Ann Craft Trust
ACTing Against the Abuse of Children and Adults with Learning Disabilities

Gwyn Fraser

Trustee

Biography

Gwyn Fraser qualified as a Clinical Psychologist in 1982 and has worked in the area of learning disabilities since this time. She is currently employed by Derbyshire Mental Health Services (NHS) Trust as a Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Head of Psychology for the Learning Disability Service.

Gwyn has a long-standing interest in working with people with learning disabilities who have been abused and also in ensuring that the needs of people with learning disabilities are recognised within the judicial process; this interest began in 1990 when she was involved in a landmark case in which she supported a young woman with severe learning disabilities who appeared as a witness in court to give evidence against her abuser, who was sent to prison. Gwyn has appeared as an expert witness on a number of occasions and has also acted as a consultant to the Staffordshire police during abuse investigations.

Gwyn has been an Associate Trainer for the Ann Craft Trust for many years, providing workshops on "Supporting the Survivor". She has also taught sessions on "Sexuality and Personal Relationships" and "Abuse of People with Learning Disabilities" to Clinical Psychology Trainees at Leicester, Sheffield and Oxford Brookes Universities.

The Ann Craft Trust is a registered charity No. 1086592 and is a company limited by guarantee No. 4080805. © 2003 Ann Craft Trust: Protecting People with Learning Disabilities from Abuse. All Rights Reserved.

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