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On the bookshelf: what you’re reading Journals Published 22 Oct 2020 Karen Ledger reviews Michelle Lucas’s 101 Coaching Supervision Techniques, Approaches, Enquiries and Experiments. Coaching Today, October 2020
Self-Compassion and Supervisory Support in Mental Health Training: Understanding Well-being and Burnout in Trainees and Early-Career Practitioners Research Published 23 Jan 2026 Updated 3 Feb 2026 Research by Shing Sung
Healthy Happy Minds school counselling support programme to end News Published 17 Mar 2023 We're devastated that the closure of the scheme will leave children without vital support
Campaign Trail Journals Published 21 Jul 2023 ‘The message we are sending to the Government is that it’s vital that this new strategy gets to grips with the growing demand for mental health support across the country...' Regular column from Matthew Smith-Lilley. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, July 2023
From the President Journals Published 26 Jan 2024 ‘The past year has been challenging for our profession, with fractious and divisive dynamics playing out’. Therapy Today, February 2024