collaborative practice

Dear Doctor

Toronto-born hip hop emcee/rapper and psychotherapist MC FÜBB – pronounced “emcee foob”; aka Daniel Farb – has released a new music track (and accompanying video) called Dear Doctor. The introduction to the 4 minute music video says: “Speaking from the perspective…
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Video and Filmmaking as Psychotherapy: Research and Practice

This book has been edited by Joshua Cohen, J. Lauren Johnson and Penny Orr. The publishers say: “While film and video has long been used within psychological practice, researchers and practitioners have only just begun to explore the benefits of film and…
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Video Enhanced Reflective Practice

Subtitled “Professional Development through Attuned Interactions”, this book has been edited by Hilary Kennedy, Miriam Landor and Liz Todd. The publishers say that: “Video Enhanced Reflective Practice (VERP), an application of Video Interaction Guidance, supports individuals or groups to reflect on…
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My Baby, Psychosis & Me: A lesson in how not to make a documentary about mental health

In this article – as posted on her Behind the Label website – Rachel Waddingham reviews a recent BBC documentary about “postpartum psychosis”. She writes: “Earlier this year, after my own miscarriage, I settled down on the sofa to watch ‘ My Baby, Psychosis & Me
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Contextualizing science in the aftermath of the evidence-based medicine era: on the need for person-centered healthcare

The issues surrounding so-called “evidence-based” practice are relevant to healthcare generally, and perhaps especially relevant to mental healthcare. The same applies to the key importance of contextualisation. The article cited above – Contextualizing science in the aftermath of the evidence-based medicine…
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Eco-Informed Practice: Family Therapy in an Age of Ecological Peril

This book  has been co-edited by Tracey Laszloffy and Markie Twist. The publishers say: “This innovative book examines how family health and well-being have been impacted by increased alienation from the natural world and calls for greater incorporation of ecological issues…
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Experiences of therapists who integrate walk and talk into their professional practice

This paper – as published in Counselling & Psychotherapy Research – has been written by Stephanie Revell and John McLeod. The abstract says: “Background There has been increasing interest in recent years in the possibilities arising from conducting psychotherapy in outdoor…
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‘If the land is sick, you are sick’: An Aboriginal approach to mental health in times of drought

This article in Mosaic has been written by Georgina Kenyon: “A coal truck roars past, stirring up red dust that blows over the famished cattle and sheep lying in grassless paddocks. The carcasses of dead kangaroos lie next to empty water troughs. There is…
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