Our Trainers

Our trainers are unsurpassed in terms of both academic and clinical expertise. With a wealth of experience between them, our trainers are committed to providing you with the skills you need.

Rich Bell: Rich has worked in the field of health and social care since 2001. Initially working in the field of learning disabilities in a variety of roles including supported living and community support. He then moved into the field of mental health and has worked in a variety of roles including community support work, service management and managing strategic projects focusing on dual diagnosis and service user involvement.

Academic Background

Rich completed a BA in Sociology at Leeds University in 2001. In 2012 he completed his Msc in Mental Health Practice at Leeds Metropolitan University, the dissertation focused a service evaluation of Leeds Dual Diagnosis Project.

Publications

Richard Bell, (2014) "A multi-agency evaluation of the Leeds Dual Diagnosis care co-ordination protocol", Advances in Dual Diagnosis, Vol. 7 Iss: 4, pp.162 – 184.
http://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/pdfplus/10.1108/ADD-02-2014-0009

Mark Holland, Richard Bell, Liz Hughes, (2012) "The importance of local and regional networks in supporting dual diagnosis in clinical practice", Advances in Dual Diagnosis, Vol. 5 Iss: 4, pp.185 – 188.
http://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/abs/10.1108/17570971211281684

When Rich is not delivering training, he enjoys travelling, cooking (Asian dishes are his speciality) and practising yoga.
Catriona Palin: Catriona has a background in healthcare, having joined the NHS in 2008 and spent five years working in various service and project management roles, in both acute and primary care settings. In 2013 she moved to the voluntary sector, becoming one of the first members of staff in a Leeds-based specialist sexual violence support organisation. There her role included training design and delivery, coordinating service user involvement, communications and marketing and external partnership work.

Catriona completed an MA (hons) in Politics at the University of Dundee in 2007. In 2011 she completed an MSc in Health and Public Leadership at the University of Birmingham. The dissertation centred on the findings from a series of focus groups with young people accessing healthcare at a children’s hospital and how appropriate they felt this environment was for their age group.

Outside of work, Catriona is kept busy by her three children. The whole family enjoy getting out into nature together for walks. Catriona also enjoys reading and attending live music performances, although not at the same time!
Freelance trainers: CL Training also employs a team of freelance trainers whom we use to deliver specific courses. All are highly skilled and experienced trainers and specialists in their particular subject areas.