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Andrew Beck

@transculturalcbt.bsky.social
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Past-President BABCP. Cognitive Behaviour Therapist, author of Transcultural CBT (Routledge) and lead on the NHSTT BAME Positive Practice Guide

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Virginia Heffernan @virginiaheffernan.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
What happened to Steven Pinker? I only felt free to write this because he blocks me: www.thenerve.news/p/steven-pin...
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From celebrity intellectual to anti-woke outlaw: how Steven Pinker lost his way
The pop psycholgist’s new book seems to betray a lurking fear of others’ criticism – about his Epstein links, his manosphere admirers and his discredited former field of study, writes Virginia Heffern...
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Carole King @carolekingofficial.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
My heart is breaking. In addition to her musical talents, she was an exemplary human being. R I P Dolly Parton www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/a...
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Dolly Parton, Country Music Superstar Whose Songs Spoke to Millions, Dies at 80
Known for her outsize persona, appearance and talent, she rose from rural poverty to become a top-selling singer, songwriter and entrepreneur.
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Andrew Beck @transculturalcbt.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
That poster is lovely, years ago you had Trades Club posters for sale, any chance this one might be available in the future?
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Andrew Beck @transculturalcbt.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Our GM is taking us up north for the next few games & we have the Canals of Manchester to look forward to, got to say he has done a deep dive on local history & folklore for those
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Andrew Beck @transculturalcbt.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
I am 6 sessions into a Rivers of London campaign, I really like the books by @benaaronovitch.bsky.social & the game system leans into a 'Sweeney with psychogeography' vibe, i can recommend the books & the rpg!
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Andrew Beck @transculturalcbt.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
You and Jo have been absolutely brilliant in leading the @babcp conference committee, it was a real pleasure to see up close the care & energy you both put into making it a success over many years
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BABCP @babcp.com · 27/06/2026
Did you know that up to 70% of people with PTSD & Complex-PTSD in the UK do not receive any professional help at all?   On #PTSDAwarenessDay, we are sparking conversations on how CBT supports PTSD recovery. Together, we can create a world where the effects of trauma are met with empathy and healing.
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Simon Blackwell @blackwellse.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Just seen that the amazing results of the STAR trial (Trauma-focused therapy for people with PTSD and psychosis) are out this week in @thelancetpsych.bsky.social ! www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Trauma-focused therapy integrated with cognitive behavioural therapy for psychosis for people with post-traumatic stress disorder and psychosis (the STAR trial): a multicentre, pragmatic, randomised t...
Trauma-focused CBTp is safe, highly acceptable, and effective in people with co-occurring psychosis and PTSD. This underserved population should no longer be denied access to psychological interventio...
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Andrew Beck @transculturalcbt.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
So news just out that there is another Tolkein film coming after the Hunt for Gollum focusing on the Barrow Downs chapter of LoTR & I am saying it right here i am only going if Matt Berry plays Tom Bombadil
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Matt Berry: Damn These Sexual Impulses!
ALT: Matt Berry: Damn These Sexual Impulses!
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BABCP Podcasts @babcppodcasts.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
🎙️ New Practice Matters episode out now: Prof David Veale on understanding and treating body dysmorphic disorder and why it's got nothing to do with vanity... ow.ly/VIX350Z68uv
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BABCP @babcp.com · 14/05/2026
Hoarding is a complex mental health condition that needs compassionate, evidence‑based support. This summary brings together key insights for practitioners: www.matrix.nhs.scot/evidence-summar… #HoardingAwarenessWeek #CBT
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Viz Comic @vizcomic.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
subscriptions >>> shop.viz.co.uk/viz355bs
FLIES, bluebottles,
REMOV
OF G
AFTER
bees and wasps all
500mle
seem to have the uncanny
ability to find their way
into my house through
the tiniest of spaces
when a window or door
is slightly ajar. However,
once inside they lose all sense
of direction and co-ordination,
continually smashing their heads
against every flat surface in a futile,
random, trial-and-error bid to
escape, even when the doors and
windows are pulled wide open.
Perhaps Sir David Attenborough
would care to explain that.
T O'Neill, Glasgow
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BABCP Women's Equality & Gender Diversity Special Interest Group @babcp-womgend.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
The WOMGEND SIG are running online coffee morning drop-ins for CBT therapists interested in discussing all things menopause. Come and join us for a chat on this important topic.
Meno-pause for a coffee with the WOMGEND SIG
When: Friday 15 May, 10 July, 11 September
Time: 11am-12:30pm
Where: online (Zoom)
Who: Any CBT therapists who want to talk about menopause!
Sally and Amy from the WOMGEND SIG are running informal online coffee morning drop-ins for:
- Therapists who are experiencing menopause symptoms and looking for connection and support.
- Therapists who are working with clients who are experiencing menopause symptoms.
- Therapists who want to learn more about menopause!
Our first coffee morning will be Friday 15th May 11am-12:30pm via Zoom.
Everyone is welcome to this supportive, informal and hopefully fun space to talk about all things menopause. Sign up below and join us!
Contact: womgend-sig@babcp.com
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BABCP @babcp.com · 01/05/2026
If you are a BABCP member struggling with work demands, or if you feel supported by peers or managers, let us know! Today we have launched our Workplace Wellbeing Survey and we want to hear from our members. Look out for the link in your inbox and in our next edition of CBT Today magazine.
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BABCP Podcasts @babcppodcasts.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
🎙️ New podcast episode out now! In the latest episode of Let’s Talk about CBT- Practice Matters, Rachel is joined by Prof Alicia Meuret to talk all about anhedonia and the development of Positive Affect Therapy (PAT). 🎧 Listen here: ow.ly/NKk650YRLya
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BABCP @babcp.com · 24/04/2026
📢 New addition to the BABCP Annual Conference 📢 Intellectual Disabilities & Psychological Therapies Day 16 July 9am – 1pm The programme includes an EMDR skills class, a research symposium on emerging evidence, and a keynote on the Trauma-AID trial. 👉 ow.ly/R38l50YOp8r #BABCP2026 #CBT
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BABCP @babcp.com · 13/04/2026
‼️10 days left to our 2026 BABCP Spring Workshops & Conference‼️ We're counting down the days to our Spring Workshops & Conference held at King's College London Waterloo campus. If you haven't registered, here's your last chance to secure your seat. 🔗 ow.ly/sj3Z50YI5ae #Conference #CBT #CPD
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BABCP @babcp.com · 01/04/2026
🌟 We're delighted to announce Professor Roz Shafran as a BABCP Spring Conference workshop host 🌟  On 23 April, Professor Roz Shafran will speak on Optimising Outcomes in CBT: Turning Principles Into Practice. Find out more: ow.ly/qRYy50YwQ82 #BABCP #MentalHealth #CBT
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Medact @medact.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Big news! @bma.org.uk now advising doctors not to engage with Palantir's NHS data platform! They say there must be a "complete break from Palantir technologies in the NHS", due to the company's track record, e.g. with ICE, and the risk to patient trust. www.bmj.com/content/392/...
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Richard Thwaites @thwaites.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Important and v clinically useful paper out today in tCBT. Thanks @drmonnica.bsky.social and colleagues. Open access so please share widely.
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Andrew Beck @transculturalcbt.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Looking forward to running this again after a successful go at Grogmeet, I am not usually one for random tables in rpgs but there are a couple for this that are great fun
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Florian Naudet @floriannaudet.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
SPIN GRAND CHELEM 🏆 Psilocybin JAMA Psychiatry trial 🍄 a) Positive framing despite negative primary outcome, b) Inconclusive results presented as supportive evidence, c) Safety concerns downplayed with reassuring wording. See the rest of the 🧵 for the verbatim...
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Psilocybin in Treatment-Resistant Major Depression
This randomized clinical trial investigates the efficacy and safety of psilocybin, 25 mg, with adjunct psychotherapy in treatment-resistance major depression.
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ymurros.bsky.social @ymurros.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
CPD opportunity: developing skills in working with culture, ethnicity in #CBT CBT therapists & clinical psychologists wanted 👇 We’re recruiting for a University of Oxford #DClinPsy research programme 🌱 Counts towards #BABCP CPD 📩 yuhan.murros@hmc.ox.ac.uk See poster for details
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BABCP @babcp.com · 13/03/2026
Did you know that sleep consumes one-third of our total lifespan? On #WorldSleepDay, we are debunking sleep myths and see how CBT-I helps with #insomnia. 🎧 Listen to our podcast: ow.ly/vPJ850YthNl 🔗Official World Sleep Day website: ow.ly/tG1w50YthNn #BABCP #CBT #MentalHealth
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Lorenzo Lorenzo-Luaces, PhD @lluaces.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Another EXCELLENT paper about exposure. But this supports my claim that we have to study recommendations that come from basic science and often we don't find they improve outcomes... www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Instructed increase in fear activation during exposure exercises does not enhance treatment effects of cognitive behavioral therapy for panic disorder and agoraphobia
The efficacy of exposure-based cognitive behavioral therapy (eCBT) for panic disorder and agoraphobia (PD/AG) is well established, but the mechanisms …
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BABCP @babcp.com · 10/03/2026
Did you know poor mental health costs the Welsh economy £4.8b? Our #WelshManifesto sets out what the Government should do to deliver high-quality, evidence-based CBT while saving the Welsh economy money. Read here: ow.ly/ZGG050YpykH #BABCP #MentalHealth #Wales #CBT
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Andrew Beck @transculturalcbt.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
This just got delivered and it looks fantastic, a great resource for anyone working in mental health care via interpreters
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BABCP Podcasts @babcppodcasts.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
🎧 New episode of Practice Matters out now! How can behavioural activation help young people experiencing depression do more that matters to them? Rachel join Prof Shirley Reynolds to find out... Listen: ow.ly/OKjk50YoZln
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Simon Blackwell @blackwellse.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Last call for submissions to #BABCP2026 in Warwick! Make sure you get in your posters, open papers, and 3MTs today and join us for another amazing conference in July! babcp.com/events/2026-... @babcp.com
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BABCP Annual Conference 2026 – BABCP
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Andrew Beck @transculturalcbt.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
I m running a Luthor Awkright campaign atm, the Mythras rules are a great source book but I just use Call of Cthulu rules with characters given high skill levels and a more generous luck system. Too old to learn new rpg rules 😀
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Andrew Beck @transculturalcbt.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
I don't really have magic using PCs in Stormbringer, tbh I prefer magic to happen off screen or through hard won items, no unmentionable tentacles in the PCs yet but some cool mutations from that table 😉
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Andrew Beck @transculturalcbt.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
After really enjoying playing it with you as GM i am running it using Stormbringer plus push rolls but also heavily editing each chapter for a 5 room dungeon format. Great fun
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Roger Kline @rogerkline.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Palantir. Agents for the IDF and for ICE. Now we know how they got huge NHS contracts. Time they were removed. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Mandelson’s links with US tech firm Palantir must be fully exposed, campaigners warn
Government faces call for transparency on former peer’s involvement amid fears he may have leaked more sensitive information
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Nick Davis @njdavis.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
I have a strong belief that scientific instruments like questionnaires should not be have the same copyright protection as other text. Yes you can assert authorship, no you can't stop people using it.
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BABCP @babcp.com · 27/01/2026
📣 Registration is now open for the 2026 BABCP Annual Conference! 📍 University of Warwick 📅 14–16 July 2026 Join us for pre-conference workshops and the main conference, with options to attend in person or online. 🔗 Click to register now: babcp.com/conference/registration #BABCP2026 #CBT
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Simon Blackwell @blackwellse.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Last week to submit a symposium, skills class, panel or roundtable to #BABCP2026 in Warwick, July 14-16th! Deadline is this Friday - don't forget to finish off (or start...) your submission and send it in! babcp.com/events/2026-... @babcp.com
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BABCP Annual Conference 2026 – BABCP
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BABCP Podcasts @babcppodcasts.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
If you haven’t heard the latest episode of Members Matters yet, why not pop it on and enjoy listening to me and Richard Thwaites chat about one of our favourite things: The Cognitive Behaviour Therapist. Listen now: ow.ly/Elu350Y0Bo3
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Let's Talk about CBT- Members Matters: Influencing Policy, Journals and Clinical Practice
In this episode of Members Matters, hosts Rachel Handley, Steph Curnow and Helen Macdonald bring you updates from across BABCP and introduce two in depth conversations from the heart of the organisation. Helen is joined by Patricia Canedo, Head of External Affairs, who explains her role in shaping BABCP’s public voice. They explore how policy, media and advocacy work can influence access to CBT, support members across the five nations, and raise public understanding of evidence-based therapy. Patricia also shares how members can get involved and help shape future priorities. Steph then...
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Andrew Beck @transculturalcbt.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
I highly recommend the TV series Reservation Dogs which is a stunning & heartfelt comedy drama about a bunch of teens on a reservation, some great deep dives into Native American contemporary culture, also hilarious at times
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Andrew Beck @transculturalcbt.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Thanks everyone for suggestions and information
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tCBT & BCP @babcpjournals.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
BCP is now accepting submissions for a special issue on Improving perinatal mental health: advances in cognitive behavioural theory & practice, guest edited by Fiona Challacombe, Nichole Fairbrother & Cathy Green. 📅 Submission deadline: 30 June 2026 www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Andrew Beck @transculturalcbt.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Seems to be a shortage of credible reporting and analysis from Iran right now, can anyone recommend a good source? That picture of a women lighting a cig with a picture of the Ayatolah may be worth a 1000 words but i'd like a bit more!
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Andrew Beck @transculturalcbt.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
A @2000ad.bsky.social annual and a selection box, basically Christmas for me from 1977 to 1989 and am delighted to get to do that again 😀
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Andrew Beck @transculturalcbt.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
I just ordered mine then realised EVERYONE at Grogmeet is going to have one too! As the only person running Stormbringer though I think i get some sort of first call on wearing it 😉
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BABCP @babcp.com · 08/12/2025
Following the BBC documentary on aversion therapy which aired on Friday 5 December, BABCP has issued a public apology and a statement which you can read on our website - babcp.com/press-release-comment-on-…
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BABCP Women's Equality & Gender Diversity Special Interest Group @babcp-womgend.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
On White Ribbon Day, 25th November, people around the world stand up against violence against women and girls. The BABCP is a White Ribbon supporter organisation. This years theme is 'We Speak Up' - see the website for more information. www.whiteribbon.org.uk/wespeakup
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White Ribbon Day 2025 — White Ribbon UK
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tCBT & BCP @babcpjournals.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
tCBT New Paper: A phased approach for using CBT with adult survivors of human trafficking Full free text at www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Andrew Beck @transculturalcbt.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Mani really saved Primal Scream, they had looked knackered and lacked direction before he joined, his propulsive bass playing led to some of their best tracks and they became a gang again on stage, rest in peace
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Raphael Gutzweiler @kijuld.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
You did it! 💪 New study on the importance of positive emotions after successful exposures in adult patients with anxiety disorders. Ergo: Let's celebrate our patients and their willingness to confront anxiety-inducing stimuli! 🎉 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Joy beyond fear: Positive emotions after exposure in patients with anxiety disorders and their link to threat expectancy and treatment outcome
Exposure-based CBT is effective in treating anxiety disorders, but individual responses vary substantially, underlining the need to identify and boost…
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Simon Blackwell @blackwellse.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
This looks to be a must-read for anyone interested in imagery rescripting: an account by Arnoud Arntz of their updated imagery rescripting protocol, including very extensive supplements with therapist resources: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Imagery Rescripting: an update of the treatment protocol
Imagery Rescripting (ImRs) is a transdiagnostic technique to treat aversive memories of real (traumatic) experiences, or of aversive fantasies, such a…
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Andrew Beck @transculturalcbt.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Thanks Simon
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