Suicide Prevention: Changing the Power Balance between Professional and Client
Words by Joy Hibbins, author of Suicide Prevention Techniques. It was my own experience of being under mental health services which showed me that there…
Tag: psychology
On Violent States and Creative States
Violence often appears to come ‘out of the blue’. This contention might almost be intrinsic to any account of the experience of any individual who…
Improving the Psychological Wellbeing of Children – A World Mental Health Day Blog
Over recent years, every survey has indicated both an increase in psychological distress amongst children and young people and a serious lack of capacity in…
Explaining Terrorism to Children: What is Terrorism?
One thing is for sure, terror will strike again, and it will feature massively in the media. Children will see and hear about it and…
Social Skills: Just a Spoonful of Sugar Helps the Medicine Go Down! by Shawn Amador
Shawn Amador, LCSW, is a school social worker who runs an after school comedy troupe, and is a part time therapist. Her new book, Teaching…
Happiness & Positive Psychology for Young People with Autism – author Q&A
Victoria Honeybourne is a senior advisory teacher, trainer and writer with a particular interest in promoting wellbeing amongst young people on the autism spectrum. We…
Self-help exercises to help older children manage worry and anxiety
Age range: Ages 9+ Description: An engaging, self-help guide based on cognitive behavioural therapy that teaches young people mindfulness techniques to alleviate their worry and…
How has adoption changed professionally in the past 30 years?
Bestselling author of Creating Loving Attachments and clinical psychologist Kim Golding reflects upon the major changes in the world of adoption over the past 30…
How many eyes do you have? Asks ex-forensic psychologist
For decades, the psychological assessment and treatment of offenders has run on invalid and untested programmes. In his book, Bad Psychology, Robert A. Forde exposes…
Simon McCarthy-Jones talks to Human Givens
Simon McCarthy-Jones, author of Can’t You Hear Them?, talks to Human Givens about what is known – and what has been ignored – in explaining the experience…