Drama and dementia Journals Published 25 Apr 2023 A research project offers drama workshops to support people with young-onset dementia and their carers, as Dr Clive Holmwood, Dr Alison Ward and Dr Gemma Collard Stokes explain. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, April 2023
Digital mental health @work Journals Published 31 Jul 2016 Aislinn Bergin is studying people’s experience of e-mental health. She talks to Nicola Banning about her research in a rapidly changing field and the implications for therapists and the workplace. Counselling at Work, Summer 2016
First impressions Journals Published 7 Apr 2020 Working on reception in a busy occupational health unit was never part of George Probert’s career plan. He shares what he’s learnt about what it takes to support others with their mental health at work. BACP Workplace, April 2020
New campaign calls for school-based counselling in Scotland News Published 17 May 2017 General Election 2017: Three children in every classroom will have experienced a mental health problem by the time they’re 16, and thousands will struggle to get the help they need..
Supervision: Planning for breaks Journals Published 29 Feb 2024 'I support supervisees to write a new clinical will or update an existing one, and encourage them to consider their priorities and preferences for pausing practice'. BACP Children, Young People and Families, March 2024.
Assessing family health and wellbeing Journals Published 30 Sep 2015 When Susan Simpson assessed and counselled families living in cross-cultural situations, the Heimler Scale of Social Functioning proved a useful, holistic tool to help them talk about their needs. BACP Children and Young People, September 2015
Children’s Mental Health Week: Using our voice to support young people in need News Published 5 Feb 2024 Our call for action on school counselling, in a year where a General Election is expected
Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, July 2023 Journals Published 21 Jul 2023 NHS workers: how therapy can help. Plus... Stroke patients: Working with the psychological effects of stroke... Psychiatric ward: What it’s like to be admitted, by a former patient... Food stories: Why we need to explore our experience of eating.
Hidden scars from afar Journals Published 18 Mar 2024 Open article: In a world where the impact of global conflicts spans continents, Nickan Arzpeyma writes of the need to recognise and address the implicit and explicit repercussions of war. Private Practice, March 2024.
Message from the Chair: Facing uncertainty Journals Published 27 Jul 2021 "Our purpose is to create a network for counsellors and therapists who coach, to grow their own practice, to learn from those who go before them." Regular column from Carolyn Mumby. Coaching Today, July 2021