According to the Study of Adult Development by Psychiatrist George Vaillant: "Of all the coping mechanisms - suppression alters the world the least and best accepts the terms life offers".George Vaillant The very word "suppression" in a positive context would, I imagine, send a shiver down the … [Read more...]
Interview with Dennis Skinner
I interviewed Dennis Skinner,MP for Bolsover, at the House of Commons in April 2013: I'm sure I'm not the only person to hear Dennis Skinner sing - but I may be the only one to hear him sing in the canteen at the House of Commons. We are talking about his mother, Lucy, and how twenty … [Read more...]
Interview with Alan Johnson
I asked the Rt. Hon Alan Johnson MP to be the first person to be interviewed for the page and he generously agreed. Rt. Hon Alan Johnson MP Interview – 11th April 2011 Because I have always held firm to the conviction that childhood circumstances do not determine the adult and that if a child has … [Read more...]
Nora Malone almost went to Trinity College Dublin
When I was a child in a house spilling over with dozens of Uncles and Aunts, some not much older than ourselves - I always pleaded to go to Aunt Nora's or Aunt Bridie's house. Aunt Nora's house because of the order and stability I found there and Aunt Bridie's because she let me play with the "pea" … [Read more...]
Rylan Clark And Paula Hamilton – The Road To Self-Awareness
Because I am very interested in people and, in particular, the behaviour of people in the context of group dynamics, I can not help but tune in at some point to the Big Brother TV Series on Channel 5. Currently, the "celebrity" edition of Big Brother is on air and along with many of my colleagues … [Read more...]
Wellness starts with a little direction………..
I am delighted to see that Wellness, Self-Care, Self-Management are the current buzzwords for health and recovery right now. It was a long time coming but its good to see an acknowledgement that it is the individual who knows their life best and, in that, knows what doesn't work for them and what … [Read more...]
Troubled Families? Why there is no time to quibble about the title…..
There is currently much quibbling about the title that central government has given to Louise Casey's remit to work with families who cause difficulties for themselves, their children and the wider community. In the past this group have been referred to as "Challenging Families", "Chaotic Families", … [Read more...]
Early Intervention – a luxury when its Universal but essential when its Targeted
Early Intervention has been a buzz-word in social care for some years and is again a focus of central government. The definition however, is understood differently by a whole range of professionals. A Report from C4Eo and the Association of Director of Children's Services defined Early … [Read more...]
How to get people to talk about themselves
Because the word "therapy" is attached to the model I use, I am often asked by people, outside of my field, how I get people to talk about their problems. I usually respond with a screwed up face: getting people to talk about their problems is not my aim. Encouraging people to answer questions … [Read more...]
The man from the Salvation Army…….
Yesterday morning I answered the telephone and a woman said "I'm trying to find a Befriender - do you still do this?" I asked whether she had the wrong number and she explained that she had found us on the internet connected to a Mental Health Befriending Service in London but she thought it … [Read more...]
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