Observing parent and baby in class Journals Published 1 Mar 2019 Michele Crooks and colleagues Andrea Perry and Griselda Kellie-Smith describe the intervention known as BASE® Babywatching, designed to promote empathy in child observers. BACP Children, Young People and Families, March 2019
The power of challenge Journals Published 31 Mar 2015 The ability to challenge our clients when appropriate is a fundamental part of our remit and responsibility as therapists, and key to effective therapy, argues Trudi Dargan. Private Practice, Spring 2015
Tragic optimism Journals Published 31 Mar 2018 Open article: Christopher Tovey explains why existential theory has helped him on his path towards personal and professional authenticity. Private Practice, March 2018
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Navigating a different world Journals Published 31 Mar 2015 Carrie Ballard discusses issues around young people with high-functioning autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) and describes her work with two clients. BACP Children and Young People, March 2015
Identity integration in fragmented families Journals Published 30 Sep 2017 Open article: Charlie Morse-Brown thinks about the challenges facing young people when trying to integrate a sense of self from within fragmented families. BACP Children and Young People, September 2017
Interpersonal psychotherapy for adolescents Journals Published 31 Dec 2017 Roslyn Law brings us up to date on interpersonal psychotherapy for adolescents with depression (IPT-A) – an evidence-based intervention that has been gradually integrated within the IAPT collaboratives. BACP Children and Young People, December 2017
What the doctor ordered Journals Published 30 Sep 2017 Free article: More and more people are taking prescribed antidepressant medication. But are the drugs helping or hindering? Sally Brown reports on the overlooked problem of prescribed-drug dependency. Therapy Today, September 2017
Men and perinatal depression Journals Published 31 Mar 2016 James Costello describes his own experiences as a ‘fellow traveller in a foreign land’, supporting partners of women with perinatal depression. Therapy Today, March 2016
A question of evidence Journals Published 30 Apr 2015 ‘Does what we do make a difference and, if it does, does this effect last?’ This is a question to which employers and stakeholders want answers. Jill Collins asked it and shares her team’s research findings. Counselling at Work, Spring 2015