{"product_id":"surviving-clinical-psychology-9781138368897","title":"Surviving Clinical Psychology","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis vital new book navigates the personal, professional and political selves on the journey to training in clinical psychology. Readers will be able to explore a range of ways to enrich their practice through a focus on identities and differences, relationships and power within organisations, supervisory contexts, therapeutic conventions and community approaches.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book includes a rich exploration of how we make sense of personal experiences as practitioners, including chapters on self-formulation, personal therapy, and using services. Through critical discussion, practice examples, shared accounts and exercises, individuals are invited to reflect on a range of topical issues in clinical psychology. Voices often marginalised within the profession write side-by-side with those more established in the field, offering a unique perspective on the issues faced in navigating clinical training and the profession more broadly. In coming together, the authors of this book explore what clinical psychology can become.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSurviving Clinical Psychology invites those early on in their careers to link âthe politicalâ to personal and professional development in a way that is creative, critical and values-based, and will be of interest to pre-qualified psychologists and researchers, and those mentoring early-career practitioners.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I started my clinical psychology training in 1989 and this book wasn’t written. I qualified in 1992, and this book was still not written. It’s now 2019; this book is now written. Excellent. And what is this book? For me this book is an essential, comprehensive, enlightening, challenging and progressive look at the profession I have loved for thirty years. This isn’t just a book for budding\/ in training\/ practicing clinical psychologists about what we do but, more importantly, it’s about what we could do and together we can, must and will do. It’s about individual and community, inclusion and collaboration, politics and power, adversity and social justice, the personal and the professional. This book doesn’t tell, its asks. It is descriptive rather than prescriptive. It offers thinking spaces and reflective activities. I read this book and felt energised and invigorated because it challenged me to look at what I think I know and what I know I do, and ask myself what next, what more? Thirty years melted away and I now feel fresh and eager to rethink, revisit, revise and review. If this book does that for a 52 year old still loving the privilege of working within mental health services but somewhat jaded and frustrated by the ongoing lack of parity with physical health services, the cuts and the unacceptable waiting lists, the impact of adversity (I could go on) - then this book will also invigorate and inspire anyone who cares about mental health: our own and that of the public, communities and the society we serve.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProfessor Tanya Byron, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, journalist, author, broadcaster, policy advisor\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is the best book I have read about this thing we call clinical psychology. I was pleasantly surprised to find I really enjoyed reading it! The book wrestles with the dilemmas of pursuing a clinical psychology career. Because of its questioning and aspiring approach its relevant for anyone on this career path but its particularly relevant to budding psychologists and those that supervise them. I love the way the book shares many examples of psychologies in action that seek to be creative and liberating. The reflecting points and exercises in the book got me to think more deeply about issues and I intend to use them with my colleagues too. Clinical psychology comes out of a tradition of looking at people as individuals modelled on white middle-class male values and ignoring people's social, political and cultural contexts. The book acknowledges this and looks at how we can keep coming back to the importance of social contexts, to power issues and to the personal wisdoms that can easily get overlooked. The result is a fresh take on clinical psychology largely from those who are navigating entering the profession. When I was applying to training courses there was no guide on how to navigate becoming a clinical psychologist without losing touch with what motivated me to train in the first place. This book fills that gap. For example, with reflections on how can we try to make space for vulnerability in training and supervision and our different selves that make us up; how to create more safety and meet the people we seek to help with humility, and integrity. And how to do psychology creatively in a more community-oriented way. I appreciate how the theme of social justice is looked at from many angles and how we might support others and be supported to speak up and find ways to make a difference. If you know anyone pursuing a career in psychology and you like them and you can afford it, buy them this book!\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRufus May, Clinical Psychologist\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This book offers a refreshingly nuanced discussion of the process of 'becoming', whilst training as a clinical psychologist - considering the reflexive awareness encouraged through training and how this can shape thinking, doing, and being. More than simply rejecting tired binary narratives, complex intersectional processes are explored and discussed through an engaging and accessible narrative, contemplating what it means to be human, however inconveniently, when also developing as a clinical psychologist in a world loaded with inequalities, biases, assumptions, stereotypes and unrealistic expectations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith an optimistic perspective and hopeful lens, the book embarks upon a critically open-minded contemplation of issues not so easily contained within \"pseudo-certainties\". Cleverly, the book explores how and why it is so crucial for psychologists to consider wider issues and contexts in relation to preventing distress and promoting wellbeing, as well as actively advocating for equality and inclusion as part of the job. Finally, the book is beautifully written, with a poetic tone to guide you gently but purposefully through the \"turbulent times and testing terrains\" associated with living in today's world as a developing clinical psychologist.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr Sarah Parry, Clinical Psychologist, Senior Clinical Lecturer, Manchester Metropolitan University. Editor of \u003ci\u003eEffective Self-Care and Resilience in Clinical Practice Dealing with Stress, Compassion Fatigue, and Burnout\u003c\/i\u003e (2017) and \u003ci\u003eThe Handbook of Brief Therapies: A practical guide\u003c\/i\u003e (2019)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eSurviving Clinical Psychology\u003c\/i\u003e is very much more than a text book or a ‘how to’ book. It is an impressive handbook which invites the reader to explore the profession of clinical psychology through many different lenses and asks thought-provoking, challenging and timely questions. The breadth of contributors and the many other voices included in the book, through stories and reflective accounts, deliver an engaging, moving and detailed narrative using a novel and effective format. The reader is quickly drawn into a dialogue enabled by an invitation to actively engage with the book’s contents. This allows a space for self-exploration whilst also providing many helpful resources and references.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book’s inspiring contributors include people from minoritised groups, those traditionally marginalised from the profession and people who identify as service users including those in a range of psychology roles holding dual identities. There are contributions from trainee clinical psychologists, clinical psychologists at different career stages, aspiring clinical psychologists, those working in other health and social care roles and undergraduate students.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDivided into four sections the book explores ‘the context of clinical psychology’, ‘the personal: the selves as human’, ‘the professional: the use of self in clinical psychology’ and ‘the political: selves and politics in practice’. The chapters cover an array of pertinent and stimulating topics including the core practices of the profession, questioning what it means to become a clinical psychologist and navigating how to do this. Chapters consider what it means to be a supervisee, reflections on personal experiences of distress and on experiences of using personal therapy. The significance of personal identities and difference within professional development are explored as are matters relating to psychiatric diagnoses, power in organisations, and critiques of psychological therapy. Key recurrent themes woven throughout the book include power, psychological formulation, reflection, a call to activism, community psychology and the political, social, global and financial context. In its totality the book asks what can clinical psychology become?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSurviving Clinical Psychology is a key resource for clinical psychologists, those aspiring to become clinical psychologists and those who have survived, are currently using and working within the mental health system and social care.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDr Laura Golding, Programme Director, Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, University of Liverpool and co-author of \u003ci\u003eHow to become a Clinical Psychologist (2019)\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDedication\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes on contributors\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword: The things that matter\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeter Kinderman\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe context of clinical psychology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat clinical psychology can become: An introduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames Randall\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat do clinical psychologists do anyway? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnnabel Head, Amy Obradovic, Sasha Nagra and Neha Bharat Shah\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaking the most of your supervision: Reflecting on selves in context\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames Randall, Angie Cucchi and Vasiliki Stamatopoulou\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRestorying the journey: Enriching practice before training\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames Randall, Sarah Oliver, Jacqui Scott, Amy Lyons, Hannah Morgan, Jessica Saffer and Lizette Nolte\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEveryone reflects……but some reflections are more risky than others\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eRomena Toki and Angela Byrne\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Personal: The selves as human\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOn being a practitioner and a client\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eMolly Rhinehart, Emma Johnson and Kirsty Killick\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eValues in practice: Bringing social justice to our lives and work \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eJacqui Scott, Laura Cole, Vasiliki Stamatopoulou and Romena Toki \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReflections on the therapeutic journey: Opening up dialogues around personal therapy \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmy Lyons and Elizabeth Malpass, with thanks to Silan Gyane \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOn the reconciliation of selves: Reflections on navigating professional domains\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eDanielle Chadderton and Marta Isibor\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Professional: The use of self in clinical psychology\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e‘Taking the plunge’: How reflecting on your personal and social GgRRAAAACCEEESSSS can tame your restraints and refresh your resources\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Burnham and Lizette Nolte\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSelf-formulation: Making sense of your own experiences \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames Randall, Emma Johnson and Lucy Johnstone\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePebbles in Palms: Sustaining practices through training \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eSarah Oliver, Hannah Morgan, James Randall, Amy Lyons, Jessica Saffer, Jacqui Scott and Lizette Nolte\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSustaining selfhood and embracing ‘selves’ in psychology: risks, vulnerabilities and sustaining relationships\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eTanya Beetham and Kirstie Pope\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Political: Selves and politics in practice\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePower in Practice: Questioning Psychiatric Diagnosis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eSasha Priddy and Katie Sydney \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePower in context: Working within different organisational cultures and settings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnnabel Head, Jacqui Scott and Danielle Chadderton\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt’s not just about therapy: Our ‘selves’ in our communities\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eStephen Weatherhead, Ben Campbell, Cormac Duffy, Anna Duxbury, Hannah Iveson and Mary O’Reilly\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe 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