Qashwa, Yazeed

Yazeed Qashwa is a Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist with an interest in Psychologically Informed Physiotherapy, especially Cognitive Behavioural Therapies (CBT). He was awarded his Bachelor's Degree in Physiotherapy from Egypt achieving the Top Rank among his Class, which gave him the opportunity to join the teaching staff at his University. Yazeed also achieved the Top Rank in the whole of Egypt in its inaugural Physiotherapy Licence Exam before he travelled to the UK where he received his training in Low-Intensity CBT at Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU). Yazeed took part in the CBT and Vocational Rehabilitation module at GCU in session 2019/20. Currently, he is participating in teaching CBT and Motivational Interviewing (MI) skills for the Undergraduate Physiotherapy students at GCU. Additionally, Yazeed is doing the Dissertation for his MSc Physiotherapy in 'the use of CBT Skills by Physiotherapists in the Management of Psychosocial Risk Factors in Adults with Chronic Low Back Pain'. Yazeed is also engaged as a Research Assistant in the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) Scotland project on Creating Inclusive Curricula to promote Student Mental Wellbeing.