Hugh Palmer

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About

Hello. I’m Hugh Palmer, a Systemic Psychotherapist and Independent Academic, based in the East Riding of Yorkshire.

I originally trained as a nurse, and registered as a General Nurse in 1983, then as a Mental Health Nurse in 1988. I ended working as a lecturer in Higher Education and undertook my Certificate in Education in 1994. Much of my career was spent working at Leeds University and then, after spending a couple of years living in New Zealand, I worked at the University of Hull, until returning to work in the NHS in 2013, where I worked as a family therapist in outpatient CAMHS, inpatient CAMHS and outpatient adult mental health settings. I also spent several years working with Relate, developing online training for them and tutoring Relationship Counsellors.

I now work privately and much of my recent work has been with a local authority, with families who have adopted children and support foster parents and staff who work with looked after children.

I have particular interests in trauma, bereavement and the therapeutic relationship.

I am informed by social constructionist theories and the work of Gregory Bateson. More recently I have become involved in thinking about ecology, and how all of us can take a greater responsibility in caring for the environment that we are part of ourselves.

Education

Academic
PG Cert Clinical Supervision CYP-IAPT University of Northumbria 2013 – 2014

MSc Systemic Family Therapy University of Leeds 2005 – 2007
Intermediate Course in Family Therapy University of Leeds 2004 – 2005
Foundation Course in Family Therapy University of Leeds 1999 – 2000
BSc (Hons) Nursing Studies (1st) Leeds Metropolitan University 1995 – 1997
K260 Death & Dying Open University 1995
Certificate in Education (FE) University of Huddersfield 1992 – 1994

Professional
Cultural Safety Training South Auckland Health 2002
ENB 280 Leeds College of Health 1994 – 1995
ENB 934 York College of Nursing 1990

Certified Practitioner of NLP U.K. Training 1990
Registered Mental Nurse York College of Nursing 1987 – 1988
Registered General Nurse York School of Nursing 1980 – 1983

Blog Posts

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Publications

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). Fourfold Vision in Practice: Data, Theory, Intuition and the Art of Therapy. Human Systems: The Journal of Therapy, Consultation and Training. 28:1.

Palmer, H. (2017). Bereavement and grief counselling. In Chambers, M. (ed) Psychiatric and mental health nursing: The craft of caring. CRC Press.

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

Palmer, H. (1996) Nursing care of gay men with HIV related malignancy Journal of Cancer Care 5 163-167

Palmer, H. (1995) Clinical Supervision for Nurses Working with People with HIV/AIDS Professional Nurse 11(1) 20-22

Palmer, H. (1995) A minor matter? Nursing Times, 91 (31) 40-41.