The Client-Centred Therapist in Psychiatric Contexts: A therapists’ guide to the psychiatric landscape and its inhabitants
This book has been written by Lisbeth Sommerbeck. The publishers say: “Why do not more client-centred therapists work in psychiatric settings? Whatever the answer, this book is a solid attempt to pave the way for a greater involvement. Lisbeth Sommerbeck…
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Some interesting quotations ( Part 3)
You might find some (or all) of the following quotes interesting: “… massive amounts of time and energy are spent defining the scope of clinical practice and standardizing service delivery. Despite our best intentions … rules ultimately replace our client’s…
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Europe’s first Urban Psychology Summit heralded great success
“We know more about what makes a good habitat for mountain gorillas than we do about living in our own cities” Danish architect Jan Gehl Chris Murray reports for the Urban Psyche website: “CITY, PSYCHOLOGY, PLACE: AN URBAN PSYCHOLOGY SUMMIT The global…
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Nature and mental health: An ecosystem service perspective
“We provide consensus on the benefits of nature experience for mental health, and a model for integrating them into urban design.” This research article has been published in Science Advances. The abstract says: “A growing body of empirical evidence is revealing the…
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Magic mushrooms could help ex-soldiers to overcome trauma
Critical Mental Health Nursing: Observations from the Inside
The New Laws of Psychology: Why Nature and Nurture Alone Can’t Explain Human Behaviour
Time, not material goods, ‘raises happiness’
” … my take home message is, ‘think about it, is there something you hate doing that fills you with dread and could you pay somebody else to do that for you?’ If so, then science says that’s a pretty…
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