In Training and in Reflective Practice sessions the issue of empathy, relationships and outcomes is often discussed. This is...

I always beleive that there are a lot of benefits to traning other than skills learning that are seldom explored. There is the obvious...

Traits are often much stronger than talents in predicting where people are most happiest. When developing peoples sense of their future...

Young people are often expected to attend university to improve their future economic status. In the UK, only 13 per cent of jobs...

Working with trauma is hard. Being exposed to the pain and suffering others can have significant impact on us as a worker and as a human...

Charities often operate from the basic assumption that any interventions in a vulnerable person life is somehow beneficial. I hate the...

As someone who drinks way to much coffee I was intrigued by a number of caffeine related research studies that were published this week...

I often explore challenging research findings that questions some core assumptions about human development and treatment processes. I...

Whilst the field at large is dominated by the ideals of evidence based practices, the process of implementing it within a work force is...

Working with trauma in both mental health and the addiction field leaves imprints. This fascinating article in the Atlantic examines the...

A little known theory of learning is making a come back in understanding learning. Perceptual Control Theory can be applied to amateurs...

I recently posted a short piece on real time feedback. This research suggested that gathering feedback was not enough to improve a...

I was a very early adopter of real time feedback measures with clients. These tools measure the client response to treatment in each...

Decision making is at the heart of many of the interventions I teach, like Motivational Interviewing.However people have different styles...

I have just been invited to speak at the Royal College of GPs 10th PCCSF conference in Birmingham.The theme is Safeguarding Adolescents...

Ever felt like a big fish in a small pond in the work place? Recent research has cast light on this work place experience where the...

I really loved the book Superforecasting by Philip Tetlock and Dan Gardner. In response to US Intelligence agencies failings, the...