Alicia Powell
Alicia is a Senior Lecturer in Mental Health Nursing and a Course Leader at the University of West London. Alicia has a wealth of clinical experience working within NHS Mental Health services between 2001 and 2019 in a variety of roles and services including forensic settings, acute inpatient services, Community Mental Health Teams, assessment services and within Access and Urgent Care referrals and crisis services.
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Qualifications
- BSC (Hons) Mental Health Nursing,
- BSc (Psychology Major),
- FHEA – Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (HEA),
- PG Cert – Education.
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Awards
Academic Professional ApprenticeshipUWL Teaching Excellence Award for Embedding Employability within the Curriculum to Support Professional Employment of Students -
Memberships
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
Teaching
Alicia joined the College of Nursing, Midwifery and Healthcare in 2019 and teaches a wide range of nursing students and other healthcare disciplines. Alicia holds various leadership roles including Course Leadership and Module Leadership.
Research
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Research and publications
Thompson, F., Trenoweth, S. and Powell, A. (2017) Risk Assessment. In: Trenoweth, S. and Moone, N. (eds) Psychosocial Assessment in Mental Health. SAGE, London.
Trenoweth, S., Powell, A. and Allymamod, W (2016) The Principles of Caring for People with Mental Health Problems. In: Peate, I. Wild, K. and Nair, D. (eds) Nursing Practice Knowledge, Skills and Competencies
(2nd Ed.) John Wiley and Sons, Chichester.
Elder, R. and Powell, A. (2014) Settings for mental healthcare. In: Elder, R., Evans, K., Nizette, D. and Trenoweth, S (eds) Mental Health Nursing A Manual for Practice. Churchill Livingstone Elsevier, London. -
Conferences
University College Hospital London - Guest Presenter at the London Simulation Network Conference - April 2024
University of West London - Presenter at the Festival of Teaching and Learning - July 2023