Clinical Psychologist. Research in youth participation in designing services. Disrupt. Debate. Dismantle. Interests attachment and trauma. Tweets my own
MH PROFESSIONALS RE: BENEFITS
A draft letter from us to the Telegraph re their appalling 'Benefits Calculator' this week. We know the dire effects this has on claimants and its important to stop this new wave of hate https://t.co/VbaksUD8EK
Please consider signing. Thanks- Jay
"we benefit from a trauma-informed environment – a paradigm shift from our obsession with labelling what is wrong to asking: “What happened to you?” Thank you @Shrink_at_Large https://t.co/PtZjR23y1Z
"Many people living in Blackpool, which has eight of the 10 most deprived neighbourhoods in England, had a story of being let down"
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Nurturing Your Child's Emotional Intelligence - a hugely helpful book by clinical psychologist and family therapist Dr Anne Lane to help children connect, name and understand big emotions
This week is @NAPCAN_AU National Child Protection Week, this year's theme: 'Every child, in every community, needs a fair go'. Our two-part podcast series with Penny Sih shares strategies in helping children to live their 'best life'. https://t.co/DwloP2JQGd #ncpw22#playyourpart
ACT training today with @mindfulprimate and a lovely idea of using a bowl of water and ping pong balls to illustrate with young people pushing away thoughts and feelings and moving towards allowing them to rise and fall
Thanks @HartleySamantha and others for your hard work in writing this. Very important and has already been a vehicle to have helpful conversations with YP, families and professional networks https://t.co/eWGbA5EF5l
If you are a young person who has been affected by homelessness you can still play a part in influencing Scottish homelessness policy - deadline to submit responses is March 28th.
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Read about how @moneyline_uk team have been helping struggling families through the #costoflivingcrisis. Click the link to see our 2021 Impact Report and a film with our marvellous supporter @michaelsheen talking about our work. #morethanaloan#impact https://t.co/jmUsPqP6K9
The very things most likely to bring good mental health outcomes (supportive, facilitating & lasting therapeutic/community relationships that increase understanding, hope & expectation for recovery) are often the very things most lacking in the mental health services we provide.
This sounds good 🤓, if you're interested in prevention + public health (Inc community psychology?). @OlgaLuzon, @wainwrto and David Harper are editing a special issue of @UKDCP Clinical Psychology Forum https://t.co/rkNPFKlUQj
Someone write about this in forensic MH please!
"People bring with them the people that have influenced them. When they are talking, they are not necessarily talking to eachother. They could be their mother talking to their father. Repeating a certain dance" -honest and beautiful series, Couples Therapy https://t.co/J42Ch76UR8