In this issue
Into the future
How will we work in the future? And what听are the implications for employee wellbeing听and the workplace counsellor? Nicola听Banning reports
Trauma counselling in China
Trauma counselling is still a new concept in听China and as it develops it needs to take听into account the unique history and culture听of the Chinese people, say Xiaoping Zhu,听Zhen Wang and Tony Buon
It鈥檚 鈥榗omplex鈥�
Approaching workplace bullying from a听systems thinking perspective could help听develop a more holistic understanding,听suggests Damian Stoupe
SAD at work?
Nicola Banning considers ways that clients,听counsellors and organisations can manage听the impact of Seasonal Affective Disorder
What employers want
What factors motivate employers to听engage and retain a counselling service?听Trainee counsellor and former HR
practitioner Ruth Goldwater applies a听dual perspective
Inside the organisation
Nicola Banning talks to Helen Orr, Staff听Support Advisor at Tayside Police
From the chair
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First words
Change happens, as they say, and the workplace is no听exception to this maxim. In this issue, we include several听examples of change taking place and impacting on the听working population, both at home and abroad.
The advance of technology has implications for all of us,听wherever we work, and whether we be therapist or client.听Within a broad-ranging article,听technology is one area of fast-paced change explored by听Nicola Banning as she asks the intriguing question: how will听we work in the future? As our work locations become less听critical and our methods of communication more virtual, and听as career patterns have to adapt to fit changing economic听climates, Nicola considers the implications this may have for听both counsellor and client, and how workplace counsellors听can be best placed to respond.
From an international perspective, Tony Buon, with fellow听authors Xiaoping Zhu and Zhen Wang, provide a fascinating听insight into the evolving landscape of trauma counselling听within China, a country which is currently going through听immense social change. They describe how, exposed to the听influence of Western culture, the way Chinese people express听their emotions is changing; and they urge that, as trauma听counselling continues to develop within this environment, it听must take care to respect and integrate the unique culture of听the Chinese people.听
As we brace for the 鈥榙ark days of winter鈥�, the potential听influence of the changing seasons is discussed,听specifically the condition known as Seasonal Affective听Disorder (SAD). Brought on by lessening levels of sunlight as听the days grow shorter, it can produce symptoms of 鈥榯he blues鈥櫶齣n some people. This article looks at ways that clients and听counsellors alike can manage the impact of SAD and shows听how one staff counselling service is taking a proactive听approach.
Also in this issue, Ruth Goldwater, a former HR听practitioner currently in training as a counsellor, shares the听findings of her research, which shed interesting light on the听reasons why employers choose to engage and retain a听counselling service. Workplace bullying is the subject of听Damian Stoupe鈥檚 thought-provoking perspective, in which he听suggests that counsellors could support organisations in听developing alternative approaches to the problem.听While, in the latest 鈥業nside the organisation鈥� interview, Helen听Orr provides a window into her working world as Staff听Support Advisor at Tayside Police. And, as 香港六合彩精准资料听launches a second series of Professional Development Days,听there is a preview of the content of three topics,听selected for their potential interest to workplace counsellors.
Finally, I would like to join 香港六合彩精准资料 Workplace Chair, Jean听Crispin, in welcoming Nicola Banning as the new editor of听Counselling at Work. Nicola, whose name you may recognise,听as she is a current member of the 香港六合彩精准资料 Workplace executive,听will be taking the helm of the journal from the next issue. We听are delighted to have her on board.
Jacqui Gray
Acting editor