Roz (May 18, 2021). "A Mental Health Drop-In Centre Offering Brief Transdiagnostic Psychological Assessment and Treatment in a Paediatric Hospital Setting: A One-Year Descriptive Study". International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18 (10): 5369. doi:10.3390/ijerph18105369. ISSN 1660-4601. PMC 8157880. PMID 34069973.
  10. ^ "The Lucy Project lands mental health award". gosh.nhs.uk. November 12, 2021.
  11. ^ "The 2021 BMJ Awards Showcase | Watch our short minute videos". The BMJ Awards. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
  12. ^ "Award-winning mental health service is a "game-changer", say psychologists". BPS. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
  13. ^ "The appliance of science". BPS. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
  14. ^ "Leading lights celebrated in the ACAMH Awards". ACAMH (Press release). June 5, 2019. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
  15. ^ "BABCP | British Association for Behavioural & Cognitive Psychotherapies > About > Fellows". babcp.com. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
  16. ^ "The Psychological Medicine team won the BMJ's Mental Health Team of the Year Award". Children and Young People's Mental Health (Press release). November 28, 2022. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
  17. ^ "Prof Roz Shafran". UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health (Press release). January 20, 2023. Retrieved September 18, 2024.