Functional Neurological Disorder (FND): Pathways and Perspectives
Wednesday 15 April
1.00 pm - 4.30 pm
£45.00 (Free for members)
For more information about the programme, our excellent speakers and book your place, click here acpuk.org.uk/event/functi...
We are delighted to invite you to the inaugural ACP-UK Psycho-Oncology, Cancer and Palliative Care (PSYCAP) Conference, taking place at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in central Birmingham on 7-8 July 2026.
For more information and booking options, click here:
acpuk.org.uk/event/acp-uk...
Thoughts are like the weather. You can notice thoughts come and go like clouds in the sky. ☀️ 💭
You have thoughts, thoughts don’t have you.
For more insights like this check out ‘The Tree That Bends’ book 📕:
amzn.to/4lefPBC
www.strive2thrive.co.uk
#TheTreeThatBends 🌳 #thrive #psychology
Celebrate Children’s Mental Health Week (9–15 Feb) with us
This year’s theme, This is My Place.
WISDOM network brings together #schools and #researchers to build a supportive #network that strengthens mental health knowledge for students, staff and families.
Join us: tinyurl.com/EOIWisdomnet...
It's Bandcamp Friday & this is the one thing I have on Bandcamp.
I love this story so much, I find it oddly reassuring.
There's some surgery I can't quite afford (no details, sorry!) that could help with my pain sitch, so if you buy this, you're a champ.
conormahood.bandcamp.com/track/hans-i...
ACP-UK is delighted to announce the publication of Working with Dissociation in Clinical Practice, edited By Helena Crockford, Melanie Goodwin and Paul Langthorne and published by Routledge in collaboration with ACP-UK.
Get 20% off your copy using the code 26ESE1
www.routledge.com/Working-with...
Image shows the Lanyon Building with a dusting of snow, with plants and foliage in the foreground
It's a beautiful, wintery start to our new semester.
Welcome back, everyone!
#LoveQUB #UniversityLife #NewSemester #Snow #WinterVibes
ACP‑UK, with King’s College London, published research showing ChatGPT failed to identify risky behaviour and sometimes affirmed or did not challenge delusional beliefs in role‑played mental health scenarios. Read more about our findings here:
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
A moan about PDFs - Persistently Denied Feelings.
If you recognise that you’ve been struggling with difficult emotions, help is available. Seek support from an accredited practitioner, so you can thrive.
#TheTreeThatBends #Thrive #Wellbeing #Emotions #talkingtherapies #psychologicalflexibility
Following the approval of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, ACP-UK has released a position statement on how clinical psychologists can support Parliament in embedding psychosocial care into end-of-life decisions.
Read our full statement here:
acpuk.org.uk/terminally-i...
For more details including the event programme, planned talks and speakers, follow this link: bit.ly/43Adb0y
Register your interest by completing this brief form: forms.office.com/e/JfWCCpiP1h
IN-PERSON EVENT FOR CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGISTS IN IRELAND
Clinical Psychologists in the Courtroom
Monday 9 June
2pm – 6pm
Senate Room, Queen’s University, Belfast
Tickets: Free for clinical psychologists (members and non-members)
Register your interest here:
forms.office.com/e/JfWCCpiP1h
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𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐈𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝: 𝐃𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧-𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧?
💤 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐞𝐧'𝐬 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐮𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐭!🌙
👉 To check if you're eligible & take part, click: qubpsych.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
If you have any questions, email, d.mccormack@qub.ac.uk
The A.W.E. of a Flexible Mind:
Anchored - fully situated in time & place, able to recognise that thoughts & emotions come & go
Willing - to accept our mind’s story-generating ways, & turn towards the emotions accompanying those stories
Empowered - to act in line with our purpose & personal values
Do have a read and see if you are an eligible parent. We would love to have your response
Tagging: bsky.app/profile/prof... & bsky.app/profile/h--r...
Baby in a cot
Image asking those whose baby was in a hospital in Ireland or the UK to take part in a research study
Has your baby been admitted to hospital in Ireland or the UK?
We are a team of researchers at Queen’s University Belfast studying how a baby’s hospital stay affects parents. If you’ve experienced this, we’d love to hear from you.
Please click to take part: qubpsych.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
I'm really excited to see this King's Fund blog, about Isabel Menzies-Lyth's work www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-...
Organisational anxiety is at the heart of so much of what we call 'culture'. It's long overdue that we engaged meaningfully with Menzies-Lyth's brilliant work.
In the February issue of ‘5 to Thrive’:
✅ The ‘Uncanny Valley’ 🤖🏜️
✅ ‘Aaron Rodgers: Enigma’ - a documentary about the legendary American Football player 🏈
✅ ‘KIND: The Quiet Power of Kindness at Work’ the book by Graham Allcott ☺️📕
tinyurl.com/Thr5Feb25
#Thr5newsletter
Scoping reviews & their role in identifying research priorities
H. Khalil, R. Jia, E.B. Moraes, Z. Munn, L. Alexander, MDJ Peters, A. Asran, C.M. Godfrey, @andreatricco.bsky.social, @daniellepollock.bsky.social, C. Evans
www.jclinepi.com/article/S089...
Today sees the release of #TheTreeThatBends in North America! 🇺🇸 🇨🇦
I wrote the book to help people thrive.
Learn how to:
🌟 Develop a Flexible Mind by being Anchored, Willing & Empowered
🌟 Shift from the ‘conforming zone’ into the ‘transforming zone’
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1529...
#booksky
Here's a list of UK clinical psychologists on Bluesky.
We have loads to offer in these dark times-
*to support deeper listening & understanding
*to hold in mind wider contexts that influence physical & mental health
*to hold space for 'both-and' thinking
Let's keep connecting
go.bsky.app/T8w5B8U
Particularly important @thementalelf.bsky.social blog & worth reading the review also
𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐈𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝: 𝐃𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧-𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧?
💤 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐞𝐧'𝐬 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐮𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐭!🌙
👉 To check if you're eligible & take part, click: qubpsych.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
If you have any questions, email, d.mccormack@qub.ac.uk
Psychological Interventions for Pediatric Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
In the December issue of ‘5 to Thrive’:
✅ Biophilia 🌳🌊
✅ ‘Like Harvey, Like Son’ - a documentary about an ultra-runner taking on the Appalachian Trail. 🏃♂️
✅ ‘Adventure Revolution’ - a book by Belinda Kirk 📕
tinyurl.com/Thr5Dec24
#Thr5newsletter #Thriving #Wellbeing #Performance
We are lookkng fir a research assistant to work on a feasibility trial of a self-directed intervention for teenagers awaiting psychotherapy www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/49384/
Got that t shirt ✅
Photo of Hannah Murray
New tCBT Editorial to introduce the Special Collection : Enhancing your delivery of cognitive therapy for PTSD: a celebration of the work of Hannah Murray
Full free text at www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Collection at www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
