Current NHS consultant posts held
I was until September 2017 a Consultant Practitioner Clinical Psychologist working for the NHS in Essex.
Research interests
My research interests are varied and include post-traumatic stress disorder, compassion in a therapeutic context, psychological responses to trauma among older people, sexual compulsivity, the therapeutic relationship, CBT for anxiety among people with dementia, audit and care planning.
Awards received
2009-2012 NHS East of England – Clinical Academic Post Doctoral Fellow, Research award for three years (.2 WTE) to study ‘Barriers to older adult participation in clinical research – the case of reactivated traumatic distress’
1999 - Winner of the Department of Psychology (University of Surrey) Prize for best dissertation (Cross cultural colour cognition: !Xóõ and English compared) and the Russell Wicks Memorial Prize for best student performance in examinations and coursework
Publications
Recent publications include:
Smith, J, Lad, S. & Hiskey, S. (2019) Of Compassion and Men: Using Compassion Focused Therapy in Working with Men. in J. A. Barry et al. (eds.), The Palgrave Handbook of Male Psychology and Mental Health, pp483-531. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-04384-1_24
Hiskey, S. (2018) Compassion focused therapy: The why, the what and the how. Therapy Route. https://www.therapyroute.com/article/compassion-focused-therapy-the-why-the-what-and-the-how-by-s-hiskey
Craig, C, Hiskey, S, Roynan, L, Poz, R & Spector, A. (2018) Compassion Focused Therapy for People with Dementia: A Feasibility Study. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry.
Doncaster, E, Hiskey, S, Andrews, L & McPherson, S (2018) “I’m still fighting for the two of us”: How partners of UK combat veterans construct their experience of living with combat-related trauma. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, doi.org/10.1111/jmft.12340
Lacey, J., Hiskey, S. & Andrews, L. (2017) Compassion focused expressive writing among carers of people with dementia: Some reflections. Faculty for the Psychology of Older People (BPS) Newsletter, pp 14-18.
Tinkl, L & Hiskey, S (2017) Keep NICE and Carry On: Reflections on Evidence Based Practice. Clinical Psychology Forum: Special Issue (CPF Awards 2016), 289, pp 48-52.
McPherson, S. & Hiskey, S (2016) Is the NHS really suffering a crisis of Compassion? Online blog Feb 11th 2016 at http://www.cost-ofliving.net/is-the-nhs-really-suffering-a-crisis-of-compassion/
Hiskey, S., Javenbakht, F. & Troop, N. (2015) Development of the mini-BCIBS: A brief bi-directional measure of posttraumatic growth. European Journal of Psychological Assessment, Published online December 22, 2015. DOI: 10.1027/1015-5759/a000302
McPherson, S., Hiskey, S. & Alderson, Z. (2015) Compassion comes from within”: A qualitative study about working on dementia wards. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 53, 95-104.
Harris, D. & Hiskey, S. (2015) Homework in therapy: A case of it ain't what you do, it's the way that you do it. The Cognitive Behavioural Therapist, 8, e20 (11 pages).
Erskine, J., Kvavilashvili, L., Myers, L., Leggett, S., Davies, S., Hiskey, S., Hogg, J., Yeo, S. Georgiou, G. (2015) A longitudinal investigation of repressive coping and ageing. Aging and Mental Health. DOI:10.1080/13607863.2015.1060941
