For a psychological therapist, burnout is a very real possibility. A recent study of CBT practitioners in the UK found that between 50-70% of therapists reported burnout symptoms (Westwood, Morison, Alt & Holmes, 2017). That’s a very high amount! Burnout is a phenomenon whereby we are no longer about to meet the demands of the […]
by Jon Hill – Corporate Trainer and Executive Coach Blueprint Coaching During its relatively short life, coaching has struggled for recognition and respect in some circles. For every satisfied client who has achieved long-held ambitions with the help of a coach there is a sceptic who can’t understand why you would want to invite an […]
This script is taken from the ACT for Recovery – Group Intervention for Psychosis Manual (O’Donoghue, Oliver, Morris, Johns, Jolley & Butler, 2013). In the groups, the metaphor, “Passengers on the Bus” is used throughout (see Hayes, Strosahl & Wilson, 1999 for a full description). As part of the groups, participants are encouraged to interact […]
Will the evil ACT empire take over and reticulate with the Rebel Force Team? Or will the RFT break free and do their own thing? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTpeRJ7xDiM
The effectiveness of a workplace ACT intervention compared to MBSR training for sleep A number of studies indicate that mindfulness meditation improves sleep and results in a decrease of sleep-interfering processes (eg, stress). This paper describes main outcomes of a randomized controlled trial that compared a brief mindfulness-based stress reduction program to an acceptance […]
by Jon Hill, Blueprint Coaching I am 90% certain that Russ Harris did not come all the way from Australia to England, and give up two days of his life just to be in a position where he could stand on a stage and instruct 150 well educated men and women to pretend to be […]
Contextual Consulting’s very own Dr Joe Oliver is appearing this week on “Taking Hurt to Hope“, the WebTtalkRadio show hosted by JoAnne Dahl. [panel indent=”yes”] ACT: Taking Hurt to Hope – Struggling with Psychosis Hearing voices or seeing things other people don’t perceive is a phenomena that isn’t necessarily a problem, but the ways one […]
Parenting with mindfulness & acceptance – Chris McCurry, PhD D.W. Winnicott famously said, “There is no such thing as a baby”. By that he meant that one cannot isolate the child from the environment, especially the social environment. In my work as a basic 25 to 30 kid per week private practice psychologist I see […]
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