Surviving clinical psychology : navigating personal, professional and political selves on the journey to qualification / edited by James Randall

Includes bibliographic references and index.

Foreword: The things that matter Peter Kinderman -- The context of clinical psychology What clinical psychology can become: An introduction James Randall -- What do clinical psychologists do anyway? Annabel Head, Amy Obradovic, Sasha Nagra and Neha Bharat Shah -- Making the most of your supervision: Reflecting on selves in context James Randall, Angie Cucchi and Vasiliki Stamatopoulou -- Restorying the journey: Enriching practice before training James Randall, Sarah Oliver, Jacqui Scott, Amy Lyons, Hannah Morgan, Jessica Saffer and Lizette Nolte -- Everyone reflects but some reflections are more risky than others Romena Toki and Angela Byrne -- The Personal: The selves as human On being a practitioner and a client Molly Rhinehart, Emma Johnson and Kirsty Killick -- Values in practice: Bringing social justice to our lives and work Jacqui Scott, Laura Cole, Vasiliki Stamatopoulou and Romena Toki -- Reflections on the therapeutic journey: Opening up dialogues around personal therapy Amy Lyons and Elizabeth Malpass, with thanks to Silan Gyane -- On the reconciliation of selves: Reflections on navigating professional domains Danielle Chadderton and Marta Isibor -- The Professional: The use of self in clinical psychology ‘Taking the plunge’: How reflecting on your personal and social GgRRAAAACCEEESSSS can tame your restraints and refresh your resources John Burnham and Lizette Nolte -- Self-formulation: Making sense of your own experiences James Randall, Emma Johnson and Lucy Johnstone Pebbles in Palms: Sustaining practices through training Sarah Oliver, Hannah Morgan, James Randall, Amy Lyons, Jessica Saffer, Jacqui Scott and Lizette Nolte -- Sustaining selfhood and embracing ‘selves’ in psychology: risks, vulnerabilities and sustaining relationships Tanya Beetham and Kirstie Pope -- The Political: Selves and politics in practice -- Power in Practice: Questioning Psychiatric Diagnosis -- Sasha Priddy and Katie Sydney -- Power in context: Working within different organisational cultures and settings Annabel Head, Jacqui Scott and Danielle Chadderton -- It’s not just about therapy: Our ‘selves’ in our communities Stephen Weatherhead, Ben Campbell, Cormac Duffy, Anna Duxbury, Hannah Iveson and Mary O’Reilly -- The personal weight of political practice: A conversation between trainees Farahnaaz Dauhoo, Lauren Canvin, Rosemary Kingston, Stella Mo and Sophie Stark -- Epilogue: "Just stop talking and start to dance"James Randall

This vital new book navigates the personal, professional and political selves on the journey to training in clinical psychology and will be of interest to pre-qualified psychologists and researchers, and those mentoring early-career practitioners.