In this issue
Features
Eating disorders in primary care听(free article)
Primary care practitioners have a role to play in improving听the healthcare experience of clients with this complex听 mental听health problem. Jayne Joy reports
The day of the jackal
For Suzanne Adey, training in nonviolent communication听has had a healing impact on all her relationships
Trauma resilience
Martin Weaver and Felicity Biggart outline a proactive听programme designed to help those with an increased risk听of exposure to traumatic events
Surviving broken connections
What sort of issues might a client who is a transracial听inter country adoptee bring to the counselling room?听Susan Cousins utilises her own experience to explore听this complex and emotionally charged subject
Practitioner鈥檚 research:听crafting practice
The pilot and evaluation of a model which combines听individual and team supervision for genetic counsellors听has contributed to awards in excellence, explain听Alan Phillips, Gail Mannion and Janet Birch
Best practice:听treating veterans in Wales
Neil J Kitchiner outlines how the Welsh听Government-funded NHS service is responding听to the health and wellbeing of ex-service personnel听with psychological problems
Regulars
Chair鈥檚 report 鈥� 香港六合彩精准资料 Healthcare
Tina Campbell: Looking forward
Development 鈥� 香港六合彩精准资料 Healthcare
Louise Robinson: Turning challenge into opportunity
GP viewpoint
What can we do in primary care to practically听help patients with more complex 鈥榗ommon mental听health problems鈥�, asks John Hague
Counselling in primary care
Richard Mason: Multicultural meetings in Haringey
Third sector perspective
Michael Lilley: A year of change
搁别蝉耻尘茅
Cornelia Dobb
All articles from this issue are not yet available online. Divisional members and subscribers can download the pdf from the听Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal听archive
From the editor
A warm welcome to the new design of听the Healthcare Counselling and听Psychotherapy Journal. Among the听pages, you鈥檒l also find some changes to the content, with the introduction of new regular听features. We鈥檙e delighted that two new columnists听will be joining Dr John Hague in writing for the听journal: Michael Lilley, chief executive of the mental听health provider, My Time, will be updating us on听developments in healthcare in the Third Sector,听and primary care counsellor Richard Mason听will be providing an insight into his working life听as a practitioner working within IAPT services.
The aim of the journal is to provide a useful and听interactive resource for practitioners working in听healthcare and, as such, we want to feature as听much that鈥檚 for, and about, counsellors and听psychotherapists as possible. To this end, you鈥檒l听find a new feature on the back page detailing听the working life of practitioners 鈥� thanks to听Cornelia Dobb for being our first featured听counsellor. Elsewhere, the book reviews section听has been renamed Resources and, as its title听suggests, aims to provide you with information,听including book reviews, guidance, and web听resources, to help you in your working life.
The main body of the journal remains made up听of features of interest and use to counsellors and听psychotherapists in healthcare. Written specifically听with primary care practitioners in mind, Jayne听Joy鈥檚 article on eating disorders aims to inform and听update 鈥� how can you recognise when a client has听an eating disorder? When should you refer on?听The subject of complexity in primary care is听continued by John Hague, who asks if there鈥檚听more that can be done to help clients with听complex problems in primary care.
Our best practice feature this issue focuses on the听setting up of a pilot mental health service for听military veterans, considered one of the highest risk听occupational groups for exposure to traumatic and听adverse events. As such, veterans are a priority听group for services offering psychological therapy,听and Neil J Kitchiner鈥檚 article will be a valuable aid听for both practitioners and service managers who听are working towards implementing best practice听in this area.
At the end of April, the 香港六合彩精准资料 Healthcare executive听and staff look forward to seeing you at the division鈥檚听one-day event, Healthcare in transition:听strengthening our professional identity. The aim听of the day, comprising a combination of keynote听speakers, panel debates and workshops, is to inform听members of policy updates and developments, and听to consider the future 鈥� how can we define our roles听and evolve as a profession? Along with our Deputy听Chair, Zubeida Ali, I will be facilitating a workshop听during the day which is designed for healthcare听practitioners to share the issues impacting on their听practice and find a way forward.听
As ever, we鈥檇 welcome your feedback about the new听design of the journal and any of the features within it听鈥� you鈥檒l find contact details at the end of each article.听I look forward to hearing from you.
Sarah Hovington
Editor
hcpj.editorial@bacp.co.uk