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piers bishop
The human givens approach to psychotherapy and counselling came out of a ten-year project to identify why some therapeutic approaches work well and others do not, to distill the useful essence of those that do work and inform it with the latest insights from neuroscience, and to develop a rational, unified and humane way of treating people with psychological problems. On the way, research by Joe Griffin of the HGI has led to a revolutionary theory concerning anxiety, dreaming and depression, and this has led to a quiet revolution in the treatment of several disorders - the human givens approach.
Ten years is a short time in science - Max Planck pointed out that 'science advances funeral by funeral'. However, much has been achieved in those ten years. We now have NHS psychiatric units using the approach, PCTs re-organising around it and mental health charities using it to revolutionise their treatment of people with problems. Special schools and now mainstream schools are building more functional environments by aligning them to emotional the needs of the pupils, social workers are finding ways to incorporate HG ideas into their work, and there is even a move to use HG principles in negotiating a solution to a major diplomatic problem in the middle east.
Piers Bishop is a lecturer with Mindfields, the training organisation that teaches the HG approach throughout the UK. He delivers dozens of day-long seminars and workshops each year on brief therapy techniques. He is a fellow and a director of the HGI, the professional association for HG therapists; and the chairman of the Human Givens Foundation, a registered mental health charity which sponsors research into brief, effective and humane treatment for psychological problems. The HGF is currently working on a hospital project which will be the centre of the HG school and offer intensive treatment for people with serious problems, such as severe PTSD, disabling depression and first psychotic episodes.
Piers has a particular interest in PTSD in military personnel, and is working on a number of fronts towards changing the way traumatised servicemen and women are treated by the country they have served. He is keen to speak on the modern approach to depression, trauma (particularly military PTSD) OCD, addiction, and the reasons why our social environment does not meet the emotional needs of our species.
Contact via the HGI on 01323 811662 or on 01323 811654
email contactATthemeadowpractice.co.uk - replace the letters AT with the @ sign.
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