Livia Pontes
Parent Governor @Oakgrove School
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WORK HISTORY
Parent Governor @Oakgrove School
Elected representative on the governing board of KET (Kingsbridge Educational Trust), collaborating with school leaders and fellow governors to shape strategic priorities, strengthen accountability, and champion the wellbeing and success of all pupils. Actively involved in reviewing and developing key school policies, with a particular focus on mental health, pastoral care, and behaviour. My role included being a bridge between parents and the school, representing parents’ views and giving them voices.
EDUCATION
King's College London
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Psychosis Summer School
Muncie Southside High School
High School Diploma
University of Sao Paulo-Institute of Psychology
Specialist in Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy, Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy
Albert Ellis Institute
Primary Training Course in Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy
University of Sao Paulo Medical School
Specialist in Neuropsychology, Neuropsychology
Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie
Psychologist and Bachelor in Psychology, Psychology
British Psychological Society
Using CBt to work with PTSD
London
CBT for depression and suicide
King's College London
Cognitive Remediation Therapy Training Course
Institute of Psychiatry-University of Sao Paulo Medical School
Specialist in Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy, Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy
University of Sao Paulo Medical School
Master in Science, Psychiatry
Albert Ellis Institute
Advanced Training Course in Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy
SKILLS
ABOUT LIVIA PONTES
Highly skilled clinical psychologist, expert witness and researcher with 20 years of experience and specialisations in the areas of cognitive-behavioural therapy and 3rd wave CBT, neuropsychology. Author of the first Brazilian book on cognitive training in schizophrenia, published by the largest Brazilian publisher in health sciences (Artmed). Wealth of cross-sector experience within the public and private sectors as well as in primary, secondary and tertiary care, having successfully treated patients of all age ranges with a variety of psychological/psychiatric and neuropsychiatric conditions; Expert witness with experience in general adult mental health, mental capacity, immigration, asylum seekers, human trafficking and medico-legal assessments. Multicultural background, having lived in the USA, Brazil and the United Kingdom, and also having worked in two of the largest Psychiatric Institutes in Latin America, including the largest hospital in Latin America (the Institute of Psychiatry of the University of Sao Paulo Medical School) Sensitive to how different customs, cultures and immigration influence and have an impact on behaviours, cognition, beliefs and mental health in general.
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