With ongoing news of hardship and suffering in the United Kingdom and throughout the world, and in the context of austerity, shrinking public services and increasing social inequalities, it is sometimes difficult not to fall into despair, to feel hopeless or ineffectual. In this paper we consider counter‐practices to such despair and hopelessness that we hope will be helpful to all clinicians.
In what ways can clinical psychology engage in addressing climate change? This is a question that has puzzled me, but perhaps because the task itself seems so insurmountable. When overcome with the will to do everything, it is too easy (and understandable) to fall into inaction. Arguably, to call it ‘insurmountable’ gives permission to that inaction; to be let-off the hook, so to speak. This paper is an imperfect invitation – through my rambling, I would hope that you might be able to forage a thing or two, or even develop a new relationship to the overlooked majesty of the mundane [sic] pebble.
A week-long outdoor project was held for young people, informed by a narrative therapy approach. This project aimed to offer and explore a non-traditional therapeutic space in CAMHS. Semi-structured interviews highlighted the importance of creativity and meaningful collaboration with young people and community organisations.‘The environment, after all, is where we all meet; where we all have a mutual interest; it is the one thing all of us share. It is not only a mirror of ourselves, but a focusing lens on what we can become.’(Lady Bird Johnson, 1967)
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