Gillian Tober

Psychologist

Biography

Gillian Tober is a former trustee and former president of the Society for the Study of Addiction. Until recently, she was employed by the Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, as a Consultant Psychologist, Clinical Service Manager and Head of Training. She is an Associate Senior Lecturer at the University of Leeds. Her research is in the measurement of addiction treatment delivery, the measurement of treatment outcomes, the effectiveness of addiction treatment and the nature and measurement of substance dependence. Her clinical work includes the development of and supervision in the use of treatment manuals. She co-edited Motivational Dialogue and Methadone Matters, and is author of a number of published research papers and book chapters.