Socrates maintained that "we only value what we pay for". Equally, we sometimes only value what the Doctor prescribes or diagnoses. I often wonder how a patient with anxiety presenting to the GP would react if the GP spent the appointment taking the patient through a controlled breathing exercise … [Read more...]
Using The Silent Session to establish session agenda
Since I developed The Silent Session framework, I have offered it to thousands of individuals when they are hesitant to share their issue or have been referred reluctantly. As I have said elsewhere, often it is an engagement tool - clients immediately know that I am not setting out to analyze them … [Read more...]
Police “Stop & Help” Resource
I was making my notes for this Blog about how we could possibly look differently at the Police Stop & Search practice and switched the radio on. Lo and behold there was a discussion, hosted by David Lammy MP on LBC, about Knife Crime and the police Stop & Search … [Read more...]
Instant mental health resource for schools……
This month, the UK government announced £300million funding for the provision of mental health interventions in schools and colleges. Funding for mental health resources are always a good thing - as is this. However, I would suggest that before schools and colleges go rushing off to … [Read more...]
