Specialist in focused outdoor management and team development, particularly for small and medium-sized businesses and teams in the public and independent sectors.
Paul Cousins
Outdoor Management and Team Development
CV
Outdoor pursuits require appropriate qualifications to ensure that activities are coordinated safely and to a proper, professional standard. On this page I list my credentials as a professional psychologist and in outdoor pursuits. On the Links page you will find details of professional bodies for both areas of work.
Academic Qualifications
BSc Psychology
Diploma in Counselling
Master in Clinical Psychology
Membership of Professional Associations
Associate Fellow of The British Psychological Society [BPS]
Member of Clinical Division and Forensic Division of BPS
Individual membership of British Mountaineering Council
Other Relevant Professional Experience
One-year groupwork training under the auspices of the Institute of Group Analysis
Outdoor Pursuits Accreditation
Mountain Leader: Assessing body, Crowden Outdoor Centre
First Aid: current certificate issued by High Peak First Aid, March 2003
The Mountain Leader scheme is administered by the UK Mountain Training Board [UKMTB], which specifies the minimum training and assessment standards for leaders of groups on British mountains, hills and moorland. Mountain Leaders are expected to renew their first aid accreditation every three years. The Mountain Leader qualification is recognised by the Health & Safety Executive and the Adventure Activity Licensing Authority, the latter being of relevance particularly for outdoor pursuits with children and young people.
Scafell Pike and Great End. Photo by Walking Britain
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