Therapy today june 2015

In this issue Features Working with sex offenders Andrew Smith highlights a key preventive role for private practitioners. What’s in a label? Carol Swanson explores the influence of a mental health diagnosis on the therapeutic relationship. Circle Diagram: a visual aid to therapy David Waite presents his use of diagrams in therapy. Living with a deafened partner Dick Hill talks to the partners of people with acquired hearing loss. Counselling across cultures Mané Kumria describes how counselling can change the lives of Indian women. Regulars Your views Jeanine Connor: Fatherless worlds Premila Trivedi: Who holds the power? Beverley Costa: Between two worlds News focus: When therapy does harm A major study at Shef?eld University is challenging counsellors and therapists to accept that what they do can both help and harm. Catherine Jackson reports How I became a therapist Penny Leake Dilemmas To hug or not to hug? Letters From the chair Andrew Reeves reflects on the challenge of change as BACP embarks on a new strategic plan