Specialist Sections

Because of the far-reaching implications of the human givens approach, many different fields now benefit from incorporating this important new shift in our understanding of human functioning (see, for example, the article Human givens and social work and others in the Resources section.)

HGI Sections can be set up by HGI members who share specialist skills, interests and employment, to pool information and resources, and promote the use of the human givens paradigm in their particular field.

Current HGI Sections include:

The NHS Human Givens Interest Group
The HGI Education Section
Research – The HGI Practice Research Network

Sections currently under consideration include:

Executive Coaching from the Human Givens
Social Work
Philosophy/ethics
Politics/diplomacy

Any members wishing to apply to start a new section, or head up a section currently under consideration, please contact the HGI office with your ideas and details for consideration by the board.

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Molar Memories: how an ancient mechanism can ruin lives

When we react excessively to events, major or minor, we may be victims of a primitive survival mechanism gone awry, suggests Joe Griffin. Despite often causing years of distress, it can be treated successfully — and usually remarkably quickly.
"What was that you said again?" - a new look at psychosis

Ivan Tyrrell and Richard Bentall discuss patient-centred new approaches to the understanding and treatment of psychotic illness..
Why psychiatrists should be more like plumbers

Dr Farouk Okhai opens his casebook to show how the human givens approach can best help severely distressed people.
PTSD: why some techniques for treating it work so fast

In this article, Joe Griffin suggests that techniques which can yield immediate success, may share an underlying mechanism.
Book Review – The Buddha Pill: can meditation change you?

Ivan Tyrrell reviews "The Buddha Pill: can meditation change you?" by Miguel Farias and Catherine Wikholm (Watkins Publishing, £10.99).
Human givens in primary care

Community psychiatric nurse Liz Potts describes her experience as one of the few primary care professionals in Coventry using the human givens approach.
The fast cure for phobia and trauma: evidence that it works

Counsellors who use it know that the 'rewind technique' is fast, safe, painless and effective for dealing with trauma. Keith Guy and Nicola Guy have tested it in research.
Give your car keys to someone who loves you

Mark Evans describes how one key idea helped Stephen to master his drug addiction.