Dr Jane Iles
About
Biography
Dr Iles is the Joint Programme Director on the Surrey PsychD Clinical Psychology Programme, with responsibility for oversight of the clinical and research elements of the course.
Jane's career as a Research Psychologist has focused on perinatal mental health in mothers and fathers, and the well-being of the family. Jane has been involved in conducting and supervising research which explores a wide range of parental mental health difficulties in the perinatal period, potential links between parental mental health and child outcomes, and early years interventions. Stemming from her PhD, Jane's main focus of research has been on parental experiences of birth trauma. Jane completed her PhD at the University of Sheffield (in association with the University of York) exploring the roles of attachment and perceived social support on symptoms of postnatal depression and posttraumatic stress after childbirth, in both mothers and fathers. This has formed a priority focus area for Jane's research since, with more recent work looking at understanding experiences within couples, and how we can develop preventative information or resources to mitigate against birth trauma.
Jane was a co-author on the NHS England & Improvement Good Practice Guide for provision of support for families of mothers accessing perinatal mental health services in England: https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/involving-and-supporting-partners-and-other-family-members-in-specialist-perinatal-mental-health-services-good-practice-guide/
Jane is a supervisor and trainer for an attachment-based video-feedback parenting intervention (VIPP-SD: Video feedback Intervention to Promote Positive Parenting, using sensitive discipline). She has developed and adapted a new version of this programme for use with two-parent families, and has trained and supervised health professionals in delivery of both these versions of VIPP. Jane has been involved in a number of research studies looking at the effectiveness of VIPP in different NHS populations, including perinatal services and under 5's.
Jane is a Clinical Psychologist by background, and has worked clinically with children, young people and families in NHS services.
Affiliations
Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) Registration
Teaching
Teaching and Departmental Duties
Jane is an Associate Professor and Joint Programme Director on the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology. She teaches on a number of units on the Clinical Psychology Doctoral Training Programme, including sessions on Attachment, Perinatal Mental Health and Personal and Professional Development.
Publications
Highlights
- Jane was a co-author on the NHS England & Improvement Good Practice Guide for provision of support for families of mothers accessing perinatal mental health services: https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/involving-and-supporting-partners-and-other-family-members-in-specialist-perinatal-mental-health-services-good-practice-guide/
- Supporting Video Animation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvIrf4pK-1A
Objectives: Parents experiencing mental health difficulties consistent with " personality disorder " , often related to a history of complex trauma, may face increased challenges in parent– child relationships and child socioemotional development. There are no published randomised controlled trials (RCTs) evaluating perinatal parent– child interventions for this population. We evaluated the feasibility and acceptability of undertaking an RCT of the video feedback intervention for positive parenting adapted for perinatal mental health (VIPP-PMH). Design: Feasibility study incorporating a pilot RCT. Methods: Mothers with enduring difficulties in managing emotions and relationships, consistent with a " personality disorder " , and their 6-to 36-month old infants were randomly allocated to receive six sessions of VIPP-PMH (n = 20) or usual care alone (n = 14). Results: 76% of eligible mothers consented to participate. Intervention uptake and completion rates were 95% (≥1 VIPP-PMH session) and 70% (6 sessions), respectively. Follow-up rates were 85% at month 5 and 65% at month
Additional publications
- Barnicot, K., Parker, J., Kalwarowsky, S., Stevens, E., Iles, J., Ramchandani, P., & Crawford, M. (2023). Mother and clinician experiences of a trial of a video feedback parent–infant intervention for mothers experiencing difficulties consistent with ‘personality disorder’: A qualitative interview study. Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, 00, 1– 19. https://doi.org/10.1111/papt.12453
- Roberts, J.P., Satherley, R., & Iles, J. (2022). It’s time to talk fathers: The impact of paternal depression on parenting style and child development during the COVID-19 pandemic. Frontiers in Psychology.
- Attard, R., Iles, J., Satherley, R., & Bristow, F (2022). An interpretative phenomenological analysis of the experience of couples’ recovery from the psychological symptoms of trauma following traumatic childbirth. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 22, 798.
- Attard, R., Iles, J., & Satherley, R. (2022). How acceptable do parents experiencing mental health challenges find e-Health interventions for mental health in the postnatal period: A systematic review. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 22, 763.
- Barnicot, K., Welsh, M., Kalwarowsky, S., Stevens, E., Iles, J., et al. (2022). Video feedback parent-infant intervention for mothers experiencing enduring difficulties in managing emotions and relationships: A randomised controlled feasibility trial. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 61 (4).
- Darwin, Z., Domoney, J., Iles, J., et al. (2021). NHS England & Innovation Good Practice Guide: https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/involving-and-supporting-partners-and-other-family-members-in-specialist-perinatal-mental-health-services-good-practice-guide/
- Hopkins, N., Iles, J., & Satherley, R (under review). The experience of raising girls with Autism Spectrum Disorder: a systematic review of qualitative research studies.
- Patel, J., Smith, R., O’Farrelly, C., Iles, J., et al., (2021). Assessing behaviour in children aged 12-24 months using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire, Infancy, 26 (5)
- O'Farrelly, C., Barker, B., Watt, H., Babalis, D., Bakermans-Kranenburg, M., Byford, S., Gangouli, P., Grimas, E., Iles, J., et al. (2021). A video-feedback parenting intervention to prevent enduring behaviour problems in at-risk children aged 12-36 months: the Healthy Start, Happy Start RCT. Health Technol Assess 2021;25(29).
- O’Farrelly, C., Watt, H., Babalis, B., Bakermans-Kranenberg, M., Barker, B., Byford, S., Ganguli, P., Grimas, E., Iles, J., et al., (2021). A brief home-based parenting intervention (VIPP-SD) to prevent enduring behaviour problems in young children: A pragmatic randomised controlled trial. JAMA Paediatrics
- Siew, J., Iles, J., Domoney, J., Bristow, F., Darwin, Z.J., & Sethna, V (2020). The applicability and performance of tools used to assess the father-offspring relationship in relation to parental psychopathology and offspring outcomes. Frontiers in Psychiatry (Psychopathology).
- Darwin, Z.J., Domoney, J., Iles, J., Bristow, F, Siew, J & Sethna, V (2020). Assessing the mental health of fathers, other co-parents and partners in the perinatal period: Mixed methods evidence synthesis. Frontiers in Psychiatry (Mood and Anxiety Disorders).
- Lambregtse-van den Berg, M.P., Tiemeier, H., Verhulst, F.C., Jaddoe, V., Tindall, E., Vlachos, H., Aumayer, K., Iles, J., & Ramchandani, P.G (2018). Early childhood aggressive behaviour: negative interactions with paternal antisocial behaviour and maternal postpartum depressive symptoms across two international cohorts. European Psychiatry
- Sethna, V., Murray, L., Edmondson, O., Iles, J., & Ramchandani, P.G. (2018). Depression and playfulness in fathers and young infants: a matched design comparison study. Journal of Affective Disorders, 229.
- Ramchandani, P., O’Farrelly, C., Babalis, D., Bakermans-Kranenburg, M., Byford, S., Grimas, E.S.R., Iles, J.E, et al (2017). Preventing enduring behavioural problems in young children through early psychological intervention: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials, 18 (1)
- Iles, J., Rosan, C., Wilkinson, E., & Ramchandani, P. (2017) Adapting and developing a video-feedback intervention for co-parents of infants at risk of externalising behaviour problems (VIPP-Co): A feasibility study. Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 22 (3).
- Domoney, J., Iles, J., & Ramchandani, P (2017). Fathers in the perinatal period: should we be taking their mental health into account? Transforming Infant Wellbeing: Research, policy and practice for the first 1001 critical days, Routledge (book chapter)
- Barker, B., Iles, J., & Ramchandani, P. (2017). Fathers, fathering and child psychopathology. Current Opinion in Psychology, 15.
- Sethna, V., Perry, E., Domoney, J., Iles, J., Psychogiou, L., Rowbotham, N., Stein, A., Murray, L., Ramchandani, P.G (2017). Father-child interactions at 3-months and 2 years: contributions to children’s cognitive development at 2 years. Infant Mental Health Journal, 38 (3).
- Domoney, J., Iles, J., O’Farrelly, C., Sanger, C., Kellet., P. (2015). Bringing the relationship to life: the power of video-feedback approaches. Journal of Health Visiting, 3 (7)
- Madden, V., Domoney, J., Aumer, K., Sethna, V., Iles, J., et al. (2015). Intergenerational transmission of parenting: findings from a UK longitudinal study. European Journal of Public Health.
- Iles, J., & Pote, H. (2015). Postnatal posttraumatic stress: A grounded theory model of first time mother’s experiences. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology.
- Sanger, C., Iles, J., Andrew, C.S., & Ramchandani, P.G. (2014). Associations between postnatal maternal depression and psychological outcomes in adolescent offspring: a systematic review. Archives of Women’s Mental Health, 18(2), 147-62.
- Ramchandani, P.G., & Iles, J. (2014). Getting Fathers into Parenting Programmes. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (a commentary)
- Domoney, J., Iles, J., & Ramchandani, P.G. (2014). Paternal depression in the postnatal period: reflections on current knowledge and practice. International Journal of Birth and Parent Education, 3.
- Iles, J., Spiby, H., & Slade, P. (2014). Modification and preliminary use of the five-minute speech sample in the postpartum: associations with postnatal depression and posttraumatic stress. Archives of Women’s Mental Health, 17 (5).
- Iles, J., Slade, P., & Spiby, H. (2011). Posttraumatic stress and postnatal depression in couples after childbirth: the roles of partner support and attachment. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 25, 520-530.
- McDonald, S., Slade, P., Spiby, H., & Iles, J. (2011). Posttraumatic stress symptoms, parenting stress and mother-child relationships following childbirth and at two years postpartum. Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 32, 141-146.
- Ramchandani, P.G., Psychogiou, L., Vlachos, H., Iles, J., Sethna, V., Netsi, E., Lodder, A. (2011). Paternal depression: an examination of its links with father, child and family functioning in the postnatal period. Depression and Anxiety, 28(6), 471-477.
- Carroll, J.M., & Iles, J.E. (2006). An assessment of anxiety levels in dyslexic students in higher education. British Journal of Educational Psychology, 76, 651-662.