David McCormack

Terminally Ill Adults Bill ACP-UK has carried out some original research into the situations faced by the 1.8 million immunocompromised patients and their families who are at a high risk of serious COVID-19 complications and wh...

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:
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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, d.mccormack@qub.ac.uk

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

Tagging: bsky.app/profile/prof... & bsky.app/profile/h--r...

Baby in a cot

Image asking those whose baby was in a hospital in Ireland or the UK to take part in a research study

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_...

Organisational Anxiety – Can We Even Talk About It? | The King's Fund Managing organisational anxiety needs to focus wider than individual wellbeing. The King’s Fund has established a working group to explore what taking a more holistic view of workplace wellbeing invol...

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, d.mccormack@qub.ac.uk

Psychological Interventions for Pediatric PTSD This systematic review and network meta-analysis evaluates psychiatric interventions in pediatric posttraumatic stress disorder.

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 ✅

Photo of Hannah Murray

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...

<em>British Journal of Clinical Psychology</em> | Wiley Online Library Objectives Hoarding difficulties (HD) affect many people and cause upset and danger for the person, as well as friends and family. Previous research found that people with HD feel less adequately so...

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

Reducing the Number of Intrusive Memories of Work-Related Traumatic Events in Frontline Health Care Staff During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Case Series Background: Frontline health care staff are frequently exposed to traumatic events as part of their work. Although this study commenced before the emergence of COVID-19, levels of exposure were height...

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/

I thought Twitter had become a hellscape by 2019. But I recall for a minute in 2010 it being a good place. It reminds me of then

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

go.bsky.app/RrGgPR9

That’s a great idea. Please add me

Your research sounds fascinating. Would it be possible to share a PDF of the poster, or is there a paper available?

Grief-Specific Cognitive Behavioral Therapy vs Present-Centered Therapy This randomized clinical trial investigates the effectiveness of integrative cognitive behavioral therapy vs present-centered therapy in patients with prolonged grief disorder.

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