Adapting Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Autistic Individuals

Adapting CBT for Autistic Individuals

CBT, or Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, is a structured, time-limited form of talking therapy that helps individuals identify and change unhelpful thinking patterns, beliefs, and behaviours. In CBT, clients learn to recognise negative thought patterns and develop skills to replace unhelpful behaviours and coping responses. For autistic individuals, CBT may require adaptations to be neuroaffirming and effective. […]

Minimising Vicarious Trauma – Support and Supervision Concept

Minimising The Impact Of Vicarious Trauma As Supervisors

What is Vicarious Trauma? Vicarious trauma is the emotional and psychological impact experienced by those in helping professions as a result of exposure to their clients’ traumatic experiences. It is typically experienced as a state of exhaustion and dysfunction, biologically, physiologically and emotionally, as a result of prolonged exposure to compassion stress. The risk of developing vicarious trauma can be influenced by the nature […]