Monthly Archives: May 2007

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in the United Kingdom

For the past 6 months or so I have been working on a committee to set up a Special Interest Branch of the BABCP that focuses on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). It has been good to get involved again … Continue reading

2 Comments

Filed under Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, CBT, Clinical Psychology, cognitive behavioural therapy, Mindfulness, Psychology, United Kingdom

The enduring legacy of cluster bombs

The April 16 2007 edition of ABC Radio National’s Late Night Live had a disturbing interview with John Rodsted, an Australian campaigner against landmines and cluster bombs (it is the back third of the podcast).  The interview was quite instructive … Continue reading

Leave a Comment

Filed under Politics

The US on the slippery slope to fascism?

An alarming piece in the Guardian last week by Naomi Wolf, regarding the actions of the Bush administration who appear to be “using time-tested tactics to close down an open society”. Worth a read, here. I recently asked a senior colleague (who … Continue reading

1 Comment

Filed under Politics