THIS THURSDAY - 11th Jan (7pm - 8pm) we launch Pater Barham’s new book Outrageous Reason: madness and race in Britain and Empire, 1780-2020 All welcome - join us online at  us02web.zoom.us/j/85397619301 The book is now available at bit.ly/outrageousreas… #madness #race

Could you share this post and help us to spread the word about PCU? Our feeling is that most therapists aren’t aware that there is a union that they can join, although most are highly enthusiastic when they find out about us! We are run by our members, for our members. The

Before I was a therapist writing about therapy, I wanted to write about music. First thing I had published was a student mag review (handwritten!) of this emotional, unsettling, atmospheric record. Not sure what I said (don’t have a copy) but it was definitely gushing. 30 years!

Whatever you do, do not cheer yourself up this week and instead listen to BBC Radio 4 #FileOnFour Investigating Employee Assistance Programmes on 12th March Counsellors Together UK Psychotherapy Action Network Livia Garofalo Partners for Counselling and Psychotherapy PCUnion Clare Slaney bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00…

#ShareYourExperience We want to hear your thoughts about how the SCoPEd framework, which is led by six of our Accredited Registers, affects you. We invite you to share your experience by 17 May by emailing 📧 [email protected] professionalstandards.org.uk/share-your-exp…

📢 Attention! There are now just 20 days left to do this. I’ve been campaigning hard for PSA to get more involved for a long while..this might make a difference. Is this framework comprehensible & fair for all? If you want to be part of change, email 👍😊 #TherapistsConnect

I sat down with Myira MyiraKhanCounselling #WorkingWithinDiversity where we chatted about her amazing book ‘Working Within Diversity’. We talk about “nudging the needle”, and all things anti-oppression. Thank you for making a difference 🙏 #TherapistsConnect JKP Books youtu.be/0Kh3ZfpTmD0?si…

Get 15% extra off key counselling + psychotherapy textbooks at pccs-books.co.uk View our new catalogue at bit.ly/PCCSBooksTextb… Use code ACADEMIC2024 Offer ends 31 Oct #counselling #counsellingbooks #counsellingtexts #counsellingtrainees #counsellors #TherapistsConnect

EVENT - The SCoPEd Fiasco: where do we go from here? 🗓️ Saturday 30th November 🕙 10:00am - 12:00pm 📍Online Pay what you can, the guide price is £20. Book your tickets here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-scoped-f….. Take part in a discussion about: • Why the adoption of the SCoPED

You don't have to be a radical therapist to wonder if there's something dodgy about state regulation of independent practice. The case against regulation of therapists PCUnion Partners for Counselling and Psychotherapy @uk_counsell allianceblogs.wordpress.com/2024/11/02/sta… via Alliance for C & P

Good to see we can still think through these difficult issues and not leap to more regulation as the answer. Statutory regulation now would likely mean #SCoPEd (with titles reinstated) being legally enforced as the structure for our field. Is that what we want? #TherapistsConnect

Maria Albertsen January 1980-November 2024. Founder of Counsellors Together UK. Her obituary by Clare Slaney survivingwork.org/surviving-work… PCUnion Partners for Counselling and Psychotherapy Alliance for C & P NCPS John Wilson TheDigitalTherapySurvey