About Us
Meet The Directors
i hold a violence reduction degree and numerous teaching qualifications. I have been working in mental health for nearly 30 years. I trained as a GSA Tutor in 2004, became a Senior Tutor in 2010 and a director since 2011.
Lilias is from a nursing background, specialising initially in orthopaedics and then moving to Mental Health for the majority of her clinical career. She has been a GSA Tutor since 2002 and a Senior Tutor since 2010. Lilias joined the board of directors in 2011. She was a Violence and Aggression Prevention Advisor for NHS Highland but retired December 2022 My main task on behalf of the GSA is to organise and co-ordinate the GSA National Conference.
Terry has been training tutors from an extensive range of backgrounds for more than 20 years. He has a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the factors relating to violence and aggression in secure environments. Terry has been the Management of Violence and Aggression Director for Partnerships in Care for the past eight years. He has been a GSA Directors since 2002 and has been a senior tutor since 1997. Terry has led the development of the Core Curriculum of techniques.
Jan is a retired Registered Mental Health and General Nurse with 38 years experience in the NHS, holding a variety of Senior Nursing posts, mainly in Challenging Behaviour and Acute Psychiatric Admissions where she developed her interest in Prevention & Management of Violence & Aggression. She was asked to set up the Prevention & Management of Violence & Aggression Training and Advisory Service for NHS Lanarkshire in 1999 and managed this department until her retirement in 2011. Jan became an GSA Tutor in 1999, a Senior Tutor in 2004, a Director in 2012, Deputy General Secretary in 2015 and General Secretary in 2018.