development

General Thoughts about Development

Those who know me say I have often got lots to say.  But, and thankfully, they follow that up by saying my perspectives, built and shaped by many years of work across a full range of sectors, always bring something new and refreshing to an area.

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Some might I say I have 'been round the block' - if that means I've I worked in mental health crisis services, child protection, schools, universities, the charity sector and independent practice - then I certainly have. Over the last nearly-40 years I have built insider-insight into the challenges and needs of such settings. Additionally, my research and writing about risk, mental health, ethics and good-practice stands me in excellent stead to offer you and your working context a new and refreshing perspective.

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I'm not afraid to challenge, but also balance that with support, empathy and humour (yes, we can have a laugh while attending to a particular problem).  I can consult on policy, practice, ethics, research and a whole stack of interesting things around mental health, counselling, psychotherapy and coaching. Interested? Why not contact me to find out a bit more?

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I've been delivering practice-based and highly-regarded training for donkey's years - both face to face and in online environments (such as MS Teams and Zoom).  I love the interaction between training participants, and me as trainer, to create a safe, supportive but challenging environment in which we can learn and question.

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Training

I have offered training across a wide-range of mental health areas, including men's mental health, critical approaches to mental health and self-care, and trauma; actually, at the last count, to over 30,000 mental health practitioners over the years.  Specifically in the area of counselling and psychotherapy, I have an international reputation in training around risk (suicide, self-injury, safeguarding, for example) and ethics, and am known to offer safe but practically-valuable training, drawing on my many year's experience as a practitioner (social worker, therapist and coach), my research and publications.

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I can make 'difficult' subjects accessible - and why should they remain difficult - so that we can really delve deep and work on developing the best for those we support.  I always ensure my training best meets your organisation's needs, so that content can be tailored and made bespoke.  Interested?  Contact me and let's have a chat about what we can do.

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Single-session Consultation

Sometimes organisations want to consider or address specific areas of practice, such as working with people at risk, or integrating ethics in day-to-day work.  I am happy to work at an organisational level to help you achieve the changes that are needed for your setting.  I can work with individuals in organisations, or with the wider organisation on a number of areas of practice.  Such work typically involves a single-session meeting.

 

Always happy to talk through your needs more to help you decide which is the best way forward but do look at my availability page as well.