Social Contexts of Counselling and Psychotherapy

BBC Radio 4 - Culture on the Couch British Asian Ramaa Sharma on why, in therapy, one size doesn't fit all.

This little girl says she's ugly, but her hairdresser's speech leaves everyone in tears The viral video shows a tender exchange between an Atlanta-based hairdresser and a 4-year-old named Ariyonna who called herself ugly while getting her hair done.

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Empathy Museum – Empathy Museum is a series of participatory art projects dedicated to improving empathy by looking at the world through other people’s eyes.

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Mothers in Scotland asked to share stories of forced adoption It is estimated 60,000 mothers in Scotland had babies adopted simply because they were unmarried.

The impact of stalking...

Instagram and Whatsapp stalker's lies 'ruined my life for years' Women who were targeted by Matthew Hardy speak about the impact of his avalanche of messages.

Professor Duff talks about the long-term impact of being a victim of misogynistic behaviour in the police force

Koshka Duff: Professor says she faced victim blaming over police claim A woman who won an apology from the Met tells the BBC she felt like she was on trial for eight years.

H***n repair surgery and virginity testing to be banned in UK The practice is linked to virginity in some cultures and has been described as a form of violence.

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W.H.O. and U.N. Join Calls to Transcend the Medical Model On June 10 the W.H.O. called for a fundamental change in mental health services.

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Charlie Knight [they/them] on Twitter “Since it's Disability Pride Month, I'd love to address something I see many issues with out in the wild: Wheelchair etiquette There are appropriate and inappropriate ways to interact with someone who is in a wheelchair. Knowing them benefits all involved. A non exhaustive 🧵”

Scoped - read Andy Roger’ latest insightful commentary

What’s haunting SCoPEd? asks Andy Rogers Back in February, in the midst of the third national Covid lockdown in the UK, two colleagues and I attended a Zoom meeting with representatives of the SCoPEd Technical Group. We were invited to th…

This looks like an interesting doc from Sheffield’s Festivalofdebate.com

Tick Boxes Join us for a screening of the first episode of the Seldom Heard Communities Docuseries: ‘Tick Boxes…

Every sentence I try to write, falls short. I’ll leave you to listen to David yourself.

LBC on Twitter “David Lammy schools this caller who tells him he's "not English" because he's not white. https://t.co/CNB4eCvLlt”

Understanding 'Minority Stress' Saved My Life If it took me years to hear about minority stress as a psychiatrist, writes Chase T.M. Anderson, how many others have never heard of this term?

If you've never been to a AD4E event, here's your chance.

A Disorder for Everyone! - Change is Coming. AD4E welcomes the authors of two recent publications that offer a fundamental challenge to the dominant models of 'mental health'

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Sexism alive and kicking in the UK

Coronavirus: Government withdraws 'sexist' Stay Home advert An "infographic" urging people to remain indoors during lockdown showed only women doing chores.

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BBC Two - Silenced: The Hidden Story of Disabled Britain The untold story of how disabled people fought back against decades of fear and prejudice.

For the family and friends of Lana Clarkson, the day her murderer died was, perhaps inevitably, going to be a challenging day. The deaths of perpetrators can elicit a wide range of complex emotions. The press chose to add to this difficult experience in their use of language, choosing to describe her killer as 'talented but flawed'. This was not a one-off, but is a documented pattern in the way that men who kill/rape women are described. Many women have called this out - here is one journalist's reaction. To Lana Clarkson and other women killed by men - RIP, you are remembered, and we see them.

Phil Spector Murdered Lana Clarkson, That Is Not And Never Will Be Simply A 'Flaw' After abuser and murderer Phil Spector died yesterday, yet again, 'legacy' and 'talent' competed with women's lives for headline space. Please, not again.