The Trainee Handbook

Professor Robert Bor trained in the UK, South Africa and the USA. He is a Chartered Clinical, Counselling and Health Psychologist as well as a Fellow of the British Psychological Society. He is a UKCP Registered Family Therapist, having completed his specialist training at the Tavistock Clinic, London and a clinical member of the Institute of Family Therapy, London. He has a special interest in developing psychological support services for those affected by chronic or acute medical conditions, and especially those with cancer. He has published more than 150 articles and chapters in peer-review publications as well as 20 books on the psychological impact of illness and serves on the editorial board of numerous international journals. He is also the Consulting Psychologist to several leading schools in London including St Pauls School, The Royal Ballet School and JFS. He is an active member of the International Psycho-Oncology Society, consults to Chai Cancer Care in London and he is a Churchill Fellow. Mary Watts is emeritus professor of psychology and former pro-vice-chancellor for learning and teaching at City, University of London. She combines her knowledge and experience of academic, professional and business development within current freelance roles. A chartered psychologist and registered member of the Health Care Professions Council, Mary has specialisms in health and wellbeing, coaching, counselling and psychotherapy. She is a Meyler Campbell Business Coach Graduate and currently director of their Mastered Programme, former chair of the British Psychological Society’s Special Group in Coaching Psychology and also the 2015 International Congress in Coaching Psychology.  

Setting the Scene - Sheelagh Strawbridge
Mapping Training Routes into Working as a Therapist - Ray Woolfe
Effective Essay Writing - Frances Mielewczyk
Handling and Processing a Referral - Mary Creaner
Assessing a Client′s Mental State - Yvette Lewis
The First Session with a New Client: Five Stages - Riva Miller
Constructing Stories about Clients′ Needs: Developing Skills in Formulation - Sarah Corrie and David A Lane
Written Communication and Counselling - Peter du Plessis and Fiona Hirst
How to Write a Client Case Study - John Davy
How to Write a Process Report - Christine Parrott
Supervision: Making It Work for You - Damian McCann
What Do I Do if...? Questions Commonly Asked by Trainees - Malcolm C Cross and Linda Papadopoulos
The Clinical Placement in Mental-Health Training - Brett Kahr
Guidelines for Professional Practice - Tim Bond
Getting the Most out of Personal Therapy - Mark Donati and Charles Legg
Psychopharmacology: A Primer - Dianne Hammersley, Jo Sexton and Charles Legg
Planning, Conducting and Writing up Research - Don Rawson
A Trainee′s Perspective - Geof Alred
Student Top Tips - Tami Avis et al
Preparing for a Job - Paul Hitchings and Jeremy Ornellas
Looking to the Future - Sheelagh Strawbridge