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Professor Gary Spolander's Supervisions (4)

Child & Adolescent Psychoanalysis
Doctor of Child and Adolescent Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy [DPsychPsych]

Level Doctor of Child and Adolescent Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy [DPsychPsych]
Student KYOKO KOBATAKE
Status Current
Years 2021 - 2025
Project Title Becoming a parent once again: A constructivist grounded theory based on psychoanalytic conversations about emotional experiences of pregnancy, birth and parenting following a loss of a child
Awarding Institution Robert Gordon University
Director of Studies Gary Spolander
Second Supervisor Katrina Forbes-McKay
Additional Supervisor Susan Griffiths

Mental Health Networks
Doctor of Child and Adolescent Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy [DPsychPsych]

Level Doctor of Child and Adolescent Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy [DPsychPsych]
Student VIVIANE RODGERS
Status Current
Years 2021 - 2025
Project Title What impact did the Voice of the Infant, introduced by three composite cases informed by the themes of relationships, staff retention and landscape, have on the development of a co-created infant mental health network in rural Scotland?
Awarding Institution Robert Gordon University
Second Supervisor Gary Spolander
Additional Supervisor Sarah Henderson

Applied Social Studies (Social Work)
Doctor of Philosophy [PhD]

Level Doctor of Philosophy [PhD]
Student Miss Joanna Santos-Petiot
Status Current
Part Time No
Years 2022 - 2028
Project Title The Challenge of Investing in Relationships with Care Experienced Young People: Perceptions of Social Workers in Scotland
Project Description An exploratory and qualitative study analyzing the experiences of social workers of building relationships with care experienced young people in Scotland during and after their transition from care. Particular consideration is given to how social workers experience relational work in the context of the client group and structural features of the role, how they mediate between the two and what the personal impact is for them as practitioners.
Awarding Institution Robert Gordon University
Director of Studies Gary Spolander
Second Supervisor Lucia Ruggerone

Psychology
Doctor of Child and Adolescent Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy [DPsychPsych]

Level Doctor of Child and Adolescent Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy [DPsychPsych]
Student SAMANTHA FERNANDO
Status Current
Years 2017 - 2024
Project Title What are the processes and lived experiences within a child protection pre-birth assessment in Scotland? A Psychoanalytic Appreciative Inquiry
Awarding Institution Robert Gordon University
Director of Studies Kay Cooper
Additional Supervisor Gary Spolander