Francesca McLear

Support Worker and Dialectical Behavioural Therapy Skills Trainer

“My job is all about helping patients to build a life that’s worth living. I help them to develop the skills they need to build more constructive behaviours and better ways of coping with their feelings. It’s critical that I don’t judge them. And, as a result of my work, I now always question stigma and preconceptions. We treat people here, not disorders.

“The Dene has a great track record. I believe that’s because of the way that we work seamlessly together. I work closely with nurses, occupational therapists, psychologists, doctors and social workers. And that breadth of professionals and skills is a huge benefit for our patients; we’re able to provide the very highest standards of care by learning from each other.”