The psychologist october 2016

Honey, I shrunk the kids’ Jon Sutton and Aidan Horner speak to the children of psychologists, and the psychologists themselves, about their parenting. ‘I think my parenting was based on gut decisions’ A conversation between Alice Farrington and her father, David P. Farrington. Learning from educational neuroscience Annie Brookman considers the potential benefits and concerns in an ever-growing field. The genetic battle of the sexes Sofia Deleniv considers the implications of genomic imprinting for social behaviour and mental health. The ‘ugly stepsister’ of the eating disorder family Nancy Tucker on bulimia nervosa in the latest 'New voices', for budding writers (see thepsychologist.bps.org.uk/contribute for more information). Learning from Heisenberg David Pilgrim considers vitalism and other explanations of what it is to be human. From Montana to Ely via California and Nicaragua… Ian Florance talks with the Society’s Practitioner of the Year Jill Winegardner, about her journeys working in brain injury rehabilitation. An educational experience Helen Owen attempts to plot a route onto an applied doctorate. No typical shift Hollie Richardson on volunteering as an e-mail counsellor for ChildLine. Positive light on the spectrum? Clinicians with mental health difficulties ‘Public engagement is key to survival’ Big Picture: The sea as co-therapist Is your religion making you ill? Mandatory reporting of sexual abuse Sugar levy leaves bitter taste President's Letter, October 2016 Years of Bedlam The changing face of rest Warfare and wellbeing Training for cancer support workers Down the rabbit hole From the Rearch Digest, October 2016 Book reviews, October 2016 Engaging the public in applied health research