Looking at life through the prism of psychology, philosophy, mental health and more. Originally created by counsellor, psychotherapist and philosopher Dr Greg Mulhauser, this blog is now the work of an international team of contributors.
CounsellingResource.com is coordinating an international effort to collect details of professionals willing to volunteer free mental health support to those affected by the southern Asia tsunami, including those living in affected countries, those who have lost loved ones in the natural disaster, and aid workers bringing assistance to affected countries.
Under the guise of exploring trust within the profession, the BBC’s influential Radio 4 programme Today has highlighted the case for statutory regulation of psychotherapy practice, drawing an analogy with the regulation of medical professions such as radiology.
Our discussion and support forum opens a dedicated section for those whose lives have been affected by the 2004 earthquake and tsunami which struck in southern Asia. If you are involved in the relief effort, if you have lost friends or relatives in the tragedy, or if you are just trying to come to grips with the sheer cost of the tsunami in terms of human life and suffering, please join us.
For students as well as mental health professionals in practice, our free clinical hours logbook software makes recording client contact hours almost (almost!) fun. The free logbook, newly updated for the coming year, automatically calculates total hours spent with each client each month, plus total clinical hours over the course of a year.
A recent AP report on the benefits of taking a break from technology makes me reflect on the pace of my own current work, as well as on the pressures of the business environment, in which some senior managers try to stay plugged in 365 days of the year.
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