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Embedding mindfulness into everyday practice on an assessment and treatment unit for individuals with learning disabilities
Authors: Turner Kellie
Published: January 2023

Reflections based on work undertaken by an assistant psychologist to embed mindfulness-based practice into an inpatient unit for adults with learning disabilities are presented. These reflections focus on things that worked well, challenges to mindfulness-based practice, and ways forward.
Reflections on using the Power Threat Meaning Framework in peer-led systems
Authors: Griffiths Amanda
Published: January 2023

The article describes the use of the Power Threat Meaning Framework (PTMF) to create personal narratives within a peer led environment, and the ways in which it can encourage reflection, self-advocacy and healing. Suggestions for further developments are made.
‘My child won’t sleep’: A psychotherapeutic approach to sleep problems in children with complex neurodevelopmental needs
Authors: Moore Sally , Giurgiu Mariana , Gammons Emma , Wickson Harriet
Published: January 2023

This paper describes our psychotherapeutic approach to working with families who have a child with complex neurodevelopmental needs and associated sleep problems. Working with and beyond behavioural strategies has provided valuable opportunities for meaningful change. We hope others find it useful.
Putting the Positive and Safe agenda into practice: Reflections on our journey of promoting a positive behaviour support approach in an NHS mental health trust
Authors: Lee Katy , Lauté Vicky , Brown Dan , Vosper Steve
Published: January 2023

This article explores positive behaviour support (PBS) approaches across three directorates of an NHS mental health trust. While we each took a different approach in developing PBS plans, these are context-driven and therefore applicable to a range of client groups.
Moving from evidence-based practice to practice-based evidence: Creative psychological therapy for young people living with chronic fatigue syndrome
Authors: Flannery Halina , Watson Suzanne , Christie Deborah
Published: January 2023

There is limited evidence for a useful psychological approach to support young people living with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), yet cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is often recommended. We reflect on our experience of using practice-based evidence with this client group and explore principles that underpin our approach.
Marking our journeys alongside young people
Authors: McParland James , Khan Iman , Casdagli Lucy
Published: January 2023

We describe different ways we mark our psychology ‘journeys’ alongside young people, including how to punctuate the work with reviews and ways of marking endings. The theory underpinning these ideas is explored and the experience of a young person Iman, who we have journeyed alongside.
Going halfway: Climate reports ignore the full evidence, and therapists ignore grief recovery
Authors: McPherson Guy R.
Published: January 2023

This paper draws a parallel between climate-science reporting and ‘grief’ work. The corporate media, governments and paid climate scientists report only a portion of the evidence with respect to climate change. Similarly, many practitioners of the grief trade fail to propose grief recovery on behalf of their clients. In both cases, the transfer of fiat currency from the ill-informed to the better-informed serves as potential motivation.
The adverse effects of psychological therapy: A personal perspective
Authors: Astrid D.
Published: January 2023

This is a personal account of my experience of what could be considered ‘adverse effects’; collateral discomforts to seeking, using and participating in psychological therapy. Although much, and indeed most, of the therapy I have received over the years has been very helpful, there are a number of issues I wish my younger self had understood or been forewarned of.
An evaluation of a brief mindfulness workplace intervention delivered by civil service psychologists to military staff during Mental Health Awareness Week
Authors: Bowen Ceri
Published: January 2023

Clinical psychologists are often asked what they can input to the overall health and wellbeing strategy of an organisation. As one response to this, an introductory-level brief mindfulness intervention was offered to military and civilian support staff in the UK Armed Forces during Mental Health Awareness Week over a three-year period (2016–2018).
Raising awareness of the relationship between trauma and psychosis: An evaluation of change in practitioners’ knowledge and attitude following a one-day training course
Authors: Cheetham Rea , Campbell Thomas , Pace Sonia M. , Clarkin Joanne
Published: January 2023

The study aimed to evaluate change in practitioners’ knowledge and attitudes following a one-day training course focused on best practice when working with trauma and psychosis. The primary aim was to evaluate whether psychological perspectives and understanding of trauma and psychosis changed post-training.
An evaluation of an emotional wellbeing group for transgender service users attending a gender identity clinic (GIC)
Authors: Cotton Sue , Wood Eilen
Published: January 2023

This paper evaluates an emotional wellbeing group for transgender service users, which was run for the first time at a gender identity clinic (GIC). Six service users completed the six-session group. Feedback from service users was positive. Further groups are planned, which will include more sessions and an increased emphasis on social support.
Room for work
Authors: Newnes Craig
Published: January 2023

This article examines social context and power via an autobiographical account of workspace.
The journey of BME aspiring psychologists into clinical psychology training: Barriers and ideas for inclusive change
Authors: Bawa Hetashi , Gooden Sekaylia , Maleque Farhana , Naseem Samah , Naz Saiqa , Oriaku Ezinne Obi , Thomas Rebecca Sian , Vipulananthan Vijeinika , Bains Manreesh , Shiel Lisha
Published: January 2023

This paper discusses the hierarchy within the NHS, as well as the experiences of barriers faced by BME aspiring psychologists on their journey into clinical training. It highlights areas for change and offers ideas on how to move things forward.
Social exclusion:Hear my voice
Authors: Newbury Paul , Brunton Isabel
Published: January 2023

The following article details a journey of social exclusion. The article details experiences of exclusion from childhood, including time spent in prison, the difficulties faced post-velease, and experiences of being a single parent and attending university later in life. The article aims to give voice to the excluded, and to challenge the profession of clinical psychology to think further about haw it can best tackle social exclusion and broaden access to the profession.
Investigating the experiences of a workplace mindfulness group for learning disability team staff
Authors: Hiles Chloe , Peters Simone
Published: January 2023

This service evaluation investigated a multidisciplinary community team’s experiences of a staff mindfulness group in a Learning Disability service. Thematic analysis of semi-structured interviews with healthcare professionals identified five themes: Positive Experience, Improving Wellbeing, Barriers, Structured Format Preference and Promotion of Learning. This evaluation indicated mindfulness in the workplace has a positive impact on participants’ wellbeing, both in their personal life and at work.
Judaism and psy
Authors: Newnes Craig
Published: January 2023

This article explores the Judaic origins of modernist psychology and some of the discipline’s key thinkers, anti-Semitism and the ‘invisibility’ of Judaism for many contemporary psy professionals despite this history.
A training placement working with homelessness organisations and people with complex lives outside of mainstream mental health services
Authors: Valoroso Josh
Published: January 2023

This article describes a trainee clinical psychology placement at the University of Plymouth. The placement sits outside of mainstream NHS mental health services and involves working with homelessness hostel residents, staff, and GP surgery patients in a socially deprived area. I hope the paper might encourage training courses to consider opportunities for placements outside typical contexts. Doing so might help to broaden the training experience and assist in the development of skills otherwise difficult to obtain in mainstream services.
Why do Black Caribbean women benefit less from talking therapies? A pilot study in an inner London IAPT service
Authors: Bellesi Giulia , Jeraj Sarfraz , Manley John , Tekes Sinem , Basit Hiba , McNulty Nicholas
Published: January 2023

People of minority ethnic backgrounds are less likely to access mental health services in the UK, and often report poorer outcomes. This paper describes a Focus Group run in an inner London IAPT service, exploring the lived experiences of women of Black Caribbean heritage who had accessed psychological therapy and not recovered. Important principles and recommendations for clinical practice were identified, which will hopefully stimulate discussion and contribute towards enhancing cultural sensitivity at local and wider service levels.
Stormzy and Gary Neville: How privilege works in 21st-century Britain
Authors: Campbell Paul Ian
Published: January 2023

This article was originally published on the Conversation website on 17 January 2020. It raises some important points about white privilege and racial inequality in Britain today.
Let’s talk about sex!: Reflections on running a sex education group in female learning disability secure services
Authors: Jackson Rachel , Fairbairn Hannah
Published: January 2023

This article serves to reflect on the challenges of facilitating a Sex and Relationship Education Group in a female secure learning disability (LD) service. Topics covered included relationship types, boundaries, sexual intercourse, sexual health, consent, sexual orientation and gender identity.
Defining and measuring adaptive behaviour in deaf adults
Authors: Roscoe Kathryn , Merdian Hannah , Gresswell Mark , Baker Kevin
Published: January 2023

Assessing adaptive behaviour for deaf people is particularly complicated due to confounding cultural, linguistic, and methodological issues. A thematic analysis of expert comments yielded a potential new working definition of adaptive behaviour and initial guidelines for assessing adaptive behaviour accordingly.
Reflections on supporting transitions in an intensive service for young people with autism
Authors: Mysko Katrina
Published: January 2023

This short paper is a reflection on working in a child and adolescent mental health service (CAMHS), supporting a young person transitioning to adult services. It discusses barriers and suggests improvements for the transition process.
Hearing voices is more common than you might think
Authors: Read John
Published: January 2023

This article was originally published on the Conversation website on 21 October 2016. It highlights the importance of de-medicalised approaches to mental health.
Reflections from Gold Command
Authors: Cohen-Tovée Esther
Published: January 2023

Following a period of developing psycho-social recovery plans to be used in the eventuality of mass trauma events or incidents, the Covid-19 pandemic turned theory into reality. These reflections draw on the theoretical preparation period and the experience of participating in a Covid-19 Gold Command centre team.
Talking to children about illness
Authors:   DCP Faculty for Children, Young People and their Families
Published: January 2023

Adults have a key role in helping children understand what is going on, providing information and reassurance, limiting media overload for children, and being aware of how their own reactions might impact on children. We’ve written this short paper to give health professionals, educational professionals, parents and early years providers an informed understanding of children’s understanding at different developmental stages.
Skimming the surface, but reaching relational depths: Pebbles in palms as counter-practice to climate inaction
Authors: Randall James
Published: January 2023

In what ways can clinical psychology engage in addressing climate change? This is a question that has puzzled me, but perhaps because the task itself seems so insurmountable. When overcome with the will to do everything, it is too easy (and understandable) to fall into inaction. Arguably, to call it ‘insurmountable’ gives permission to that inaction; to be let-off the hook, so to speak. This paper is an imperfect invitation – through my rambling, I would hope that you might be able to forage a thing or two, or even develop a new relationship to the overlooked majesty of the mundane [sic] pebble.
Leaving lockdown: Moana, trauma and voyages of discovery
Authors: Hawthorne Jade , Burley Adam
Published: January 2023

This article was written through discussions between both authors, but has been written from the perspective of the second author at the request and preference of the first.
The delivery of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for clients with transdiagnostic or comorbid problems in a routine military mental healthcare outpatient setting
Authors: Bowen Ceri
Published: January 2023

MBCT is a cognitive treatment approach with proven efficacy for low mood and depression (Segal et al., 2012), recognised in the UK by NHS England (National Institute for Health & Care Excellence, 2009) for those with recurrent depression and/or other chronic problems.

A feasibility trial of adapted-MBCT was offered to five cohorts of military patients (N=48), with transdiagnostic problems, to explore the possible benefits for this group. The findings were encouraging and demonstrated that MBCT is useful both early in the care pathway for stabilisation and later for relapse prevention, and to assist safe transition back into military duty or into civilian life.
Using supervision to improve the wellbeing of administrative staff in a busy Neuropsychology department: A pilot service initiative
Authors: Twigg Jessica , Methley Abigail , Leighton Zoe , Meehan Rachel , Kirkby Antonia
Published: January 2023

The following article describes a feasibility study to assess whether supervision sessions could be implemented for administrative staff who work within an outpatient neuropsychology service. It considers the evidence base relating to the psychological wellbeing of administrative staff and outlines the process undertaken, reflections on staff experiences, and practical considerations for other services looking to improve administrative staff wellbeing. Overall, the implementation of supervision sessions was a success leading to recommendations for practice in both the department and the wider profession.
‘I had to adapt to survive’ – building narratives with attendees at an ‘unusual experiences’ group
Authors: Close Charlotte , Mananga Waguy , Wilmot Joseph , Jack Alexander H.
Published: January 2023

Within mental health care there are competing narratives to explain unusual phenomena. As such, there can be a complex interplay between personal stories and the approach of different professionals. In this article two attendees reflect on their attendance at a bespoke group programme delivered in a medium-secure unit. This group was built on the foundations of the Hearing Voices Movement, though consolidated by the integration of relevant psychological theory. We present our group as a compassionate and person-centred approach to making meaning of unusual experiences. However, we also emphasise the role of theory to support the development of helpful explanatory frameworks.
Exploring the use of an Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) group intervention for young people
Authors: Lewis Nicola , Wood Harriet , Rahemtulla Farrah , McArdle Sean , Brindley Rob
Published: January 2023

The use of an Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) group as a first-line intervention for young people experiencing low mood and anxiety within a specialist Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) was explored. Outcomes regarding symptomology, discharge rate and feedback were mixed. We discuss the need for further research into ACT-specific interventions and measures for young people.
‘Being canny’Exploring ‘community’ in the North East of England and acknowledging the need for community psychology
Authors: Tinlin Rowan M. , Mawn Lauren , Gotts Zoe M.
Published: January 2023

To explore the meaning of ‘community’, 42 participants shared their creative perspectives during a community festival in the North East of England. Thematic analysis identified themes conceptualising ‘community’; including connection, belonging, compassion, safety, sharing, inclusivity, and empowerment.
A new normal? Patient perspectives of tele-psychology within a Paediatric Clinical Health Psychology Service
Authors: Amelia Chancellor , Fiona McKendrick , Linzi Smeaton
Published: January 2023

This report provides insight into patient acceptability of tele-psychology (telephone and video calling software) methods of delivering psychological intervention within a Paediatric Clinical Health Psychology department.
Brief videoconference-based Dialectical Behaviour Therapy skills training for Covid-19-related stress in acute and crisis psychiatric staff
Authors: Simon Riches , Lisa Azevedo , Natalie Steer , Sarah Nicholson , Ruxandra Vasile , Sophie Lyles , Reka Csehi , Carolina Fialho , Saira Waheed , Madhuri Lokhande
Published: January 2023

Covid-19 has increased stress for psychiatric staff. This study reports the positive impact of brief videoconference-based Dialectical Behaviour Therapy skills training for acute psychiatric staff. It was delivered by clinical psychologists as a staff support response to Covid-19-related stress.
A journey to compassion:A service user perspective
Authors: Mohammed Khan , Jessica Twigg , Rachel Chin
Published: January 2023

This paper outlines my experiences of mental health problems and treatments. I will then discuss CFT and emphasise the importance of the therapeutic relationship between psychologist and client.
Opportunities and challenges of an older adult placement during Covid: Reflections from a supervisor and trainee clinical psychologist
Authors: Nicole King , Ian Asquith
Published: January 2023

Despite the importance of placements to clinical psychology training, the Covid-19 pandemic has made offering placements challenging. In this article, the experience of providing an older adult placement from trainee and supervisor perspectives are outlined, with opportunities and learning discussed.
A Psychology Graduate’s experience of beginning their first Assistant Psychologist role during the Covid-19 pandemic
Authors: Tamara Smith Jones
Published: January 2023

This paper explores a Psychology Graduate’s personal reflection on beginning their first Assistant Psychologist role during the Covid-19 pandemic, including remotely settling into a new team, gaining ‘relevant’ experience from home, and managing feelings around uncertainty and disappointment.
Investigating experiences of the Family Connections Programme for supporters of individuals with a diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder
Authors: Fisher Nicola , Keohane Pete , Whalley Ben
Published: January 2023

We interviewed relatives and carers following their participation in a novel Family Connection (FC) programme, designed for supporters of individuals with a diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder. A mixed methods approach was utilised to quantitatively measure depression, ‘burden’, grief and mastery, pre and post-group, whilst qualitative analysis identified four themes: ‘Positive Experience’, ‘Not Alone’, ‘Management of Emotions and Behaviours’ and ‘Recommendations’. Quantitative measures suggest that FC could be helpful in alleviating depression and ‘burden’ and increasing mastery, although it could increase the experience of grief. Implications for future research and the possible impact of FC amongst this group are discussed.
Making the most of aspiring psychologist groups
Authors: Hunter Rebecca , Barton Samantha , Williams Laura
Published: January 2023

The BPS Pre-Qualification Group (PQG) have completed a project looking into the experiences of pre-qualified psychologists attending aspiring psychologist groups. The aim of this paper is to share these findings with the hope of; raising awareness about existing aspiring psychologist groups; sharing learning from existing groups; and sharing how the PQG can support aspiring psychologists and these groups.
Still I Rise – A reflective piece on two ethnic minority clinical psychologist’s leadership journeys
Authors: Janally Sabinah
Published: January 2023

The article is a reflective piece based on the author’s interest, when they were a trainee to explore the leadership journey of two ethnic minority clinical psychologists. The psychologists were asked specific questions aimed at considering leadership from the lens of race, culture and ethnicity. Despite the interviews having been conducted in 2018, the themes that emerged speak truth of the current realities of oppressive barriers present within the profession.
Investigation into the effectiveness of a ‘moving on from trauma’ group within a primary care setting
Authors: Ross Allen , Emily Trotter
Published: January 2023

The aim of this service evaluation was to assess the effectiveness of a Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) group intervention for clients presenting with trauma-related difficulties within a part primary care, part ‘Improving Access to Psychological Therapies’ (IAPT) community service (Howells, 2004). Self-report measures were used to assess low mood, anxiety and trauma symptoms. This evaluation found that clients experienced a reduction in symptoms of anxiety and low mood; however, the difference in scores did not equate to a reliable change or improvement according to the IAPT reliable improvement index. Notwithstanding this, clients did report a change and improvement in trauma ‘symptoms’ by the end of this part of the intervention.
Evaluation of psychoeducational videos for acquired brain injury
Authors: MBeal Erin , Cara Pelser
Published: January 2023

This service evaluation explores the remote delivery of psychoeducational videos for patients post acquired brain injury. The videos were created in response to the reduction in face-to-face work due to the restrictions of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Adventuring through the virtual forest: An evaluation of a virtual Tree of Life group
Authors: Ferguson Lucy , Reed Daniel , Oliver James , Halpin Lisa , Moss Kate , Hughes Rhian , Rust Stewart , Hayley Rebecca , Murray Joanne
Published: January 2023

This article shares the rich experiences of those involved in our first virtual Tree of Life group. We hope their ideas will offer clinicians a safe place to stand amidst the Coronavirus storms.
Applying exposure and narrative approaches to a one-day workshop for children, young people and families affected by the Grenfell Tower fire
Authors: Roberts Cassandra , Raby Carlotta , Northey Sara
Published: January 2023

This article describes an innovative one-day workshop based upon trauma-informed exposure and narrative approaches. It discusses the aims, development and structure of the workshop, as well as future considerations for delivering a creative intervention to suit community needs.
A guide to writing an effective NHS business case to improve service provision for adults with eating disorders
Authors: Sampson Magdalene , Bartholomew David
Published: January 2023

Clinical psychologists are often positioned well to write a business case but may feel daunted by this task. In this paper, practical guidance including the main sections of a business case and top tips for completion will be shared.
Reflections on lived experience of recovery from an eating disorder, using Cognitive Analytic Therapy
Authors: Johnson Emma
Published: January 2023

This piece reflects upon the lived experience of recovery from an eating disorder with a particular focus upon Cognitive Analytic Therapy.
Online PEACE coffee groups for families with autism and eating disorders during the Covid-19 pandemic
Authors: Oakley Madeleine , Biggs Camilla , Carr Anna , Toloza Cindy , Tchanturia Kate
Published: January 2023

The Covid-19 pandemic posed many challenges for carers who are supporting people with comorbid eating disorders and autism. This project explored carers’ perceptions of an online peer-led carers’ group which aimed to provide support during the UK lockdowns in 2020.
The impact of living in a ‘fatphobic’ society
Authors: Rothwell Emily , Coopey Emily
Published: January 2023

This paper will describe how we live in a society where discrimination and stigma towards those living in larger bodies is pervasive. We will particularly focus on the dangers of this on those vulnerable to or affected by an eating disorder.
An evaluation of staff attitudes towards outcome measures in an eating disorder service for young people
Authors: Chow Homen , Lewis Rhianne , Robson Elene , Smart Cordet
Published: January 2023

An evaluation of outcome measurement attitudes within an eating disorder service for children and adolescents is presented. This is compared with recommendations from policy and guidance for the use of outcome measurements for young people accessing eating disorder services.
Counselling in a general practice surgery: results of a study
Authors: Breese James
Published: January 2023

In ‘Counselling in General Practice: a Review’, Wyld (1981) concluded (p, 136) that some 75 per cent of clients can be expected to show some improvement after being counselled by non-medical workers in a GP setting, and that both GP contact and drug prescriptions are likely to be reduced. Wyld also quotes on the same page from what he calls the most informative paper about counsellors in GP practices, that by Anderson and Hasler (1979), which was a report on the service provided by a part-time counsellor in a GPs practice in Oxford. In this study which was initially of 80 patients, 35 out of 54 who responded to a questionnaire reported ‘general improvement’, and 35 out of 54 said they had reduced their demand for medical treatment. When the cost of prescriptions in the three months before counselling was compared with that for the three months after counselling, there was an estimated saving of £76.92 in the second three months. However, it is clear, as is common with questionnaire studies, that not all those seen responded to the questionnaire. It may also be difficult for patients who have had counselling, and who trouble to respond, to be other than supportive, particularly in view of the time they will have given up. Among the other studies mentioned by Wyld is one by Meacher (1977) in which, as well as patients estimating the help they had received, GPs also gave their estimates. Seventy five per cent of the patients said that counselling had helped and 82 per cent of the patients were said by the GPs to have improved after counselling.
Book reviews
Authors: Bailey Roy , Hawkins Peter , Hawkins Peter , Palmer Stephen , Torpy David
Published: January 2023

Reviews of Methods of Changing Behaviour by Andree Liddell, The Happy Neurotic by Geoff Graham, Enchantment and Intervention in Family Therapy: Training in Ericksonian Approaches by S.R Lankton and C.H. Lankton, Fears and Anxieties by Don Rowan and Caroline Eayrs and Using Groups to Help People by Dorothy Stock Whitaker.
Counselling after disasters and other potentially traumatic events: some personal reflections
Authors: Duckworth Douglas
Published: January 2023

During our lives, we can all expect to have to cope with a number of difficult and undesirable events. Such negative life events could include anything from bereavement, through to accidents, chronic illness, burglary, business failure or marital breakdown. Sometimes ordinary social support will be sufficient as we seek to adjust and come to terms with our experiences. On other occasions, though, when the problems are more tricky or deeply disturbing, specialized counselling will be of great value.
Book reviews
Authors: Bond Tim
Published: January 2023

Review of Living with AIDS and HIV by David Miller.
Book reviews
Authors: Ambler Nicholas
Published: January 2023

Review of Living with Your Pain by Annabel Broome and Helen Jellicoe.
Obtaining feedback from clients
Authors: Breese James
Published: January 2023

In a previous article (Breese, 1988), I reported on a study of objective measures (number of drug prescriptions and surgery attendances) obtained from 32 clients who had been seen for counselling in an agency located in a GPs’ surgery. In the summer of 1988 six colleagues and I who see clients in that surgery and in a Health Centre in a nearby town decided to carry out a subjective study by contacting clients themselves who had been counselled. The 51 clients whom we wrote to, enclosing a questionnaire and s.a.e., could be described as fairly representative of those we had seen; “fairly” because we only contacted those whose current addresses we knew and we eliminated any whom we knew should not be contacted by post because a spouse or other household member had not been aware they had been for counselling. All 51 were clients whose counselling had ended in either 1987 or 1988. This article reports briefly on some of the findings.
Book reviews
Authors: Palmer Stephen
Published: January 2023

Review of The Manager’s Guide to Counselling at Work by Michael Reddy.
Book reviews
Authors: Shum Jonathan C
Published: January 2023

Review of Brief Psychotherapies - Changing Frames of Minds by T.H. Peake, C.M. Borduin and R.P. Archer.
The GP as counseller: an examination of counselling by general practitioners
Authors: Kelleher Dermot
Published: January 2023

In this paper I outline how the work of Balint and Langs has come to have a profound influence on my thinking about counselling and general practice. I will argue that the work of these authors, and others, implies that the provision of counselling by general practitioners raises special theoretical and professional issues which have so far been overlooked in the literature. Drawing upon my own experience both as a general practitioner and a counsellor, I will suggest ways of coming to terms with these issues.
Towards Designing a Cost-Effective Counselling Service: Lessons from Psychotheraphy Research and Clinical Psychology Practice
Authors: Barkham Michael
Published: January 2023

Ideally, the body of counselling psychology knowledge is first informed by the endeavours of research and then applied to a range of normal/distressed populations in different settings. However, an imbalance is evident in that while research still has little impact on counselling practice (e.g. Morrow-Bradley and Elliott, 1986), demands for high quality counselling services are increasing (e.g. in organizational and general practitioner set-tings). This paper argues that there are particular findings from psychotherapy research which can influence counselling practice. And further, that there is a sufficient interface with clinical psychology practice which can benefit counselling psychology, particularly in terms of designing cost-effective counselling services.
Book reviews
Authors: Wright Norma
Published: January 2023

Review of Loss and Change by Peter Marris.
Stress Management and Counselling: Two Approaches to the Same Problems?
Authors: Evison Rose
Published: January 2023

This paper focuses on the management of stress. It suggests that such management can be improved if we pay attention to the emotional basis of stress - that stress effects are the effects of dysfunctional negative emotions. The underlying theory of emotions explored here makes emotions central to human motives, actions, and learning. The consequence of dysfunctional negative emotions show up not only as feelings, but also as compulsive thoughts, inhibitions and acting out behaviours. Such phenomena are common to stress effects and to those problems which bring people to counselling.
Bullying in Schools: The Role of Counselling
Authors: Lane David A
Published: January 2023

A recent television programme featured the story of a child who died in an accident as a consequence of bullying. This was a UK child, but it could have been a child anywhere: several such tragic examples have appeared in the UK and International Press (Roland and Munthe, 1989). Accidental death or suicide is one outcome of bullying, although thankfully a rare one, but it is just the tip of a vast iceberg of misery experienced by millions of children every day.

Yet it has remained a hidden problem. It, like all children’s issues, only emerges on to the public arena following a dramatic case or a scandal.
Book reviews
Authors: Didsbury Pat
Published: January 2023

Review of Person-Centred Counselling in Action by Dave Mearns and Brian Thorne.
Counselling Black Client Groups: Does Existing Eurocentric Theory Apply?
Authors: Banks Nick
Published: January 2023

Counselling and its application to individuals and specific groups has been enjoying a growth period for some years. The need to employ counsellors in a variety of settings, educational, health and, most recently, business, has been acknowledged (Allison et al., 1989). There are many definitions of counselling and counselling theories, just as there are many applications of theory to different areas of focus, e.g. family therapy, individuals and HIV (Donnelly 1981).
Science Into Practice: Practice into Science in Counselling Psychology in Britain
Authors: Woolfe Ray
Published: January 2023

After attending the second Annual Conference of the Special Group in Birmingham, I recently represented the Group at a symposium organized by the Division of Counselling Psychology of the American Psychological Society and gave a paper on this topic. Rather than simply print my paper here verbatim, I should like to offer some ideas based loosely around the paper but with the benefit of the thought and discussion and reflection which the two conferences stimulated.
Book Reviews
Authors: Baker Audrey
Published: January 2023

Review ofIntegrative Counselling Skills in Actionby Sue Culley.
Coming Out: “Happy to be Humanistic!”
Authors: Crouch Anthony
Published: January 2023

As counselling moves towards becoming the dominant paradigm for psychology, certain deeply held assumptions of orthodox psychology can begin to be questioned. On a more personal level I feel I can finally “come out” - I’m “Happy to be humanistic!” (and I’m also respectful of the psycho-dynamic). In this article I want to question some of the deeply held assumptions of orthodoxy.

Is the traditional scientific frame of mind appropriate within the growing counselling psychology paradigm?
A Review of The Cognitive-Behavioural Literature on Treatment Approaches to Anorexia and Bulimia Nervosa
Authors: Cropper Vanessa
Published: January 2023

This paper is a review of the cognitive-behavioural literature on treatment approaches to clients with anorexia and bulimia nervosa.

Initially, there is a description of the general definitions of the disorders which should provide a context for the whole paper. It draws upon the consensus of views of practitioners in the field and answers the question: what is anorexia and bulimia nervosa? This is important because it has been found that, whilst anorexia and bulimia are considered relatively rare conditions (Agras 1987), more than a fifth of a general population sample of adult women reported that they had an eating problem (Cooper et al., 1984).
Book Review
Authors: Lockley Pat , Thorne Brian
Published: January 2023

Review ofCarl Rogersby Brian Thorne.
Core Skills For Psychotherapy
Authors: Owen Ian
Published: January 2023

It is easy to define what therapy is not. It is not lecturing, nor moralizing, patronizing nor befriending. It is not the use of counselling skills by non-mental health professionals in interviewing or management. Some clinical psychologists describe their work as making “clinical psychology interventions”, rather than counselling or psychotherapy. I am taking the word “counselling” to mean what the non-psychologist members of the British Association for Counselling practice. I assume that counselling psychology is deeper and wider than BAG counselling, as it takes in both the rationality and inherent criticisms of psychology and the caring of counselling. Here, 1 am using the word “psychotherapy” to describe what counselling psychologists do, as I am certain that the work of counselling psychologists requires a commitment to making a high-quality relationship with frequently intelligent, sensitive, awkward and critical clients.
Efficacy of HIV Counselling
Authors: Bor Robert
Published: January 2023

HIV disease is, by comparison with other medical conditions, a new phenomenon which was first described in the medical literature in 1981 (CDC, 1981). The psychosocial effect of the disease on individuals and their families has been the subject of recent research, and a range of counselling activities and approaches have been described in the literature (Bond, 1991; Miller and Bor, 1988).
Coping with Crisis in Higher Education
Authors: Woolfe Ray
Published: January 2023

The term “crisis” is widely used today in higher education. There’s certainly a crisis of funding: talk of some institutions folding altogether, of being unable to balance budgets, pressures to take in more students, moves from a liberal to a more vocational curriculum, degrees in two years and so on. If the experience of changes over the past ten years in the primary and secondary sectors of education is anything to go by, to quote Ronald Reagan, “you ain’t seen nothing yet”.
A Response to Bond
Authors: Milton Martin
Published: January 2023

This response is written to widen the discussion that Bond initiated with his paper inCounselling Psychology Review, May 1993. Bond has picked up on some important research, and has touched on some very important social dynamics. However, it is my contention that the conclusions reached need further consideration.
Theoretical Paper - Collaboration in cognitive behavioural therapy: In the shadow or in the light of power dynamics?
Authors: Edwards Will
Published: January 2023

Background

This paper explores whether collaboration in cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is appropriately considered in the ‘shadow’ of the power dynamics of the client-therapist relationship, or is more appropriately considered in the ‘light’ of such dynamics. It builds on extant research, opinion and the author’s professional experience and in exploring the topic, distinction is made between modernist and postmodernist views of power.

Content & Focus

The paper draws upon Beck’s model, particularly using ‘collaborative empiricism’ to illustrate the associations between collaboration and power dynamics. Three types of power in therapeutic collaboration are considered: role power, inherent in the roles of ‘therapist’ and ‘client’; societal power, power distribution in society concerning the structural positions in society of therapist and client; and historical power, the client’s and therapist’s personal experience of power and powerlessness.

Conclusion

The paper concludes that all three of these types of power can have a tendency to push the therapist into a position of authority. It is, therefore, important that self-awareness is developed, particularly through therapists’ own personal therapy and clinical supervision to avoid falling into an ‘expert trap’ and misusing the societally-endorsed power of science. It is encouraging that power in the therapeutic relationship is becoming more widely discussed and accepted and there is a growing awareness of the need to take it into account from a postmodern perspective.
Dialogues and Debates A response to Zehra Ersahin
Authors: Meteyard John
Published: January 2023

‘There is hardly a word…, which is subject to more misunderstandings, distortions and questionable definitions than the word “faith”.’

Paul Tillich (1957, p.xxi)

So begins the aptly-titled and thought-provoking article ‘The Elephant in the Room: Implications of the ongoing conflict between religion and science, and what pluralism offers working with the (in)visible’ which appears in this issue of the Counselling Psychology Review.
Dialogues and Debates Book Reviews
Authors: Coyne Joe , Cutts Laura Anne
Published: January 2023

Reviews ofAdolescent Counselling Psychology and Social Justice Counseling: The next steps beyond multi-culturalism.
Theoretical Paper - Is homelessness a matter of social justice for counselling psychologists in the UK? A review of the literature
Authors: Hore Beth
Published: January 2023

Content & Focus

There is a discourse within psychology relating to homelessness that describes a significant minority of individuals in Britain who are less likely to experience physical, mental and emotional wellbeing than the housed majority. Homelessness is, therefore, contextualised here as both a relevant topic for counselling psychology and as a matter of social justice. The place of social justice within the counselling psychology discourse is discussed and the situation in the US is contrasted with that in the UK. Psychology, counselling and nursing literature relating to homelessness is critiqued to discover how useful it is for counselling psychologists, whether homelessness is being considered by counselling psychologists in the UK and whether it reflects the principles of social justice work for counselling psychologists proposed by Goodman et al. (2004).

Conclusion

Existing literature relating to homelessness is of use to counselling psychologists in that it can be used to inform practice, understand the context of homelessness, and challenge the pathologisation of the homeless population. Of the literature considered, some of the North American papers explicitly show an interest in social justice unlike the British literature. It is difficult to ascertain the extent to which British counselling psychologists are working with homeless clients. Further research could consider: how many counselling psychologists in the UK are working with homeless clients; how counselling psychologists in the UK conceive of the relationship between the profession and society; and whether/how the conception of that relationship influences their work.
Theoretical Paper - Social justice and counselling psychology training: Can we learn from the US?
Authors: Rupani Pooja
Published: January 2023

Content & Focus

The aim of this theoretical paper is to bring to the fore current discussions and issues regarding social justice in counselling psychology practice and training. Although counselling psychologists are required by law to engage in anti-discriminatory practice, this seldom changes the reality of marginalised and oppressed client groups outside the therapy room – they continue to face oppression and discrimination in their daily lives. The paper discusses relevant literature on social justice and social advocacy in counselling psychology with a special focus on counselling psychology training in the US geared towards incorporating social advocacy, including the scientist-practitioner-advocate model.

Conclusions

The paper highlights that the debate on social justice and social advocacy, whilst considerably advanced in the US, has not spread with equal fervour across the Atlantic to the UK. It proposes that if counselling psychologists in the UK are to be committed to working with diverse populations, and to anti-discriminatory practice, then this discussion is a crucial one to be engaged with, starting as early as during doctoral training.
Theoretical Paper - Quotas are not enough to eradicate 'masculine' boardrooms: The role of counselling psychology in extending the debate
Authors: Gould Georgina , Brown Dora
Published: January 2023

Content & Focus

The purpose of this paper is to spark debate on whether quotas can break the homogeneity of boardrooms without including a positive agenda for cultural change: change that will allow reformation of what it means to be a leader, to enable the inclusion of competent individuals that fall outside of the leadership archetype. Specifically, the following areas are looked at: the construction of ‘women’; the masculinity of leadership; the perceived incongruence between women and leaders; and the role that counselling psychology can play in enabling change.

Conclusion

Due to historically and culturally embedded ‘norms’ of what it means to be a leader, most women, and non-agentic men, do not ‘fit’ criteria considered pertinent to leadership and are, therefore, excluded from powerful positions or faced with pressure to adapt. Whilst leadership may be more accessible to women than in the past, power, or powerful positions, could remain homogeneous. We, as counselling psychologists, are well-equipped to critically engage with this subject by creating a discourse that moves beyond the therapeutic space to a wider political dimension that facilitates macro-level change.
Editorial: On becoming an urban spaceman: Considering ‘urban’ and ‘rural’ research strategies in counselling psychology
Authors: Hanley Terry
Published: January 2023

Content and Focus

Research publications often adopt two major forms. Firstly the generic edition, which publishes all work that has met a certain threshold of quality. The second type of offering is the special edition, a collection of papers held together with a common theme running through it. Such strategies can be viewed as ‘rural’ or ‘urban’ in nature, with the latter reflecting the more collectivised commonalities and the former reflecting the every person stands for her/himself strategy. This editorial extends this urban/rural analogy to consider how such a strategy fits in relation to counselling psychology training in the UK. In particular it raises a number of strengths and weaknesses in both approaches and proposes that a more urban research strategy would enhance the profession of counselling psychology and strengthen its voice within the world of applied psychology. Following on from the predominant thrust of this editorial, the papers within this particular edition of Counselling Psychology Review are introduced in turn (and, as you will see, the edition is more rural in nature).
Theoretical Paper: Evaluation of Quality of Working Life as an outcome for work-based counselling and psychological therapy
Authors: Easton Simon , Van Laar Darren
Published: January 2023

Content and Focus

Whilst counselling psychologists providing services to individuals referred through employer funded employee assistance schemes and similar can routinely use established assessments of mood, or behaviours indicative of psychological distress, it may also be useful and relevant to evaluate effects on the individual’s experience of and at work. It may be the case that a broader range of outcomes should appropriately be evaluated to allow assessment at both an individual case level and at a broader service evaluation level in the work setting. This paper proposes that pre- and post-assessment of key aspects of an individual’s Quality of Working Life (QoWL) can make a valuable contribution to the evaluation of workbased counselling and psychological therapy. Further we argue that such an evaluation can assist in the process of formulation, and thereby the effective targeting of interventions. This article briefly reviews the concept of QoWL, and goes on to discuss the relevance of this concept in the work-based counselling and psychological therapy setting. Finally, a freely available measure of QoWL, the Work Related Quality of Life Scale, is reviewed by way of illustration.