SCPS Health Psychology Consulting LTD

We've been working with NHS Psychology Departments and Public Health Services over the last 20 years to develop Health Psychology and behaviour change for local authority services. Email us for your service needs and support - [email protected] https://buff.ly/2Y0F0Pg

This paper by Vink & Vink-Niese (2019) challenges the position that CBT is the recommended treatment for CFS. "Cognitive behavioural therapy for myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome is not effective. Re-analysis of a Cochrane review." Read here: https://buff.ly/3d9ejNX

Thinking about working in Independent Practice as a Health Psychologist? There are many benefits to setting up your own practice. Would you like support to do this or coaching to set up the systems & governance? SCPS can help you through our Supervision Services. Contact us for information: [email protected]

An interesting 2023 study shows how psychological flexibility and compassion moderate the psychosocial impact of physical symptoms. Have a read - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S000169182300269X?via%3Dihub.

If you want to learn more about psychological flexibility, SCPS has an online training, Intro to ACT, that will help you consider how to integrate this into your practice. Find out more - https://www.scpsconsulting.com/product-page/introduction-to-act-for-health-psychology.

There is so much to gain in your practice from having an experienced Health Psychologist supervisor. Sasha is a Fellow of the BPS and a Registered Supervisor. She has experience and ideas from providing HP practitioner Services for 25+ years. Visit https://buff.ly/3lyy7Qz to find out more.

As your Health Psychology practice develops, the challenges often change. Complexity increases, ethical decisions carry more weight, and there’s less obvious space to think things through.

Our professional supervision for qualified Health Psychologists provides a confidential, reflective space to sharpen judgement, manage complexity and sustain safe, effective practice over the long term.

Motivational interviewing (MI) can be a key intervention for behaviour change. SCPS self-directed online training provides an overview of the MI model, ethos, key skills, techniques and interventions to support behaviour change. For more info or to book, visit https://www.scpsconsulting.com/product-page/introduction-to-motivational-interviewing-for-health-psychology-1

Motivational interviewing can be a key intervention for behaviour change. SCPS self-directed online training provides an overview of the MI model, ethos, key skills, techniques and interventions to support behaviour change. For more info or to book, visit https://buff.ly/40d2pNr

SCPS worked with ONKO to develop a personalised risk assessment for Cancer Prehabilitation. Here is an interesting review from 2022 showing a trend of effective psychologist-led psychological interventions before cancer surgery: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40140-021-00505-x

Self-directed learning courses for Health Psychs: The SCPS CBT & MI training is packed full of real-world case studies, clinical skills-focused tasks & knowledge about integrating approaches with Health Psych models/practice. Valuable applied CPD! Book: https://buff.ly/3D6ycjX