Posts for the “D. Tactics” category
A competition between the UK Government, the Medical Model via psychiatrists & the Mormons for the correct definition of the science of mental health
by Julia Evans on April 18, 2013
This is the tale of how this battle came to my attention: Sitting drinking my customary morning jug of coffee, my customary distraction was unavailable as it was updating itself. (…)
…diagnosis itself and its usefulness and validity are under question and may need discarding completely: Inquiry into the ‘Schizophrenia’ Label
by Julia Evans on December 6, 2012
The Inquiry into the ‘Schizophrenia’ Label (ISL) : ‘However, our preliminary findings show that the diagnosis itself and its usefulness and validity are under question and may need discarding completely. The (…)
Jumbled thoughts following the Alliance for Counselling and Psychotherapy’s rally
by Julia Evans on December 3, 2012
These are subjective impressions – they are my way of making sense of the conversations during yesterday’s Alliance’s (Strap line: Supporting diversity, responsibility, autonomy and innovation in the psychological therapies) rally: (…)
What the Government’s strategy of implementation by force produces – fear, and worse
by Julia Evans on December 1, 2012
Hello, I wrote this in 2009, and the analysis (see list of contents below) of what is happening holds good. I particularly recommend the sections which examine Willem Buiter’s analysis (…)
‘Will you walk into my parlour?’ said the spider to the fly: An invitation from the Government-guaranteed supplier of risk-free treatments.
by Julia Evans on December 1, 2012
The Government’s favoured supplier now goes into Kent by invitation…….. This is so corrupt words are failing me. If you are a practitioner, please note: This is payment-by-results – you (…)
Hounslow Clinical Commissioning Group Public Meeting : Tuesday 20th November 2012 : Denis Postle
by Julia Evans on November 21, 2012
1) Denis Postle’s note of the Hounslow Clinical Commissioning Group public meeting – reproduced with the author’s permission 2) Extracts from: NHS, Hounslow Clinical Commissioning Group, Commissioning Intentions 2013/14 1) (…)
Trust is the issue…….
by Julia Evans on November 17, 2012
Just as the BBC may have reached the limit of what can be achieved by regulation and a tight system of compliance monitoring, so more rules and more bureaucracy are (…)
Two letters for your attention: the bps tells Parliament why it should not be swallowed whole into the domain of the Privy Council & Earl Howe, the Government’s Standards Zsar within Health, commands a reply to 3 of my emails.
by Julia Evans on November 13, 2012
Hello, 1) This post gives the British Psychological Society’s position on statutory regulation as at 9th January 2009, before the matter was debated in the House of Lords. They did not want it, (…)
I would love to meet you at ‘The Future of Counselling & Psychotherapy : Rally & Conference’ 2nd December 2012 in London N17
by Julia Evans on November 10, 2012
Dear Alliance Supporters, Are You Coming To Our Conference? Sunday 2nd December 2012 From 9.30am at the Selby Centre, London N17 8JL Location: The Selby Centre is a former Tottenham secondary (…)
Letter to the Guardian: Cut-price therapy and the trauma underlying mental ill health
by Julia Evans on November 8, 2012
Some more on taint or stigma and the Government’s use of power. My recent posting is also relevant, available here The pot (HM’s Opposition party) calls the kettle (Celebrity culture) (…)