I shared my story with the Professional Standards Authority and they listened. They then asked the organisation to make changes to the complaints procedures they use! #beheard

Many clinical psychologists in our study believed that psychosis can be transformative in a broad sense, leading to post‐traumatic growth. Some went further, believing that it can be a purposeful or even a spiritual phenomenon. Open Access version here: repository.canterbury.ac.uk/item/8w935/cli…

What would the world look like if girls were taught they were volcanoes, whose eruptions were a thing of beauty, a power to behold and a force not to be trifled with? I look at the importance of nurturing the pilot light of anger all girls are born with. feministgiant.com/p/how-much-is-…

Open access: Khandakar Shahadat & Shahzad Uddin new article shows modern slavery in an organisational context and the obstacles that prevent ‘free’ labourers from walking away from exploitative conditions ow.ly/ha8P50G4UKs

As promised, here is the link to the paper with Michael Roache on Child Sexual Exploitation from the perspective of residential social care workers. This is free to access for the next 50 days. If you have any queries please feel free to come back to me. authors.elsevier.com/a/1dnXJX18YO2JJ

When you construct the rules in order to lock members out of the decision-making process or dilute their power in the political organisation they volunteer their time & energy to (& to get you elected), it shows what contempt there is for the members in the 1st place, doesn’t it?

Trainee therapists - we’re doing a little research. Can we ask how much it is costing you to train to be a therapist inc. course fees, therapy/supervision costs, etc? What impact does the cost of training have on your life? Ty ❤️ #therapistsconnect PCU_Trainee PCSR Partners for Counselling and Psychotherapy

Inspiring. Giving all of us shelter in hope. Sylvia Michaeel showing us the resilience of young refugees in the UK at today’s UH DClinPsy Research Conference.

I'm delighted to announce Special Issue of the Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma (JCAT) focused on 'COVID-19 - Trauma and Resilience in Children and Adolescents', Guest Edited by distinguished scholar Dr Liat Levita from University of Sheffield (UK). springer.com/journal/40653/…

Want to work with a highly experienced / innovative arts psychotherapies team in a high secure hospital, leading into the Deaf Service for Men ? Deadline 5th Oct! British Association of Art Therapists (BAAT) NottshcAHPs ahps NHS Jobs LinkedIn BAAT Region 11 BAAT Region 10 @BAATRegion9 jobs.nottinghamshirehealthcare.nhs.uk/job/v3475623

Fascinating discussion about the gas/CO2 issues on BBC Radio 4 Today. To summarise - capitalism operates on the edge & collapses as soon as anything goes wrong. The tax payer has to bail it out & pay higher costs. We are not allowed to know how much we are paying as it’s ‘commercial’🙄

It is extraordinary that people have come to accept an economic system where you have to be rich simply to afford decent housing—something that can and should be a basic public good.

THREAD: A vulnerable 18-year-old gave birth alone in a prison cell more than 12 hours after her calls for a nurse were ignored. Today the PPO published a devastating report into the circumstances surrounding the death of her baby girl at HMP Bronzefield. bit.ly/3CCw5Vc

Nana Bonsu and Nick Pendry present 'A framework for privileging conversations about race in a local authority context' - a personal reflexive dialogue between two senior leaders in a social care setting - Friday at 3:15pm #aftconference2021

"We’re reminded in the murder of Sarah Everard & now #SabinaNessa, that safety is not a right afforded to all, it is a privilege. These aren’t isolated incidents & violence do not occur in a vacuum."

Delightful thread!

This is the edited recording in a hopefully accessible way of the launch of the campaign, supported by the PCU uaccess2ct.co.uk/video2/

New PCSR youtube channel with videos from PCSR May 2021 Conference youtube.com/channel/UCGR3h…

"Every child matters" says NSPCC, yet it is silent on JCB's crimes against Palestinian kids. Read Amnesty UK's 'JCB Off Track' for full story. #HowSafe2022 #DitchJCB @PippaGough Peter Wanless David Hamilton Tanya Byron Andrew Kerr Tom Toumazis MBE Sheanna Patelmaster

Israel must release Palestinian human rights defender Salah Hammouri and end all threats to deport him from his home city Jerusalem. We demand JusticeforSalah and all those facing persecution by Israel’s apartheid regime. #JusticeForSalah TAKE ACTION⬇️ palestinecampaign.eaction.online/EndAD