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Dr. Ben Butlin

Dr. Ben Butlin

Assistant Professor, Psychology

3531896 1886

Biography

Ben Butlin is a Clinical Psychologist and an Assistant Professor at the school of Psychology, Trinity College Dublin. Over the past fifteen years he has specialised in working with "hard to reach" populations, primarily children and families where the child is at risk or currently placed, in custody or care settings. His research focuses on the development and and evaluation of innovative interventions for socially excluded families.

Publications and Further Research Outputs

  • Butlin, B. Wilson, C., Children's Naïve Concepts of OCD and How They Are Affected by Biomedical Versus Cognitive Behavioural Psychoeducation., Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy., 2018Journal Article, 2018
  • Fee, Wilson, C, Butlin B.,, Implementing Adaptive Mentalization Based Integrative Treatment (AMBIT) Across five clinical teams in Ireland, Benefits, Challenges and Impact on Team Members., Journal of Infant, Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy, 2025Journal Article, 2025
  • Ann-Christine Link Bhattacharya Ghurni Julia Kieslinger Ilan Kelman Els M. Bekaert Filipa Saraiva Dorien Hanneke Braam Adelowo Adefisayo Adewoyin Mufti Nadimul Quamar Ahmed Dubey Ashutosh Gloria Bahizi Ashleigh Megan Basel Camellia Biswas Marion Borderon Ben Oliver Butlin Vijay Kumar Chattu Lucie Clech Yasmine Waddah Fakhry Zoé Mistrale Hendrickson Saeed A. Khan Abdul Malak Inmaculada Martinez-Zarzoso Una Carmel Murray Sanae Okamoto Powered by Editorial Manager® and ProduXion Manager® from Aries Systems Corporation Soorej Jose Puthoopparambil Cristina Ramos Zubair Ahmed Ratan Ilse Ruyssen Charlotte Scheerens Twambo Simanga Mark Glyn Llewellyn Tebboth Elzarie Theron Sebastian Transiskus Kariuki Weru Robert Oake, Climate, Human (Im)Mobility, and Health Research: Taking Stock and Moving Forward, Ambio (A Journal of Environment and Society), 2026Journal Article, 2026

Research Expertise

  • Title
    TUSLA therapy - Economic Evaluation
    Summary
    Evaluating the existing response to the diverse therapeutic needs of children and young people
    in care, including the use and impact of Specialist Assessments for Children in Care and the
    implications for the expansion of Tusla Therapy Services.
    Funding Agency
    National College Of Ireland - Early Learning Initiative
    Date From
    07/2026
    Date To
    07/2028