Wake-up call Journals Published 30 Jun 2019 Open article: Roughly halfway through a counselling life, a re-evaluation occurs, as the well-established practitioner recognises the professional plateau they currently occupy, writes Wyn Bramley. Private Practice, June 2019
Living with your child's violence Journals Published 31 Oct 2015 Counsellor Dave Collins describes how he and his wife remain traumatised by their adopted child’s violent behaviour yet many care professionals still fail to recognise a situation that is far from rare. Therapy Today, October 2015
The benefits of group analytic supervision in higher education Journals Published 30 Nov 2011 Margaret Smith outlines research into the effectiveness of group supervision and reflective practice groups using a group analytic model and provides examples of its potential added value for students, staff and the institution as a whole. AUCC, November 2011
Eating disorders: features, causes, treatments and outcomes Journals Published 31 Mar 2013 Consultant psychiatrist Hubert Lacey summarises the presentation, diagnosis and medical treatment of anorexia nervosa, bulimia, binge-eating and eating disorders not otherwise specified. University and College Counselling, March 2013
The effects of a 'vulnerability zeitgeist' in universities: real need or real life? Journals Published 30 Sep 2016 Kathryn Ecclestone, speaker at the BACP UC summer conferences, summarises her argument that education has increasingly come to be seen as a therapeutic space, with unwelcome consequences. University and College Counselling, September 2016
Affirming identity and control for people with dementia through person-centred approaches to support Journals Published 31 Jul 2017 Kelly Birtwell and Linda Dubrow-Marshall report on a BACP-funded study into the insights of people with mild dementia and their experiences of psychological support. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, July 2017
Misunderstood and misdiagnosed Journals Published 30 Jun 2011 Open article: Many abused and neglected children are squeezed into diagnostic categories that show misunderstanding of their true needs. Others with developmental difficulties originating in such trauma fail to meet the threshold for accessing appropriate therapeutic support. Graham Music discusses what must be understood to prevent this. Counselling Children and Young People, June 2011
Supervision as a creative space Journals Published 31 Dec 2012 Gareth Williams sparks off some ideas about supervision in general and the various forms it might take in a pluralistic arena. BACP Children and Young People, December 2012
What's the harm? Journals Published 30 Aug 2019 Open article: Jeanine Connor busts some of the myths around self-harm and implores us to think about what it means, to us and to the young people that do it. BACP Children, Young People and Families, September 2019
The big issue: Generation COVID Journals Published 29 Apr 2021 Open article: How will COVID-19 affect children’s futures? Catherine Jackson reports on the impact so far and how we can ‘build back better’ for our children’s mental health and wellbeing. Therapy Today, May 2021