I attended an amazing course today on how to work with Trauma, which was run by Mark Brayne. Mark is a psychotherapist, journalist, and author. After a first career as a foreign correspondent, when he worked as a BBC and Reuters foreign correspondent and editor, he qualified in psychotherapy and since 2002 has specialised in […]
I have been continuing with my NHS clinical placement and have been fortunate to shadow the work of one of the largest and oldest established Eating Disorders Services in the world. The service is for anyone from the age of 11 years (with no upper age limit) who are requiring assessment, care and treatment.
Well, I have started my second year on the course. The marking of the passage of time, a new calender year, a new academic year, a new supervision group and a new year tutor was a bit unsettling but such is the nature of change. My new year tutor started the new academic year off
We finally got back to lectures this week following the Easter break. The lecture was on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) with the second part next week. CBT is often rubbished in the therapy world as it is seen by some as an approach that doesn’t quite go deep enough. The approach is also en vogue
Today I spoke with the Upfront Guru Matt Davies (pictured), former BBC Presenter of the Year, who specialises in communicating with confidence, on my radio show on ONFM. Matt was in the studio to answer questions on presentation skills training and confidence building in the context of communications. He was big on CBT and