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This month's dilemma: Cameron gets on well with his therapist. They have developed a quasi-supervisory relationship during his counselling training and now he thinks she might be an ideal supervisor
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We’ve always been told throughout the counselling course that the journey each of us will follow during training will change us
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What makes a good therapist? What values do you hold dear? Former nurse Els van Ooijen wanted to be able to help her patients emotionally, but also to understand and heal herself
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According to new research published in the journal Intelligence, first-born children are likely to have the highest IQs, and the last-born the lowest
Birth order effects IQ
According to new research published in the journal Intelligence, first-born children are likely to have the highest IQs, and the last-born the lowest. The Dutch study, based on more than 1,000 children whose IQ was tested through childhood and adolescence up to the age of 18, shows a birth-order effect on intelligence in each of the tests. Overall, the IQ of the first-born child was higher than the second-born, which, in turn, was greater than that of children who had two or more older siblings. This is only the latest research to suggest that the order of birth can have a fundamental effect on diverse factors, ranging from the risk of cancer, asthma and eczema, to weight and even premature death.
