Dr Ingrid Bacon

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About

Dr Ingrid Bacon is a Chartered Psychologist and Mental Health Occupational Therapist. She is the Director of Research and Senior Lecturer in Mental Health at Kingston and St George's University of London.

Ingrid holds a PhD from Brunel University London, a MSc in Psychology from Kingston University, MSc in Health Studies from Exeter University, and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.  She is a Visiting Lecturer at University of São Paulo - USP, Brazil.

She is an experienced educator, researcher and mental health therapist, with more than 20 years of clinical experience in mental health. She has worked in a variety of mental health settings in the UK, West Africa and Brazil. Her specialisms include Motivational Interviewing, Systemic Family Therapy, Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction (MBSR), Schema Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. 

Ingrid worked as a Senior Lecturer in Occupational Therapy at London South Bank University, School of Health and Social Care. Prior to this, she worked at Brunel University as a Lecturer in Occupational Therapy, within the Department of Clinical Sciences, Division of Occupational Therapy and Community Nursing. She has experience in coordinating course programmes, module leadership, PhD and MSc supervision.

Ingrid publishes in national and international journals, presents at national and international conferences, and has been successful in obtaining grants. She is a reviewer for the International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, Mental Health Review Journal, Nursing Standards, Journal of Occupational Science and Scandinavian Journal of Psychology. she is a member of the HSCE Applied Health and Social Care Research Center, Health Education Research and Evaluation (HERE) and the Mental Health Research Groups 

Academic responsibilities

Director of Research, Senior Lecturer Mental Health

Qualifications

  • PhD - Brunel University London
  • MSc Psychology - Kingston University London
  • MSc Health Studies - Exeter University
  • BSc (Hons) Occupational Therapy - Brunel University London

Teaching and learning

Senior lecturer teaching interdisciplinary academic modules on BSc and MSc programmes within the Faculty of Health, Social Care and Education since 2016.  Ingrid works with undergraduate and post graduate students in a range of capacities as an educator, personal tutor, research supervisor, seminar leader, and module leader. She facilitates student-centred learning, by tailoring teaching to students' needs, skill sets and culture.  She uses constructive pedagogy by encouraging creative learning, critical thinking and reflexivity. Ingrid works in close collaboration with students, service users and clinical practitioners. She contributed to inclusive curriculum design planning and development at Brunel University London, London Southbank University and currently at Kingston University School of Nursing Pre-reg programme and Nursing Associate programmes. 

Qualifications and expertise

  • Fellow Higher Education Academy - Advance HE
  • Brunel University Academic Excellence Center (BEEC), Academic APEX Framework for academic practice
  • Research Methods and Evidence Based Practice
  • Mental Health Practice
  • Motivational Interviewing (MI)
  • IML level 7 Certificate for Executive & Senior Level Coaches and Mentors – Portfolio, UK
  • Advanced HE AURORA Programme - Aurora Role Model.
  • IML level 7 Certificate for Executive & Senior Level Coaches and Mentors – Portfolio, UK
  • International Training and Certification Program in Schema Therapy (ongoing)– Jeff Conway NY - USA

Undergraduate courses taught

Postgraduate courses taught

Research

Ingrid obtained a PhD Studentship at Brunel University in 2011 and completed the PhD research in 2015. The thesis is entitled: An exploration of the experience of codependency through interpretive phenomenological analysis. The PhD research study made a recognised and original contribution to a field of codependency, with research outputs published, presented at national and international conferences and radio interviews.Her research contributed to the Research Excellence Framework REF 22

Research projects 

Systematic Review investigating Nursing Academics Research Productivity. NARP Project (Nursing Academics Research Productivity Systematic Review) from 2019- current. 

Successful grants:

-CAHSCR First Grant Award year 2021/22 – 5K

Principal Investigator - Research team: Heaton-shrestha C. Chang C. 

Project title: An investigation of Maladaptive Schemas correlated with Co-dependency. A pilot study.

-HEFCE Global Research Fund grant year 2017/18 – 100 K

Co- Investigator, working with Professor Mary Chambers (PI)

Research Leadership – School Director of Research

School Director of Research – School of Nursing. Provides leadership and strategic direction for the development of Research in the School. Promote regular research seminars contributing to the research environment, networks and events for KU School of Nursing.

Research Committees

Member of Faculty Research Committee - HSSCE FRBIC

Member of the Faculty Post Graduate Research Committee - HSSCE - FRDC

Research Group Leadership and collaborations

Mental health Research Group, researcher at the Center for Applied Health and Social Care Research (CAHSCR). Member of Health Education Research and Evaluation (HERE) and Mental Health Research Groups.

Visiting Lecturer- University of Sao Paulo, USP – Brazil.

Journal Editorial Review

- International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction

- Nursing Standard

- Occupational Science Journal

- Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

-Mental Health Review Journal 

PhD and MSc supervision

PhD completion - PhD supervisor for Gabriela Rezende, University of Sao Paulo (USP- Brazil) Published and presented at conferences. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Gabriela_Rezende11

First PhD supervisor for Yousif Mahid

First PhD supervisor for Praveen Jain

Second PhD supervision for Shreya Arora

Second PhD supervision for Hannah Jones

Supervised more than 10 MSc students.

Research Impact

USA Media

Invited to review (Fact Checking) a New York times Article on Co-dependency. Article published cited my paper published at the International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. Bacon et al (2020) Opinion | Codependency Is a Toxic Myth in Addiction Recovery - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Radio interview with the Whyy Radio Station in the USA - January 2020:  Please see interview: https://whyy.org/segments/a-codependents-guide-to-codependency/

All Parliamentary group

Invited to join the All-parliamentary group – Alcohol and Substance misuse group, 2017

Advance HE Aurora role Model

Completed the Advanced HE AURORA Programme  and participates in the programme  as an Aurora Role Model.

Qualifications and expertise

  • PhD doctoral training
  • Qualitative research methods
  • Quantitative research methods
  • Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA)
  • Structural Equation Modelling (SEM)

Areas of specialism

  • Mental Health
  • Phenomenology - Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis
  • Qualitative Research Methods
  • Co-dependency

Scholarly affiliations

  • Fellow Advanced HE (Higher Education Academy – HEA).
  • British Psychological Society - Qualitative Research Methods Region
  • University of Sao Paulo Medical and Nursing School
  • Applied Health and Social Care Research Center
  • International Schema Therapy Society New York, USA.

Research student supervision

Publications

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Number of items: 14.

Article

Heaton-Shrestha, Celayne, Ooms, Ann, Brady, Mary, Pedley, Gillian, Bacon, Ingrid, Strong, Susan and Dundas, Jane (2023) Interventions to enhance the research productivity of academic staff in higher education Schools of Nursing : a systematic review. Nurse Education in Practice, p. 103741. ISSN (print) 1471-5953 (Epub Ahead of Print)

Rezende, Gabriela, Gomes-Ferraz, Cristiane Aparecida, Bacon, Ingrid Giovanna Ferreira Imbroinisi and De Carlo, Marysia Mara Rodrigues do Prado (2022) The importance of a continuum of rehabilitation from diagnosis of advanced cancer to palliative care. Disability and Rehabilitation, ISSN (print) 0963-8288 (Epub Ahead of Print)

Bacon, Ingrid and Conway, Jeff (2022) Co-dependency and enmeshment - a fusion of concepts. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, ISSN (print) 1557-1874 (Epub Ahead of Print)

Bacon, Ingrid, McKay, Elizabeth, Reynolds, Frances and McIntyre, Anne (2020) The lived experience of codependency : an interpretative phenomenological analysis. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 18(3), pp. 754-771. ISSN (print) 1557-1874

Bacon, Ingrid, McKay, Elizabeth, Reynolds, Frances and McIntyre, Anne (2020) An examination of the lived experience of attending twelve-step groups for co-dependency. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, ISSN (print) 1557-1874 (Epub Ahead of Print)

Bacon, I., McKay, E.A., Reynolds, F.R. and McIntyre, A. (2017) 'The Lady of Shalott' : Insights gained from using visual methods and interviews exploring the lived experience of codependency. Qualitative Methods in Psychology Bulletin, 23, ISSN (online) 2396-9598

Conference or Workshop Item

Rezende, Gabriela, Gomes-Ferraz, Cristiane Aparecida, Bacon, Ingrid Giovanna Ferreira Imbroinisi and De Carlo, Marysia Mara Rodrigues do Prado (2022) Palliative rehabilitation, an urgent need in the field of public health. In: 7th Public Health Palliative Care International Conference : Democratizing caring, dying and grieving: participation, action, understanding and evaluation (PHPCI2022); 20 - 23 Sep 2022, Bruges, Belgium. (Unpublished)

Rezende, Gabriela, Gomes-Ferraz, Cristiane Aparecida, Bacon, Ingrid Giovanna Ferreira Imbroinisi and De Carlo, Marysia Mara Rodrigues do Prado (2022) Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on palliative care : a qualitative and multicentre study. In: 7th Public Health Palliative Care International Conference : Democratizing caring, dying and grieving: participation, action, understanding and evaluation (PHPCI2022); 20 - 23 Sep 2022, Bruges, Belgium.

Bacon, Ingrid, Ooms, Ann and Gault, Iris (2021) The mental health associate practitioner pathway. In: NET 2021 Conference; 01 - 03 Sep 2021, Held online. (Unpublished)

Bacon, Ingrid (2018) An exploration of the lived experience of codependency through Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis : implications for occupational therapy. In: WFOT Congress 2018 : Connected in Diversity : Positioned for Impact; 21-25 May 2018, Cape Town, South Africa. (Unpublished)

Bacon, I. (2016) ‘Like a seesaw, I feel out of control!’ An exploration of the lived experience of codependency through IPA. In: College of Occupational Therapists 40th Annual Conference & Exhibition; 28-30 Jun 2016, Harrogate, U.K..

Bacon, Ingrid, Mckay, Elizabeth, Reynolds, Frances and McIntyre, Anne (2016) Seesawing through extremes in life : 'Like a seesaw, I feel out of control'. An exploration of the lived experience of codependency through IPA. In: COTEC-ENOTHE 2016 : 1st COTEC-ENOTHE Joint Congress; 15-19 Jun 2016, Galway, Ireland. (Unpublished)

Bacon, Ingrid (2013) The individual experience of codependency. An interpretative phenomenological analysis. In: British Psychological Society Qualitative Methods in Psychology Section Conference 2013 : Making a Difference, Making ourselves Known; 04-06 Sep 2013, Huddersfield, U.K.. (Unpublished)

Thesis

Bacon, Ingrid G. F. I. (2015) An exploration of the experience of codependency through interpretative phenomenological analysis. (PhD thesis), Brunel University, .

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Professional practice, knowledge exchange and impact

Professional and scholarly affiliations

  • Health and Social Care Professional Council (HCPC)
  • British Psychological Society (BPS)
  • Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT)
  • University of Sao Paulo (USP) - Brazil, Visiting Lecturer
  • Advance HE - Aurora Leadership Programme
  • All-Party Parliamentary Health Group
  • International Society of Schema Therapy - ISST
  • ISST Outreach and Diversity Committee