Working with Neurodivergent Clients – Tom Nicholson
This talk explored the best practices of working with neurodivergent clients by detailing the lived experience of neurodivergent traits for service users and staff across the neurodiversity spectrum. The talk primarily focused on ADHD and Autism and delved into the benefits as well as the challenges that these differences may bring to the therapy space.
Advances of Artificial Intelligence in Therapy – Catherine Knibbs
In an ever changing landscape of technology progress the introduction of large language models, known as Artificial Intelligence has resulted in the use of potential assistants or even replacements of psychotherapy and counselling professionals. There are numerous ways in which the world of AI is progressing here with chatbots, apps and trackers, though to websites using AI prompts to offer therapeutic interactions between patients sessions. In this talk the opportunities to work with AI and how to mitigate risk were discussed with an overview of the ever changing progress of this unique point in time.
Erotic presentations between therapist and clients – Sally Openshaw
This webinar helped to provide attendees with a greater capacity to recognise and name the existence of different erotic presentations between therapist and clients. A 6-step model for the safe management of this material was provided and walked through together. The boundary violation circle is presented to help each of us to understand risk. A self-supervision sheet will be offered to help create expansive awareness and aide with disclosures in supervision processes. Additional resources are recommended for further studying.
Issues & Concerns in Working with Autistic Clients, Psychological, Sociopolitical, & Therapeutic Aspects
It may surprise therapists to hear that irrespective of a client’s presenting issue, the therapeutic modality applied or therapy’s context within the Western world, around 10% of people attending therapy report experiencing their therapy as harmful.
Creating your Policies – Nicola Currie
One of the things that can be tricky when Setting up your Private Practice is creating the Policies that are required. In this handout, I will explore the ten policies that I think are important for your Private Practice and hopefully give you the confidence to start creating them.
PPS Trust Chairperson Terry Cromey Talks about his career and PPS
My career as a practicing therapist covers fifty years. During this time, adapting to change has been the perennial feature, and still is. Technology and therapy have taken leaps and bounds since I recorded sessions on my audio cassette machine, and most correspondence was done by letter.
Complaints: Surviving to thriving – Susie Jamieson
This webinar helped to provide attendees with a greater capacity to recognise and name the existence of different erotic presentations between therapist and clients. A 6-step model for the safe management of this material was provided and walked through together. The boundary violation circle is presented to help each of us to understand risk. A self-supervision sheet will be offered to help create expansive awareness and aide with disclosures in supervision processes. Additional resources are recommended for further studying.
Working Within Diversity: an anti-oppressive model for therapeutic practice – Myira Khan
This webinar helped to provide attendees with a greater capacity to recognise and name the existence of different erotic presentations between therapist and clients. A 6-step model for the safe management of this material was provided and walked through together. The boundary violation circle is presented to help each of us to understand risk. A self-supervision sheet will be offered to help create expansive awareness and aide with disclosures in supervision processes. Additional resources are recommended for further studying.
How will I know when I’m a good enough therapist? – Barry McInnes
This webinar helped to provide attendees with a greater capacity to recognise and name the existence of different erotic presentations between therapist and clients. A 6-step model for the safe management of this material was provided and walked through together. The boundary violation circle is presented to help each of us to understand risk. A self-supervision sheet will be offered to help create expansive awareness and aide with disclosures in supervision processes. Additional resources are recommended for further studying.
Understanding issues when working with Borderline Personalities – Martin Smith
This webinar helped to provide attendees with a greater capacity to recognise and name the existence of different erotic presentations between therapist and clients. A 6-step model for the safe management of this material was provided and walked through together. The boundary violation circle is presented to help each of us to understand risk. A self-supervision sheet will be offered to help create expansive awareness and aide with disclosures in supervision processes. Additional resources are recommended for further studying.