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The Psychological Therapies Reference Group Meeting 18th September 2007 - Denis Postle
In reporting on this Reference Group meeting I've found it very difficult to stay with the actual event. And the several narratives here are the result of this somewhat divided attention. Had I been entranced by the fascinating, if low key tone of the meeting? Was it the several instances of 'dogs that didn't bark' (including questions eIpnosis forgot to raise) that have led me off in unexpected directions? Was it some sense that what really mattered was going on elsewhere that morning? Or was it the gradual emergence of a clearer image of the landscape of UK psychopractice as the fog slowly lifted during the meeting?

The Dogs That Didn't Bark

Non-barking dog one. While the meeting was held in the BPS City offices, no one from the BPS showed up. Nor did anyonr from COSCA. The absence of the BPS was perhaps explained by a pre-meeting item of news that the Section 60 order, which will capture the psychologists and take them into custody has been delayed for a year, thus enabling, eIpnosis supposes, further plea bargaining by the BPS...
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The Hamburgerization of Personal Development — Be Very Careful What You Wish For

The deep misunderstanding over the last 15 years or more in key officials of the mainstream accrediting bodies (where are they now) about the nature of political power, has led to their wish for state regulation to be in process of being granted. But not in the form they sought...
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'Next Steps' - to Happiness?

eIpnosis left the Reference Group meeting at the BPS and headed towards Somerset House to see the Courtauld Institute's Adam and Eve Exhibition. And there I was reminded by the Cranach paintings of the special virtues of landscapes in helping us appreciate hidden power relations. Patient and willing regulation watchers may recall that eIpnosis has been here before...
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Saying No to state regulation of counselling and Psychotherapy
The response to research by eeIpnosis and other participants that sought to identify who is opposed to state regulation of the psychological therapies has been great...
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Holding the Big Picture LOVE MATTERS

Further reflections on regulation of the psychological therapies


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