Increase in demand outlines willingness of public to seek psychotherapy as effective help and suggests the message of the importance of relationships for families and mental health is becoming clear
Availability of highest performing treatment in IAPT now a key question
This years only specially tailored couples therapy training is now recruiting
More professionals sought to take a training and work in couples therapy
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Study of IAPT practitioners trained in Couple Therapy for Depression (CTFD) proves strong value of the modality for patients’ overall wellbeing
Tavistock Relationships’ new research adds weight to the importance of couple relationships in helping improve psychological and physical conditions for type 1 diabetes sufferers.
Specialist training funded by the Department of Health will equip practitioners digitally and face to face to support families
Tavistock Relationships, in partnership with the charities Adfam and One Plus One, is one of organisations awarded funding by the Department of Health and Social Care and the Department of Work and Pensions to deliver a range of innovative face-to-face and digital services as part of a major new initiative to help families affected by alcohol dependence and interparental conflict.
Front line care staff to receive free and subsidised training in helping couples affected by long term conditions
Tavistock Relationships is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a grant by the Rayne Foundation to develop its work to help couples affected by dementia. One of the aims of the charity, which has just celebrated its 70th birthday, is to develop the skills and capabilities of frontline health and social care practitioners to better understand and respond to the impact of relationship issues between couples throughout the life-course.
Higher demand for couple therapy combined with a lack of trained therapists means many people in the UK are not getting the support they need. A study by Relate found nearly one-in-five (18%) of the population (2.87 million) are in relationships which could be characterised as ‘distressed’. Yet the coverage of specialist relationship help (trained couple counsellors or psychotherapists) shows that there is only one therapist available for every 21,500 people living in the UK.
Further evidence provided of the link between improving relationships with couple therapy as a way to enhance the nation’s mental health.
Figures released today (27 February 2018) by NHS Digital show that people who are fortunate enough to gain access to mental health services that offer the Couple Therapy for Depression treatment, when needing help with their anxiety or depression, are more likely to recover from symptoms of depression and anxiety. This type of couple therapy is delivered via the NHS by therapists trained at Tavistock Relationships.
The Parents as Partners programme, a group-based approach to strengthening parental couple relationships and family life, was named the 'Best Family Support Intervention' at the Children & Young People Now awards ceremony last night at the Lancaster Hotel, London.
Despite the fact that almost 1 in 5 couples are in ‘distressed’ relationships and that ‘family relationship difficulties’ is the most common reason why children present to mental health services, a recent YouGov poll, commissioned by Tavistock Relationships, has found that 64% of people in long-term, committed relationships would be unlikely to seek help from a couple counsellor if their relationship was in difficulty; by some margin the biggest reason for this reluctance, or uncertainty, was scepticism about whether couple therapy works (43%).or uncertainty, was scepticism about whether couple therapy works (43%).
Supporting relationships makes economic sense, says relationship charities’ manifesto
The future government should do more to support healthy couple, co-parenting and family relationships to improve the nation’s health and wellbeing and make significant savings to the public purse. This is according to the Relationships Alliance 2017 Manifesto, launched in anticipation of the general election.
The Living Wage Foundation is pleased to announce that Tavistock Relationships has today accredited as a Living Wage employer.
The Living Wage commitment will see everyone working at Tavistock Relationships, regardless of whether they are permanent employees or third-party contractors; receive a minimum hourly wage of £9.75 - significantly higher than the national minimum wage of £6.95 and the new minimum wage premium for over 25s of £7.20 per hour introduced this April.
We Need to Talk: We Need More Psychological Therapies
Tavistock Relationships is a member of We Need to Talk, a coalition of mental health charities, professional organisations, Royal Colleges and service users who campaign for better access to psychological therapies for children and adults with mental health problems.
We Need to Talk has published a 2017 Election Manifesto calling on all the political parties to include the following in their manifestos:
Tavistock Relationships and Harrow Council welcome the Department for Education’s announcement, as part of its Safeguarding Grants programme 2016-2018, to fund their joint project to safeguard Harrow children affected by domestic violence.
Tavistock Relationships Launches New Online Psychotherapy Service
Couples can now access specialist help via webcam
Tavistock Relationships, a world-leading centre of excellence in providing couple therapy and individual counselling, is entering new ground by offering therapy and counselling for couples and individuals online via webcam.
Tavistock Relationships' Parents as Partners programme awarded the highest rating of all interventions reviewed by Early Intervention Foundation
The publication of the Early Intervention Foundation's review today on What works to enhance interparental relationships and improve outcomes for children marks an important step forward in not only recognising the impact of interparental conflict on children but, more importantly, developing and supporting interventions which can improve the life chances of children affected. As the review states, “Children are affected in different ways across a range of negative outcomes as a result of negative family conditions marked by hostile levels of inter-parental conflict”.
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If you want free counselling for relationship and mental health issues, you may have to move to Newham
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In the lead up to Valentine’s Day, The Tavistock Centre for Couple Relationships (TCCR) unveils its new web-based clinical chat service - Chat First. This initiative will enable couples or individuals to ask any questions about couple therapy prior to entering the consultation room.
