Hello all A colleague and I are planning two presentations for next year¹s SPR conference and we wondered if anyone might be interested in fitting them into a panel. The first relates to a study exploring the training of professionals (school psychologists and youth workers) in counselling skills. The second relates to a project that is more political in nature. It¹s exploring the impact of the ŒBedroom Tax¹ (a political policy in the UK impacting upon individuals in receipt of housing support) upon children and families. Copies of the draft abstracts are noted below for information (apologies that the format has gone awry). If anyone might be interested in including them on a panel then please drop me an email - terry.hanley@manchester.ac.uk All the best Terry Title: Embedding Counselling Skills in the training of professionals working with young people: The challenges and opportunities as perceived by youth workers and school psychologists Aims: There are a wide variety of professional disciplines that explicitly utilise counselling skills as part of their working role with young people. This sensitive, and often complex arena, has received limited attention in associated research literature. This project therefore aims to examine the challenges and opportunities associated with embedding counselling skills in the professional training of school psychologists and youth workers. Methods: Students who completed a counselling skills unit whilst undertaking a relevant programme were invited to provide a reflexive journal, completed as part of the programme, for analysis. Additionally, each individual was also asks to complete a questionnaire about their experiences post completion of the programme. The two strands of information were analysed using thematic analysis. Results: The opportunities that were identified included being able to undertake rewarding in-depth work with young people and feeling more skilled in dealing with presenting difficulties. The challenges primarily revolve around the practicalities of being able to use these skills in a safe and ethical manner. They also included the acknowledgement that Œcounselling¹ was a more complex activity that originally anticipated. Discussion: The findings from the project echo and extend many of the issues noted within the theoretical literature regarding embedding counselling skills in professional work. Based upon these findings, suggestions for training and future research are made. Title: Children and families in context: The psychological impacts of the ŒBedroom tax¹ in the UK Aims: Psychotherapists and psychologists are concerned with the wellbeing of individuals, families, groups and communities. Theory and previous research suggests that wellbeing is interrelated with, and significantly impacted by, issues of social justice and wider cultural, social, political and economic factors. The aim of the present research was to explore the impacts of the UK Government¹s Œbedroom tax¹ policy on children and families in Greater Manchester. This particular policy change means that housing benefits are reduced for those social housing tenants deemed to be under-occupying their homes according to the policy criteria, and families are required to either pay the additional rent costs or downsize. Methods: Ten families identified as being impacted by the policy were interviewed, in addition to a number of community organisations, and the data has been analysed using thematic analysis. Results: Families are largely trying to stay in their home for a number of reasons, and are cutting back on food and in other areas of spending to afford the additional rent costs. Emerging themes include the anxiety and depression experienced by families impacted by the policy; feelings of helplessness and confusion, and the strain on community connections and resources. Discussion: We conclude that the policy does not account for the reality of the changing nature of the family, and the present findings provide an example of the interrelatedness of wellness and public policy changes. Implications and future directions for research are discussed. Dr Terry Hanley CPsychol AFBPsS | Senior Lecturer in Counselling Psychology | Ellen Wilkinson Building, A6.15 | University of Manchester | Oxford Road | M13 9PL | tel: +44 (0)161 275 8815 | email: terry.hanley@manchester.ac.uk (preferred contact) | skype: terry.s.hanley | new twitter accounts @DrTerryHanley [personal twitter] @UoMCounsPsych [programme twitter] Editor of Counselling Psychology Review <http://dcop.bps.org.uk/publications/cpr.cfm> Editorial Board member of Counselling Psychology Quarterly <http://www.tandfonline.com/action/aboutThisJournal?journalCode=ccpq20> and The British Journal of Guidance and Counselling <http://www.tandfonline.com/action/aboutThisJournal?journalCode=cbjg> **New publications** For a list of new publications (including some downloadable articles) please check out:http://www.manchester.ac.uk/research/Terry.Hanley/publications Hanley, T. Lennie, C. & West, W. (2013). Introducing Counselling and Psychotherapy Research. London: Sage Hanley, T. , Humphrey, N. & Lennie, C. (Eds.) (2013). Adolescent counselling psychology: theory, research and practice. London: Routledge On 13/11/2014 09:37, "Nick Midgley" <nickmidgley@btconnect.com> wrote: >Dear colleagues > >I'd be interested to be part of a panel at SPR on 'drop-out in >psychotherapy' at the next SPR conference. If anyone would be interested >to >join, can you contact me back-channel (i.e. don¹t email the caftr forum - >just email direct to me at nick.midgley@annafreud.org). > >Best wishes, > >Nick > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: list-manager@psychotherapyresearch.org >[mailto:list-manager@psychotherapyresearch.org] On Behalf Of Geoffrey >Goodman >Sent: 12 November 2014 12:28 >To: caftr@psychotherapyresearch.org >Subject: CaFTR 2015 SPR call for submissions > >Hi CaFTR members, > >I am attaching the 2015 SPR call for submissions. Please follow the >directions carefully when submitting. It looks as though we have some >good >ideas for panels from this group so far. > >Geoff > >Geoff Goodman, Ph.D., ABPP, FIPA, CST, CSAT-S, CMAT-S Associate Professor >Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program Long Island University >720 Northern Blvd. >Brookville, NY 11548 >(516) 299-4277 >http://myweb.cwpost.liu.edu/ggoodman/home.htm >________________________________________ >From: list-manager@psychotherapyresearch.org >[list-manager@psychotherapyresearch.org] on behalf of ronni University of >Minnesota [ronni@umn.edu] >Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2014 3:12 PM >To: caftr@psychotherapyresearch.org >Subject: Re: CaFTR philadelphia > >Dear all, here is an abstract for my presentation in Copenhagen. > >I have data showing correlations between changes in linguistic patterns, G >Ronning CGAS and clinical outcome. > > >Information contained in this e-mail is being sent to you after >appropriate >authorization or by legal exception. You are obligated to maintain it in a >safe, secure and confidential manner. Re-disclosure without patient >consent >or as permitted by law is prohibited and may subject you to state and/or >federal penalties. This information may also be legally privileged, the >disclosure of which is governed by law. This information is intended for >the >use of the person or entity to which it is addressed. If you are not the >intended recipient, or the employee or agent responsible for delivering it >to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any access, >disclosure, copying or distribution of this information is strictly >prohibited. If you have received this message by error, please notify the >sender immediately to arrange for return or proof of destruction of the >information contained in this message. > >On Mon, Nov 10, 2014 at 7:34 AM, ><adriana.lis@unipd.it<mailto:adriana.lis@unipd.it>> wrote: >> Dear Orya, I would be very pleased to be in your panel as always. In >> the >next days i will send you the possible title and abstract of the proposal. >Best wishes Adriana lis > >Hi everyone >> I am Orya Tishby and I work at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem >>Israel. >> I have a joint appointment - at the department of psychology and the >> school of social work My main interest is in studying psychotherapy >> process and outcome. I work with parents and adolescents. This year I >> am supervising several MA theses on therapy with parents - both with >> children and adolescents. I would be happy to organize a panel on this >> topic >> >> Yours, >> Orya >> >> On Tue, Oct 28, 2014 at 7:53 PM, Geoffrey Goodman >> <Geoffrey.Goodman@liu.edu<mailto:Geoffrey.Goodman@liu.edu>> >> wrote: >> >>> Hi Everyone, >>> >>> My name is Geoff Goodman, and I am the USA representative on the >>> CaFTR steering committee. The annual SPR meeting will be held in >>> Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (USA) from June 24 to June 27, 2015. We >>> would like to encourage CaFTR members to create a strong presence at >>> next year's meeting; toward that end, we are encouraging folks to >>> submit papers, posters, and panel ideas to present at the conference. >>> The dates for submission will be November 3 to December 5 (Friday), >>> 2014, so there is plenty of time to organize. Personally, I am >>> involved in child psychotherapy process research, most notably with >>> the Child Psychotherapy Process Q-Set (CPQ). >>> I >>> am attaching two abstracts of recent papers that I and my colleagues >>> have recently submitted for publication. If anyone is conducting >>> research in a similar area, please contact me so that we can talk >>> about organizing a panel. If you have any questions about the >>> upcoming SPR conference, please feel free to use the listserv as a >>> forum, or you can e-mail me directly ( >>> ggoodman@liu.edu<mailto:ggoodman@liu.edu>). A special thanks to Nick >>> for organizing us and making this listserv a reality! >>> >>> Geoff Goodman >>> >>> Geoff Goodman, Ph.D., ABPP, FIPA, CST, CSAT-S, CMAT-S Associate >>> Professor Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program Long Island University >>> 720 Northern Blvd. >>> Brookville, NY 11548 >>> (516) 299-4277<tel:%28516%29%20299-4277> >>> http://myweb.cwpost.liu.edu/ggoodman/home.htm >>> ________________________________________ >>> From: >>> list-manager@psychotherapyresearch.org<mailto:list-manager@psychother >>> apyresearch.org> [ >>> list-manager@psychotherapyresearch.org<mailto:list-manager@psychother >>> apyresearch.org>] on behalf of Gunnar Carlberg [ >>> gunnar.carlberg@ericastiftelsen.se<mailto:gunnar.carlberg@ericastifte >>> lsen.se>] >>> Sent: Friday, October 24, 2014 11:50 AM >>> To: >>> caftr@psychotherapyresearch.org<mailto:caftr@psychotherapyresearch.or >>> g> >>> Subject: CaFTR: New publications >>> >>> Dear Colleagues, >>> My name is Gunnar Carlberg connected to the Erica Foundation, >>> Stockholm and Stockholm University, Sweden. The main focus of my >>> research is outcome and change processes in psychodynamic child and >>> adolescent psychotherapy. >>> I am part of the CaFTR steering group. In our planning and >>> discussions about how to use this network >caftr@psychotherapyresearch.org<mailto:caftr@psychotherapyresearch.org><ma >il >to: >>> caftr@psychotherapyresearch.org<mailto:caftr@psychotherapyresearch.or >>> g>> we have thought of the opportunity to use it as a platform to >>> share information about journal articles that may be of interest. I >>> give this mail the subject heading ŒCaFTR: New publications¹. >>> >>> Recently we published two articles that may be of interest for some >>> of you. >>> Nemirovski Edlund, J., Thorén, A. & Carlberg, G. (2014). Outcome of >>> psychodynamic child psychotherapy in routine practice. European >>> Journal of Psychotherapy & Counselling. 16, 228-244. DOI: >>> 10.1080/13642537.2014.927381 >>> ABSTRACT: The aim of the present naturalistic study was to explore >>> the effectiveness of psychodynamic child psychotherapy in routine >practice. >>> The >>> sample comprised 207 psychotherapies with children 412 years of age >>> with a broad range of mental health problems. Data on two measures, >>> children¹s global assessment scale (CGAS) and strength and >>> difficulties questionnaire (SDQ), were collected pre-post therapy. >>> Within-group changes were analysed using repeated measures >>> mixed-models ANOVA. Individual changes were examined by means of >>> clinical significance. The analyses revealed improvement in general >>> functioning, decrease in problem severity and problem impact on the >>> child¹s everyday life, as well as an increase in prosocial behaviour. >>> For CGAS, an interaction effect was discovered suggesting a larger >>> improvement for younger children (46 years) than for older children >>> (1012 years). After therapy, 38% (n 76) achieved clinically >>> significant improvement. Time-limited psychotherapy proved favourable >>> for children assigned to that particular treatment modality. The >>> study generated similar results as previous well-controlled trials, >>> revealing statistically significant results in a large sample and in >>> spite the use of non-specific outcome measures. The study provides >>> everyday evidence to the effectiveness of child psychodynamic >>> treatment with parallel parental work for a broad range of child >>> mental health problems. >>> >>> The second article was just published online. >>> Nemirovski Edlund, J. & Carlberg, G. (2014). Psychodynamic >>> psychotherapy with adolescents and young adults: Outcome in routine >>> practice. Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry. DOI: >>> 10.1177/1359104514554311 ABSTRACT This naturalistic study examined >>> the outcome of psychodynamic psychotherapy with 218 adolescents and >>>young >adults aged 14-24 years. >>> Analysis of variance showed significant improvement of general >>> functioning on Children's Global Assessment Scale (CGAS) and Global >>> Assessment of Functioning (GAF) and decreased symptom severity on >>> Symptoms >>> Checklist-90 >>> (SCL-90) upon completion of psychotherapy, as well as a clinically >>> significant improvement in a large percentage of cases. Effect sizes >>> were equivalent to those evident in a clinical comparison group and >>> larger than in prior research. The main limitation of this study was >>> the lack of a control group, partially compensated for through the >>> use of comparison groups and high external validity. The study seeks >>> to fill a gap in an important yet overlooked field of research. >>> Best wishes, >>> Gunnar Carlberg >>> >>> Remember: We hope that using this e-forum will be fairly easy. If you >>> wish to post something, simply send an email and all members of this >>> e-forum (already over 200) will receive your email. You can reply to >>> messages by using Œreply to all¹. (If for some reason you want to >>> reply privately to a person who sent a message, please use their >>> personal email address). If you are starting a new topic, it would be >>> helpful if you can put the topic name in the Œsubject¹ line, so that >>> others can see what your email is about. >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Dr. Orya Tishby >> Senior Lecturer of Practice >> Department of Psychology and >> School of Social Work >> Hebrew University >> Tel. 052-431-2420 >> > > > >
