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External resources

• Hugh Palmer Psychotherapy Web Site

Current NHS consultant posts held

Specialist Family Therapist

Research interests

Bereavement
Therapeutic Relationship

Publications

Publications:

Palmer H. (2022). Family therapy in an inpatient CAMHS setting: Dilemmas and possibilities. Context 182, Warrington: AFT

Palmer H. (2022). Working Systemically with Adoptive Families. Perspectives on Trauma: The Journal of the Complex Trauma Institute. 2, (3) 46-55. (Please contact me for a copy)

Palmer, H. (2022). “Think different” to prevent extinction. ConnectingGregory Bateson’s Cybernetic Epistemology with Posthumanism. Murmurations: Journal of Transformative Systemic Practice, 5(2), 14-27. https://doi.org/10.28963/5.2.3

Palmer, H. (2022). Working Systemically with Adoptive Families. Context 181 Warrington: AFT

Palmer, H. (2021). Where did the Eco go in Systemic Practice? Murmurations: Journal of Transformative Systemic Practice, 4(1), 1–12. https://doi.org/10.28963/4.1.2

Palmer, H and Palmer S. L. (2020) Through a glass, darkly: Reflections on a pandemic. Systemic Flux

Palmer, H. (2017) Grief and bereavement counselling. In Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing; The Craft of Caring 3rd edition, Ed. Chambers, M. London: Routledge

Palmer, H. (2017) Fourfold vision in practice: Data, theory, intuition and the art of therapy. Human Systems 28:1 21-39.

Palmer, H. (2016) Fourfold vision and cybernetic unity: Therapist as scientist, theorist, humanist and artist. In McCarthy, Imelda & Simon, Gail (Eds.) (2016). Systemic Therapy as Transformative Practice. Farnhill: Everything is Connected Press.

Palmer, H. (2014). Steps towards fourfold vision: From the myth of power to a cybernetic unity of healing. Context, Warrington: AFT

White, J., Welbourn,T., Howe, M., Burton, N., Palmer, H., Flanagan, T. Slee, C., Glenster, D. & Barkley, I. (2011). Mental Health Nursing. In Birchenall, P. & Adams, N. (Eds) The Nursing Companion. London: Palgrave Macmillan

Palmer, H. & Palmer, S. (2010) Comfortable, not numb. Context , Warrington: AFT.

Palmer, H. (2009) Between the material and supernatural: Therapeutic implications of bereaved individuals’ experience of contact with the deceased person. Context , Warrington: AFT.

Palmer, H. & Samociuk, S. (2000) Support and Supervision. In Wilson, H. & McAndrew, S. (eds) Sexual Health: Foundations for Practice. London: Balliere Tindall.

Palmer, H. (1998) Exploring sexuality and sexual health in nursing. Professional Nurse 14(1) 15-17

Courses offered to GPs

I'm happy to talk to GPs about systemic or solution focused therapies.