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Isaac Akande (he/him)

@isaacoakande

Clinical Psychologist interested in how stories can be used to disrupt injustices. Views based on experience/s, open to change and ultimately my own.

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Helen Bevan (@helenbevan) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Organisations are designed to produce specific, repeatable processes through specialised roles, norms, & behaviours. When we start working in a new organisation, we learn the social cues to start conforming & fitting in. It's why, when we set out to lead change, we're likely to

Organisations are designed to produce specific, repeatable processes through specialised roles, norms, & behaviours. When we start working in a new organisation, we learn the social cues to start conforming & fitting in.
It's why, when we set out to lead change, we're likely to
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Boundary setting plays an important role at work. Boundaries give us a sense of control/agency, clarify our responsibilities, preserve our energy & let us live our values & standards. It's not just about individual boundaries but how we understand & support each other's

Boundary setting plays an important role at work. Boundaries give us a sense of control/agency, clarify our responsibilities, preserve our energy & let us live our values & standards. It's not just about individual boundaries but how we understand & support each other's
Helen Bevan (@helenbevan) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Increasingly as leaders of change we work with & through community. We can define this as groups of people with shared interests, held together by a sense of connection & mutual support. Leaders in this area talk about "community weaving" rather than "community building" as you

Increasingly as leaders of change we work with & through community. We can define this as groups of people with shared interests, held together by a sense of connection & mutual support. Leaders in this area talk about "community weaving" rather than "community building" as you
Alan Simpson šŸ’™ (@cityalan) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The Mental Health Policy Research Unit has published a systematic review on surveillance technologies in inpatient mental healthcare settings. In this thread, my colleague Dr Jess Griffiths and I will outline the study and the main results and implications. 1/7

Helen Bevan (@helenbevan) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Collaboration & co-creation are not the same thing. Collaboration means working with others - who often have their own goals & agendas. These goals have to be matched & if they're not, one person’s gain can be another person’s loss. Co-creation is about jointly creating

Collaboration & co-creation are not the same thing. 
Collaboration means working with others - who often have their own goals & agendas. These goals have to be matched & if they're not, one person’s gain can be another person’s loss. 
Co-creation is about jointly creating
Partisan (@partisan_cic) 's Twitter Profile Photo

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Amy Hardy (@amybhardy) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Passionate about improving psychological care for people with psychosis? WE'RE HIRING! 8b therapy lead role for an experienced CBTp supervisor on the SloMo2 implementation study. Pls RT and do get in touch if any queries. Many thanks! Psychological Professions SPFT Sussex Partnership tinyurl.com/4tjdwp3r

The Power Threat Meaning Framework (@ptmframework) 's Twitter Profile Photo

THREAD: 2024 was another busy and successful year for the #PTMFramework. Training, talks and workshops include: DCP Psychotherapy Section; the annual Cognitive Analytic Therapy conference; the Forensic Psychology conference; clin psych trainees at UCL, UEL, Salomons, Leicester;

Daniel Freeman (@profdfreeman) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A new theoretical model of persecutory delusions (severe paranoia) that explicitly shows what needs to happen in treatment. Includes how to introduce counterweights to the thoughts and behaviours that cause paranoia. Oxford ExpPsychology Oxford Psychiatry Cambridge UP - Psychology & Psychiatry cambridge.org/core/journals/…

Helen Bevan (@helenbevan) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Most change plans don’t even consider or mention resistance to change. Yet it should be a primary focus in all our change interventions. Every change initiative starts out weak & vulnerable, without a track record of success. People are suspicious. They already have everyday

Most change plans don’t even consider or mention resistance to change. Yet it should be a primary focus in all our change interventions. Every change initiative starts out weak & vulnerable, without a track record of success. People are suspicious. They already have everyday
Helen Bevan (@helenbevan) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Three modes of organising for improvement: (1) Doing things well (2) Doing things better (3) Doing better things An organisational improvement strategy should focus on all three. Many organisations currently are overfocussed on (1) & (2) and under focussed on (3). This is risky

Three modes of organising for improvement:
(1) Doing things well
(2) Doing things better
(3) Doing better things
An organisational improvement strategy should focus on all three. Many organisations currently are overfocussed on (1) & (2) and under focussed on (3). This is risky
Daniel Freeman (@profdfreeman) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Delighted that first clinical testing results of Feeling Safer are now published. Our new six-month supported online programme for persecutory delusions maintained the large effects of the face-to-face therapy. Oxford ExpPsychology Oxford Psychiatry Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre cambridge.org/core/journals/…

Helen Bevan (@helenbevan) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Facilitation skills are not just for change & improvement "experts". Every leader should have them. Organisations that integrate facilitation into their leadership approach report more productive & engaged teams, improved innovation & better decision-making. Facilitative

Facilitation skills are not just for change & improvement "experts". Every leader should have them. 
Organisations that integrate facilitation into their leadership approach report more productive & engaged teams, improved innovation & better decision-making.
Facilitative
John Amaechi OBE (@johnamaechi) 's Twitter Profile Photo

1/3 ā€œWith great power comes great responsibility.ā€ It’s been said so often we forget it’s meant to be a warning. Leadership is power. You may not feel it in the day-to-day, but your words, moods and decisions ripple through people’s lives.