Alison has been involved with AVIGuk since 2023. She has a background in office administration and information technology. She came on board to assist with implementing new software systems.

Hilary Kennedy brought Video Interaction Guidance (VIG) to the UK in the early 1990s, and continues to be a leading developer of VIG, working with VIG training projects in the UK, Mexico, Tanzania, Finland and Czech Republic.

Prior to retiring in 2008, Hilary worked as an Educational Psychologist in Tayside, and as a Professional Tutor in Educational Psychology, at the University of Dundee.

She is joint Chief Executive for AVIGuk, focusing on Training, Research and Development.

David has been involved in VIG since the 1990s: firstly, as a practitioner, then as a supervisor. As a Professional Tutor in Educational Psychology, at the University of Dundee, he worked with Hilary Kennedy to embed VIG in the content and philosophy of the course. Later, as Principal Educational Psychologist in Dundee, he continued to support the development of VIG.

Having retired from practice as a psychologist, David, along with colleagues Hilary Kennedy and Penny Forsyth, set up AVIGuk in 2012. Since then, David has had a key role in the development of AVIGuk's online systems.

Helen has been involved with VIG since the 1990s. She worked in the NHS for over 25 years prior to moving to independent work to focus on VIG.
Helen is now an independent VIG Supervisor and Trainer. Helen is co-author of the VIG Skills Development Scale: the competency framework used by AVIGuk to assess skill level for accreditation.

As the AVIGuk Training Lead, Helen leads the Training and Development and Events team in coordinating and developing the VIG training programme to ensure that training and events provided by AVIGuk is consistent, impactful and of high quality.

Oonagh is our new Research Coordinator, and part of AVIGuk’s Event Team, putting on 'Lunchtime Live' events and planning our next Cardiff Conference. As a VIG practitioner, Oonagh delivered VIG in schools with teaching staff and with families. As part of her previous role as a Specialist Senior Educational Psychologist she initiated and helped establish the development of VIG in a local authority, for NHS colleagues and the Educational Psychology Service. Working with Hilary, Oonagh is currently developing our Research Area... have a look at our webpage for more information.

Gurjit has been involved with AVIG work since 2016, initially working directly with Hilary Kennedy. She was also responsible for updating events and training programmes on the AVIGuk platform, and organising various conferences.

In 2017, Gurjit's role developed further and she became AVIG's Finance Officer. Gurjit is part of the Executive Team.

Louise accredited as a VIG practitioner in 2019. As a social worker employed by a local authority, Louise works mainly with families on the Edge of Care. She uses VIG to help families build on their strengths and avoid children coming into the care system. Louise also works independently as a social worker and VIG practitioner, and provides administration support for AVIGuk.

Marie has been an AVIGuk supervisor since 2011. Marie supervises on many infant mental health projects, along with tutoring on the Manchester IAPT 0-2 programme. Marie works independently, offering family risk assessments, and focusing on the child-parent attachment relationship.

Marie contributes to management of the AVIGuk Learning Platform, supporting members and supervisors.