What is Anti-oppressive therapy? Exploring your experiences in context: There can be differences in how we are allowed to experience & navigate society. These usually depend on our identities & background, & will have an impact on our mental & emotional well-being long-term. 1/

Training is exhausting. I’m tired. I want to go on holiday. Now. - A haiku #dclinpsy

I would say patients labelled with BPD have MORE ‘grit’ than most folk. Do you have any idea how courageous you have to be to try to get help at any level if you’ve been serially let down? By parents? By the state? By the NHS?

The measure nobody asked for 🤦🏻‍♀️

We urgently need the right people visiting those in mental health hospitals: therapists, benefits advisors, housing support, domestic abuse and autism specialists. But one thing we absolutely DON’T need? Job coaches. Let’s prioritize care, not pressure. tinyurl.com/4jyx98uz

Hot take: Formulation-driven therapy, OT, housing support, benefit advisors, support to leave abusive relationships/systems are the forms of support that should be offered to those in distress. Work is not, and should not be a universal measure of ‘wellness’.

The four horsemen of the apocalypse: 1) Ethics application 2) My luteal phase 3) Whatever new plague I’ve picked up from my CAMHS placement. 4) Setting up a new IT account on placement. #dclinpsy

I for one would be happily uncooperative as far as this proposal is concerned. Also if anyone has access to this apparent ‘trial’ data I’d be SO curious to see what is actually says

YES!