Therapy today october 2016

In this issue Features A crisis of containment Penny Campling assesses the psychological effects on healthcare staff of constant restructuring, lack of resources and overwork. Parenting a disabled child Joanna Griffin describes the emotional and social impacts of raising a disabled child. When the party’s over Katie Evans works with men who are addicted to a dangerous cocktail of drugs and stranger sex. The future of psychotherapy John Lees calls for a revival of case studies as the seedbed of psychotherapy knowledge. Skin picking – how can we heal our scars? Julie Devonald explores the worlds of people with this common but hidden compulsion. Why clinical wills matter Counsellors must prepare for the ultimate sudden ending by making a clinical will, says Roslyn Byfield. Regulars Your views Dilemmas Letters From a governor