We’ve recently seen the publication of a sizeable study showing that therapists’ effectiveness appears to decline over time. It’s not the first to reach this finding. Why might this be, and how might this apply to you? First, some difficult news…. Buckle up, because I have some difficult news. It’s this – that there’s a…
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A measure of the fully functioning person In the move to measuring outcome in routine counselling practice, there has been a tendency to lose sight of the client as a whole person, someone who (we hope) will experience growth through the process of being in counselling. Instead, we fall in line with the medical model,…
Read MoreThe problem we have with supervision Mentioned no less than 26 times in BACP’s Ethical Framework, supervision has a central place in our professions. Its role in facilitating our professional development and promoting the welfare of clients almost goes without saying. Most of us value supervision, find it helpful, and wouldn’t countenance being without it.…
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