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The 'Anti-Polarisation Paradox': How do you Meet Closedness in an Open Way? — Mick Cooper Training and Consultancy

Mick Cooper @mickcooper77.bsky.social · Aug 19

How do you develop synergic actions at the social and political level? This new qualitative paper, led by colleagues at York University in the food systems field, draws on expert practitioner perspectives to develop an understanding of synergies in action

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Mick Cooper @mickcooper77.bsky.social · Aug 19

Increasingly, a key question for me is how we can meet polarisation, closedness, and dehumanisation in a way that does not replicate it. This post explores the different ways in which we might be able to meet polarisation constructively.
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How do you meet intolerance with tolerance, dehumanisation with humanity, monism with pluralism, a striving for dominance with a spirit of equality? Oppose it and there is the danger of replicating th...

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Mick Cooper @mickcooper77.bsky.social · Jul 3

After over 15 years of prevarication, procrastination, and avoidance, have managed to submit the final manuscript for the second edition of my 'Facts are friendly' book--due out Spring 2026 from Sage.

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Mick Cooper @mickcooper77.bsky.social · Jul 1

Save the date for our Therapy and Social Change (@TaSC) conference next year: 25th April 2026 - onlinevents.co.uk/save-the-dat...

Save the Date: Therapy and Social Change Network Conference – 25 April 2026

We are thrilled to announce that the Therapy and Social Change Network (TaSC) will host […]

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Mick Cooper @mickcooper77.bsky.social · Jun 12

Doctoral research project on the experiences of gay muslim men. Please do consider, or distribute onwards, as appropriate

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Mick Cooper @mickcooper77.bsky.social · Jun 9

If you missed the TASC Network talk, you can now catch the video of conflict negotiator, Yeshim Harris, talking about lessons from war zones and what it can teach us about addressing human conflict: between people and within.
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Conflict to Growth: Lessons from War Zones for Therapeutic & Social Change with Yeshim Harris

YouTube video by Therapy and Social Change Network (TaSC) Network

Conflict to Growth: Lessons from War Zones for Therapeutic & Social Change

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Mick Cooper @mickcooper77.bsky.social · Jun 6

Today: lessons from a war zone to inform therapeutic change: our June TASC Network seminar. How do we face the oppressor outside and within:

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Conflict to Growth: Lessons from War Zones for Therapeutic & Social Change, A TaSC Workshop with Yeshim Harris

Conflict to Growth: Lessons from War Zones for Therapeutic & Social Change

Mick Cooper @mickcooper77.bsky.social · Jun 2

Our next TASC Network seminar is from global conflict negotiator, Yeshim Harris, who will be looking at what can be learnt from her work for the field of therapy.

Friday, 6th June, 5pm-6pm BST. Free, but please book via:

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Conflict to Growth: Lessons from War Zones for Therapeutic & Social Change, A TaSC Workshop with Yeshim Harris

Epistemic Justice in Therapy: Knowledge, Power and Voice - Nicola Blunden

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Mick Cooper @mickcooper77.bsky.social · May 21

What is 'epistemic justice' and what does it mean for therapeutic thought and practice. Our TASC Network seminar, this Friday (5-6pm), from the brilliant Nicola Blunden, should be a great introduction to the concept and its implications. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/epistemic-...

Epistemic Justice in Therapy: Knowledge, Power and Voice, A TaSC Seminar with Nicola Blunden

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Mick Cooper @mickcooper77.bsky.social · May 12

Experiences of women who were mothers while involved in the UK criminal justice system.

For more information, please contact our Counselling Psychology student Chloe Reed: [email protected]

Mick Cooper @mickcooper77.bsky.social · May 10

Online workshop for Japanese colleagues on pluralistic therapy: 18th June 20.00-22.00 Japanese time.

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多元的心理療法　入門

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Defining Trauma: Psychologists' Perspectives on Challenges, and Implications for Clinical Care

Mick Cooper @mickcooper77.bsky.social · May 10

Join our University of Roehampton study on The Challenges of Defining Trauma.
We’re looking for HCPC-registered psychologists with 2+ years’ experience. Y
To sign up or find out more, please visit www.traumaresearch.co.uk or email [email protected]

Qualtrics sophisticated online survey software solutions make creating online surveys easy. Learn more about Research Suite and get a free account today.

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Mick Cooper @mickcooper77.bsky.social · May 3

Hull: delighted to be coming up for Hull’s first Mental Health Conference, Wed. May 21st. Challenge stigma and drive real conversations; Share cutting-edge strategies for schools, workplaces, and clinics; Foster collaboration across professionals. hopen.co.uk/hulls-premie...

Hull’s Premier Mental Health Conference 2025 – Hopen Minds

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Dr Savin Bapir-Tardy #stopmandatedshunning #shorts

Mick Cooper @mickcooper77.bsky.social · Apr 30

My colleague at University of Roehampton, Savin Bapir-Tardy, has been leading research on overcoming mandated shunning in religious groups. Here she introduces her work

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YouTube video by Stop Mandated Shunning

Emotionally Healthy Schools: Engaging the Therapy Professions - YouTube

Mick Cooper @mickcooper77.bsky.social · Apr 28

If you missed our amazing seminar on Friday with young people, parents, professionals, and leaders of the mental health organisations talking about the need for better emotional health in schools, you can find the recording here.
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Education should be more than the pursuit of academic success—it should nurture well-rounded, emotionally resilient individuals. Schools should serve as envi...

Emotionally Healthy Schools: Engaging the Therapy Professions

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Mick Cooper @mickcooper77.bsky.social · Apr 22

Help Make Schools a Place of Emotional Health, Nurture, and Wellbeing. Friday, 5-7pm, online event bringing together the therapy professions to develop our campaign to make schools a place where children and young people can develop their self-worth. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/emotionall...

Emotionally Healthy Schools: Engaging the Therapy Professions, A TaSC Seminar

AI, Therapy & The Future Of Wellbeing | Mick Cooper

Mick Cooper @mickcooper77.bsky.social · Apr 7

A dialogue on therapy, AI, and social change

Exploring the intersection of therapy and societal wellbeing; along with pluralism and AI.

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YouTube video by Becoming A Therapist

Emotionally Healthy Schools: Engaging the Therapy Professions

Mick Cooper @mickcooper77.bsky.social · Apr 7

Help make schools a place of emotional health, wellbeing, and nurturing. Join us for our cross-professions event: Friday 25th April, 5-7pm. Free, but please register via the link below.

Emotionally Healthy Schools: Engaging the Therapy Professions, A TaSC Seminar

The Age of Humachines: Artificial Intelligence, Social Justice, and the Annihilation of Being Human. Michael D. B. Harvey in Conversation with Mick Cooper - From Therapy to Social Change

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Mick Cooper @mickcooper77.bsky.social · Mar 21

What does it mean to be in the age of 'humachines'? In this latest TASC Network podcast, we talk to author Michael Harvey about the increasing reach of AI, the threat it poses to humanity, and how we can strive towards a future that is fully human.

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What happens when the line between human and machine begins to blur? Michael Harvey, author of "The Age of Humachines," takes us on a fascinating journey through the rapidly transforming technological...

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Mick Cooper @mickcooper77.bsky.social · Mar 20

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Mick Cooper @mickcooper77.bsky.social · Mar 20

Let's Make Schools a Place of Emotional Nurturing and Wellbeing

Emotionally Healthy Schools campaign, 25th April: how can we can work together to make change happen. Do please join us and spread the invite far and wide: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/emotionall...

Emotionally Healthy Schools: Engaging the Therapy Professions

Eventbrite - onlinevents.co.uk presents Emotionally Healthy Schools: Engaging the Therapy Professions - Friday, April 25, 2025 - Find event and ticket information.