Link to full blog here: Spotlight on Embedding Neurodiversity into the Curriculum in Helping Professions: The Wholeness Solution with Mamood Ahmad, Psychotherapist and Author For many years, I have lived and worked within psychological helping education systems that, often unintentionally, decentre those who are most vulnerable, marginalised, and positioned outside dominant social norms and structures. … Continue reading Embedding Neurodiversity into the Curriculum in Helping Professions: The Wholeness Solution with Mamood Ahmad, Psychotherapist and Author
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Embedding Wholeness in Petruska Clarkson’s Therapeutic Relationship Model and the Missing Mode of the Relationship
The Communication and Meaning Relationship By Mamood Ahmad. Based on the book A New Introduction to Counselling and Psychotherapy: Embedding Context, Diversity and Equity The quality of the therapeutic relationship is central to helping and is considered the most important factor in therapeutic outcomes. In the book A New Introduction to Counselling and Psychotherapy [Chapter … Continue reading Embedding Wholeness in Petruska Clarkson’s Therapeutic Relationship Model and the Missing Mode of the Relationship
Beyond the 7-Eyed Model of Supervision: A Whole 7-Eyed Model of Supervision:
The Seven-Eyed Model of supervision has long been regarded as one of the most influential integrative supervision models in counselling and psychotherapy. Originating from the work of Peter Hawkins and Robin Shohet (2012), the model expanded supervisory thinking beyond simple case management by attending to multiple relational dimensions: client, practitioner, supervisor, process, and wider organisational … Continue reading Beyond the 7-Eyed Model of Supervision: A Whole 7-Eyed Model of Supervision:
Relational Scope: A Critical Gap
Relational Scope: A critical gap in helping and the relationship We often talk about relational depth, below-the-surface feelings, encounter, flow, attunement, presence, or emotional connection. These concepts have shaped how we understand therapeutic relationships for decades. They draw our attention to the quality of contact between (mostly) two people at a level of human to … Continue reading Relational Scope: A Critical Gap
Principles for embedding context, normativity/diversity and EDI
The Wholeness Solution for Context-Embedded Practice explicitly incorporates various often-missing dimensions of self-understanding into standard mainstream models of self-experience and relationships, and thus into conceptualisation, interventions, and other enabling practices such as supervision and research. This includes essential yet frequently overlooked dimensions such as social context, culture, identity, diversity, neurodiversity, embodiment, knowledge, worldviews, power dynamics, … Continue reading Principles for embedding context, normativity/diversity and EDI
Understanding “Pre-Rupture” in Relationships
In recent discussions, many people have shared thoughtful feedback and appreciation for the introduction of the term “pre-rupture” in relationships. This concept highlights something both simple and profound: relationships do not always begin on equal footing. Even before two people meet, tensions, assumptions, and barriers may already be present.“Pre-rupture” refers to the ways in which … Continue reading Understanding “Pre-Rupture” in Relationships
The Wholeness Solution for Training, Curricula & Practice 