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Webinar:  Healing our Relationship with the Earth by Using Emotions Positively
November 11th 17.30 - 19.00 GMT. Online.
Link for more information



NEW BOOK FOR 2021: MEETING MENTAL BREAKDOWN MINDFULLY: HOW TO HELP THE COMPREHEND, COPE AND CONNECT WAY.
Routledge -  Follow the link for a flyer with 20% discount.


 
 
My work spans two areas: psychosis and spirituality, and clinical psychology. Both draw on the research based Interacting Cognitive Subsystems model of cognition, and both seek to bring spirituality into centre stage, founding it in cognitive and other research and theory, and regarding it as a central part of what it means to be human.

  Comprehend, Cope and Connect (CCC - until recently known as Emotion Focused Formulation Approach, EFFA) in the diverse contexts of Acute, IAPT and Culture Free Adaptation. PCN and Transformation in Primary Care are also adopting it. I am working in the NHS to enable this.
See  "ICS Underpinning 3rd Wave CBT"  and Meeting Mental Breakdown Mindfully (above) and the earlier books , A Third Wave Integration for individuals and Teams. Comprehend, Cope and Connect for more details (link goes to flyer with Routledge discount code).
Reference list for the latest books and research papers.
 
LATEST PAPERS: SEE CLINICAL HOME PAGE
Papers on the Climate Crisis: see 'Ecology and the Relational self' page.
New Interview
with Danny Iacono on his podcast: The Passing Through Podcast, covering the topics: Ecology, climate crisis, clinical psychology, podcast


CCC TRAINING HAS MOVED ON-LINE - AS WELL AS FACE TO FACE
One or Two day Zoom workshops


For individuals to use the approach in their therapy practice
Train a whole team, Acute Mental Health, CMHT etc., to think and work psychologically

Face to Face workshops also continue. Just get in touch via the contact details

For more details and details of other workshops: Self and Spirituality. Psychosis and Spirituality. The Dynamics of Running Groups. Anger Management
See under
clinical icsthird
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3 recent book chapters:

Clarke, I., Powell, J. A. & JH. (2021) Voices, visions and the spiritual journey. In S. Aris, H. Garroway & H. Gilbert (Eds.) Mental Health, Spirituality and Wellbeing: A Handbook for Health and Social Care Professionals, Service Users and Carers. Pavilion Publishing: Shoreham by Sea.

Clarke, I. & Tilda (2023) Conflicted Stories. A case of expanded reality. In Diaz-Garrido, J. A. (Ed.) Psychological Interventions for Psychosis Towards a paradigm shift. Springer Cham.



Clarke, I. (2022) Spirituality and the Fallacy of the Medical Model. In E.Maisel & C. Ruby,(eds.). Humane Alternatives to the Psychiatric Model. Ethics Press: International


NEW
Hour long interview with Ricky Derisz, as part of his MindThatEgo podcast


Psychosis and Spirituality with Isabel Clarke.

 
INTERVIEW with Patricia Grootjans, Quantum Healing Practitioner about Psychosis and Spirituality and the Spiritual Crisis Network.

CCC as a CULTURALLY ADAPTED - CULTURE FREE THERAPY


CCC has emerged as a promising avenue to pursue in the quest to adapt therapy to non Western cultures. It has been recognized as both suitable and relatively 'Culture Free' for the following reasons:CCC as a CULTURE FREE therapy: book chapter:Phiri, P., Clarke, I.,Baxter,L., Elliot,K. Rathod, S. and Naeem, F. ( 2021) Culture Free CBT for Diverse Groups.   DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.93904 Open access peer-reviewed chapter - ONLINE FIRST
As well as concerning a cultural adaptation, this chapter covers the topic of CCC's approach to trauma.
The study has also been published in the following paper:
Phiri, P., Clarke, I. Baxter, L., Yutain, Z. Shi, J. Yuan, X., Rathod, S., Soomro, M., Delanerolle, G. & Naeem, F. (2023) Evaluation of a culturally adapted cognitive behavior therapy-based, third-wave therapy manual. World Journal of Psychiatry 13 (1) 15-35

MORE ON THIS ON THE CLINCIAL HOME PAGE
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Paper in Preparation: Myths of power. The Relationship between Life Defining Meaning and Science
 

Third Wave
CBT Integration
for Individuals
and Teams
COMPREHEND, COPE AND CONNECT
Isabel Clarke and Hazel Nicholls
 
www.routledge.com/mentalhealth

 

Madness, Mystery and the Survival of God
'O' books. 2008

Why do people still believe in God and the supernatural in a scientific age?
How come madness and mysticism are so similar?
What can we learn from this?
Psychological science offers an intriguing new perspective on these questions: one that relates the great challenges that face us, whether of ecology or fanaticism, to our basic limits as human beings.
It is a perspective that places human beings in the context of relationship with a larger and ever mysterious whole.
 

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Talk on the place of research in the development of my approach given to the Spiritual Crisis Network's Research Group:
Title: Linking Clinical Experience
and Research



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ISPS-US organized Webinar

Comprehend, Cope, Connect: An Experience Based Approach to Mental Health

Presented by Isabel Clarke
The Education Committee of ISPS-US

 To view the Webinar, chaired by Ron Unger:

https://youtu.be/MaFlZhoDlvs
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News: Our first paper describing and evaluating the initiative in Acute Mental Health has been published.
 David Araci & Isabel Clarke (2017): Investigating the efficacy of a whole team, psychologically informed, acute mental health service approach,

Journal of Mental Health Journal. 26, 307-311.
(*Now known as COMPREHEND, COPE and CONNECT)
Watch out for the second which is a qualitative study of staff reactions. Research on service user feedback is in progress.

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Anger Management Self Help Book:
How to deal with anger and frustration.
John Murray Learning.
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