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Book Reviews
Authors: Calder Donald M , Neenan Michael
Published: January 2023

Reviews ofAltruism in Later Lifeby Elizabeth Midlarksy and Eva Kahana andRational Emotive Behaviour Therapy: A Readeredited by Windy Dryden.
The Counselling Psychologist and the Media
Authors: Lloyd-Elliott Martin
Published: January 2023

How do we bring Chartered counselling psychologists into the consciousness of the public? More importantly, how do we bring Chartered counselling psychologists into the gaze of potential employers? Perhaps both solutions lie with the media. The media relates to the public who are the professional bodies which deal with topics and they relate job advertisements. By tapping into these two processes the process of consciousness-raising can begin.
The Development of Employee Support: An Evaluation
Authors: Tehrani Noreen
Published: January 2023

In the current competitive economic climate in the UK, organizations are increasingly looking for ways to ensure that their workers are high performing, empowered and effective in achieving business objectives, (Tehrani, 1994). Although the enhancement of manager’s skills and improved business processes have an important role to play in increasing business effectiveness (Seddon and Jackson, 1991) additional organizational support should be provided by the organization for employees suffering from physical, psychological or social problems (BIFU, 1990). In order to protect the employee and the supporter, this support needs to be provided by trained and competent caring professionals (Welch and Tehrani, 1992).
Book Reviews
Authors: McMahon Gladeana , Szymanska Kasia , Palmer Stephen
Published: January 2023

Reviews ofTrauma and Transformation: Growing in the aftermath of suffering byRichard G. Tedeschi and Lawrence G. Calhoun,The Handbook of Psychotherapyedited by Petruska Clarkson and Michael Pokorny,Handbook of Multicultural Conselingedited by J. Ponterotto, J. Manuel Casas, L. Suzuki and C. Alexander,Breach of Trust: Sexual exploitation by health care professional and clergyedited by John C. Gonsiorek andWhat is Counselling: The promise and problem of the talking therapiesby Colin Feltham.
Personal Reflections on Counselling in Primary Health Care: An Approach Based in Analytical Psychology
Authors: Hopkins Susan M.
Published: January 2023

The author describes her personal approach to counselling clients referred by doctors in primary health care. There are particular pressures in this setting towards focal work of limited duration, and for the holistic understanding of practical problems and somatic symptoms.

Integrated use has been made of concepts from various psychodynamic sources, especially analytical psychology, and the work of the Balints, together with cognitive~analytic therapy.

“That’s the reason they’re called lessons,” the Gryphon remarked, “because they lessen from day to day.”

Lewis Carroll
The Research Question: Significant Learning Experience in Counselling Training – A Longitudinal Study
Authors: Salm Annemarie
Published: January 2023

The question addressed in this study is how counselling trainees – students on one of our postgraduate courses -experience their learning and what they find are significant learning experiences in relation to their developing competence as a counsellor. The course, like many others, consists of various components: theory related to counselling; counselling practice, which includes skills training and supervised client work; and personal development, which includes individual therapy and experiential groups. I was interested to see how students perceive these various components contributing to their learning as counsellors.
Illuminative Case Studies: A Solution
Authors: Cowie Helen , Salm Annemarie
Published: January 2023

The intensive study of one case has played an important part in the development of theory and practice. The case study can investigate one distinctive approach in therapy (Hobson, 1985), the possibility of intervening to compensate for the effects of extreme neglect on young children (Koluchova, 1972), emotional survival despite lack of parenting (Freud and Dann, 1951), the identification of factors which facilitate and barriers which impede the implementation of cooperative group work in the school community (Cowie and Rudduck, 1988), to mention but a few examples. It may refer to detailed reports by one entity, for example a class of students, a course or an organization, drawing evidence from a wide variety of sources of information. Case studies have immense potential for capturing meaningful characteristics of a person, a real-life event or a social system in context.
Content Analysis of Qualitative Data
Authors: Pauli Regina , Bray Diane
Published: January 2023

Content analysis is perhaps the most traditional approach to the analysis of verbal qualitative data. Although this approach is firmly rooted in the positivist framework of quantitative methods in psychology, with all its inherent philosophical problems, we believe it has something to offer when faced with the analysis of rich interview data. There are some psychologically valid research questions posed by such data that can be addressed in a more quantitative manner without necessarily compromising the richness of the data. In addition, the relatively recent emergence of multivariate data analysis methods can facilitate descriptive analysis of such quantifications. In this paper we will outline a brief methodological description of content analysis followed by three approaches to qualitative interview data in which content analysis is used to address a variety of research questions.
Psychology and The Changing Role of Men: A Multicultural Perspective
Authors: Robbins Peter
Published: January 2023

What follows is a report of a workshop held at the Division conference in 1995. We were fortunate that the group brought together firsthand experience of seven different cultures: Greece, Hungary, Israel, Nigeria, South Africa and the USA. There were, as might be expected, many similarities in the experience of working with male clients across these cultures, but also some interesting differences.

Professor Albee pointed out at the start that it is really very difficult to separate men’s and women’s experiences in this way, since both affect the other. A change in role expectations inevitably has implications for both genders.

We were aware that the discussion was about observed trends from the points of view of those taking part, and these were not necessarily representative. Nevertheless it was generally felt to be an interesting and useful exercise.
‘Coming out’ in therapy
Authors: Milton Martin
Published: January 2023

It has recently been suggested that we can see a move away from a pathological model of sexuality in psychotherapy, and a move towards gay and lesbian affirmative models. Despite this, Hitchings (1994) suggests that there is a gap in our understandings, and he invites practitioners to share their clinical experience and develop and refine the alternative models that are developing. Hitchings has discussed a model of the coming out process, developed by Coleman (1985). ‘Coming out’ is used to describe a process that gay men and lesbians undertake in disclosing their sexual orientation and is elaborated throughout this paper
Book Reviews
Authors: Milner Pat , Cowie Helen , Milton Martin , Cowie Helen , Milton Martin
Published: January 2023

Reviews ofBecoming a Supervisorby Francesca Inskipp and Brigid Proctor,Change for the Better: Self-help through Practical Psychotherapyby E. Wilde McCormick,In the Shadow of the Epidemic: Being HIV-Negative in the age of AIDSby Walt Odets,The Space Between Usby R. Josselson,Just Beneath the Surface: The Processes of Counselling and Psychotherapyby Sandra Delroy with Cheryl Cordon.
Psychotherapy qualifications within the Society
Authors: Frankland Alan
Published: January 2023

Thoughts stimulated by the joint meeting between members of the Committee of the Division of Counselling Psychology (DCoP) and the Standing Committee for the Psychotherapies(18.1.96).
The role of counselling psychologists
Authors: Fellows Ron
Published: January 2023

A comparison of the views of clinical and counselling psychologists within NHS?Applied (Clinical) Psychology Departments.
Book Reviews
Authors: Szymanska Kasia , Cowie Helen , Milton Martin , McMahon Gladeana
Published: January 2023

Reviews ofHandbook of Counselling Psychologyby Ray Woolfe and Windy Dryden,Identity in Adolescenceby J. Kroger,Pink Therapy: A guide for counsellors and therapists working with lesbian, gay and bisexual clientsedited by Dominic Davies and Charles Neal andRelating Skillsby Richard Nelson-Jones.
Piggy in the middle
Authors: Woolfe Ray
Published: January 2023

This is the story of what it is like to act as Registrar for the Examination Board of the Diploma in Counselling Psychology, a post which I have held since the inception of the Diploma in 1992.
Perceptions of training
Authors: Golsworthy Richard , Wilkinson Jill D.
Published: January 2023

Do clinical psychologists' perceptions of counselling psychology and the views expressed in counselling psychology literature correspond with the experience of training?

The catalyst for writing this paper was a qualitative pilot research project exploring clinical psychologists' perceptions of counselling psychology. This was carried out by four clinical and two counselling psychology trainees, and consisted of semi-structured interviews with six chartered clinical psychologists. The research particularly focussed my (RG) thoughts on the apparent discrepancy between current definitions of counselling psychology and what trainees are actually being trained to do. Through highlighting some of the important issues currently facing the profession, such as the overlapping roles of psychologists, their breadth of training, and the confusion surrounding the contribution that counselling psychology has to make, the research gave momentum to my own further reflection on the nature of counselling psychology. While I would not wish to draw any generalized conclusions about the views of clinical psychologists on the basis of such a small-scale study, the themes identified in analysing the data are ones which also occur in discussions within counselling psychology literature and in the context of training. I have therefore adopted these themes as a focus for discussion about discrepancies between perceptions of counselling psychology and the experience of training.
The dynamics of distress…
Authors: James Pamela
Published: January 2023

Psychological or emotional distress is experienced in different ways and has various effects on the person. Attempts to describe the dynamics of distress can be aided by the concept of a hydraulic model where there is a 'belief' that any upset will be expressed in some way, at some time. The main purpose of this paper is to put forward ideas that may assist the counselling psychologist (therapist) to consider what might be happening in the history of the client's distress, during a set of therapeutic encounters. The focus here is on the nature of the distress itself, and not on comparative or integrative discussion, as mentioned by Owen (1996) who writes about which theoretical approach to underpin therapy, and in what way approaches might be combined.
Book Reviews
Authors: Cowie Helen , McMahon Gladeana , Cowie Helen
Published: January 2023

Reviews of Time Conscious Psychological Therapy by Jennifer Elton Wilson, Counselling - The BAC Counselling Reader edited by Stephen Palmer, Sheila Dainow and Pat Milner andInterviewing in Depth: The Interactive-Relational Approach by John Chirban.
Book Reviews
Authors: Ford Carolyn , Milton Martin , Moon Lynz
Published: January 2023

Reviews of Inside Counselling – Becoming and Being a Professional Counsellor by Anthony Crouch, The Future of Counselling and Psychotherapy edited by Stephen Palmer and Ved Varma, Undressing Lesbian Sex – Popular Images, Private Acts and Public consequences by Elaine Crieth
Psychology, psychotherapy and paymasters: A cautionary tale
Authors: Farhy Eldad , Milton Martin
Published: January 2023

The authors suggest in this paper that it is possible to see the development of the therapeutic disciplines as driven by practitioners’ desire for influence, status, power and money; that technical and so called ethical changes in these disciplines, arguably owe more to, what could be conceptualized as changes in product targeting and consumer tastes, rather than to clinical or theoretical breakthroughs. The article also contends that while support for its allegation is at best coincidental, the possibilities raised in it warrant a re–examination by counselling psychologists of the motivation driving them when constructing their craft and their therapeutic encounters.
The interface between counselling psychology, psychotherapy and counselling
Authors: Guernina Zoubida , Rowan John
Published: January 2023

Dr ZoubidaGuernina interviews John Rowan
Resuscitating the author: A protocol for the reflexive and recursive analysis of discourse
Authors: Cross Malcolm C. , Watts Mary H.
Published: January 2023

Resuscitating the author: A protocol for the reflexive and recursive analysis of discourse Unhappy with letting the ‘dead author’ of post-modernism rest (Foucault, 1977), this paper identifies and experiments with a methodology designed to capitalize on the human capacity to generate and reflect upon meaning.

Within the context of postgraduate counselling psychology trainees talk of counselling; a combination of focus group methodologies, discourse and content analytic procedures were used to arrive at ‘text’. The text and it’s treatment subsequently became the focus of further talk. This procedure was applied recursively, giving rise to nomothetic data, which was primed for reflexive, ideographic evaluation at successive stages of the research process.
Book Reviews
Authors: Ridgeway Christopher , Davy John
Published: January 2023

Questions and answers: Therapist Dilemmasby Windy Dryden and Solittle time: Time-Limited Therapy in a General Practice Setting: How to Help Within Six Sessionsby Glyn Hudson-Allez.
Early unwanted sexual experiences, obsessionality & eating disorders
Authors: Levy Irit , Adams Bryan D.
Published: January 2023

This study proposes that obsessionality develops as a result of early unwanted sexual experiences, and that this obsessionality can predispose individuals to eating disorders. A group of 74 young female undergraduates was used to study these relationships. Significant correlations were found amongst the variables but were insufficiently robust to support the proposed model.

The link between obsessionality and eating disorders was initially put forward by Palmer and Jones (1939), and supported by Rothenberg (1988). Obsessive-compulsive symptoms were found in a quarter of anorexics studied. Smartet al(1976) also investigated and noted this link. Johnson and Holloway (1988) noted that bulimic patients score higher on obsessionality than both anorexics and controls. This relationship however is still poorly understood (Fahy, 1991). Freud (1962) argued that sexual abuse was an antecedent of hysteria, which she regarded as a key feature of anorexia. Halmi and Crisp (1980) maintain that anorexia reflects an association between oral and sexual gratification and impregnation. Calam and Slade (1987, 1989) reported a relationship between unwanted sexual experiences and eating disorders in a subclinical group. Significant correlations were found between various subscales of sexual experiences, obsessionality and eating disorders. However, these were not found to be discriminative features across the operationally defined groups of eating disorders. Suggestions are made for improvements to the research design and clinical implications for counselling psychologists are addressed.
Training in the use of the ‘counselling style’ interview in qualitative research
Authors: Gupta Amita Sen
Published: January 2023

The rising trend in the use of qualitative research methods in psychology has not been accompanied by an equal amount of information on the use of such methods, and in particular the associated training requirements (Richardson 1996). This is especially true for those wishing to use counselling psychology skills as a research tool, an approach which appears to be rapidly increasing in popularity.

The ideas developed in this paper come from the author’s own experience of conducting 76 ‘counselling style research interviews’ with women in India, looking at their perception of self with respect to culture, body, sexuality and gender, and the author’s participation in a certificate course in the fundamentals of counselling and psychotherapy.
Constructionist approaches to bereavement and therapy: Part I
Authors: Davy John
Published: January 2023

A review of some recent constructionist developments in bereavement theory in relation to competence oriented therapy
Book Reviews
Authors: McMahon Gladeana , Moon Lyndsey
Published: January 2023

Reviews of Counselling Supervision in Context edited by Michael Carroll and Elizbeth Holloway and Time to Listen to Children: Personal and Professional Communication edited by Pat Milner and Birgit Carolin.
Book Reviews
Authors: Collard Patrizia , Bury Dennis , Farrell Bill
Published: January 2023

Reviews of Understanding the Nature of Autism: A practical guide by Janice E. Janzen, Counselling in a Multicultural Society edited by Stephen Palmer and Pittu Laungami and Four approaches to Counselling and Psychotherapy by Windy Dryden and Jill Mytton.
A self-help tool kit for conquering fears and anxieties about flying
Authors: Palmer Stephen
Published: January 2023

The article provides clients who experience anxiety about flying with a number of cognitivebehavioural self-help techniques and gives a rationale for their use. This bibliotherapy can aid counselling and help clients undertake relevant homework assignments. In addition, this article answers a number of questions that are regularly raised in counselling sessions by anxious fliers.
Book Reviews
Authors: Farrell Anita , Moon Lyndsey , Collard Patrizia C. , John Davy
Published: January 2023

Reviews ofThe practice of counselling in primary careedited by Robert Bor and Damien McCann,Integrative stress counselling: An humanistic problem-focused approachby Pat Milner and Stephen Palmer,Controlling anxietyby William Stewart andMaking us crazy: DSM The Psychiatric Bible and the Creation of Mental Disordersby Herb Kutchins and Stuart A. Kirk.
An evaluation of the clinical effectiveness of a counselling psychology service in primary care
Authors: Bellamy Alan
Published: January 2023

This paper describes an evaluation of the clinical effectiveness of a counselling psychology service in primary care, by a comparison of SCL-90R and HAD scores of a group of clients in treatment with those of a control group receiving general practitioner-only care, at four points in time; and with scores while waiting for treatment. The design combined elements of an open trial with elements of a randomised controlled trial, although full randomisation was not possible in practice. The results are expressed in terms of numbers of cases and effect size, as well as in terms of test scores, in an attempt to indicate levels of clinical as well as statistical significance. A comparison of number of visits made to general practitioners by participants in each group during the six months before and after treatment was also carried out. The results indicate that the service was clinically effective: compared to the control condition, the treated clients did better on all indicators, but the difference between the two groups was not great enough to show statistical significance at the 0.1 per cent level required by the use of multiple planned t-tests, or on MANOVA, although on the major indicators (SCL-90R GSI and HAD Depression and Anxiety) significance was reached at the 5 per cent level. The overall effect size was 0.32. The paper also discusses the methodological issues and difficulties in carrying out such outcome studies in primary care.
The beckoning object Aesthetic distance in psychotherapy
Authors: Grainger Roger
Published: January 2023

Ideas about distance play a crucial role in counselling psychology. ‘Distance’, as distinct from mere ‘space’, involves structure – one is always distant from something or someone; and if contact is to made with it or them, distance has to be overcome. So no distance, no contact. This is obvious enough; but in pastoral care it is something we tend to forget. The relationship between contact and distance becomes one-sided in our eagerness to discover structures for contact. This article aims to explore the neglected side of an indivisible phenomenon. A good deal of what it has to say is metaphorical and therefore distanced from the realities it describes. The distance/contact relationship is invisible as well as indivisible. I would claim, however, that this is necessary because some of the realities are quite literally indescribable. That is, they defy attempts at literal description. A metaphor is a useful, sometimes necessary, way of talking about things that are overlooked by any other kind of discourse (Cox & Theilgaard, 1987; Duggan & Grainger, 1997).
COPS: The relevant details of counselling psychologists in Scotland
Authors: Ronald Peter
Published: January 2023

This article was written following a request from Paul Hitchings, Chair of DCoP, at the end of 1999. By then COPS had developed into a cohesive network of trainee and qualified counselling psychologists with a developing identity in Scotland and on the basis of this was starting to make in-roads towards gaining representation within the NHS in Scotland. Throughout 1999 COPS had been working in close collaboration with DCoP, the value of networks like COPS was increasingly and it was thought that COPS’ success could be used as a stimulus to encourage similar networking initiatives around the country.

The article describes why COPS was set up, how it was actually done in practical terms and what we have been doing since 1998.
Book review
Authors: Moon Lyndsey
Published: January 2023

Review ofGender loving care: A guide to counselling gender variant clientsby Randi Ettner.
Examining supervision: Comparing the beliefs of those who deliver and those who receive
Authors: Fortune Lorna , Watts Mary
Published: January 2023

This study investigates the different levels of importance placed on the main aspects of Carroll’s (1996) model of counselling supervision by supervisors and supervisees. A questionnaire, based on Carroll’s seven generic tasks of supervision, examined the importance placed on aspects of supervision, by supervisors, counsellors and trainee counsellors from a range of counselling settings. Results demonstrated that supervisors and supervisees placed significantly different levels of importance on supervision and a number of its tasks. Findings also indicated that theoretical orientation affected the importance placed on a number of tasks of supervision. The implications for both the practice of and research relating to supervision are discussed.
Issues relating to the use of psychiatric diagnostic categories in counselling psychology, counselling and psychotherapy: What do you think?
Authors: Strawbridge Sheelagh
Published: January 2023

At its residential meeting, 16–17 September, 2000, the Counselling Psychology Division Committee ran a workshop to explore concerns relating to the use of psychiatric diagnostic categories. The following is a summary and brief elaboration of the issues considered and the Division Committee would like to encourage further discussion. A ‘Round Table’ will be held at the annual conference in March and Susan Van Scoyoc, Chair of the Sub-Committee for Practice and Research (SCPR) would be pleased to receive members’ comments and experiences in writing. The SCPR will be discussing the issues further with the intention of proposing guidelines, so let us hear your views.
When does the process begin? Implications of waiting lists for Counselling Psychology Services
Authors: Douglas Barbara
Published: January 2023

In reading the daily papers it is noticeable that rarely a day goes past without some public comment on NHS waiting lists. There can be no ideal solution to the ‘problem’ of the waiting list. However, although a waiting list may be a necessity the department or organisation does not need to be overwhelmed by it or dismissive of it. By examining our awareness of the needs and vulnerabilities of participants in the waiting list we can work towards creating a good enough organisational environment at that point before the client has even attended, containing or holding the anxieties and fears that the waiting list provokes in both client and therapist.
Recent research on suicide: Issues for British counselling psychologists
Authors: Milton Martin
Published: January 2023

This paper reviews several articles published in a special section of a recent issue of the American Psychological Association journal Professional Psychology: Research and Practice. These articles address the assessment of and responding to suicidal risk in clinical practice. This issue may be of interest to readers of Counselling Psychology Review as it reviews the application of up to date research into the field of ‘clinical suicidology’ with the clinicians role in the US. This may trigger some useful thinking for British clinicians who also have to work with the threat or reality of suicide in the material that clients present in therapy.
Book reviews
Authors: Grainger Roger , Farrell Bill
Published: January 2023

Reviews ofCounselling Skills in Palliative Careby John Davy and Susan Ellis andSupervision in the Mental Health Professions. A Practitioner’s Guideby Joyce Scaife with contributions from Francesca Inskipp, Brigid Proctor, Jon Scaife and Sue Walsh.
Are counselling psychologists experiencing ‘a clinical apartheid’ within the NHS?
Authors: Benanti Jane
Published: January 2023

Many qualified counselling psychologists working for the National Health Service (NHS) and counselling psychology trainees intending to seek posts within it, are frequently dismayed by what they perceive as ‘clinical apartheid’ or professional discrimination by their clinical psychologist colleagues.

Anecdotal evidence appears to confirm that if counselling psychologists manage to obtain a permanent post on a Whitley or equivalent NHS scale it is usually in Primary Care involving almost exclusively direct client contact work. Consultancy and research opportunities are rarely incorporated into a counselling psychology post. Grades offered tend to be lower than those offered to clinical psychologists, reinforcing the belief of counselling psychologists that they are viewed as lacking in competence in comparison with their clinically trained colleagues. Some bemoan the reality that the post and grade offered do not reflect their academic learning, professional status and expertise. Many areas of the clinical psychology service (apart from rare exceptions) are almost always off-limits to counselling psychologists.

In view of the perceived bias within clinical psychology departments, I informally interviewed 20 Chartered Counselling Psychologists in England and Wales. It is apparent that counselling psychologists employed in a community mental health team on spine point 33 (Whitley) or above is a very rare occurrence indeed. Therefore, the aim of my pilot study is to try to establish whether there is ‘clinical apartheid’ and if there is, on what pretext is it founded. Conclusions may be drawn that the current structure of counselling psychology needs to change if it is to develop and have parity with clinical psychology within the NHS.
Referral patterns for psychology within a Community Mental Health Team (CMHT)
Authors: Neilson Jill , Hall Anna
Published: January 2023

The research grew from an interest in the way client’s progressed through the CMHT, and the type of intervention that is offered to them. We had carried out various different research pieces, about the referrals made to the psychology service within the CMHT over an 18-month period. The initial process involved ‘eyeballing’ the referrals and the attendance of first appointments. This led to the introduction of an opt-in procedure in August 1999. Prior to this all clients were offered an appointment following a referral for psychological intervention. When the opt-in procedure was implemented, clients were sent an information sheet about the psychology service and asked to return a questionnaire, if they wished to pursue the referral. Once they had returned the questionnaire, indicating their ‘opting-in’ to the service, they were offered an appointment for an initial consultation.
Suicide: The effect on the counselling psychologist
Authors: Kapoor Anopama
Published: January 2023

The average professional psychologist in their career has a greater than 20 per cent chance of losing their patient to suicide (Bersoff, 1999). However, while training courses and books cover the risk of suicide, very little is on a counselling psychologist’s reactions and coping styles when it actually happens. Following my own experience, I decided to write this paper. This paper aims to examine the literature on the effect of a client’s suicide on the therapist, the effect on the trainee and what has been suggested to counteract these effects and the implications for training and practice. My own personal experience follows.
Teaching and learning through client case studies: Counselling psychology in practice
Authors: Ploszajski Jo , Cross Malcolm M. , Popadopoulos Linda
Published: January 2023

The following client study and discussion focuses on what we can learn from the client study: Historical ‘truths’ versus a sense of integrity: developing a frame of mind to enable ‘letting go’ from the perspectives of a trainee and two educators in counselling psychology. This publication is based on an account of counselling practice by Jo Ploszajski and the reflections of Malcolm Cross and Linda Papadopoulous on the place of client studies in the development of counselling psychology training and practice.
Book Reviews
Authors: Gribcic Stefania , Lawrence Jacqueline A.
Published: January 2023

Reviews ofEssential counselling and therapy skills: The skilled client modelby Richard Nelson-Jones andA beginner’s guide to training in counselling psychologyedited by Robert Rob and Stephen Palmer.
Book reviews
Authors: Davies Graham D. , Grainger Roger
Published: January 2023

Reviews ofBecoming a Therapist: A manual for personal and professional developmentby Malcolm C. Cross and Linda Papadopoulos andTime-Limited Psychotherapy in Practiceby Gaby Shefler.
Dead but not Forgotten? A Self-Reflexive Commentary on the Death of Resistance
Authors: Davy John
Published: January 2023

This paper presents a self-reflexive review of ‘the death of resistance’, an idea introduced to systemic therapy literature by de Shazer (1984). The author suggests that self-reflexive practice as a therapist requires an examination of the interaction between evolving theoretical ideas debated in public professional/academic discourse and the therapist’s own personal experience and development. The article illustrates how the meaning and use of the concept of the death of resistance has changed over time, not simply in relation to discussion within systemic literature (an ‘exterior history’, pace Davy (2001)), but also in relation to the author’s own personal and professional development (an ‘interior history’).
Book reviews
Authors: Bury Dennis , Grbcic Stefania
Published: January 2023

Reviews ofPsychological Approaches to Dermatologyby Linda Papadopoulos and Robert Bor, andHandbook of Individual Therapyedited by Windy Dryden.
A.I.
Authors: Rizq Rosemary
Published: January 2023

’One must learn to think well before learning to think; afterwards it proves too difficult.’(Anatole France).

‘There is that within us…which is capricious and for which the language of explanation is inappropriate. We are made of shadow as well as of light, of heat as well as dust. Naturalism, the philosophy of the visible, cannot capture us, for we exceed. We fear this in ourselves, our boundary-breaking, ruledisproving, shape-shifting, transgressive, trespassing shadow-self, the true ghost in our machine … Not in the afterlife … but here on earth, the spirit escapes the chains of what we know ourselves to be. It may rise in wrath, inflamed by its captivity, and lay reason’s world to waste.’Rushdie (2001).
Discussion paper on Psychological Testing
Authors: Sequeira Heather , Van Scoyoc Susan
Published: January 2023

Throughout the history of counselling psychology in the UK, the use of testing has been contentious. This paper does not attempt to state a position on this matter but rather, intends to present the key considerations for counselling psycho-logists before making their own decision on test use.

Counselling psychologists are advised to remain mindful of the humanist underpinnings of counselling psychology in the UK and ensure that their decision ensures the integration of the philosophy and practice.

This discussion paper on psychological testing is understood to be congruent with theGuidelines for the Professional Practice of Counselling Psychology(BPS, July 1998).

‘Counselling psychology acknowledges … its place within mainstream professional psychological practice. It continues to develop models of practice and research which marry the scientific demand for rigorous empirical enquiry with a firm value base grounded in the primacy of the counselling/psychotherapeutic relationship’
Counselling psychology and psychometrics: A South African perspective
Authors: Pillay Jace
Published: January 2023

With all the changes taking place in South Africa it is not known whether the current training of counselling psychologists is designed to equip them with the necessary skills to be effective in their psychological interventions. Nor has the role of psychometrics in their training been adequately explored. A qualitative research design was used in this study to explore how these gaps can be bridged by describing the current training of counselling psychologists and the role of psychometrics in their training. Data was collected from 13 universities in South Africa, through telephonic interviews, e-mails and the extraction of information from the websites of these institutions. The findings indicate that most universities have restructured their training to meet the needs of the South African context, but there is still a need for more changes to effectively equip counselling psychologists with the necessary skills to assist their clients. Psychometrics is an essential component of the training and should be viewed as complementary to counselling rather than contradictory. The study concludes with recommendations for enhancing the role of psychometrics in counselling psychology.
Hard science in a soft world (a personal view)
Authors: Grimley Bruce
Published: January 2023

Psychometrics are constructs within which we explain behaviour. Rather than being used in a prescriptive way, when they can become self-fulfilling prophesies, and seal clients into single loop learning, they can more effectively be used in an exploratory way to assist the client create their own language to explain their response set when norm referenced. Psychometrics are a useful tool, but can never replace the skill and art of being a good coach/counsellor. They can usefully be regarded as an entry point into the client’s phenomenal world, creating an effective counselling alliance, where the coach can then work with the client to move towards and eventually obtain agreed outcomes.
The fabric of a counselling psychologist
Authors: Carol Shillito-Clarke
Published: January 2023

Part of a Special Edition of Counselling Psychology Review on the theme of ‘The First Ten Years. Personal memoirs and a number of reflections and articles from people who have helped to shape Counselling Psychology.
Snakes and Solutions: An example of using a traditional board game to exemplify the techniques of Solution-focused therapy
Authors: Hurn Russell
Published: January 2023

For some therapists playing games may seem a daunting and alien approach to the therapeutic process. However, research has identified the relevance of such age appropriate techniques for children, which may help them to create a safe place to work through problematic issues. Outcome studies also support the use of solution-focused therapy for behavioural problems through middle childhood and adolescent years. This case study highlights the use of a semi-structured game to support therapeutic intervention for a nine-year-old boy utilising a solution-focused perspective.
The personal experiences and views of waiting for cognitive therapy in the NHS: A qualitative account
Authors: Young Charles
Published: January 2023

This qualitative study employs Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) to illustrate the experiences and views of waiting for therapy of four participants who showed reliable and clinically significant improvement according to CORE-OM between their assessment interview and the start of their cognitive therapy in a primary care NHS psychology service – a service with a wait of between 45 and 90 days. The participants report mixed views and experiences of waiting for therapy despite the improvement suggested by the CORE-OM. In addition, two master themes that are relevant to the experience of waiting for therapy are discussed: Social Support and Mechanisms of Relief. While some researchers argue that the improved scores observed over the duration of a waiting period are nothing more than the result of a testing artefact, the experiences reported in this study suggest that real changes do take place between the assessment and start of therapy that may be accurately reflected by changes to people’s psychometric scores.
The Five Story Self Structure on the Communicube
Authors: Casson John
Published: January 2023

During doctoral research (1996–2002) into dramatherapy and psychodrama as psychotherapeutic interventions with people who hear voices (auditory hallucinations) I invented the Five Story Self Structure (which later I re-named the Communicube) as a safe way of working with people who may be overwhelmed by their experience. It soon became clear that it was useful to other clients (who were not struggling with psychosis or voices) and in other settings. Over the following six years this way of working has developed and is now being used by therapists of different orientations. This paper introduces the tool and various methods of using it, the underpinning theory and some examples of practice. The Communicube is a communication tool; the Five Story Self Structure is one method of using this tool. (Clients have given their permission for all examples of clinical practice: all names used are pseudonyms.)
In cognitive therapy, how would the therapist understand and work with difficulties that arise in the therapeutic relationship?
Authors: Boucher Terence
Published: January 2023

When I first read the above essay title I thought ‘that seems simple enough’. However, when I started reading the literature on cognitive therapy and how it conceptualised the therapeutic relationship my initial thought of ‘that seems simple enough’ began to dissipate. As I read it seemed increasingly apparent that there was some sort of schism in the portrayal of the therapeutic relationship in cognitive therapy. Some authors argued that cognitive therapy needed to refine its ideas as to the relational aspects of therapy and pay more importance to interpersonal factors in the therapeutic relationship (Safran, 1990), while others felt it necessary to ‘defend’ cognitive therapy from any accusations that it undervalued such factors or indeed the value of the therapeutic relationship itself (Gluhoski, 1994). While I recognise the power of interpretative difference between individuals, I was left pondering if such authors were in fact talking about the same cognitive therapy. Indeed I am often aware how the terms cognitive therapy and cognitive behavioural therapy are used interchangeably in a single context without any explanation, and at this point I was conscious that cognitive therapy might not be as homogeneous a modality as often assumed. While I recognise the focus of this essay is not on teasing out the array of differing perspectives as to how cognitive therapy might be encountered and understood, I do feel that some recognition of such difference is necessary if the cognitive therapy from the perspective of this essay is to be adequately operationalised.
Past Chair’s Notes
Authors: Van Scoyoc Susan
Published: January 2023

Susan is stepping down as Chair of the Division and this is her speech given at the AGM.
Are ethical codes ethical?
Authors: Thatcher Michelle
Published: January 2023

In this essay I will argue that the new British Psychological Society (BPS) Code of Ethics and Conduct (March, 2006) is overly narrow in scope and fails to address some of the most important aspects of work as a psychologist. By failing to consider at a fundamental level our aims as a profession and our means for achieving these aims, I contend that we are in danger of becoming unethical practitioners. In particular, I will explore how psychology’s focus on intrapsychic approaches and inattention to the processes of power in society and the political implications of our work, as mirrored in the therapeutic relationship, can result in us further disempowering our clients. (‘Power is always an ethical issue’ Kitchener, 2000, p.37.) To be truly ethical I maintain that we need to commit to a rigorous questioning and deconstruction of our practices and a realisation that ethics will always be more than ‘conforming to professionally chosen and mediated values and norms of practice.’ (Pattison, 2003, p.49.)
Letters to the Editor
Authors: Rowan John
Published: January 2023

Counselling Psychology Reviewsupports freedom of expression and welcomes controversial correspondence, thoughtful comments and lively contribution to public debate. ‘Letters to the Editor’ provides a forum for readers to: (1) debate issues pertaining to counselling psychology; and (2) extend the peer review process with comment on earlier published papers. Where a letter refers to a previous publication, the original author will be offered the right of reply.
Letters to the Editor
Authors: Milton Martin
Published: January 2023

Counselling Psychology Reviewsupports freedom of expression and welcomes controversial correspondence, thoughtful comments and lively contribution to public debate. ‘Letters to the Editor’ provides a forum for readers to: (1) debate issues pertaining to counselling psychology; and (2) extend the peer review process with comment on earlier published papers. Where a letter refers to a previous publication, the original author will be offered the right of reply.
A week in the life of an NHS Counselling Psychologist
Authors: Sugg Martin
Published: January 2023

Part of a special edition on the everyday working lives of counselling psychologists.
Trainee Counselling Psychologist Prize: Joint runner-up Death and mid life: Why an understanding of life-span development is essential for the practice of counselling psychology
Authors: Steffen Edith
Published: January 2023

The clients that come to counselling psychology do not live in a vacuum. They are located in time and space and are faced with the particular challenges presented by their contexts and their interactions with these contexts. This essay tries to show that an awareness of life-span development is essential for counselling psychologists in order to contextualise their clients’ experiences and use this understanding as a resource for therapeutic work. It argues in particular that the existential theme of finitude needs to be considered as impacting on life-span development. It starts by introducing the life-span perspective and its implications for practice and goes on to exemplify this view by focusing on the subject of death – particularly on death awareness and death anxiety – and its influence on people’s lives, especially during what has been called ‘the mid-life crisis’, before applying some of the ideas to the fictional character of Ivanov from Chekhov’s eponymous play. It tries to show that death assumes special significance in mid life and that this is not merely a challenge in counselling psychology practice but also an opportunity for growth.
Making a person: The lasting impact of babyhood
Authors: Gerhardt Sue
Published: January 2023

Conference – Keynote paper
Letters to the Editor
Authors: Boucher Terry , Fletcher Roly
Published: January 2023

Counselling Psychology Review supports freedom of expression and welcomes controversial correspondence, thoughtful comments and lively contribution to public debate. ‘Letters to the Editor’ provides a forum for readers to: (1) debate issues pertaining to counselling psychology; and (2) extend the peer review process with comment on earlier published papers. Where a letter refers to a previous publication, the original author will be offered the right of reply.
Humans and nature: Ten useful findings from Environmental Psychology research
Authors: Gatersleben Birgitta
Published: January 2023

This paper shows that most people are drawn towards natural environments and that passive as well as active exposure to the natural world has beneficial effects on the health and well-being of individuals (for overviews see Frumkin, 2001; Kahn 1997; Maller et al., 2005; Ulrich, 1993). The paper will also show that although there is a lot we know, there is also a lot we don’t know, particularly in relation to the psychological processes which underlie the inter-action between people and the natural environment. This is just one of the potential areas upon which environmental and counselling psychologists might collaborate.
Wisdom from the Wilderness
Authors: Milton Martin
Published: January 2023

‘It is very easy for us to get lost in the mundane world and forget about our connection to spirit. Yet without that connection we are basically the walking dead.’ Sobonfu Somé2
Counselling across a language gap: The therapist’s experience
Authors: Stevens Susan , Holland Paul
Published: January 2023

This qualitative study investigates the impact on the therapeutic relationship when client and therapist do not share a mother tongue. Using a grounded theory method, it analyses and describes the accounts of 12 monolingual English-as-mother tongue therapists working in English with clients who speak English as an additional language (EAL).

The therapists related their experiences of working with adult refugees, international students, non-UK employees of multinational corporations, and first and subsequent generations of migrants into the UK. The therapists identified factors in themselves, and in their clients, which: (a) threatened the therapeutic relationship (fragmenting factors); and (b) strengthened the therapeutic relationship (integrating factors).

The five fragmenting factors are here conceptualised as blocks, uncertainties, apprehensions, unknowns and other differences. The five integrating factors are conceptualised as: the therapist’s view of the relationship, the therapist’s view of the client, the therapist’s own experience of difference, the therapist’s view of understanding, and the rewards for the therapist.
High–risk behaviours following an HIV diagnosis
Authors: Harris Gregory E. , Larsen Denise
Published: January 2023

The majority of people who receive an HIV diagnosis reduce and eliminate any existing high-risk behaviours that could put themselves or others at risk. However, some people who receive a diagnosis of HIV maintain and even increase their high-risk behaviours. The present study, guided by the principles of community-based research, qualitative case study methodology, and philosophical hermeneutics, explored the experiences of 12 people who continued their high-risk behaviours following a diagnosis of HIV. The present paper highlights common high-risk behaviours that participants engaged in following diagnosis and also describes multiple factors that may have been related to their high-risk choices. Implications for health professionals are suggested.
Tread softly, again
Authors: Rizq Rosemary
Published: January 2023

A response to Rumble, B. (2008) Knowing the brain, unknowing the body,