“No health without mental health” is the new ‘buzz-phrase’ used by the government to highlight its commitment to psychological well-being, and I couldn’t agree more with it. In popular culture there is a huge emphasis on maintaining physical health; you can’t turn on the TV or surf the internet without seeing a programme promoting a… [Read More]
The CAM Coach: How Technology Supports Complementary & Alternative Practice
In 2012, The CAM Coach book was launched in the U.K. This book has become known as the “Business Bible” for all Complementary and Alternative Medicine practitioners as it helps them to understand the fundamental action required to set up or run a success business. My co-author Simon Martin and I had realised a need… [Read More]
Behavioural Pressure in Cyberspace – Building Internal Resources and Resilience in Young People
Young people using cyberspace via any device that enables them to communicate with others digitally, and in particular the internet to access websites and social media, are under a considerable amount of peer pressure and what seems to be trickery and/or good (although sneaky) marketing techniques employed by app/game/sales developers. Underdeveloped cognitive systems, such as… [Read More]
Cybersupervision Endings – Part Two
It is strange how things come together. When I wrote the column for the last edition, I had no conscious awareness that I was thinking about my ending here, and my decision to make this my final contribution. In fact interestingly I had even temporarily forgotten that this had been the focus of that issue… [Read More]
Not So Secret Secrets
If you’re not in on the secret already, Whisper is an app that lets you post your secrets anonymously overlayed on top of a stock photo or an image that you provide. You are also able to communicate with others anonymously on Whisper by either publicly or privately sending a reply to one of their… [Read More]
Can just one session of online therapy help?
If brevity is the soul of wit, its equivalent in terms of efficiency and speed of progress is sometimes cited as one of the potential advantages of working online. Some proponents of online work take this to the extent of examining single-session interventions, including those where services are provided without the requirement that a formal… [Read More]
The 30 Minute Blog Post
Author: Judyth Brown, Walkabout Media Enterprises Good to Know Make It Fit: Search engines display 60 characters of title Average posts, aim for 500-700 words. Long form posts, 1200-1900 words. Create your post in Word, check spelling and grammar then copy/paste into your blog. Keep a short list of topics you could write about. This… [Read More]
What is Crowd Funding and Why Should You Get In On It?
The new hot topic for entrepreneurs these days is crowd funding, which is anticipated to at least supplement, if not replace, the slow and mysterious process of current Angel and venture capital investors. “Crowd Funding,” or “Crowd Sourcing” is a way to get start-up equity for your business (or any venture for that matter). This… [Read More]
