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Welcome! No one seems to be writing about being a PWP in IAPT services so I thought I'd give it a go. I am not a guru; this is just one very biased perspective on the whole thing...

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notaguru About this site 3 Comments Aug 5, 2019Nov 1, 2019 2 Minutes

Thriving, Not Just Surviving…

Kirsty McNeilis writes about getting the most out of the training year as a CWP or EMHP.

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notaguru Children and Young People, Low Intensity skills and topics, Low Intensity Therapies Training, Wellbeing Leave a comment Apr 16, 2022Apr 15, 2022 13 Minutes

Low-intensity working with children & young people: CWPs & EMHPs

Beginning a blog takeover, Kirsty McNeilis joins us, with her first post an introduction to herself, and to the CWP and EMHP roles.

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notaguru Children and Young People, Guest writers, Low Intensity skills and topics Leave a comment Feb 14, 2022Feb 14, 2022 4 Minutes

Stepping Stones: the Teenage Years of the PWP World

Retention in Low Intensity jobs is in crisis, four Low Intensity Practitioners consider why that might be, and what could be done to make things better.

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notaguru Guest writers, Low Intensity Therapies Training, Working in IAPT 7 Comments Jul 17, 2021Jul 17, 2021 13 Minutes

Registration is Here!

An actual PWP Guru, Liz Kell, writes about the long journey to Low Intensity registration, and the community of practice that can now develop.

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notaguru Guest writers, Low Intensity skills and topics 1 Comment Jun 19, 2021 5 Minutes

Working Alongside People with Long Covid: a Psychologist’s Learning

Dr Richard Pione shares a guide for Psychological Professionals who work alongside patients with Long COVID

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notaguru Guest writers, Long Term Conditions Leave a comment Apr 17, 2021Apr 15, 2021 9 Minutes

On Kindness

In Collaboration with Tidy Mind Doodles Not a Guru Writes about kindness in IAPT.

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notaguru Guest writers, Wellbeing Leave a comment Mar 6, 2021Mar 6, 2021 8 Minutes

Solidarity, stress, and support: A reflection on PWP training during a pandemic

A trainee Low Intensity Therapist (PWP) writes about the highs and lows of training.

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notaguru Guest writers, Low Intensity Therapies Training Leave a comment Feb 20, 2021Feb 25, 2021 10 Minutes

Lets Talk About Thriving

Three Low Intensity Therapists talk about what they love about their work, we end this with a bullet list of things that help Low Intensity Therapists to thrive in IAPT.

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notaguru Low Intensity skills and topics, Wellbeing Leave a comment Feb 6, 2021Feb 6, 2021 11 Minutes

Cunning Plans

The turning of the year got me thinking about what I'd like to do with the site and what I need to make it happen. So here it is, and here's a link to my Buy me a Coffee account!

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notaguru About this site Leave a comment Jan 8, 2021 4 Minutes

On Supporting our PWPs to Thrive: A Leader’s Perspective

A post written by Dr Sarah Watts, a clinical lead and IAPT educator who describes the value of the low intensity workforce and shares ideas on how leadership can support us to thrive in work.

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notaguru Guest writers, Wellbeing Leave a comment Dec 19, 2020Jul 20, 2022 10 Minutes

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