If your job involves counselling, helping or supporting others, you may have a tendency to look after everyone else well, but place your own needs way down the priority list. Some people even seem to take pride in running themselves ragged, considering that stress and eventual burnout constitute an occupational hazard or even a badge
Attlee and Bevan In 1948 on this day Aneurin Bevan, Health Minister in the Attlee government, signed off on the creation of the National Health Service. This was against the wishes of organised medical professionals, including the British Medical Association, but managed to create the cornerstone of the modern British welfare state. This major development
Life Coaching is not the same as counselling, mentoring or similar helping roles. At its core, Life Coaching aims to get the client come up with their own goals and together plan a way to reach those goals. These goals can be personal, they can be about relationships, then can even be professional goals.
For the past few decades, the concept of supervision in the helping professions has been under continuous scrutiny. Many years ago, supervision was considered to be a task carried out by a senior manager, often gaining seniority through years of service, and the process being mostly subjective. Non standardised supervisory practices involved ‘sorting the wheat
People with depression can experience feelings of sadness, low self-esteem and hopelessness that are so intense they interfere with day-to-day living. Depression is a common condition, affecting one in five people at some stage during their lifetime. It involves feelings of sadness, low self-esteem, hopelessness, weariness, sleeping problems and physical pains. Feeling low can be
Empathy involves the ability to understand or feel what another person is experiencing from within their frame of reference. In other words, you are not considering their viewpoints from your own perspective, but seeing a situation from that person’s position. The establishment and maintenance of empathy is an important ingredient in having good rapport with
Most people will assert that they are good listeners. But do we really listen to each other? Very often, conversations take place while eating, watching TV, driving and completing work tasks. Our attention may be scattered across numerous things, with only a small amount of focus on what is being said to us, and how
Overcoming social anxiety and disengagement from social activities involves breaking the vicious circles of negative thought that maintains the problem and replacing them with more positive and constructive patterns of thinking. Social anxiety often focuses on worrying about what others are thinking. If you are troubled by such thinking, it is helpful to learn how
In TV dramas, we often watch scenes in which a troubled person is being counselled. Often, the counsellor is seen as a person who makes in-depth observations of the client, who tells the individual what to do and why. The counsellor is seen by viewers as being wise, outwitting the client and ourselves with superior
Being a good friend is not just about having fun together. Sometimes, the people you know are going through unhappy or stressful times. It is important to be available to listen and support someone who reaches out for help when he or she is stressed or experiencing bad times. How you respond will determine how
Education opens doors to success windows of opportunity and in at least one case, gates to new possibilities. Such is the case with ADL success story Annabella Baker. Originally from Italy, but now living in the UK, Annabella faced a tragedy all too familiar to many when she lost her airline job during the Covid
Gardens are hard work.  Behind every immaculate lawn and carefully tended flowerbed is a never-ending struggle between nature and gardener. Of course simply leaving the garden to its own devices isn’t really an option; Untended, plants will grow freely for the whole of spring and summer and even into autumn. Worse yet, an uncared for
Some stories of educational achievement soar into the heavens. Of individuals who through hard work and toil overcame the challenges in their life to achieve. Certainly, at ADL we’ve seen and helped many individuals achieve their dreams through completing a course which helped them get a place at university or begin a new career. This,
If you’ve been in the UK over the past weekend you might have noticed you had a day off on Monday (or looked on enviously as other people had a day off). The coronation of a new monarch in Charles the Third means a new era. One that the Monarch is especially keen does not
If you’re looking for a side business or career that combines a love for fitness and a mentoring role. personal training might be for you Personal training is at it’s heart all about being able to help people live healthier, happier lives. By combining physical exercise with essential lifestyle changes like diet they help their
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