Samuel Landau

Experience

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  The United Synagogue

  Aug 2010 - Oct 2017

  • Community Rabbi

    Jul 2013 - Oct 2017

  • Youth Rabbi

    Aug 2010 - Jul 2013
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  Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust

  Apr 2013 - Jun 2014

  Assistant Psychologist, IAPT
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  University College London

  Jun 2013 - Jun 2015

  Research Assistant
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  Canterbury Christ Church University

  Oct 2014 - Oct 2017

  Trainee Clinical Psychologist, Salomons

  I worked as a trainee clinical psychologist with placements in community psychosis and mood disorder teams, children and adolescent psychiatric units, LD team integrated with social care, specialist placement in LAC, and Kings Hospital Liaison Team for older adults. My thesis focused on spirituality and mindfulness meditation and was supervised by Professors Chris Barker and Nancy Pistrang and Dr Fergal Jones.

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  Private Practise

  Nov 2017 - now

  Community Clinical Psychologist and Mental Health Activist

  I have a small private practice supporting a diverse range of issues - particularly in the UK where I am the only Orthodox male clinical psychologist in the country. Holding both a rabbinic and clinical psychology platform has offered new opportunities for community-based activism to improve mental health through research and grass-roots interventions; I am the clinical and research lead on two of these projects. I have also run meditation and reflective groups.

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  Neve Yerushalayim College

  Sept 2018 - Mar 2020

  Lecturer, Neve Yerushalayim College

  Taught two courses at post high-school college, accredited by American university (degree level teaching of Jewish material with psychological insights). 1)The psychology of Jewish ethics, 2) Jewish meditation.

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  The United Synagogue

  Mar 2019 - Aug 2024

  Senior Rabbi

  Spiritual, pastoral and educational leader of a synagogue with a membership of 1000 people, across all demographics. Offering spiritual guidance (prayer, meditation, teaching), pastoral support (including bereavement counselling, marital guidance, parenting support) and educational / social activities across the age spectrum. Strategic leadership to guide the direction of the community and further build the membership.

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  Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT)

  Aug 2020 - Feb 2022

  Senior Clinical Psychologist

  There were five strands to my work as senior psychologist within MHLT at Lister Hospital: 1) Inpatients acute psychological assessment, formulation and liaison/intervention, 2) Innovative and responsive outpatient clinic for frequent attenders to A&E and people experiencing medically unexplained symptoms, 3) Staff training and support, 4) Creating thinking spaces for MHLT, 5) Co-running frequent attenders network meetings to create multi-agency care plans for service users.

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  UCL

  Sept 2021 - now

  Honorary Lecturer in Clinical Psychology

  I support the development of trainee clinical psychologists through teaching on masterclasses and facilitating reflective groups focusing on the social GRACES (Burnham, 2012). I am building links with the department to advance my research into community-based psychology and group change processes.

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  SEE (Someone Else's Eyes)

  Jan 2022 - now

  Founder & Director

  SEE is a culture change organisation that draws from the cutting edge of psychology and the richness of ancient wisdom. We use bottom-up group processes in tandem with top-down empowering leadership to bring organisational culture change.