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Violent offender treatment effectiveness: What we know and where to from here?

Society of Clinical Psychology

This SCP Blog piece by Drs Papalia, Spivak, Daffern, and Ogloff discusses a recent meta-analytic review of psychological treatments for violent offenders published in Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice , e12282. received a Bachelor of Psychology (Hons.) Papalia, N.,

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News Items (Special Edition) – June 28, 2022

Social Workers Speak

Following is a joint statement from the American Psychological Association, the American Psychiatric Association and the National Association of Social Workers in reaction to the U.S. Wade and the opinion issued by Justice Alito is disempowering and will have a tremendously negative impact on the country. Getty Images.

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Values-based practice - Using the book, He Died Waiting, as a learning tool

Learning Social Worker

recognise and respect the contribution that people can make to their own health and wellbeing), 3 (make sure that people’s physical, social and psychological needs are assessed and responded to), and 10 (keep clear and accurate records relevant to your practice). --. Evidences: PCF - 7 (skills and interventions). NMC code –2.2 NMC code- 3.4

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gaslit: narcissistic perversions of thesoul's moral fabric

Clinical Philosophy

The original inspiration for today’s psychological use of the term ‘gaslighting’ comes from the 1939 play Gas Light , penned by the playwright Patrick Hamilton - who himself suffered considerable characterological complications. ‘Gas Whence ‘Gaslighting’? Does that context obtain here, or not? And who’s to say?

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what's love got to do with it?

Clinical Philosophy

The surrogacy analogy conveys something of value, but I think it neither fully deactivates Read’s concern nor does justice to the therapeutic situation. It ‘demands beneficence and fraternal correction’, it ‘is benevolence’, it ‘fosters reciprocity and remains disinterested and generous’; it is ‘friendship and communion’ (Catechism §1829).