Body Language Matters! Source: Mark Stephen Meadows Body Language conveys an enormous amount of information, and is what gives us away if we are trying to be something we are not – for example, if we aren’t being genuine or if… Read More ›
Psychology
Directive & Non-Directive Helping Styles
Directive versus Non-Directive Helping Styles Source: Clipart Library Based on observational work, the Social Scientist John Heron came up with six styles of helping that enable us to determine the most appropriate type of help required at a given time. He… Read More ›
Is Anorexia a Form of Monomania?
Is Anorexia a Form of Monomania? A relic of the 19th century, ‘monomania’ is a term that is seldom used these days. Yet monomania surrounds us. It describes those with “fixed ideas” that are very difficult to overcome. We encounter… Read More ›
Family Treatment for Eating Disorders
Family Treatment for Eating Disorders The causes of eating disorders are both complex and difficult to determine. There are recognised hereditary factors and dynamics within families that contribute to the onset of an eating disorder such as Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia… Read More ›
5 Ways to Boost Your Resilience
Five Ways to Boost Your Resilience Life rarely conforms to the course we plan; events, usually beyond our control, often conspire to create periods of hardship. How we react to traumatic experiences, be it the loss of employment, serious… Read More ›
12 Ways to Beat Imposter Syndrome
12 Ways to Beat Imposter Syndrome The minutes are ticking away before the meeting starts. Will this be your time to shine or will you be found out? Will someone ask a question that shows you have… Read More ›
Robert Pickton: Differential Association Reinforcement Theory
Robert Pickton – Differential Association Reinforcement Theory Robert Pickton, born 24 Oct 1949, a pig farmer from British Columbia was sentenced to life imprisonment in 2007 for the murder of six women whose remains were found on his… Read More ›
Balancing Job Demands and Resources
Balancing Job Demands and Resources – A Tightrope Act Do you or your staff alternate between burnout and engagement? Researchers postulate this could be due to an imbalance between the job demands being made on employees and the job… Read More ›
The Theories of Daniel Kahneman
Daniel Kahneman and some of His Best Work Daniel Kahneman is an Israeli American Psychologist, who won the 2002 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his work in behavioural economics. He wrote the 2011 bestseller ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow,’… Read More ›
Who is your Inner Chimp?
Taming your Inner Chimp The Chimp Paradox – what is it? “The Chimp Paradox: The Acclaimed Mind Management Programme to Help you Achieve Success, Confidence and Happiness” is a best-selling book written by Dr. Steve Peters and first published in… Read More ›
Counselling Process: The 7 Stages
Counselling as a Process Counselling has been described as a journey whereby the client and counsellor undergo a joint process of exploration and reflection (Thorne, 2007). The idea of a process, however, requires at least some notion of beginning and… Read More ›
Narrative Therapy
I am not my Stories: How Narrative Therapy Changes Circumstances and the People they belong to People perceive, interpret, and give meaning to themselves and their world through the language of stories that they have learnt, were a part… Read More ›
Configurations of Self in Counselling
Configurations of Self in Person-Centred Counselling The concept of ‘Configurations of Self’ in person-centred counselling was developed by David Mearns and Brian Thorne. It describes the philosophy that we develop various alternative personalities or configurations of self that come to… Read More ›
