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KM v Cambridgeshire: the Supreme Court’s decision is not about assessment

May 31, 2012 by

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“I’m just hoping that after tomorrow the link between value of cash payment and cost of meeting need is not utterly broken!” …I tweeted yesterday, contributing to a debate about our hopes and expectations for today’s Supreme Court ruling in KM, R (on the application of) v Cambridgeshire County Council 2012] UKSC 23 (31 May […]

AMHP training – What it is and How it is – A Review by the GSCC

May 31, 2012 by

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The GSCC published a report yesterday (pdf)  which is a a review of their inspections of AMHP (Approved Mental Health Professional) courses. My experience of my training as an Approved Social Worker (as it was when I trained) is that, without doubt, it was the highest quality training course I have ever undertaken. It was […]

More from the Independent Group of Analytical Psychologists

May 30, 2012 by

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Continuing my exploration into the murky world of psychotherapy regulation, I’ve just had another e-mail from the Independent Group of Analytical Psychologists. The story so far…I discovered that it had taken three and a half years for a fitness to practice hearing to find seven allegations proven against a Jungian analyst, John Smalley. Despite this […]

The Smalley Case and the Independent Group of Analytical Psychologists

May 29, 2012 by

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This weekend I published the findings of a fitness to practice hearing for a Jungian analyst with the UK Council for Psychotherapy. It took three and a half years to find seven allegations proven, but not to apply any sanction. The UKCP is planning to replace its current “two-tier” complaints system, where people complain first […]

Should men embrace feminism?

May 26, 2012 by

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Just recently I’ve been marshalling my thoughts about the male view of feminism. Should men engage with feminism, take an active part in it, even call themselves feminists? I’ve come to this topic at least partly as a result of a bizarre, distressing sequence of events that happened to me over the past year. First […]

UKCP takes 3 and a half years to not sanction a therapist

May 26, 2012 by

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Back in February I obtained some court documents relating to a psychotherapist who was on a fitness to practise hearing with the UK Council for Psychotherapy. The case was a failed attempt by John Smalley, a Jungian analyst, to have a judicial review of his hearings on the grounds of delay. Since then a copy […]

The Importance of “Stuff”

May 25, 2012 by

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I have been reflecting recently on the issue of work space and particularly how your work space can support you in developing your skills for critical reflection. Critical reflection means different things to different people but for me and for the purposes of this post I would describe it as an activity undertaken to reflect […]

What makes residential care good?

May 25, 2012 by

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I was asked this morning on Twitter what I felt made a ‘good care’ in a residential home. Sometimes it’s hard to elaborate in 140 characters so thought it would be useful to explain my thoughts in a little longer form. I’ve worked in social care for a number of years, either as a care […]

RiPfA and Social Work Value

May 23, 2012 by

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Research in Practice for Adults (RiPfA) will shortly be launching a manifesto for adult social work. They were asking on Twitter for people to feedback using the #socialworkvalue hashtag to explain in 140 characters or less the value of social work. Being verbose, I couldn’t restrict myself to 140 characters. They are kindly hosting my […]

Dementia Awareness Week – My Wish List for Health and Social Care Professionals

May 21, 2012 by

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Today is the start of Dementia Awareness Week. The Alzheimer’s Society are running a campaign ‘Remember the Person’ which is a good byline, if only it could be remembered. In the wave of headlines talking of ‘dementia timebombs’ and ‘care crises’ its unsurprising that the presentation of ageing and dementias (although important to note that […]

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