Gur, A. & Reich, A. (2023). Psychological flexibility of parents of children with disabilities: A systematic literature review. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 136. Background The World Health Organization estimates that over 1 billion people worldwide live with a disability. Around 100 million of these are children. There are different models of disability: medical or […]
My graduate school training at Lesley University was rooted in the philosophy of “self-as-instrument” with regards to the process of therapeutic change; that is to deeply know and effectively make use of oneself in evoking behavioural changes through the therapeutic relationship. Many years later, I continue to embrace and find this orientation helpful, albeit it […]
We are making decisions the whole time. Tea or coffee? Netflix or news? Sit on the chair or the sofa? Scratch that itch with the left hand or the right – or not at all? Many of these decisions are unnoticeably small, and their consequences are slight. Other decisions may seem small but can have […]
Does practice really make perfect for therapists? The impact of therapist experience on client outcomes Summary The study investigated the relationship between therapist experience and therapy outcome. Longitudinal data from a large German university psychotherapy outpatient clinic was used to assess the effect of therapist experience on client outcomes. Results suggest no association between therapist […]
We are supporting the Developing Nations Training Fund by running a webinar for health and social care professionals, community support workers and spiritual carers who support people with major life crises. The workshop, Facing the Storm, is being presented by Dr Ray Owen who is an expert working with palliative care patients and people facing […]
The picture currently painted by NHS Digital1 in England is clear; sadly the scale of poor mental health in our population of children and young people is staggering. In their report dated November 22 from the MHCYP 2017 survey, which has data from 2017, 2020 and 2021, 18% of children between 7 and 16 and […]
While co-operation, as a set of behaviours, is not unique to humans, the degree to which we co-operate is. The vehicle for this is human language, which developed out of the need of our ancestors to convey increasingly complex and abstract notions to others in their group. Higher level abstract communication allowed for the development […]
For a psychological therapist, burnout is a very real possibility. A recent study of CBT practitioners in the UK found that between 50-70% of therapists reported burnout symptoms (Westwood, Morison, Alt & Holmes, 2017). That’s a very high amount! Burnout is a phenomenon whereby we are no longer about to meet the demands of the […]
with Annie Gascoyne & Ross McIntosh Here’s our curated selection of People Soup Podcast episodes that we thought might be particularly useful for those who are already signed up for Flexibility @ Work or those who are mulling it over. We hope you enjoy this selection and look forward to seeing you soon. Who could […]
Not lost in Values – On lifelong skills training and comparison I’ll begin with a confession: I can’t stop comparing the different ways of working between Spain and the UK, I can’t. I am even writing about it. I know I shouldn´t be letting this happens! But I must admit that I’ve been struggling with […]
I was lost in translation (well, I still am) – what I didn’t know is that I was also going to be: Lost in Conferences Hello again! In my previous post I introduced myself and explained a little bit about what is bringing me to the UK this summer along with the first contacts […]
Impressions of a Spanish ACT psychologist in London I am Helena Colodro, I am an ACT psychologist from Spain, spending the summer of 2017 in London collaborating with Joe Oliver, Director of Contextual Consulting. I’m here on a project from the European Union, Erasmus Entrepreneur, a grant that is allowing me to immerse myself in […]
Recently City University London hosted an ACT in the workplace day workshop, organised by the awesome Dr Paul Flaxman. The day was an incredible blend of science and practice from experts in the UK who are on the ground, using ACT in a variety of organisational settings. The fact the over 300 people attended gives […]
Russ Harris has released a bunch of very cool free resources. In case you didn’t get them, here’s the complete collection, that includes e-books, animations, MP3s and a couple of articles. If you want to see Russ in action, live, why not check out his upcoming workshops here. eBooks Working with Dissociation Building Self-Compassion Helping […]
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