Contents May 2024
Upfront Welcome From the BACP team
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News round-up CPD and events From the Chair Reactions The month Main features The big issue Why Matthias Barker created an AI-enabled therapy bot – then destroyed it Online therapy: what we know now What does research tell us about the experience of remote therapy? Why it’s time to rehabilitate Freud Freud was flawed but he continues to influence thinking, says Frank Tallis The paradox of professional humility Sally Brown explores why being humble makes you a better therapist The difficult boss Clients need help to step into their boss’s shoes, says Michael Skapinker Financial self-sabotage Vicky Reynal describes a psychodynamic approach to dealing with debt Working with dementia Francine Beadsworth explores the ethics of working with clients with a dementia diagnosis Regulars It changed my life My practice From the President Research digest The bookshelf Dilemmas Analyse me Opportunities Classified, mini ads, recruitment, CPD
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‘There are many ways in which irrational and destructive financial behaviour serves a psychological purpose’ Vicky Reynal (‘Financial self-sabotage’, pages 40-43)
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On the cover . The big issue Ready or not... AI is here: we ignore the advances in AI at our peril, says Matthias Barker (pages 18-22)
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