We're pleased to share this helpful resource by @CharLewCole HHFT on psychological first aid for supporting hospital & community staff during the pandemic: …4-43eb-bc5d-6aa50ee47dc5.filesusr.com/ugd/95d7e1_7f6… Also available on our website traumagroup.org. Please share!

Really interesting piece by @lfoulkesy on the tricky territory of what constitutes mental illness theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Come to our May drop in, 26 May, 1-2pm. Dr Clara Strauss will share findings from recently published data from Health and Care Women Leaders Network plus National Staff Survey results. They highlight the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on female staff & give guidance on how employers should respond

Jon’s new book out today!

This makes me so sad, I have lost count of the number of abusive DMs I get for working shifts in the local vaccine centre or for advising people to take up the vaccine I rise above it, but at times they are very personal Thank you NHS Million and Dr Samantha Batt-Rawden 💙 #gotyourbackNHS

Very excited to advertise this Practitioner Psychologist post with a specialised trauma/PTSD focus which will include working with Nick Grey 's and Deborah lee new clinic in NW Sussex on compassionate resilience. Please retweet! beta.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/joba…

What I’ve learnt over 29yrs: •MH services are underfunded •People with a mental illness are some the strongest people I know •We don’t support carers enough •Continuity of care is golden •Compassion and authentic hope vital •MH needs more funding #WorldMentalHealthDay

Great study! Adding 8 sessions of stabilisation before delivering EMDR didn't improve complex PTSD outcomes and didn't reduce dropout - it simply delayed recovery. Going to stick these graphs to my wall to remind me get on with it!

As leaders we aspire to psychological safety - a climate where people in our teams can speak up without fear of criticism or ridicule. Amy Edmondson created some "scripts" for psychologically safe conversations which Tanmay Vora ✍ made into a blog & sketchnote: qaspire.com/2022/01/10/con…

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New paper out looking at the experiences of people with #PTSD during the #pandemic - I'm so grateful to have worked on this with @LButtanshaw, Sharif El-Leithy and Abby at the TSS! A huge thank you to all the participants who shared their stories psycnet.apa.org/record/2022-28…

The signs of poor #mentalhealth can be hard to spot. ➡Feeling on edge or being irritable. ➡Feeling more stressed ➡Poor sleep ➡Feeling down or hopeless ➡Changes in your social activity These are all signs you could benefit from a helping hand. Our free service can help.

The BABCP journals have, over the years, published range of papers useful for therapists working w refugees. In this thread we provide links to key ones where full free text available. Please share/ retweet as we add. BABCP @DrS_Reynolds @rthwaites Paul Salkovskis @BABCP_Equality

🚨New Paper!🚨 In this paper, we examined the effects of cognitive processing therapy (CPT) on PTSD symptoms when delivered in a variety of formats (daily vs. weekly sessions) and settings (clinic vs. retreat/recreational). Here's what we found. 🧵 /1 sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Great summary from The Mental Elf of Thanos Karatzias' keynote at #BIGSPD22 on emerging evidence for treating complex #PTSD #CPTSD - with some tweets from me about why I think a lot of it is already out of date! #PTSDAwarenessMonth #EMDR #CBTWorks

If you have any interest in the current best evidence for treating PTSD this thread is fantastic. You can see Sharif presenting BABCP 50th Anniversary conference too. Not to be missed.

A couple of years ago, we wrote a paper about treating PTSD after ICU. A few months ago, I found myself in ICU for 8 days, having many of the same experiences my clients had described and thinking a lot about the model! I wrote about it in the latest CBT Today. BABCP ICUsteps

Research into the behaviours of leaders who deliver transformational change. The factor that makes the biggest difference between those who deliver & those who don't is whether leaders embrace the emotional journey of their people. 6 behaviours that improve the odds of

Save Badgers from the Bulldozers - Sign the Petition! chng.it/WTkQ2JN9 via Change.org UK

Our new research spotlight is out. This news series highlights must-read, impactful and topical evidence impacting veterans and their families. This instalment presents new evidence from the University of Manchester on the issue of veterans suicide - fimt-rc.org/news/20230823-…