Celebrate Children’s Mental Health Week (9–15 Feb) with us This year’s theme, This is My Place. WISDOM network brings together #schools and #researchers to build a supportive #network that strengthens mental health knowledge for students, staff and families. Join us: tinyurl.com/EOIWisdomnet...

It's Bandcamp Friday & this is the one thing I have on Bandcamp. I love this story so much, I find it oddly reassuring. There's some surgery I can't quite afford (no details, sorry!) that could help with my pain sitch, so if you buy this, you're a champ. conormahood.bandcamp.com/track/hans-i...

ACP-UK is delighted to announce the publication of Working with Dissociation in Clinical Practice, edited By Helena Crockford, Melanie Goodwin and Paul Langthorne and published by Routledge in collaboration with ACP-UK. Get 20% off your copy using the code 26ESE1 www.routledge.com/Working-with...

It's a beautiful, wintery start to our new semester. Welcome back, everyone! #LoveQUB #UniversityLife #NewSemester #Snow #WinterVibes

ACP‑UK, with King’s College London, published research showing ChatGPT failed to identify risky behaviour and sometimes affirmed or did not challenge delusional beliefs in role‑played mental health scenarios. Read more about our findings here: www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

A moan about PDFs - Persistently Denied Feelings. If you recognise that you’ve been struggling with difficult emotions, help is available. Seek support from an accredited practitioner, so you can thrive. #TheTreeThatBends #Thrive #Wellbeing #Emotions #talkingtherapies #psychologicalflexibility

Following the approval of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, ACP-UK has released a position statement on how clinical psychologists can support Parliament in embedding psychosocial care into end-of-life decisions. Read our full statement here: acpuk.org.uk/terminally-i...

For more details including the event programme, planned talks and speakers, follow this link: bit.ly/43Adb0y Register your interest by completing this brief form: forms.office.com/e/JfWCCpiP1h

IN-PERSON EVENT FOR CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGISTS IN IRELAND Clinical Psychologists in the Courtroom Monday 9 June 2pm – 6pm Senate Room, Queen’s University, Belfast Tickets: Free for clinical psychologists (members and non-members) Register your interest here: forms.office.com/e/JfWCCpiP1h 1/4

𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐈𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝: 𝐃𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧-𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧? 💤 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐞𝐧'𝐬 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐮𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐭!🌙 👉 To check if you're eligible & take part, click: qubpsych.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... If you have any questions, email, [email protected]

The A.W.E. of a Flexible Mind: Anchored - fully situated in time & place, able to recognise that thoughts & emotions come & go Willing - to accept our mind’s story-generating ways, & turn towards the emotions accompanying those stories Empowered - to act in line with our purpose & personal values

Do have a read and see if you are an eligible parent. We would love to have your response

Has your baby been admitted to hospital in Ireland or the UK? We are a team of researchers at Queen’s University Belfast studying how a baby’s hospital stay affects parents. If you’ve experienced this, we’d love to hear from you. Please click to take part: qubpsych.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

I'm really excited to see this King's Fund blog, about Isabel Menzies-Lyth's work www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-... Organisational anxiety is at the heart of so much of what we call 'culture'. It's long overdue that we engaged meaningfully with Menzies-Lyth's brilliant work.

In the February issue of ‘5 to Thrive’: ✅ The ‘Uncanny Valley’ 🤖🏜️ ✅ ‘Aaron Rodgers: Enigma’ - a documentary about the legendary American Football player 🏈 ✅ ‘KIND: The Quiet Power of Kindness at Work’ the book by Graham Allcott ☺️📕 tinyurl.com/Thr5Feb25 #Thr5newsletter

Scoping reviews & their role in identifying research priorities H. Khalil, R. Jia, E.B. Moraes, Z. Munn, L. Alexander, MDJ Peters, A. Asran, C.M. Godfrey, @andreatricco.bsky.social, @daniellepollock.bsky.social, C. Evans www.jclinepi.com/article/S089...

Today sees the release of #TheTreeThatBends in North America! 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 I wrote the book to help people thrive. Learn how to: 🌟 Develop a Flexible Mind by being Anchored, Willing & Empowered 🌟 Shift from the ‘conforming zone’ into the ‘transforming zone’ www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1529... #booksky

Here's a list of UK clinical psychologists on Bluesky. We have loads to offer in these dark times- *to support deeper listening & understanding *to hold in mind wider contexts that influence physical & mental health *to hold space for 'both-and' thinking Let's keep connecting go.bsky.app/T8w5B8U

Particularly important @thementalelf.bsky.social blog & worth reading the review also

𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐈𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝: 𝐃𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧-𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧? 💤 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐞𝐧'𝐬 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐮𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐭!🌙 👉 To check if you're eligible & take part, click: qubpsych.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... If you have any questions, email, [email protected]

Psychological Interventions for Pediatric Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

In the December issue of ‘5 to Thrive’: ✅ Biophilia 🌳🌊 ✅ ‘Like Harvey, Like Son’ - a documentary about an ultra-runner taking on the Appalachian Trail. 🏃‍♂️ ✅ ‘Adventure Revolution’ - a book by Belinda Kirk 📕 tinyurl.com/Thr5Dec24 #Thr5newsletter #Thriving #Wellbeing #Performance

We are lookkng fir a research assistant to work on a feasibility trial of a self-directed intervention for teenagers awaiting psychotherapy www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/49384/

Got that t shirt ✅

New tCBT Editorial to introduce the Special Collection : Enhancing your delivery of cognitive therapy for PTSD: a celebration of the work of Hannah Murray Full free text at www.cambridge.org/core/journal... Collection at www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Just published. Supporters of people having ocd or hoarding issues. bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... Clarifies previous findings

Nice to see this case series investigating visuospatial (Tetris) task interference to reduce intrusive memories amongst healthcare staff - results are now (largely) superceded by the subsequent RCTs, but it's great to see the earlier development work: humanfactors.jmir.org/2024/1/e55562/

Hope I'm the first to post this all time classic on this platform

A new clinical trial shows that both grief-specific cognitive behavioral therapy (PG-CBT) and present-centered therapy are effective and acceptable in treating prolonged grief disorder (with superiority of PG-CBT). 🖤 #CBTworks #PsychSciSky jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Exciting to see Bluesky grow! I created a starter pack for folks interested in all things traumatic stress. Please don’t hesitate to add: go.bsky.app/MHqLdaG

Marv Goldfried's career retrospective. www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...

I made a clinical psychology/psychotherapy research starter pack thingy. If you are new here and interested in these topics, feel free to follow! go.bsky.app/Qk93DiE

The stories we tell ourselves, about who we are and what we're capable of affects us profoundly. Be a balanced biographer, be self-compassionate.

Pausing to appreciate a moment; a beautiful sight, a snapshot of nature, the kindness of a stranger, the tenderness of a loved one. I’m sure that if we could pause more to notice the beauty in the world around us, our lives would be enriched.

People are often self-critical for feeling depressed or distressed, which sadly just makes things worse. The antidote = be kind to yourself.