New Publication

March 6, 2023March 21, 2023Leave a comment

From Helping to Hating – Critical Social Justice From a Social Psychological Perspective

Published in Cynical Therapies: Perspectives on the Antitherapeutic Nature of Critical Social Justice

I am very proud to have contributed to a seminal book which highlights the dangers of critical social justice for the therapeutic professions. The volume, which consists of contributions from professionals within the fields of counselling, psychology and therapy, is long overdue, not least due to a number of hold-ups that our editor Dr Val Thomas details here.

My own chapter draws upon my background in social psychology to demonstrate how critical social justice can encourage hatred and even justification of harm toward certain groups. Obviously, this behaviour is very concerning wherever it occurs, but it is especially so when mental health professionals are encouraging and embodying such actions.

We hope that our book helps to draw attention to these unethical practices, and that others will join the fight-back to ensure that everyone will get the appropriate mental health support that they need.

An overview of the book chapters is included below. Ebook purchases can be made through Kobo, Barnes and Noble, and Apple Books and Paperbacks are available on Amazon and Book Depository.

More details can also be found on Critical Therapy Antidote.

Article in ‘The Critic’: Teaching by the Critical Race Book

April 7, 2022April 28, 2022Leave a comment

This month I had an article published in The Critic Magazine. The Critic is Britain’s monthly magazine for politics, ideas, art and literature, and I am delighted to have been able to contribute my thoughts on the current state of Scottish Education.

Having worked at a number of stages in the Scottish education system, I have been horrified about the low education standards and poor mental health of students. Rather than addressing this, our government has chosen to promote political ideology in schools – one that actively prevents effective education, and damages mental health. To read more, please see the April 2022 edition of The Critic.

The British Psychological Society

August 28, 2020Leave a comment

For any of you that have scoured my website, you may have seen a statement saying ‘Kirsty is qualified to be a member of the British Psychological Society’ (The BPS). The reason I have this statement is that I know that some believe that membership of a professional body is important. For those people, please rest assured that I have the relevant qualifications (as evidenced by the fact that I have been a member on and off for a couple of decades). However, I have chosen to no longer associate with the organisation – despite the fact that it is our accrediting body. The reasons for this decision are detailed here, and I will very happily discuss them further with anyone who wishes to engage.