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Shortlisting for clinical training: An evidence-based, consensus building approach
Authors: O’Reilly Mary , Baron Helen
Published: January 2023

This paper reports the views of trainers on shortlisting. A majority of survey respondents were interested in piloting or using a common shortlisting measure. Many areas both practical and conceptual require further consideration and some of these are discussed.
The relationship between deprivation and engagement in a learning disability child and adolescent mental health service
Authors: O’Loughlin Sinead , Cooney Gayle , Hebblethwaite Amy
Published: January 2023

This article describes an audit of referrals to a Learning Disability Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (LD-CAMHS) considering families engagement in initial triage and intervention and the possible influence of deprivation on treatment completion.
Identifying and engaging minority ethnic groups: A ‘radio programme’ psychoeducation approach
Authors: Ibrahim Jeyda , Doğus Dilek , Williams Clair
Published: January 2023

Research suggests that clinical psychology services are not meeting the psychological needs of minority ethnic groups adequately. A psycho-educational approach was used to engage Turkish speaking communities in mental health services and raise awareness of common mental health problems.
Improving the use of CHI-ESQ (CORC outcome measure) in CAMHS services across an NHS trust area
Authors: Flynn Rob , Howey Lynne
Published: January 2023

This article discusses some of the issues and challenges of using CHI-ESQ in an NHS trust and ways used to improve its use.
Working with clients with a diagnosis of personality disorder: An evaluation of a cognitive analytic therapy (CAT) informed approach to multidisciplinary training
Authors: Jones Lindsay , Annesley Phyllis , Gilley Liz
Published: January 2023

This article describes the delivery and evaluation of a two day cognitive analytic therapy (CAT) informed training course for multidisciplinary staff working with clients with a diagnosis of personality disorder. Implications for training and evaluation are discussed.
Enhancing readiness to engage in treatments for people with personality difficulties
Authors: McMurran Mary
Published: January 2023

Rates of non-completion of treatments for personality disorder are high and non-completers show poorer outcomes than completers. Improving engagement requires a focus on risk factors in individual, treatment and environmental domains. Pre-therapy preparation can improve treatment engagement; examples are described.
Service evaluation of a mindfulness group on an older persons’ mental health day therapy unit
Authors: Lear Abi , Rennie Charlotte
Published: January 2023

In recent years, there has been a growing appreciation of the use of mindfulness within adult populations for a range of presenting difficulties. A mindfulness group was developed within an older person’s mental health day unit to evaluate whether mindfulness may be a useful skill within this population for those with a range of presenting difficulties.
Research through the career path: The route to success
Authors: Kinderman Peter
Published: January 2023

The profession of clinical psychology has shown significant growth both in the numbers of the profession and in the widespread acceptance of our ethos in mental health care and in health and social care more generally. A continued focus on research during our training and post-qualification development is crucial to our continuing success’
The importance of clinical research fellowships for the development of clinical psychology
Authors: White Ross
Published: January 2023

This article reflects on my time working as a clinical research fellow, and explores positives and negatives associated with this role. Suggestions are made about new career pathways for optimising opportunities for clinical psychologists to flourish in clinical academic posts.
Lay persons and professionals – partners in research
Authors: Britt David
Published: January 2023

Patients, carers and interested members of the public are increasingly involved in all aspects of NHS, social care and public health research. Essentially they are partnering professional research staff as ‘experts by experience’.
Service user perspectives on the evaluation method of a psychology clinical health service
Authors: Cooke Julie , Stockdale-Juhlberg Kristina , Oakley Sam
Published: January 2023

A psychology clinical health service located across two sites in the West Midlands uses a self-administered postal satisfaction survey to capture service users’ views post discharge. This article analyses the low response rates and provides recommendations for increasing feedback.
Miracle cures for modern-day woes: The rise of prescription drug use and psychiatric diagnoses
Authors: Moncrieff Joanna
Published: January 2023

The novel ‘Mary Barton’ depicts a ‘depressed’ working class opium addict and the desperate social environment that fostered his condition. This social analysis contrasts with the current mantra that psychological suffering is a brain disease, characterised by a chemical imbalance, which can be rectified with drugs. The profit-driven proliferation of disorder concepts is described.
Developing a new treatment approach to binge eating and weight management
Authors: Prince Marie , Boyle Susan , Young David , Mazoyer Marc , Gilchrist Leanne , Forde Lorna
Published: January 2023

This paper evaluates the development of an innovative treatment for binge eating disorder and obesity. Results indicate that group-based psychological treatment of binge eating disorder combined with an evidence-based obesity intervention is clinically beneficial within routine NHS care.
Tributes to Malcolm AdamsTalk for MalcolmTribute to Malcolm Adams
Authors: Morley Stephen , Ononaiye Margo , Coker Sian
Published: January 2023

On Thursday 31 January, over fifty psychologists from all over the country attended Malcolm Adam’s funeral that was held at Colney Woodland Burials, outside of Norwich. It was a fine and crisp January day and the location was both peaceful and serene. The funeral was arranged according to humanist tradition and was attended by a large number of Malcolm’s family, friends and colleagues. Tributes were paid by family and work colleagues. Stephen Morley gave the following tribute to Malcolm and spoke for all those present as friend and professional colleague.
Service user evaluation for a Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team
Authors: Iqbal Nasur , Moiser-Nagaür Catherine
Published: January 2023

This report summarises service user feedback from a Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment team (CRHT). We reflect on the limited research in this area and the importance of incorporating service user feedback in service delivery.
When, how and why does indirect formulation work? Proposing a ‘shared formulation’ framework
Authors: Jackman Louisa
Published: January 2023

This framework is intended to clarify the process of shared-formulation and promotes the role of psychologists in intervention planning. It has potential to promote standardised practice, moving this area of our work closer to developing an evidence base.
Developing social confidence in women in secure psychiatric settings
Authors: Long Clive G. , Fulton Barbara , Dolley Olga
Published: January 2023

A group therapy programme to develop social confidence in women in secure settings addresses issues of interpersonal functioning using principles of behaviour management. This complement to Reinforce Appropriate Implode Disruptive (RAID) milieu approach produced encouraging results on measures that reflect interpersonal confidence.
DCP Pre-Qualification Group Column Giving trainees a voice: Reviewing the accreditation standards for clinical psychology training programmes
Authors: Weiner Ben , Mumford Rachel
Published: January 2023

As highlighted earlier in this edition, the accreditation standards for clinical psychology doctorate programmes are currently being reviewed. The Pre-Qualification Group felt that it was imperative to give a voice to trainee clinical psychologists to comment on their experiences of training, with the hope of influencing the revised standards. This article discusses how the PQG managed this process and aims to encourage trainees to continue to provide feedback on the new standards, which are open to consultation.
A therapist’s response to self-harm
Authors: Birch Sarah
Published: January 2023

This reflective article explores a therapist’s response to self-harm, and the journey, within one session, embarked upon in seeking to understand the meaning of the self-harm in a way that can inform a helpful, balanced and non-judgemental response.
NewsNews: Launch of IAPT Compendium of Good Practice for Working with Older People, 22 March 2013News: Work of the FPOP Dementia work streamNews: Alternatives to antipsychotic medication – Westminister launch of the briefing paperNews: Guidance for commissioners of older people’s mental health services
Authors: Whomsley Stuart , Murphy Gemma , Burley Cath
Published: January 2023

This month’s news section reports on a series of important events and publications arising from work undertaken by the Faculty of the Psychology of Older People, formerly known as PSIGE. Four key developments around IAPT, dementia, the use of antipsychotics and the ‘Joint Commissioning Guidelines on Mental Health and Older People’ have been highlighted by Cath Burley who has recently stepped down as Faculty Chair.
CBT for late life anxiety: Not yet fulfilling its potential with older people?
Authors: Laidlaw Ken
Published: January 2023

Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is well established as a treatment of known efficacy with older people but most of this evidence comes from studies looking at depression. The outcome literature for CBT with older people with anxiety contains a number of methodological concerns and while CBT for late life anxiety is efficacious when compared to waiting list controls there are concerns that the evidence is less compelling when compared with active controls. Hence there is a case that CBT for late life anxiety has not as yet fulfilled its potential with older people. The paper here presents a very brief overview of the evidence-base, but augments this with real life outcomes for CBT with anxious older people. A short discussion follows.
NewsNews: DCP Annual Conference 2013Royal Hotel, York, 4–6 DecemberNews: Division of Neuropsychology annual conferenceNews: WHO approval and other positive developments for EMDRNews: Good practice guidelines on working with people with personality disorders – get involved!News: People want therapy, but prescribing is still on the increase
Authors: Whomsley Stuart
Published: January 2023

Joint Conference Chairs Dougal Hare and Anja Wittkowski on why the DCP annual conference is increasingly becoming a must attend for clinical psychologists of any area of specialism.
CorrespondenceCorrespondence: HCPC registration: Protection money worth paying?Correspondence: Diagnosing Asperger’s syndrome: A response to Sharp & LewisCorrespondence: Male Psychology Section – Have your sayCorrespondence: What to wear at work – ICorrespondence: What to wear at work – IICorrespondence: Supporting people with memory difficultiesCorrespondence: On the way to the forum
Authors: Hallam Richard , Buchan Linda , Seager Martin , Stewart Marie , Penn-Barwell Janie , Bateman Andrew , Atter Nigel , Stephenson Anna , Swann Carly
Published: January 2023

Joint Conference Chairs Dougal Hare and Anja Wittkowski on why the DCP annual conference is increasingly becoming a must attend for clinical psychologists of any area of specialism.
Vicarious trauma: A covert threat?
Authors: Large Samantha
Published: January 2023

This article discusses vicarious traumatisation and its relevance to psychologists. Psychologists are encouraged to acknowledge the ‘human side’ of being a therapist and use their skills and positions to create work environments which protect themselves and their colleagues from vicarious trauma.
The remedicalisation of mental health policy: Further reflections
Authors: Moulin Lawrence
Published: January 2023

This article considers the position of clinical psychology in the evolving NHS. It describes how the changing structures in the NHS over the past 30 years created opportunities for greater influence, and how the recent changes may limit that. It goes on to consider how we might build on the developments we have created and strengthen our influence.
The introduction of an open-booking system for initial appointments in a Child Clinical Psychology Service
Authors: Smith Simon , Walker Clemmie , Williams Charlotte
Published: January 2023

An open booking system for initial appointments in a Child Clinical Psychology Service was introduced to reduce non-attendance rates. This new system led to a significant improvement in attendance rates for appointments compared to a standard appointment procedure.
Return to work following moderate-severe traumatic brain injury: A UK community sample
Authors: Friedland Daniel , Potts Jacquie
Published: January 2023

Return to work following moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury is an important goal for both the individual and the services providing ongoing rehabilitation. This study reviewed the return to work rate for individuals who had sustained a moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury one year post-injury. Forty per cent of the sample had returned to work at one year post-injury. This is in keeping with the general outcome literature.
Evaluation of a well-being skills group for refugees and asylum seekers
Authors: Oddi Michael , Tetley Amanda , Masud Saima
Published: January 2023

In this paper we report on an evaluation of a well-being group for refugees and asylum seekers in Nottingham. Thematic analysis and questionnaires were used to evaluate perceptions of the group and identify possible future improvements.
Psychology in Accident and Emergency: Mental health liaison psychology
Authors: Stainsby Matt , White Susie
Published: January 2023

We describe a novel psychology service providing assessment and brief intervention to clients in psychological crisis presenting to Accident and Emergency.
Ethnic tensions: A pilot cultural awareness group for adults with challenging needs
Authors: Roberts Lynelle
Published: January 2023

Empowerment is an integral part of recovery. This article describes the development of a cultural awareness group for adults with a learning disability. The group was designed to address racial tensions between staff and service users at a specialist day care service for adults with challenging behaviours by helping service users explore cultural differences between themselves and others.
Our stories: Reflections on opening our doors to the public
Authors: Hines Josh , Norman Kelly , Brown Rachel
Published: January 2023

This article reflects on the experience of opening doors to the public within a young people’s hostel. This process served to challenge some of the dominant discourses held about young people who live in hostels and paved the way for alternative stories to be created within the community.
An evaluation of the University of Leeds mentoring scheme for psychologists in clinical training
Authors: Notman Rachel , Hartley Nick , Yule Rebecca , Thorne Fiona , Youngson Sheila
Published: January 2023

This study describes the introduction and evaluation of a mentoring scheme for trainee clinical psychologists on the Leeds doctoral training programme. It explores the experiences of both trainees and mentors participating in the scheme.
Autistic spectrum disorder amongst Adult Community Mental Health team service users: A brief evaluation of scale and unmet need
Authors: Baker Paul , Shuttleworth Linda
Published: January 2023

This study aims to estimate the prevalence of co-morbid autistic spectrum disorders in service users within a Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) and consider the potential for unmet need through interviewing care coordinators.
Reflections from Learning Disability Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service clinicians: Designing and delivering a pilot ‘understanding emotions’ group
Authors: Pickering Alexandra , Howarth Jennifer , Tomlinson Karen
Published: January 2023

Authors describe the process of delivering a pilot ‘understanding emotions’ group to young people attending a special educational needs (SEN) school. The group was designed to provide early intervention with a preventative focus. Reflections and ideas for future groups are discussed.
A pilot study of a yoga group for survivors of acquired brain injury in a community setting
Authors: Yeates Giles , Murphy Maggie , Baldwin Jill , Wilkes Jonathan , Mahadevan Mythreyi
Published: January 2023

Five survivors of acquired brain injury (ABI) completed a pilot 10 week group yoga intervention. Clinically significant and reliable gains in fatigue and anxiety were evident for participants. A future systematic evaluation of yoga in mixed-ABI community samples is warranted.
Co-production in relation to the constructs of mentalisation and recovery in personality disorder and mental health settings
Authors: Beck Rosie , Mattinson Colin , Sampson Mark
Published: January 2023

This article offers reflective accounts of experiences of co-produced training from perspectives of an ‘expert by experience’ and an ‘expert by occupation’, and suggests processes underpinning co-production-in-action can lead to a wiser, more compassionate organisation and may foster recovery.
University challenge: Integrating care for eating disorders at home and at university
Authors: Hambly Eleanor
Published: January 2023

University students are at greater risk of mental health conditions and face unique struggles getting support. Here, the key findings from my report on student mental health are described, as well as events following the publication of the report.
Complex trauma: Applied psychology in a ‘looked after children’ therapeutic residential setting with education
Authors: Grace Joe , Stewart Lorna
Published: January 2023

This article outlines the theory of complex trauma. It considers how best to disseminate psychological theory in a residential setting for looked after children with behavioural, emotional and social difficulties education, and a fostering service attached.
The complex nature of complexity: What makes a case complex?
Authors: Oliver Sarah , Seda Meena , Earle Jessie , Shanahan Lisa
Published: January 2023

We conducted a qualitative study to examine clinicians’ understanding of clinical complexity. The results indicated a variety of complexity factors and highlighted the abstract nature of the construct. Furthermore, emphasis was placed on clinicians’ role in assessing and managing complexity.
‘Counselling in complexity’: The use of social constructionist ideas within a community-based approach to working with families affected by disability
Authors: Johnston Emma Catherine
Published: January 2023

This paper describes the development of a service delivery model for families within a disability context. The design approach makes use of action research methodology (Carson & Sumara, 1997) and is a collaborative exercise and a work in progress.
A lean approach to service development
Authors: Strachan Deborah , Cate Tim
Published: January 2023

The service described is required to deliver psychological therapies according to Any Qualified Provider (AQP) specifications and Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) guidelines. Quality improvement was underpinned by the Tees, Esk & Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust (TEWV) Quality Improvement System (QIS), based on the Toyota Production System.
Development of efficient family intervention services: A whole systems approach
Authors: Burbach Frank R.
Published: January 2023

This paper explores ways in which ‘lean thinking’, or a focus on value, can be adopted to meet the needs of families whose relatives are using mental health services. It describes how we have been developing efficient stepped-care family intervention services in Somerset. It is proposed that the development of family based services is a way of delivering more efficient and effective mental health care.
Learning from our clients and empowering young people to have their say: A reflective account of client involvement in service development
Authors: Hughes Mairead , Bardsley Sara , Pendrous Rosie , Knowles Susan Frances
Published: January 2023

This paper describes how young people within an adolescent unit were involved in a consultation exploring how direct clinical psychology provision on the unit should be evaluated. It reflects upon the process of involving clients in service development.
Borderline personality disorder in adolescents: The diagnostic controversy and treatment abyss
Authors: Stokoe Nicole , Constable Chloe
Published: January 2023

Despite increasing recognition of emerging borderline personality disorder traits in adolescence, there is a reluctance to diagnose these difficulties in young people. The challenges of early identification, access to treatment and directions for future service development for this population are discussed.
Developing team-based formulation groups
Authors: Randall-James James , Caldwell Kim
Published: January 2023

Formulating in teams is an ideal platform for influencing psychological thinking positively. Pre-qualified members may be well placed to develop these groups, under supervision. Here, we explore the possibilities and challenges for developing team-based formulation groups.
Implementing psychological formulations service-wide
Authors: Dexter-Smith Sarah
Published: January 2023

This article outlines our experience of implementing psychological formulation across a whole service. We hope that this will help to start some useful local discussions and would be interested to hear what is happening in other services.

‘It’s been particularly good for developing psychological thinking in the teams, for developing team cohesion, for raising the profile of psychology, and for giving the teams a sense that we are here to help and help rapidly.’(Clinical Psychologist)
Clinical psychology in Britain: Historical perspectives
Authors: Turpin Graham
Published: January 2023

This is the last of three short pieces about the Society’s forthcoming bookClinical Psychology in Britain: Historical Perspectives, sponsored by the DCP and the History of Psychology Centre.
Staff experiences of formulating within a team setting
Authors: Unadkat Shreena N. , Quinn Gillian Irving , Jones Fergal , Casares Philippa
Published: January 2023

This study evaluates psychology-led formulation sessions within an assessment and treatment service. Five staff members completed interviews exploring their experiences of formulation and their perception of its usefulness to clients. Results suggested that they perceived formulation to be beneficial on a number of levels for themselves and their practice but were uncertain about the tangible benefits for clients.
Youth is wasted on the young, therapy is wasted on the old? A discussion on the attitudes, challenges and considerations of working psychologically with older adults
Authors: Stokoe Nicole
Published: January 2023

Older adults’ ability to benefit from therapy has been challenged in the past. With an aging population and an economic context of recession, should NHS therapy resources be allocated to older adults or is therapy simply wasted on the old?
Acknowledging the barriers to meaningful service user involvement in recruitment, and doing it anyway
Authors: Bassett Sara , Harding Cathy
Published: January 2023

This paper describes three models of service user involvement in interviews which we have implemented within Aneurin Bevan University Health Board Learning Disability Directorate. Hurtardo et al. (2014), Townsley (1996) and others cite barriers to meaningful involvement; we describe how we have attempted to overcome these barriers. We present this to contribute to, and stimulate discussion around, how service user involvement can be truly meaningful and valued.
Psychological trauma in an addictions population: A case note and self-report comparison
Authors: Curran David , McLaughlin Elissa , Kelly Mairead
Published: January 2023

In addiction populations the presence of psychological trauma/PTSD has been noted to impact on treatment efficacy and outcome. It is therefore imperative that such difficulties are recognised, incorporated into the psychological formulation and considered in terms of treatment planning. This project sought to compare the incidence of psychological distress, and in particular psychological trauma as documented in case note records versus that reported in self-administered questionnaires. Consistent with similar research in other clinical populations, a large discrepancy was found with a higher level of psychological trauma/PTSD identified using self-report measures. There was a more mixed picture with regard to common mental health problems such as anxiety and mood related difficulties. The implications of the findings for clinical practice are discussed.
An introduction to behavioural couples therapy
Authors: Geel Andre
Published: January 2023

Behavioural couples therapy (BCT) is a form of therapy designed to address alcohol and drug problems where one partner has the problem and both want to overcome it (O’Farrell & Fals-Stewart, 2006). This paper describes the development of this approach and how it is used, with some personal reflections on its strengths and weaknesses.
Knowing something about the bird: Formulating developmental trauma, its various relationships to substance misuse problems and service implications
Authors: Stevenson Jo
Published: January 2023

Developmental trauma (child abuse and neglect) is strongly associated with developing mental health problems, including trauma related symptoms and substance dependence (Enoch, 2011). This article highlights the importance of formulation and integrated interventions that address this dual presentation.
The development and facilitation of a social skills and relationship group run in an adult community learning disability service
Authors: Startin Natalie , Stretton Rachel , Taylor Julie , Haslam Michelle
Published: January 2023

This article describes a 12-week social skills and relationships group within a multidisciplinary learning disability community team that seeks to offer opportunities for people to develop and maintain friendships in their wider social circle.
An on-call clinical neuropsychology service
Authors: Clayton Jennifer , Bowden Danielle , Berry Elisabeth
Published: January 2023

This article describes the provision of an on-call clinical neuropsychology service within a neuroscience inpatient setting. Current issues and future directions are considered.
‘It’s all about relationships’: Formulating problems in multi-agency work with offenders with personality difficulties
Authors: Sutherland Ruth , Brown Pete , Ramsden Joanne
Published: January 2023

A workshop was held to formulate difficulties encountered in multi-agency working. Significant parallels with individual formulations were identified, particularly the importance of developing collaborative relationships. Service-level formulation was agreed to be a useful strategy for overcoming obstacles in multi-agency work.
How do staff in an inpatient adolescent service talk about and understand young people’s mental health difficulties?
Authors: Price Kelly , Knowles Susan Frances , Greasley Pete , Dunn Rebecca
Published: January 2023

This paper discusses how members of an adolescent inpatient multi-disciplinary team made sense of young people’s mental health difficulties and the impact of diagnosis, through semi-structured interviews with six participants.
Autism, Alzheimer’s and angst
Authors: Newnes Craig
Published: January 2023

Psy continues to invent disorders, frequently beginning with the letter A. This article examines rhetorical devices within the publishing and Psy industries that keep these mythic constructions current.
Creating ripples: Towards practice-based evidence for narrative therapy within NHS contexts
Authors: Brown Rachel , Sole Jennifer , Ferguson Scott , Nolte Lizette
Published: January 2023

This article describes the experiences of three trainee clinical psychologists who each introduced a narrative therapy approach in their workplace. Reflections from a clinical tutor who supported this work are also provided.
The fabric of your soul and spirit
Authors: Munshi Huma
Published: January 2023

You cannot forget trauma; it becomes the fabric of your soul and spirit and, somehow, you learn to live with it.
‘The Remembering Group’: Facilitating a cognitive stimulation group in an inpatient health and rehabilitation setting
Authors: Peacock-Brennan Sinead , Jamal Sainab , O’Sullivan Grace
Published: January 2023

A trainee clinical psychologist and two occupational therapists reflect on the experience of adapting a cognitive stimulation therapy group for an inpatient health and rehabilitation setting. The adaptations, benefits and challenges of implementing the group are discussed.
Prevalence of offending in a community sample of individuals who have suffered a moderate-severe traumatic brain injury
Authors: Friedland Daniel , Schulz Joerg
Published: January 2023

This study looked at the prevalence of offending rates in a community sample of individuals who had suffered a moderate-severe traumatic brain injury. The prevalence of offending in the sample in the first nine months following their moderate-severe traumatic brain injury was in keeping with the normal population, and was lower than rates of offending in the prison population.
Interpersonal Skills Questionnaire: Review of Readers’ Replies
Authors: Shillito-Clarke Carol
Published: January 2023

‘Experiential interpersonal skills in the psychology curriculum’ (Shillito-Clarke, 1987) appeared in the January edition of the Counselling Psychology SectionReview. It was written as an exploration of the issues surrounding the inclusion of practical skills training in psychology courses and included a short questionnaire designed to elicit readers’ experiences of their psychology training and its relevance to their professional needs. One hundred and sixteen questionnaires were returned representing about 20 per cent of theReview’scirculation and the findings are as follows.
Cultural Differences in Stress: India and England
Authors: Laungani Pittu
Published: January 2023

Some observations are so obvious that they do not need the pronouncements of experts to enusre their validation. For instance, it sounds a truism to admit that each culture produces its own unique sets of stressors. The levels of stress experienced by those living in the rain-forest regions of North East India - Cheerapunji being the prime example - are likely to be markedly different from those living in the Arctic Circle, say in the Baffin Islands. Clearly cultures vary in terms of their political, social, economic and physical environments, each exerting its own sets of stressors on the people of those countries.
The Impact of Occupational Stress: Personnel Today Conference
Authors: Williams Janet
Published: January 2023

This conference, which was held on 6 May 1994 at the London Business School, aimed to look at the practical and moral issues of stress at work and demonstrate solutions to these problems. The conference was chaired by Dr E. A. Teasdale, Chief Medical Officer at Zeneca. The speakers came from a broad range of disciplines, providing a variety of views of the management of stress. All agreed, however, that it was a problem, but one which could be systematically tackled.
Counselling psychology in Britain: past, present and future
Authors: Woolfe Ray
Published: January 2023

In 1996, Sage published the Handbook of Counselling Psychology edited by Windy Dryden and myself (Woolfe and Dryden 1996). I wrote a chapter entitled ‘The Nature of Counselling Psychology’ (Woolfe 1996). The present paper is substantially based upon that, but attempts to bring the reader up to date with developments and to emphasize the link between past, present and future.
Training in higher education
Authors: O’Brien Maja
Published: January 2023

The chief question I wish to raise in this paper concerns the extent to which Higher Education (HE) Institutions provide a 'good home' for professional training such as counselling, psychotherapy or counselling psychology. The ideas arise from my experience as a Senior Lecturer with special responsibility for courses in psychological counselling/ psychotherapy in a Psychology Department at a College of Higher Education.
Counselling psychology placements: Reflections from the Health Service
Authors: Milton Martin
Published: January 2023

The clinical placement is one of the key fora in the training of counselling psychologists. It is the forum where trainees get their first experiences of what it is like to be a therapist; where they develop confidence in their aptitude for this role, where they are able to develop a professional identity. It is the area where research, theory and personal dynamics can be integrated at conceptual and dynamic levels. When we reflect on our own experiences in placement, qualified counselling psychologists often have fond memories of exciting, containing and humorous experiences. Some also have embarrassing and nightmare tales to tell.

This paper takes the view that these experiences and what we can learn from them are important for the profession of Counselling Psychology to consider. Despite the difficulties that face us, as a profession we have a responsibility to offer placements to the upcoming generation of counselling psychologists and also to develop our ideas about what such a placement should contain and how it should equip trainees for their future professional practice.

This paper takes an informal stance to the issue of placements, reflecting on the ideas and efforts that have shaped the way that one NHS Adult Psychology and Counselling Service has developed placements for counselling psychology trainees over the last six years.
Keynote Paper– Information, innovation and the quest for legitimate knowledge
Authors: Corrie Sarah
Published: January 2023

The ever-pressing need to advance the practice of psychological therapy has, in recent years, led to the development of evidence-based practice: a framework which elevates research findings to the heart of the therapeutic endeavour. Proposed as a means of developing the professional practice of individuals, as well as informing service planning more broadly, the introduction of evidence-based practice raises critical issues of a methodological, epistemological and professional nature that are yet to be adequately addressed. As these issues have a potentially profound impact on the development of the profession, they require on-going discussion and review. By considering some of the potential benefits and costs of this approach to health care, the aim of this paper is to create a forum for debate and in doing so, raise questions that require our individual and collective attention as we take the profession forward into the 21st century.
Personal development groups in counselling psychology training: The case for further research
Authors: Galbraith Victoria E. , Hart Nicola M.
Published: January 2023

This paper presents an overview of literature pertaining to personal development (PD) groups within the training of counselling psychology and allied disciplines, including counselling and psychotherapy. Debated issues include the administration of PD groups with regard to facilitation, information given to trainees prior to their participation, the ‘timing’ of the PD experience for individuals; and indeed whether PD groups enhance the development of every trainee. The paper concludes with the suggestion that there is a need for further research into PD groups within the field of counselling psychology. As PD groups remain a component of counselling psychology training on several professional training programmes, it would be beneficial to gain an insight into trainees’ experiences of attending these groups and also to ascertain whether they are subjectively valuable aspects of individuals’ personal development.
Psychoanalysis revisited: A psychologist’s view
Authors: Rizq Rosemary
Published: January 2023

In its explicit aim of bringing together both psychology and psychotherapy, the Register of Psychologists Specialising in Psychotherapy provides us with an opportunity to examine what has often seemed to be a extraordinarily fraught relationship between psychology and psychoanalysis. This paper briefly explores the history of that interdisciplinary divide, and examines how recent developments, particularly in post-modern psychological thinking, have influenced the development of relational models of psychoanalysis that may permit a more meaningful and constructive dialogue between the two fields.
Nature hunger: Eating problems and consuming the Earth
Authors: Rust Mary-Jayne
Published: January 2023

This issue of Counselling Psychology Review looks at humanity’s relationship with the natural world from a variety of different perspectives. In this article, a perspective is explicitly offered on practice. To do this the following questions are considered from the point of view of the therapist in action – how do we follow nature, how do we relate to nature, when we have grown up in a culture which has set itself against nature? This paper engages with these questions by exploring stories from the journeys of three women in recovery from eating problems. Each story highlights the complexities of our relationship with inner and outer nature in our modern lives.
The future world of psychological therapies: Implications for counselling and clinical psychologists
Authors: Turpin Graham
Published: January 2023

We live in interesting times whereby a decade or two ago, psychological therapy services were a Cinderella service, playing second fiddle to psychiatric care and medication. Today and hopefully well into the future, there has been an unprecedented recognition of the unmet need experienced by many people attending their GPs who are either in emotional distress and/or with mental health difficulties, and a consequent major investment in the provision of psychological therapy services. Within this paper, I aim to account for the reasons why this change has come about and also to discuss the far-reaching implications for counselling and clinical psychology as professional groups located within the NHS.
Existential therapy: A useful approach to trauma?
Authors: Corbett Lisa , Milton Martin
Published: January 2023

Background

Literature has suggested that the cyclical nature of psychological trauma can lead to enduring long-term effects on individuals and those around them.

Content and Focus

This review examines the effects of psychological trauma and its relationship with existential therapy, not to endorse a particular approach in isolation, but to explore a variety of understandings of psychological trauma pertinent to counselling psychology. Despite being relatively unexplored with regards to psychological trauma, favourable empirical evidence is beginning to amass for existential therapy. A review of the contributions (and limitations) of existing approaches to trauma therapy is initially considered before the focus turns to the contribution that existential therapy might make. van Deurzen’s existential dimensions (1997) and Jacobsen’s existential conceptualisations of crisis are considered in some depth, along with the limitations and empirical challenges of existential therapy.

Conclusions

Speculative practical and therapeutic implications are identified and relevant future research is suggested.
The identity of counselling psychology in Britain is parochial, rigid and irrelevant but diversity offers a solution
Authors: Moller Naomi
Published: January 2023

Content and Focus

The identity of counselling psychology in Britain has been described as nebulous and vague; this paper takes a provocative stance designed to initiate debate and goes quite a bit further in its critique. Beginning with an outline of how counselling psychology in Britain self-describes, the paper draws on research findings and practice examples to argue that counselling psychology in Britain has an overly rigid and often irrelevant identification with phenomenology and humanistic values. Next the paper explores the identity of counselling psychology in other countries to make two points; first, that there is actually more than one identity for the discipline and, second, that British counselling psychology is disappointingly insular in outlook. Lastly the paper outlines the commitment to diversity and multiculturalism which is becoming the defining feature of American counselling psychology.

Conclusions

The paper concludes by arguing that a serious commitment to the agenda of diversity would create: (1) a strong platform for the type of critiques of mainstream psychology which British counselling psychology has historically engaged in; (2) a socially important research focus for the discipline; and (3) a special expertise in working with diverse others which would be hugely advantageous in terms of employability. More important, a commitment to this agenda would actually matter in a real world way.
A response to : ‘Diversity still requires epistemological clarityA response to : ‘Diversity still requires epistemological clarity
Authors: Milton Martin , Moller Naomi
Published: January 2023

It is good to seeCounselling Psychology Reviewcontinuing its tradition of encouraging debate on important topics by publishing thought-provoking papers. This short paper is a response to Moller’s provocative (her word) argument. While Moller touches on many issues that warrant consideration and engagement, matters of time and space mean I will limit myself to three issues. These are firstly, a concern with counselling psychology’s humanistic value base (and associated phenomenological stance to practice), the second being a need to focus on diversity and the third is a question of historical accuracy.
Trainee Prize Award Winner Practice-based research and counselling psychology: A critical review and proposal
Authors: Henton Isabel
Published: January 2023

Content and Focus

This narrative literature review critically considers the relationship between practice-based research and counselling psychology. Its starting-point is contexts where gaps between psychotherapy research and practice have been identified. Developments in practice-based research, and the extent to which counselling psychology appears engaged in these, are then explored. Contexts in which practice-based research is conducted are considered, with particular focus on the practice-research network. The challenges associated with practice-research networks, in particular, the issue of practitioner involvement, are highlighted. These issues, relating both to counselling psychology’s engagement in practice-based research, and practitioners’ engagement in practice-research networks, suggest an exploration of the role of practitioner research training. Empirical literature relating to current counselling psychology research training programmes is reviewed. Recently, in the US and in Europe, a model of ‘practice-based research training’ has emerged as the next generation of practice-research network. Practice-based research training, as its name implies, involves the close integration of the activities of clinical practice, research and training. Examples of practice-based research training initiatives are outlined.

Conclusion

This paper aims to highlight the importance and relevance of practice-based research to counselling psychology in the UK and beyond. Practice-based research training is proposed as a highly promising paradigm for counselling psychology, with potential to ameliorate the gaps, deficits and challenges reported in this review.
Theoretical Paper Salutogenesis and the sense of coherence: Promoting health and resilience in counselling and psychotherapy
Authors: Vossler Andreas
Published: January 2023

Content and Focus

The aim of this paper is to introduce the sense of coherence (SOC), a core construct of Antonovsky’s salutogenic model of health and resilience, and to explore its relevance for counselling and psychotherapy. Antonovsky defined the SOC as global orientation expressing the extent to which the individual perceives the stimuli deriving from one’s internal and external environments as predictable, manageable and meaningful. A strong SOC is assumed to help people to manage stress and stay healthy. Research findings show a close relationship between SOC and psychogenic aspects of health. The paper focuses on the possibilities of fostering the SOC as global orientation in a therapeutic setting. It explores the conceptual overlap between SOC and different therapeutic approaches by analysing and comparing the relevant literature. The review of the relevant literature suggests that a salutogenic framework can help to shift the therapeutic focus towards resources and actualisation of potential. This is supported by findings of research studies on counselling and psychotherapy interventions utilising the SOC as an outcome measure.

Conclusions

Used as a general framework in working with clients, the SOC has the potential to put salutogenic resources, actualisation of potential and empowerment processes at the centre of therapeutic attention.
Dialogues and Debates – The Globalisation Special Task Group at the 2012 American Psychological Association Annual Convention: Recommendations for action
Authors: Kanellakis Pavlo , Wood Katherine
Published: January 2023

Our world becomes further connected through digital media, international organisations and crises, few would argue we are living in an age of globalisation. With this comes the realisation that traditional ways of thinking and working are evolving, producing both new challenges and wider ranges of solutions. In the counselling professions, for example, a growing number of psychologists are using telepsychology to provide health care for patients (APA, 2010), overcoming distance but altering the scope of available interactions.
Theoretical Paper Walls of Knowledge: An evaluation of the role of scholarship in counselling psychology
Authors: Morrison David T.
Published: January 2023

Context & Focus:This paper evaluates the role of scholarship in counselling psychology in the UK. Scholarship is defined as the skill of building walls of knowledge, analogous to stonemasonry as the skill of building walls of stone. A review of the literature indicates that scholarship is an essential activity of counselling psychology in the UK, where it builds the profession’s identity and the walls of evidence upon which it relies. However, disunity and conflict are found within both of these roles. Scholarship has constructed a contested identity for the profession, and the empirical literature reveals further disagreement on how the walls of evidence should be built. Methodological concerns about quantitative research draw our attention to gaps in the increasingly unsteady walls of evidence, and while qualitative research provides much-needed stability, this methodology, too, is found wanting. In addition, it is shown how this internal dispute over the ‘right’ construction materials and methods is being increasingly influenced by external forces. The result is a deeply conflicted profession whose scholarly efforts are hindered rather than enhanced by its rich diversity.

Conclusion:The paper proposes a pluralistic approach to scholarship that embraces counselling psychology’s divisions and diverse influences, and examples of this approach are provided.
Developing generic supervision competences for supervisors of psychological therapy: a new blended approach to training
Authors: Ferguson Sandra
Published: January 2023

Supervisor training has moved forwards greatly in recent years. However, a novel approach has brought some new challenges in its wake.
Putting staff wellbeing first: Prioritising the needs of black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) staff during the pandemic and beyond
Authors: Duffy Robyn , Iqbal Salma
Published: January 2023

Robyn Duffy & Salma Iqbalfrom NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde’s BAME network describe the network’s development and their work to promote and prioritise the needs of BAME staff, including during the Covid-19 pandemic.