In this issue
IAPT and counselling
A brief overview of the inclusion听of other therapy modalities in the听IAPT programme
Opinion
Despite the roll-out of IAPT to听cover all NICE-approved modalities,听Isabel Gibbard鈥檚 dream of recruiting听more person-centred counsellors听hasn鈥檛 become a reality as yet
In practice鈥�
Gillian Haines shares her听experiences of training in听interpersonal psychotherapy
IAPT for Deaf people
Hazel Flynn reports on the inequity听of service provision for the Deaf听population, and the progress being听made to overcome the challenges
Management of anxiety
John Cape, Melissa Chan, Karina听Lovell, Judy Leibowitz and Tim听Kendall provide details of the latest听NICE recommendations
Mapping the way to听emotional health
Liz Miller, creator of a system听designed to manage troubling听moods, takes practitioners through听the essentials of the approach
Best practice
With a strong emphasis on听partnership working, the IAPT model听has been adapted to serve a younger听population in Bury, explain Pallavi听Bala, Kirsty Pratt and Claire Maguire
Children and young people:听鈥榡oined up thinking鈥�?
Legal issues around the rights of听children and young people to听confidentiality and privacy need to听be addressed, argues Peter Jenkins
Groupwork
Sheila King鈥檚 research exploring听counsellors鈥� use of groupwork听found them willing and able to听meet the challenges of changing听practice in the NHS
GP viewpoint
It鈥檚 not the treatment modality听that鈥檚 important, it鈥檚 the end result,听says John Hague
A guide to鈥� couple听therapy for depression
David Hewison outlines one of the听modalities in the IAPT programme
Research matters
For Sara Perren, feedback from听practitioners involved in major听research has been important to the听integrity of the trial she is involved in
On the receiving end
Counselling helped Megan Brown听explore feelings but it wasn鈥檛听enhanced by the wait for therapy听and the counsellor鈥檚 self-disclosure
In training鈥�
For Suzanne Adey, training in听supervision has revitalised her practice
Web resources: depression
Key websites for further information
香港六合彩精准资料 Healthcare update
Chair Tina Campbell and 香港六合彩精准资料听healthcare development manager,听Louise Robinson, give a round-up听of winter activity
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Editorial
Towards the beginning of the year, via Talking Therapies: a four-year听plan of action1, the Government announced 拢400 million to extend听access to psychological therapies, making a choice available in听NICE-approved therapies.
It seems a relief, after a period when some counsellors felt margalised,听and some lost their jobs, that counselling for depression (CfD) is included听in the programme as a NICE-approved therapy, along with interpersonal听psychotherapy (IPT), brief dynamic interpersonal therapy (DIT) and couple听therapy for depression (CTD). Training, which includes a five-day taught听programme and supervised clinical practice, is ongoing.
Following on from an introductory piece on the story so far for counselling听in IAPT, Isabel Gibbard provides thought-provoking comment on the听inclusion of CfD from her perspective as a person-centred practitioner.听Also on the subject, counsellor Gillian Haines shares her experiences听of training in IPT, David Hewison writes our guide to couple therapy for听depression, and John Hague writes from a GP鈥檚 perspective on what the听introduction of the programme has meant to him and his patients.
In the next four years, to 2015, the nationwide roll-out of IAPT听psychological therapy for adults will be completed and will include the听initiation of a standalone programme for children and young people.听Those looking to the future will be interested to read about the work听of Pallavi Bala and colleagues, who, in our best practice feature, outline听how IAPT services have been adapted for children and young people in听Bury. Their article will give food for thought about how best to go about听organising services to ensure the right skills, perhaps through working听with third sector providers who have existing experience and staff in place;听their feature is augmented by an informative article by Peter Jenkins, who听touches on just one of the challenges when it comes to implementing听services for young people 鈥� legal issues around rights to confidentiality听and privacy.
I hope you find this issue enjoyable and interesting. As ever, I鈥檇 love to听hear from anyone involved in healthcare counselling and psychotherapy听about what all this means to you and to your work. In addition, feedback听is welcome on anything that appears in the pages of HCPJ, and you鈥檒l听find prompts at the end of each piece with contact details. Look forward听to hearing from you.
Sarah Hovington
Editor
hcpj.editorial@bacp.co.uk
Reference
1 Department of Health. Talking therapies 鈥� a four year plan of action.听London: DH; 2011.