Andrew McWilliams

Workstream 5: Metacognition | Core member

Clinical research fellow at King’s College London and the UCL Metacognition Lab, Andrew is a specialist registrar in child and adolescent psychiatry. He is interested in technology solutions to gamify tasks, improving the service user experience, as well as in designing tools which support capacity assessment.

Research

Experiences of assessing mental capacity in England and Wales: A large-scale survey of professionals – Ariyo, K. et al. (2021)
The Use of Neuroscience and Psychological Measurement in England’s Court of Protection. McWilliams A, Fleming S.M., David A.S., Owen G. (2020)

Activity

Performing Metacognition, Sarah Carpenter (2021), in collaboration with Bethlem Gallery
“Metacogmission”: measuring metacognition across the lifespan and over two cognitive domains via an engaging gamified task
Capacity assessment: a survey of professional practices: Qualitative analysis – Andrew McWilliams
Professional perspectives of capacity assessment: a survey analysis
Dear World Project: a public engagement project
Structured testing of psychological and brain function by professionals in the Court of Protection of England and Wales.
Metacognition and Decision Making: A deep dive session
Andrew McWilliams named a Rising Star in public engagement
The Use of Neuroscience and Psychological Measurement in England’s Court of Protection – Andrew McWilliams
Structured testing of psychological and brain function by professionals in the Court of Protection of England and Wales