What?s the Good of Counselling & Psychotherapy?: The Benefits Explained (Ethics in Practice)

Juliana Brown is, together with Richard Mowbray, a co-director of the Primal Integration Programme in London and member of the Open Centre, one of the UK′s longest established growth centres. She has been practising Primal Integration, a form of deep personal growth work, since 1979.

Eva Burns-Lundgren is a Cognitive Analytic (CAT) Psychotherapist at Warneford Hospital, Oxford. Previously, she taught at Kingston University. She has been a CAT supervisor/tutor at Guy′s and St Thomas Hospitals, London. She qualified in Social Work in Sweden in 1974. She has extensive experience in psychiatric social work in the UK, including work in therapeutic communities. She has trained in family and individual therapy and is accredited by the UKCP as well as in Sweden.

Cary L. Cooper is BUPA Professor of Organizational Psychology and Health in the Manchester School of Management Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST). Among his many roles and achievements, he has authored over 80 books, founded and edits several journals and has several fellowships of professional bodies. He is President of the British Academy of Management and is Editor, with Professor Chris Argyris of Harvard Business School, of the Blackwell Encyclopedia of Management (12 volume set). In 2001 Cary was awarded a CBE in the Queen′s Birthday Honours List for his contribution to health.

Helen Cowie is Research Professor of Psychology and Counselling at Roehampton University of Surrey. She has published widely in the field of children′s relationships, child development and counselling psychology, and is the co-author (with Patti Wallace) of Peer Support in Action (Sage, 2000) and (with Peter K. Smith and Mark Blades) of Understanding Children′s Development (Blackwell′s, 4th edn. in press). She is currently researching the promotion of emotional health and well-being among children and adolescents.

Graham Curtis-Jenkins was a general practitioner paediatrician for 28 years. He trained as a psychotherapist and in 1991 was appointed the first Director of the Counselling in Primary Care Trust. He has written about child health, counselling and psychotherapy research and practice. He is a past president of the Section of General Practice of the Royal Society of Medicine, London.

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Judith Dawkins is a Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist based in an

Independent practice in Surrey. Prior to this she was a Senior Lecturer in

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at St Georges Hospital Medical School where she developed a research and clinical interest in bullying in schools. Since then she has continued her interest in children experiencing difficulties in school and has recently contributed to a report from the DFES on emotional

health and well being.

Colin Feltham is Reader in Counselling at Sheffield Hallam University and Course Leader for the MA Counselling & Psychotherapy and Postgraduate Certificate in Counselling Supervision. He is Co-Editor of the British Journal of Guidance and Counselling. He edits three book series for SAGE Publications. His most recent publications include Controversies in Psychotherapy and Counselling (Sage, 1999) and (with Ian Horton) the Handbook of Counselling and Psychotherapy (Sage, 2000).

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Helena Hargaden is a registered Integrative Psychotherapist and a Teaching and Supervising Transactional Analyst. She lives and works in South London where she has a private psychotherapy and supervision practice, and teaches on the MSc programme in transactional analysis at the Metanoia Institute in West London. She is the co-author of a new book, TA - A Relational Perspective (Routledge, 2002) and has a keen interest in politics and psychotherapy.

Douglas Hooper is a Consultant Clinical and Counselling Psychologist and a Fellow of the British Psychological Society. Past President of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, he has taught, practised and researched in psychological treatment methods over many years with a particular interest in disturbed relationships. He is also Emeritus Professor, University of Hull.

Carolyn Marchington-Yeoman is an independent consultant in the area of work stress, workplace counselling and audit and evaluation services. She was previously a Research Fellow at the Manchester School of Management, UMIST, where she conducted the first nationwide independent assessment and evaluation of British workplace counselling programmes for the Health and Safety Executive.

Richard Mowbray is, together with Juliana Brown, a co-director of the Primal Integration Programme in London and member of the Open Centre, one of the UK′s longest established growth centres. He has been practising Primal Integration, a form of

deep personal growth work, since 1979.

Shahid Najeeb is a psychiatrist and a training psychoanalyst of the Australian Psychoanalytical Society. He works full time in private psychotherapy and psychoanalytical clinical practice in Sydney, and has an interest in the applied aspects of psychoanalysis, especially the inter-relationship of psychoanalysis with Buddhism.

Ian Palmer has been in the army since 1975 and served all over the world. He was a GP for 12 years during which time he was a Regimental Medical Officer for 7 years. In 1990 he started his psychiatric training and was the first visiting psychiatrist to Bosnia in 1992/3 and the UNAMIR psychiatrist in Rwanda in 1994. In 1999 he was made the Tri Service Professor of Defence Psychiatry at the Royal Defence Medical College. His particular interests are the history of military psychiatry, psychosomatic medicine and medically unexplained symptoms. He is currently involved with research into the history of War Syndromes, the validation of psycho-social interventions following traumatic events and attitudes to stress in the military.

Mick Power is Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Edinburgh and a practising clinical psychologist at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital. He has published widely in the areas of emotion, depression, therapy and quality of life and is one of the founding editors of the journal Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy.

Hilde Rapp is an independent psychotherapist, supervisor, lecturer and researcher. Among her many roles are: Mental Health National Service Framework implementation advisor in the UK; Chair of the British Initiative for Integrative Practice (BIIP); Chair of the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) approved Counselling & Psychotherapy Central Awarding Body (CPCAB); Chair of the Training Standards Committee of the Universities Psychotherapy and Counselling Association (UPCA).

Stephen M. Saunders obtained his doctorate in Clinical Psychology at Northwestern University, where he studied with Dr Ken Howard. He is currently Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at Marquette University. He is the Director of Clinical Training at the Clinical Psychology Program and is the Director of the Center for Psychological Services. He has published extensively on help-seeking behaviour, the therapeutic alliance and the effectiveness of psychotherapy.

Digby Tantam is Clinical Professor of Psychotherapy at the University of Sheffield (1995-present) and was previously Professor of Psychotherapy at the University of Warwick (1990-5). He is a practising psychotherapist, psychiatrist and psychologist. Digby is co-Director of the Centre for the Study of Conflict and Reconciliation in the University, and a partner in Dilemma Consultancy in Human Relations (www.dilemmas.org). Digby has been Registrar of the European Association of Psychotherapy (1999-2001) and Chair of the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (1995-8). His book, "Psychotherapy and Counselling in Practice. A narrative approach" will be published by Cambridge University Press in April 2002.

Keith Tudor is a registered Humanistic and Group Psychotherapist. In addition to his small private practice, he is a Director of Temenos in Sheffield and works as a trainer and consultant. He is a widely published author, most recently, with Tony Merry, of the Dictionary of Person-Centred Psychology (Whurr, 2002) and is the editor of a series of books on Advancing Theory in Therapy (published by Brunner-Routledge). With a background in community politics, he is interested in the contribution that therapy, in its practice and theory, can make to the social and political world.