Notes from the Chair of research SIG: Get involved Journals Published 9 Sep 2022 'The importance of collective action, such as collaborating in student counselling practice research via the SCORE project, or any other, continues.' Regular column from Afra Turner. University and College Counselling, September 2022
Dilemma: Suicide – the client’s right to choose Journals Published 28 Feb 2015 Your client has told you she intends to end her life, and then she fails to turn up for a session. What do you do? Therapy Today, February 2015
Improving access to therapy for the elderly Journals Published 24 Apr 2020 Elderly people with chronic physical conditions often find it hard to access mental health services. Idyli Kamaterou reports on a pilot project to offer CBT to older adults. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, April 2020
It changed my life: Rhiannon Jones Journals Published 1 May 2019 Open article: ‘I didn’t walk out that day feeling “fixed” or free from my pain, but I did walk out with more wisdom and perspective’. Therapy Today, May 2019
The transgenerational perspective Journals Published 31 Mar 2017 Open article: How can grandmothers, uncles, great-grandfathers or long-lost cousins haunt or help a young person’s life? Lucy-Jean Lloyd addresses the question. BACP Children and Young People, March 2017
When a baby dies Journals Published 18 Oct 2019 What should an employer do when an employee’s baby dies? Jane Moffett works with parents and knows what can help when the worst thing happens. BACP Workplace, October 2019
Single-session formulation: An alternative to the waiting list Journals Published 16 Nov 2020 Open article: As services buckle under exponential rises in demand for therapy, Peter Jenkins outlines a model of short-term intervention designed to alleviate pressures on our systems of work. University and College Counselling, November 2020
NHS workers: how therapy can help Journals Published 21 Jul 2023 Open article: Penelope Campling draws on her experience with frontline clinicians in the NHS to suggest how we can offer psychological support to healthcare workers. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, July 2023
Policy briefing: Sending a message to government Journals Published 21 Jan 2020 In his regular column Matthew Smith-Lilley says the recent election presents us all with the opportunity to send every MP the clear message that counselling changes lives. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, January 2020
Profile: Alison Hunte Journals Published 26 May 2023 'I have developed a great deal of loyalty to the service; we do a good job in what at times is a challenging environment'. University and College Counselling, May 2023