Jennifer Clegg

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• workRoom B127 Medical School
  Queen's Medical Centre
  Nottingham
  NG7 2UH
  UK
• work0115 823 0251
• fax0115 823 0231
• jennifer.clegg@nottingham.ac.uk

Biography

Dr Jennifer Clegg worked for three years in the Royal Scottish National Hospital from 1976, where around two thousand children and adults lived. Seeing the difficulties of patients and staff in such an environment and the problems with enacting change was a foundational experience for her and she has been continuously involved with people with learning disabilities since that time.

She qualified in Clinical Psychology via a diploma from the British Psychological Society in 1981 before moving to Exeter, where she contributed to the closure of the Royal Western Counties Institution, Starcross. She then moved to work for Bury Health Authority, outside Manchester, and it was here that her contact with the stimulation that a university provides made her want to get more involved in research.

In the mid-eighties when the University of Nottingham opened the Department of Mental Handicap, she took three years out to study for a PhD at the University before being appointed to her current post, which combines research with service provision. In 1999 she achieved her Diploma in Family Therapy from the University of Leeds. She has been, and continues to be, supported by Nottinghamshire Healthcare Trust, which values the importance of research in the improvement of services, as recently demonstrated by their funding of the Counterpoint Conference. This conference was organised by Dr Clegg and hosted international and national experts to debate the forefront issues of services. Proceedings can be downloaded from http://www3.interscience.wiley.comjournal/123300905/issue.

2012 day workshops include Ideas Exchange: emerging good practice in specialist ID ATUs; and Being, Belonging, Becoming about psychological-mindedness for ID staff. Jennifer will be speaking about Beyond the social-medical binary at the BPS History & Philosophy of Psychology annual conference, University of Oxford this April; and on two main topics at IASSID Halifax Nova Scotia this July: Helping people with PMID in residential services to develop a sense of belonging; and Short breaks for young adults and respite for parents. Current research projects examine the feasibility of psychomotor therapy, and the reliability of an attachment measure.

Expertise Summary

• Understanding research evidence about services, philosophies including the ethics that shape services, and looking for opportunities to refresh services driven by either of these.
• Research ideas and how to draw them into practice.
• Bridging the gap between the clinical and the academic.

Teaching Summary

Dr Clegg occasionally teaches on postgraduate modules at Sheffield University, the University of Nottingham and the University of Leicester. She teaches in particular on systemic family therapy,… read more

Research Summary

Dr Clegg's current work involves gathering data from a variety of sources on transition from child to adult services, with particular attention to ideas that drive services and how people and systems… read more

Recent Publications

• PILNICK, A., CLEGG, J., MURPHY, E and ALMACK, K., 2011. 'Just being selfish for my own sake ...': balancing the views of young adults with intellectual disabilities and their carers in transition planning The Sociological Review. 59(2), 303-323
• MURPHY, E., CLEGG, J. and ALMACK, K., 2011. Constructing Adulthood in Discussions About the Futures of Young People With Moderate-Profound Intellectual Disabilities Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities. 24, 61-73
• POTE, H., MAZON. T and CLEGG, J. & KING, S., 2011. Vulnerability and protection talk: Systemic therapy process with people with intellectual disability Journal of Intellectual Disability Research. 36(2), 105-117 (In Press.)
• PILNICK, A, CLEGG, J and MURPHY, E. & ALMACK, K., 2010. Questioning the answer: Questioning style, choice and self-determination in interactions with young people with Intellectual Disabilities. Sociology of Health & Illness. 32(3), 415-436

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Dr Clegg occasionally teaches on postgraduate modules at Sheffield University, the University of Nottingham and the University of Leicester. She teaches in particular on systemic family therapy, attachment and LD, and qualitative research methods.

Current Research

Dr Clegg's current work involves gathering data from a variety of sources on transition from child to adult services, with particular attention to ideas that drive services and how people and systems co-operate in the delivery of services. She is particularly interested in the influence of human interaction in the construction and delivery of services. Her results are sometimes derived from data, and are sometimes philosophical.

• PILNICK, A., CLEGG, J., MURPHY, E and ALMACK, K., 2011. 'Just being selfish for my own sake ...': balancing the views of young adults with intellectual disabilities and their carers in transition planning The Sociological Review. 59(2), 303-323
• MURPHY, E., CLEGG, J. and ALMACK, K., 2011. Constructing Adulthood in Discussions About the Futures of Young People With Moderate-Profound Intellectual Disabilities Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities. 24, 61-73
• POTE, H., MAZON. T and CLEGG, J. & KING, S., 2011. Vulnerability and protection talk: Systemic therapy process with people with intellectual disability Journal of Intellectual Disability Research. 36(2), 105-117 (In Press.)
• PILNICK, A, CLEGG, J and MURPHY, E. & ALMACK, K., 2010. Questioning the answer: Questioning style, choice and self-determination in interactions with young people with Intellectual Disabilities. Sociology of Health & Illness. 32(3), 415-436
• CLEGG, J.A and MURPHY, E. & ALMACK, K., 2010. Transition: A moment of change. In: G. GRANT, P. RAMCHARAN, M.FLYNN & M. RICHARDSON, ed., Learning Disability: A life-cycle approach 2nd. Open University Press/McGraw-Hill.
• CLEGG, J., 2010. Introduction to Counterpoint Journal of Intellectual Disability Research. 54(1), 1-4
• CLEGG, J. A., 2010. Emerging themes Journal of Intellectual Disability Research. 54(supp 1.), 73-78
• CLEGG, J. A. & LANSDALL-WELFARE, R., 2010. From autonomy to relationships: productive engagement with uncertainty. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research. 54(supp 1), 66-72
• ALMACK K, CLEGG J, MURPHY E, 2009. Parental negotiations of the moral terrain of risk in relation to young people with learning disabilities. Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology. 19(4), 286-299
• SCHNEIDER, J. & CLEGG, J., 2009. Health and social needs of people with low intelligence. Mental Health Review Journal. 14(2), 22-27
• CLEGG JA, 2008. Exploding the semantic horizon Philosophy, Psychiatry and Psychology. 14(3), 233-235
• WILSON N, CLEGG J, HARDY G, 2008. What informs and shapes ethical practice in intellectual disability? Journal of Intellectual Disability Research. 52, 608-617
• CLEGG JA, 2008. Holding services to account Journal of Intellectual Disability Research. 52, 581-587
• CLEGG J, MURPHY E, ALMACK K, HARVEY A, 2008. Tensions around inclusion: reframing the moral horizon Applied Research in Intellectual Disability. 21, 81-94
• MITCHELL, A., CLEGG, J. and FURNISS, F., 2006. Exploring the meaning of trauma with adults with intellectual disabilities. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities. 19(2), 131-142
• MITCHELL, A. and CLEGG, J., 2005. Is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder a helpful concept for adults with intellectual disability? Journal of Intellectual Disability Research. VOL 49(NUMBER 7), 552-559
• CLEGG,J.A., MURPHY,E., ALMACK,K. and HARVEY,A., 2005. How relevant is the value of inclusion to young people with moderate-profound intellectual disability? (Abstract DG68) In: International Human Science Research Conference.
• CLEGG,J.A., 2005. Understanding intellectually disabled clients in clinical psychology. In: Disability and Psychology: Critical introductions and reflections Palgrave Macmillan Ltd, Basingstoke, UK.
• CLEGG,J.A., 2005. Psychology. In: FITZPATRICK, T., PASCALL, G., KWON, HUCK-JU, MIDGELY, J. and MANNING, N, eds., International Encyclopedia of Social Policy Routledge.
• CLEGG, J.A., 2005. Supporting transitions. In: BAUM, S. & LYNGAARD, H., ed., Family therapy in intellectual disability London: Karnac.
• CLEGG,J.A., 2004. How can services become more ethical?. In: LINDSAY,W.R., TAYLOR, J.L. and STURMEY, P, eds., Offenders with Developmental Disabilities John Wiley & Sons. 91-108
• CLEGG, J., 2004. Practice in focus: A hermeneutic approach to research ethics British Journal of Learning Disabilities. VOL 32(NUMBER 4), 186-190
• CLEGG, J. and LANSDALL-WELFARE, R., 2003. Death, disability, and dogma Philosophy, Psychiatry & Psychology. 10(1), 67-79
• CLEGG, J. and LANSDALL-WELFARE, R., 2003. Living with contested knowledge and partial authority Philosophy, Psychiatry & Psychology. 10(1), 99-102
• CLEGG, J.A., 2003. The ideal proxy informant Newsletter of the Network on Ethics and Intellectual Disabilities. 7(2), 1-5
• CLEGG, J. and SHEARD, C., 2002. Challenging behaviour and insecure attachment Journal of Intellectual Disability Research. 46(6), 503-506
• CLEGG, J., 2002. Ethics Committees in Human Service Organisations for People with Learning Disabilities in the Netherlands Tizard Learning Disability Review. VOL 7(PART 2), 40-43
• ROBERTSON, J. and CLEGG, J., 2002. Dilemmas in the community risk management of sexually offensive behaviour British Journal of Learning Disabilities. VOL 30(PART 4), 171-175
• SHEARD, C., CLEGG, J., STANDEN, P. and CROMBY, J., 2001. Bullying and people with severe intellectual disability Journal of Intellectual Disability Research. 45(5), 407-415
• CLEGG, J., 2000. Beyond ethical individualism Journal of Intellectual Disability Research. VOL 44(PART 1), 1-11
• CLEGG, J, 1999. Ethics and intellectual disability. Current Opinion in Psychiatry. 12(5), 537-41
• CLEGG, J.A., 1997. Review of Scaife, J. (1995) Surviving training 110(36),
• CLEGG, J.A., 1997. Conference Reports: History and Philosophy Conference The Psychologist. 10(7), 293-294
• CLEGG, J.A., STANDEN, P.J. and JONES, G., 1996. Striking the balance: a grounded theory analysis of staff perspectives British Journal of Clinical Psychology. 35(2), 249-64
• CLEGG,J.A., 1996. Psychotherapy in Learning Disabilities British Journal of Clinical Psychology. 35(2), 321-322
• BRIAN G. BELL and JENNIFER CLEGG, An Ecological Approach to Reducing the Social Isolation Of People with an Intellectual Disability Ecological Psychology. (In Press.)