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

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

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

Young people are often expected to attend university to improve their future economic status. In the UK, only 13 per cent of jobs require a degree whilst 50...

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 being. This can in...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 individual feels over-qu...

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