An independent review panel investigating the response to the Manchester Arena Attack, which saw 22 people tragically die, is requesting that Greater Manchester sign up to a ‘Charter for families bereaved through public tragedy’. The panel, chaired by Lord Bob Kerslake, published a progress report today and is recommending that all public bodies adopt the charter that […]
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Are you worried about identity theft and staying safe online in an increasingly risky cyber environment? Click below for a recent panel discussion on how to avoid some obvious pitfalls in personal data protection. I participated on this Roundtable discussion on TRTWorld about the epidemic levels of identity theft, why someone is motivated in this criminal
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It has been reported that children in England will be seen by NHS mental health services within four weeks, as part of a Government pilot. The consultation on the preliminary paper will run for around 12 weeks and will see additional funding for mental health services (even though the increase in overall NHS spending is
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Studies have shown that roughly one in five of us will suffer from anxiety or depression at some point in our lives. There are, of course, many types of anxiety. For some anxiety might involve suffering the symptoms of Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD) to full blown panic attacks to obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). In England,
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The latest psychiatric staffing workforce census from the Royal College of Psychiatrists highlights that one in ten consultant psychiatrist posts remain unfilled. These findings would appear to echo the results of a recent review by the Care Quality Commission into the provision of mental health services. That study found that young people were having to
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Today I chatted with Laura Heck, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Certified Gottman Therapist in private practice in Salt Lake City. (See below for a link to the interview). Previously director of development at the Gottman Institute, Laura co-developed the Gottman 7 principles programme and is also the author of the 7 principles workbook.
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My latest interview in my podcast series is with Louise Mazanti. She might be familiar to some viewers in the UK having been featured on Channel 5 as an expert for the factual entertainment show Make or Break. Louise is a sex therapist and trained as a psychosynthesis psychotherapist and specialised in Psychosexual Somatics Therapy
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Supervision is a term that often causes much debate within counselling and psychotherapy circles. It was once considered to be something you ‘got landed with’ by virtue of being the most experienced practitioner within an organisation. Implicit in this view was that therapy should be conducted in a right way and, therefore, not in a wrong
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This week the Government announced extra funding for talking therapies in the NHS, crisis care, as well as a focus on preventing illness and proposals to strengthen early intervention and to integrate mental health services into primary care. The austerity agenda over the last 7 years has severely impacted the budgets of mental health services
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Today I was interviewed on Sky News about the risks posed by the Blue Whale game in the UK and about peer pressure facing teenagers. Blue Whale is an online game that originated in Russia and where it is claimed users are manipulated into self harming and ultimately encouraged to commit suicide. This has led some
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