DR CHRISTIANNE POLLOCK
Christianne has a teenage son with autism who is non-verbal and has severe learning disabilities. She has a background in studying interactions of children with severe autism using a methodology called Conversation Analysis (CA) and has presented this work at international conferences as well as co-authoring two book chapters using CA. CA allows a non-deficit approach to be taken when considering interactions of those with autism and learning disabilities, instead seeking to understand how interactions are mutually accomplished.
Christianne works for NHS England as an independent Expert by Experience for the Care and Treatment Review Programme. This was developed following the Winterbourne View scandal and involves working as part of a panel to review the care of adults and young people with autism and/or learning disabilities currently admitted to hospital or at risk of hospital admission.
For the past 2 years Christianne has been working as a support therapist to increase her hands on experience with individuals with learning disabilities and mental health conditions.
Christianne is now training to be a speech and language therapist at Plymouth Marjon University.
PUBLICATIONS AND TALKS
Book chapter: Cordet Smart, Christianne Pollock, Lindsay Aikman and Erica Willougby (2018), “Power struggles in MDT meetings: Using different orders of interaction to understand the interplay of hierarchy, knowledge and accountability”, In Interprofessional Care and Mental Health. A Discursive Exploration of Team Meeting Practices (Cordet Smart and Tim Auburn, eds). Palgrave Macmillan
Book chapter: Timothy Auburn & Christianne Pollock (2013), “Laughter and competence: Children with severe autism using laughter to joke and tease”, In Studies of laughter in interaction (Phillip Glenn, Elisabeth Holt, eds.), Bloomsbury Academic, pp. 135-60.
Pollock, C. and Auburn T. Joking in teaching contexts by children with severe autism. International Conference on Conversation Analysis, 4-8 July 2010, Mannheim, Germany,
Pollock, C. and Auburn T. ‘Laughter is the shortest distance between two people’ (Victor Borge). Laughter in the interactions of children with severe autism. International Conference on Laughter and Humour in Interaction. Huddersfield, 24-25 June 2009
Pollock, C, Auburn, T., Clibbens, J. and Phillips, C. (2008) Interactions of Children with Severe Autism. International Meeting for Autism Research, London, England. 15th – 17th May, 2008
Education
Plymouth Marjon University, 2018 – current BSc (Hons) Speech and Language Therapy
Plymouth University, 2008 – 2010 MSc, Psychological Research Methods
University of York, 1993 – 1997 DPhil, Biological Sciences
University of Oxford, 1989 – 1992 BA (Hons), Zoology
Training
2018
40 hours Registered Behaviour Technician Training
2009
Makaton Foundation Workshop
Meltowns: Helping Infants, Children and Adolescents Overcome Behaviour Problems, Agression and Tantrums. Using a DIR/Floortime Model
2008
Basic course on DIR/Floortime Model
2005
PECS 2 day course
Incorporating PECS across the day
PECS Congress
