Thanks Paul that gave me a chuckle. As a good friend of Mick, I'm sure he would encourage some down time too - although, I'm not sure he'd be able to stay away from the books etc for too long tho.
I’m not sure I can let you add to people’s reading list on this specific thread :) However, this a very thoughtful critique that I’ve read a few times before and recommend students to read too when considering PCT. David Murphy and co’s work is always a good read. I had the privilege of working as an external on the Nottingham course for some years - unfortunately it was scuppered from visits by Covid so we didn’t get to talk and share ice cream as much as I would have liked.
Hi Terry, this is what I've been hungry for so far during this break. Whilst there's a resit to do in the background (argh) there hasn't been much 'quiet' in my brain around counselling and theories. Journaling means you're always thinking about how interactions relate to theory and everywhere I look I seem to be seeing new counselling books or material to look at. So maybe, once I have the resit out of the way, it is time for a mental and physical rest from being busy doing and maybe just being! Thanks for sharing.
Glad it was a useful reflection Jonathan. Good look with that resit and definitely find some time to back off things for a while. Clark Moustakas's (a humanistic researcher) had a phase in his process called incubation. Sometimes the stepping back was the bit that helped his illumination stage. Anyhow, enjoy the break when it comes.
Definitely won't be reading anything by effing Mick Cooper
Thanks Paul that gave me a chuckle. As a good friend of Mick, I'm sure he would encourage some down time too - although, I'm not sure he'd be able to stay away from the books etc for too long tho.
I recommend everyone training in PCT reads this Seven Logical Fallacies paper though, all the better to call him out: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14779757.2025.2596611
I’m not sure I can let you add to people’s reading list on this specific thread :) However, this a very thoughtful critique that I’ve read a few times before and recommend students to read too when considering PCT. David Murphy and co’s work is always a good read. I had the privilege of working as an external on the Nottingham course for some years - unfortunately it was scuppered from visits by Covid so we didn’t get to talk and share ice cream as much as I would have liked.
I definitely WON'T be reading the Jung I've been meaning to get to this summer 😅
Thanks for the response Riley :) Good luck in avoiding discussions of the collective unconsciousness
It's definitely not my superego talking.
Hi Terry, this is what I've been hungry for so far during this break. Whilst there's a resit to do in the background (argh) there hasn't been much 'quiet' in my brain around counselling and theories. Journaling means you're always thinking about how interactions relate to theory and everywhere I look I seem to be seeing new counselling books or material to look at. So maybe, once I have the resit out of the way, it is time for a mental and physical rest from being busy doing and maybe just being! Thanks for sharing.
Glad it was a useful reflection Jonathan. Good look with that resit and definitely find some time to back off things for a while. Clark Moustakas's (a humanistic researcher) had a phase in his process called incubation. Sometimes the stepping back was the bit that helped his illumination stage. Anyhow, enjoy the break when it comes.