collaborative practice

Imperial launches world’s first Centre for Psychedelics Research

Ryan O’Hare writes (April 23rd, 2019): “The first formal centre for psychedelic research in the world will launch at Imperial College London today. Funded by more than £3 million from five founding donors, the new Imperial Centre for Psychedelic Research will…
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Mental Health, Psychiatry and the Arts: A Teaching Handbook

This teaching handbook has been edited by Victoria Tischler. The publishers say: “This comprehensive book explores how visual art, cinema, music, poetry, literature and drama can inform the teaching and practice of psychiatrists and mental health professionals. Edited and written by…
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Madness and the demand for recognition

Subtitled “A philosophical inquiry into identity and mental health activism”, this book has been written by Mohammed Abouelleil Rashed. The publishers say: “Madness is a complex and contested term. Through time and across cultures it has acquired many formulations: for some, madness is…
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Young People Hearing Voices: What You Need to Know and What You Can Do

This book has been written by Sandra Escher and Marius Romme. The publishers say: “…. a unique, innovative book providing support and practical solutions for the experience of hearing voices. It is in two parts, one part for voice-hearing children, the other…
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Hearing Voices: A Common Human Experience

This book has been written by John Watkins. The publishers say: “Although hearing voices is often considered a hallmark of madness it is actually a rather common experience. While voices are a prominent symptom of ‘psychotic disorders’ [we’ve added the quote marks] like…
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Integrative Psychotherapy: A Feedback-Driven Dynamic Systems Approach

This book has been written by Guenter Schiepek, Heiko Eckert, Benjamin Aas, Sebastian Wallot and Anna Wallot. The publishers say that it: “… introduces a new, integrative, systemic approach to psychotherapy and counseling and shows how the principles of dynamic complex…
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Critical Curriculum on Psychotropic Medications

This is a free online course (U.S-orientated) for counsellors, psychologists, social workers, and other mental health practitioners. Anyone may freely view or download the course materials or take the course. It’s provided by CriticalThinkRx (an educational project at Florida International University), who say…
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Beyond Best Practice: How Mental Health Services Can Be Better

The publishers say : “Written by practitioners for practitioners, this empirically-grounded book offers clinicians of all backgrounds a guide to incorporating feedback and self-development strategies that will dramatically enhance their therapeutic abilities. Building on the foundation of Feedback-Informed Treatment (FIT), Beyond…
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Working with voices, visions and continuing presence

The Centre for Research in Social and Psychological Transformation (CREST) says : “Around 60% of bereaved people experience the continued presence of a deceased loved one (Castelnovo et al., 2015; Rees, 1971). This may be through hearing the voice of the…
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