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Christopher D. Webster Rising Star Awards for Early Career Professionals (ECPs) in Forensic Mental Health
The Christopher Webster Early Career Award honours Dr. Christopher Webster, who passed away February 20, 2024. Dr. Webster was an internationally respected scholar whose pioneering contributions to the field of violence risk assessment are well known to members of the Association and to the broader forensic mental health community. Throughout his distinguished career, Dr. Webster was a valued colleague to professionals across many countries. His publications and lectures have provided enduring insights and have significantly advanced our understanding of risk, violence, and mental health. Of particular relevance to the purpose of this Award, Dr. Webster acted as an exemplary role model and mentor to several scholars and practitioners as they were embarking on their careers.
We honour his generosity of spirit, the quality of his work, and his instrumental role as a mentor by presenting this award at the annual meeting of the Association. IAFMHS awards two (02) Christopher D. Webster Rising Star Awards for Early Career Professionals (ECPs) in Forensic Mental Health each year. These awards acknowledge individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the field at an early stage in their careers.
Award Categories
Early Excellence in Policy Work: The Christopher D. Webster Rising Star Award for Excellence in Clinical or Policy Work recognizes an ECP whose contributions have had a meaningful impact on forensic mental health practice, service delivery, and/or policy development. We are pleased to announce the award winner for this year’s Christopher Webster Rising Star Early Excellence in Clinical or Policy Work isDr. Howard Ryland, United Kingdom |
Dr. Howard Ryland is a Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist with Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust and a Senior Clinical Research Fellow with the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Oxford. Dr. Ryland completed his DPhil in 2021 during which he developed a new outcome measure for forensic mental health services called the FORensic oUtcome Measure (FORUM) (www.forensicoutcomemeasure.com). Dr Ryland has been a research fellow at the UK Parliament and is a guideline development committee member at the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. He holds a National Institute for Health and Care Research Senior Clinical and Practitioner Research Award and is the Specialist Advisor on Outcome Measure in Mental Health Services at the Royal College of Psychiatrists. He has worked with NHS England to identify and fund research priorities related to commissioning secure mental health services. He currently co-leads a James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership to identify the top ten most important research questions for forensic mental health services in England, Scotland and Wales. |
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