Chair: Josie Phillips
Josie is a registered Social Worker with many years’ experience working with and delivering training on children and families affected by trauma and abuse, particularly sexual abuse, including in the area of children and young people with problematic and harmful sexual behaviours. She has been a NOTA member for many years. She has an MSc in Child Forensic Studies from the University of Leeds, and a PhD from Durham University. Josie volunteers with COSA (Circles of Support and Accountability) Northeast, and is an Assistant Professor teaching primarily on the Master of Social Work programme at Durham University.

Contact:  josephine.phillips@durham.ac.uk

Vice-Chair: Helen Clothier

Helen is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist working within the NHS. She works with mentally disordered offenders, within both secure settings and the community, delivering and developing individual and group-based interventions for mental health and risk related behaviours.  Helen has worked extensively in the assessment, treatment and risk management of a range of sexual and violent offenders and has been an active member of NOTA for a number of years. 

Contact: helen.clothier@ntw.nhs.uk

Secretary:

Officers without Portfolio: 

Roger Kennington
Roger has been a director of NOTA since 1994 and is currently chair of the Training Committee. In his day job he has specialised in sex offender work since 1991 initially with the Northumbria Probation Service’s Specialist Sex Offender Team and since 1997 in the Sexual Behaviour Unit in Newcastle undertaking assessment, treatment and training. He has co-authored two books on the assessment and management of sex offenders, an accredited programme treatment manual, the NSPCC practice guide and the NOTA Individual Treatment Resource. Contact: info@rkc.uk.com

 Tess King 

Tess is a qualified social worker, who has a background in working with children and families.  She has worked for the NSPCC since 2003, both as a practitioner and now as Team Manager, delivering providing services for children and young people who display harmful sexual behaviours.  This work has included consultation to other agencies, providing direct assessment and intervention services and delivering training.   Contact: tess.king@nspcc.org.uk

Richard Harris

Richard has been working with adult males who have sexually offended against children for a number of years as part of the Circles of Support and Accountability (CoSA) project. He is currently studying for a Foundation Degree in Counselling and, when qualified, aims to continue working with the same client group. Contact: rlhsoft@gmail.com