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Toopertonic t1_j0h4bke wrote

Hi Lucy, thanks for taking the time to do this! From an aspiring clinical psychologist currently working in a CAHMS inpatient service for teenagers, I have a few questions - please feel free to answer whichever you feel like.

  1. Your intervention sounds really interesting! I also hold an interest in compassionate care and compassion-focused therapy. What will your intervention comprise of, and how are you planning on evaluating it? Do you have any papers published or registered for this yet? I'm keen to have a read!
  2. How do you approach self-practice and self-reflection if at all (i.e. outside of teamwork reflective practice and supervision)? Do you take a freeform approach or utilise a framework? Do you write, record, or just think? Has this changed from the early days in your professional development?
  3. If you could choose one book (other than your own) to recommend to someone entering the field, what would it be? This can be as loosely or as closely related to the profession as you like.

Thanks in advance! :)

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UniversityofBath OP t1_j0yjxcp wrote

Hello! I'm nearly out of time again but here's a paper I published recently: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35915459/

And self-reflection is hugely important. I use a mix of things - supervision and writing and peer supervision. I probably use self reflection and peer supervision more as time goes on but it's still really important to have regular supervision from someone who is just doing this for you - we can all have unconscious biases and can benefit from someone helping us to spot them and improve our practice.

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UniversityofBath OP t1_j0yjzt5 wrote

ooh and the book - I'd recommend Yalom - Love's Executioner. It's quite psychodynamic in model which is not what I use but it's brilliantly written and I like the way he acknowledges his mistakes.

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Toopertonic t1_j1dez8p wrote

Thanks again! Yes I've actually had this recommended to me by a friend recently so I'll definitely give it a read!

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