Archive for November, 2005

Advanced Solution Focused Brief Therapy Training

Monday, November 14th, 2005

Training in advanced solution focused brief therapy is being hosted and facilitated by the Derry Well Women Centre. Anyone interested in participating in this programme should contact the centre directly or complete the application form, which can be downloaded from the link provided below.
Background Information
Critical incident debriefing is not helpful or indeed appropriate in the […]

Mental health law reforms unworkable

Thursday, November 3rd, 2005

Government plans to reform mental health law, including the introduction of compulsory treatment in the community and preventive detention of people with dangerous personality disorders, have been thrown into turmoil by an official advisory group’s warning that the measures are unworkable without extra resources.
A bill had been expected to be unveiled about now. But the […]

Love Hurts

Thursday, November 3rd, 2005

Half of British workers have taken time off to be with their lover, or because they have split up from a partner, according to new research.
A survey of 1,100 adults showed one in four had been absent from work when smitten with a new love.
A similar proportion took time off to recover from breaking up.
Online […]

DIY psychotherapy

Wednesday, November 2nd, 2005

Therapy delivered via the internet is just as good as face-to-face sessions for treating depression, say Swedish researchers.
Web-based programmes could help counteract the current shortage of skilled therapists, they say.
Cognitive behavioural therapy, the focus of the study, helps a person to change how they think and what they do to improve state of […]