Counselling Tutor podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

In Episode 353 of the Counselling Tutor Podcast, your hosts Rory Lees-Oakes and Ken Kelly take us through this week's three topics:

• Firstly, in 'Ethical, Sustainable Practice', we look at where autism meets attachment, understanding autism and attachment difficulties – and how similarities and overlaps in presentation can be misinterpreted and what this means for therapists.
• Then in 'Practice Matters', Rory speaks with Meg Moss, Head of Policy and Public Affairs at the NCPS, about relational safeguards in AI mental health tools – a timely discussion for any practitioner using or considering AI in practice.
• And finally in 'Student Services', our correspondent Sarah Henry joins Rory to make sense of frame of reference – a foundational concept in person-centred therapy.

In Episode 352 of the Counselling Tutor Podcast, your hosts Rory Lees-Oakes and Ken Kelly take us through this week's three topics:

• Firstly, in 'Ethical, Sustainable Practice', we explore the nuances of switching supervisors, including when change is necessary and how to manage transitions ethically and professionally.
• Then in 'Practice Matters', Rory speaks with Dr. Suzanne Degges-White about the deeply emotional issue of grandparent alienation – a growing concern with long-term implications for clients and families.
• And finally, in 'Student Services', Rory and Ken address how to navigate challenges with tutors, a topic frequently raised by students facing difficulties in training environments.

In Episode 343 of the Counselling Tutor Podcast, your hosts Rory Lees-Oakes and Ken Kelly take us through this week's three topics:

• Firstly, in 'Ethical, Sustainable Practice', they explore the importance of having an online and telephone informed supervisor when you work in this way.
• Then in 'Practice Matters', Rory speaks with Sarah Henry about her concept of race and everyday friction - how these subtle, often hidden experiences shape identity and create barriers in life and therapy.
• And finally in 'Student Services', Rory and Ken discuss the significance of ending well in counselling training - how to navigate goodbyes with your peers and why these endings matter in your development.

In Episode 261 of the Counselling Tutor Podcast, your hosts Rory Lees-Oakes and Ken Kelly are back with this week's three topics:

• First in 'Theory in Practice', we look closer at assessment in counselling.
• Then in 'Practice Today', we have Daragh Mac Loughlin from Web Healer speaking about the differences between a DIY website and a professionally built one.
• And lastly in 'Practice Matters', Rory continues the series by speaking with Rachel King, Professional Conduct Officer, and Meg Moss, Head of Policy and Public Affairs at the NCS (soon to be the NCPS), about professional conduct procedures for counsellors.

In Episode 260 of the Counselling Tutor Podcast, your hosts Rory Lees-Oakes and Ken Kelly take us through this week's three topics:

• Firstly in 'Theory in Practice', Rory and Ken go through some things to think about when preparing for a research project.
• Then in 'Practice Today', we look at building your ethical framework into your supervision sessions.
• And lastly in 'Practice Matters', Rory speaks with Kate Mahoney from the National Counselling Society (soon to be the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society) on the NCS accreditation and course recognition process.

This week we have a special episode of the Counselling Tutor Podcast with Rory speaking to Meg Moss, head of policy and public affairs at the National Counselling Society (NCS) – soon to be the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society.

In Episode 259 of the Counselling Tutor Podcast, your hosts Rory Lees-Oakes and Ken Kelly are back with this week's three topics:

· Firstly in 'Theory in Practice' we look at preparing your clients for breaks.

· Then in 'Practice Today', Rory and Ken discuss understanding your ethical body's complaints procedures.

· And lastly in 'Practice Matters', Rory speaks with Claire Alison Hams on counselling cult survivors.

In Episode 258 of the Counselling Tutor Podcast, your hosts Rory Lees-Oakes and Ken Kelly are back with this week's three topics:

· Firstly in 'Theory in Practice', we look at psychological contact.

· Then in 'Practice Today', Rory and Ken share their thoughts on touch in therapy.

· And finally in 'Practice Matters', Rory speaks with Sally-Anne Armitage on managing risk.

Scope of Practice and Education (SCoPEd) is a framework that sets out the core training requirements and practice standards for counsellors and psychotherapists working with adult clients. It has been developed by six professional bodies that hold registers accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA):

· Association of Christians in Counselling and Linked Professions (ACC)

· British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)

· British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC)

· Human Givens Institute (HGI)

· National Counselling Society (NCS – shortly to change its name to the national Counselling & Psychotherapy Society: NCPS)

· UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP).

In Episode 257 of the Counselling Tutor Podcast, your hosts Rory Lees-Oakes and Ken Kelly take us through this week's three topics:

· First up in 'Theory in Practice' we look at Locus of Evaluation.

· Then in 'Practice Today', we think about what you might do when meeting a client in a social setting.

· And lastly in 'Practice Matters', Rory speaks with Tayba Azim on counselling Muslim clients and supporting them with their mental health.