Just to add that I'd also be in support of Kinderman and Bentall's open letters and in line with the BPS position statement on diagnosis. I have to say I don't really know any CPs who are particularly medical model aligned (or maybe I do but I'm vocal enough about my own views they wouldn't say pro ...

Hi, I'm a Clinical Psychologist in CAMHS with some experience in this area. Do you know much about Acceptance and Commitment Therapy? If not, it's worth looking into that approach to chronic pain as it has a good evidence base. Here's a practical resource that might help: http://www.paintoolkit.org/...

Personally I feel dreadfully sorry for everyone in that whole situation, and in Helen's place I don't think I could tolerate going through a public hearing and having the media and my peers go over it in detail publicly, when I regretted what I'd done so much. I didn't walk in her shoes when she mad...

My thoughts - what I admire about the article is someone who is willing to share their story in the service of increasing public awareness of the ticking timebomb that is staff stress levels in an NHS with constantly increasing demands and reducing resources. The Charter for staff wellbeing is a pos...

It concerns me that the increasingly competitive natpppure of tendering for services will make these extras more common. Just thought it might be worth noting that competitive tendering for services is not an issue in Scotland, where I'm based, and that this aspect opens the possibility of divergen...

I moved out at 18, and did have some financial support from parents during undergrad (although I also had 4 part-time jobs too) and I was able to fully self-support myself from as soon as I graduated. Initially I had a support worker job, then an AP post 3 months later. At that time, both paid about...

I'm also a Clinical Psychologist working in CAMHS, but I'm not expected to do any daytime duty, never mind any out of hours work/ overnight duty. I'm lucky that I work in a team where our unique specialist skills are valued, and I do extra first assessments, specialist partnership for psychological ...

Your post fits with the tone of a recent BPS digest article - http://digest.bps.org.uk/2015/06/the-psychology-of-mindfulness-digested.html?utm_source=BPS_Lyris_email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=%5Brd%5D+The+Latest+Psychology+Research It's an interesting discussion point, and one I'd like to step i...

Ahh I see, I don't tend to read the "events" section which is why I missed it. Your point about the target numbers for petitions rising with progress is an interesting one, as I didn't know that.

Hi all, It feels like this should maybe already have a thread somewhere given the importance of the issue, but I can't see one. There is a campaign by the group Psychologists Against Austerity just now to ask for a government inquiry into the psychological impact of austerity. Here's a link to the P...

Sounds like you've had a successful journey towards recovery, during which you've developed what sound from your post like good reflective skills and resilience. Those would be key skills that would help you get through clinical training, or educational psychology training if you want to do that. Yo...

A few things that are interesting about the linked agenda for change handbook document. Firstly, what you are entitled to might be different depending on your geographical region. Secondly, for mat leave (section 15) quite a bit is at the employer's discretion and as such trusts could develop differ...

This thread makes interesting reading, so I thought I'd contribute. Surely there's room within the profession for different ideological stances and opinions, and different use of models? I'm also thinking that depending on what specialty you work in, and whether you have any lived experience of emot...

Thanks for the feedback :) Thanks daydreambeliever. I came across this bit in the post which I was uncomfortable with Hi Eponymous, Thought it might be helpful to clarify that what I did in my post was use the quotes in the original Wiki in terms of people's previous experiences and restructure a bi...

As it's been a while since anyone added any ideas for restructuring/ improving the Wiki and as I had some free time today, I have proposed a Wiki update that takes account of the ideas of this thread and in particular the headings suggested above - I've also added some links and content where the pr...