A Little Zen (Revised 2015)

A Little Zen (Revised 2015)

Anyone studying counselling or psychotherapy might find it useful to study a little Zen along the way; but in doing so one needs to be mindful that too much Zen can leave you with the reputation of having ‘the stink of zen’. This is because it is a bit like a joke,...
Early Intervention Ethics

Early Intervention Ethics

With an estimate of a little over 1% of the population attracting a diagnosis of schizophrenia, it is reckoned that 1 new case for every 10,000 people will be identified each year by mental health workers as deserving this diagnosis.  As a result of the effectiveness...
Recovery

Recovery

Let’s look at ‘Recovery’ in a deeper way; in a way that includes helping our culture recover a wider range of discourses on the nature of ‘madness’. One of the most compelling pieces of research in Mental Health must be the World Health Organisation studies in the...