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Personal critiques of new books for counsellors and psychotherapists working with children, young people and families. BACP Children, Young People and Families, March 2024

Open article: Recent research reveals that surprisingly high numbers of neurodivergent people are drawn to working in the caring professions, and may be more at risk of experiencing an extreme and debilitating form of burnout. How much do we really know about neurodivergent burnout and its long-term consequences? And, how can therapists best support neurodivergent carers who are facing burnout? Cloie Parfitt shares her findings. BACP Workplace, April 2024

Featuring 'Mothering Alone', M K O’Neil; 'Learning from Action', ed RD Hinshelwood and L Mingarelli; 'Counselling Partners and Relatives of Individuals Who Have Sexually Offended', A Smith; 'Saving Freud', A Nagorski; 'Outsight', The Midlands Psychology Group and 'Standards and Ethics for Counselling in Action', A Reeves and T Bond. Therapy Today, March 2023

Featuring 'Mothering Alone', M K O’Neil; 'Learning from Action', ed RD Hinshelwood and L Mingarelli; 'Counselling Partners and Relatives of Individuals Who Have Sexually Offended', A Smith; 'Saving Freud', A Nagorski; 'Outsight', The Midlands Psychology Group and 'Standards and Ethics for Counselling in Action', A Reeves and T Bond. Therapy Today, April 2023

Open article: The suicide of an employee can have far-reaching consequences for colleagues, managers, the employer and the community. Sue Christy makes the case for better suicide postvention and explains why taking the right steps in the golden hours after a suicide can help to reduce further traumatisation and supports healing and recovery in the workforce. BACP Workplace, January 2024

Tonia Anderson and Dr Gina Wong believe that pre-operative counselling could prevent pain chronicity, by identifying the psychological and social factors that influence pain management and recovery. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, January 2023