"While I know Richard Layard to be a well-intentioned, honourable man, I
am suspicious of the motives of the politicians attracted by the
economic advantages of his wheeze."
I guess people might vary as to their agreement with this bit of Oliver
James article. I tend to agree with him. Doorstep missionaries are also
well intentioned though.
Oliver James arguments here (and in a number of pieces in the guardian)
are based on a paper by Weston et al. Not specifically about Layard as
written before but address the issue of how much therapy is required to
produce lasting change. One of several major evidence related criticisms
that can be made. Here's the paper. Quite long but the most relevant
bits are at the beginning.
http://www.psychsystems.net/lab/2004_EST_psych_bull.pdf
The next issue of Clinical Psychology Forum should be really interesting
(Penny Priest has mentioned it already).
John McGowan
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Subject: Re: CBT and Oliver James
Well, if Oliver James can't get Layard to change....
See
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/health/healthmain.html?in
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Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2007 8:23 AM
Subject: Re: [COMMUNITYPSYCHUK] CP Conference 2008
Hi Grant and Rebekah,
Thanks for the Edinburgh offer; a trip to Scotland would be great. Want
to
keep up the momentum for our conferences.
David mentions a clash with another event in September. Also, we had
previously discussed the possibility of re-timing perhaps to the spring
.
September tends to be a bad time for some of us ( eg myself!) who will
be in
the throes of beginning a new term. Having said that , there are always
clashes and reasons for difficulty, and September/ Oct has worked well
for
several years for us, and so if 11/12 September is the only reasonable
date
for yourselves I'd say go for it.
( re the possibility of other offers, one of my colleagues at Plymouth
had
mooted the idea of Plymouth but we aren't in a position really to
offer,
plus it's not so long since we had a southwest ( Exeter) base, so count
us
out.)
Are you emerging from maternity leave Rebekah - hope going well?
Annie
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Sent: 12 December 2007 21:14
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Subject: CP Conference 2008
So far there doesn't seem to be any definite arrangement for the next CP
conference....so Rebekah Pratt and I have scoped out the possibility of
hosting the next conference in Edinburgh. We would be able to jointly
(Edinburgh and Napier University) host an event on 11th and 12th
September
on the Craiglockhart campus of Napier University which is pretty handy
for
the town centre.
Obviously this is simply a proposal for discussion at this stage, so it
would be great to get some feedback or hear from anyone else with plans
to
run a similar event. There have been some great conferences recently
and
after the good spirit at York this year, we must keep the momentum
going.
Let us know what you feel about a trip to Scotland! Edinburgh has
terrific
transport links and has a welcoming atmosphere for this sort of event.
Best wishes, Grant and Rebekah
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