Let's Talk Leadership and Teamship with Richard Barker

We were joined by Richard Barker, who works as a Consultant Clinical & Forensic Psychologist within the NHS, a BPS National Assessor and Honorary Associate Clinical Professor at The University of Birmingham.Having worked in forensic mental health settings for over 25 years, predominantly in medium secure male settings, Rich has been a long-standing advocate of both recovery-orientated practice and now trauma-informed practice. He is currently service lead for trauma informed care.Rich has a particular interest in how trauma-informed care principles translate to leadership, teamship and organisational issues, and we discussed teamship and leadership in forensic settings, specifically focused on promoting trauma informed working within teams. You can access the chapter Rich and Geri recently edited with the Routledge discount code 26ESA1 (20% off valid until 30th June 2026):Barker, R., & Akerman, G. (2026). Working with traumatised teams. In P. Willmot, L. Jones, G. Akerman, & A. Mahoney (Eds.), Trauma-informed forensic interventions. Routledge.You can see Rich's publications here: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2874-957X We welcome your feedback. Leave a comment below, connect with us on social media or email us at letstalkforensicpsychology@gmail.com