Darian Leader is annoyed because the government has decided to regulate psychotherapists – you know, the [...]
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Thanks to Writing in the Margins of My Mind for pointing out this Guardian article by the Lacanian psychoanalyst Darian Leader, albeit one in which Darian Leader really seems to need some cheese to go with his whine.
A while back I posted a retort to a Guardian article by Darian Leader opposing the state regulation of psychotherapists. Leader’s argument could be summed up as, “Waaaah! Waaaah! The government wants to regulate us! In the way that mere mortals like doctors, nurses and social workers get regulated! We might wind up [...]
Last week I posted about the appalling case of Derek Gale, struck off as an arts therapist for rampant misconduct and abuse, but simply setting himself up as a “psychotherapist and counsellor” instead. He can do this because arts therapists are regulated by the Health Professions Council but psychotherapists are not. Anyone can [...]
As I’ve previously stated, I’m strongly in favour of the government proposal for psychotherapists to be regulated by the Health Professions Council. The Derek Gale case (struck off by the HPC as an arts therapist for abuse and misconduct, but able to continue working by simply changing his job title to psychotherapist) shows [...]
(This is a guest post by Howard Martin. He is a TV producer and was the original complainant in the Derek Gale case.)
The HPC case against Derek Gale has proven beyond reasonable doubt that they can run and manage a very difficult case, over a long period of time, which takes in [...] Today the Health Professions Council opened its register to psychologists. Some members of the psychotherapy profession may be horrified by the same thing happening to psychotherapists and counsellors, but the mental health charities Mind and WITNESS are dead in favour. Their press release is as follows:
Patients will continue to be unprotected if statutory [...] (This is a guest post by Howard Martin, the original complainant in the Derek Gale case. His previous guest post, describing the experience of bringing Derek Gale before the Health Professions Council, can be found here.)
Having a female client simulate masturbation with a cushion while also doing so yourself. Pressuring clients to strip [...] [We've previously covered the proposed regulation of psychotherapy by the Health Professions Council, as well as cases of abuse by psychotherapists such as Derek Gale. In my view, such cases highlight a need for psychotherapy to be regulated in order to protect the public. In this opposing view, psychotherapist Arthur Musgrave explains why [...]
[This blog previously hosted a two-part article by Howard Martin, the original complainant in the Derek Gale case. Martin heavily criticised the current professional bodies for psychotherapy, and argued that this demonstrates the need for psychotherapists to be statutorily regulated to prevent abuse. Richard House, a practising psychotherapist, responds here to Martin. Z]
This [...] (Guest post by Arthur Musgrave)
My apologies for the delay in posting this, the second part of my response to your comment – Arthur Your point about a solution to the current debate as to who should have prior claim to the titles ‘counsellor’ and ‘psychotherapist’ demands careful consideration. I’ve previously highlighted the unregulated nature of counselling and psychotherapy in the UK. Arts therapists and clinical psychologists are now regulated by the Health Professions Council, so that any rogue practitioners can be struck off. The same does not apply to psychotherapists or counsellors. The risk this presents was demonstrated by the Derek [...]
A topic that I’ve regularly featured is the government proposal for psychotherapy to become regulated by the Health Professions Council. I’m in favour of it because of shocking cases like that of Derek Gale, who was struck off by the HPC as an arts therapist for abusing his patients, and then promptly set [...]
Yesterday I posted about the Maresfield Report, which offers a “devastating critique” (well, according to their press release) of the case for regulation of the psychotherapy profession by the Health Professions Council. Among other things they offer the stunning revelation that psychotherapists shouldn’t be regulated because, er, they aren’t required to abide by [...]
Meet Andrew Samuels, Jungian psychotherapist and Professor of Analytical Psychology at the University of Essex. He’s a leading spokesperson for the campaign against HPC regulation of psychotherapy. A month ago he was elected chair of the UK Council for Psychotherapy, the main umbrella body for psychotherapy organisations in Britain.
So, how will the UKCP’s [...] Last week I highlighted the role of Andrew Samuels, Professor of Analytical Psychology at Essex University, in the Derek Gale abuse case.
Samuels is currently claiming (see comments thread) that it’s an “urban myth” that he offered to be his Gale’s supervisor if Gale’s suspension from the Health Professions Council was lifted. If it’s [...] |
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