Research
Ian has research interests in the following areas:
All aspects of the practice and process of using solution focused therapy and of the process of training specialist and non-specialist practitioners in these therapy skills;
clinical interventions of all types for psychological distress in people with intellectual disabilities, and in developing and evidence base for these interventions; issues of assessment and failure in professional training; playfulness international collaboration in best mental health practice between Western and African countries, and staff - patient relationships in inpatient mental health care