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Emma Charlton describes how the human givens approach provides the framework for the fertility support group she co-facilitates in Bristol.
20 years of the human givens
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How the police measure up
By introducing the human givens approach along with outcome measurements, Jayne Timmins has made her mark on Dyfed-Powys police.
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Miriam Chachamu explains why she is always mindful of those who are not in the therapy room.
Bringing the help to home
Most severe, even psychotic, mental illness can be helped more effectively at home than in hospital. Professor Marcellino Smyth illustrates how home treatment services work.
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