James Leighton-Burns

Ongoing Study = Open-Source Approach to Education + Research Roadmap + Fact Checking

Recent Education

“Researching behaviour without exclusivity, the full spectrum of human actions (over time). Order and Disorder. Consideration for the who, what, why, when and how.”

Completed -
James Leighton-Burns MACCPH
CBT for ADHD, turn intentions into actions - J.Russell Ramsay Ph.D, ABPP
SAFELIVES - Domestic Abuse
Psychology L4 - Oxford Uni - Awarded - Dr Anna Scarnà. (UK)
Advanced Psychology Counselling ACCPH - Awarded
ACEs, Complex Trauma, and Toxic Stress: Implications for Affect, Behavior, Cognition, and Physical Health - Awared - Jerrod Brown, PhD. (ACEs = Note: Adverse Childhood Experiences)
The Overlap between Narcissistic Personality Disorder and Psychopathy - Awarded - With Carrie Barron MD.
Triarchic Model of Psychopathy - What is Psychopathy? - Awarded - Christopher J. Patrick PhD
The Development of Conduct Disorder and Aggression - Psychopathy - Awarded - Abigail Marsh PhD
Correctional Mental Health - Awarded - Virginia Barber Rioja, PhD, and Ashley Batastini, PhD
OSINT - 1 or 6

Ongoing - (Soon to be active)
Delivering Parenting Skills with Artificial Intelligence - Eduardo Bunge PhD.
Numerous certificates related to a type of research
Private investigation L3 + SIA membership
Psychology of Criminal Profiling L3
SAFELIVES - DASH
NCTJ - Investigative Journalism

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In relation to studied Investigative Techniques:
Lexis Nexis - How to Fact Check Like a Pro
"Be skeptical—verify before you share. Journalists assume they are wrong, and seek corroborating evidence."BBC - Top tips for global Fact Checkers from AFP
"Fact Checkers use traditional journalism techniques to speak to witnesses and check evidence, but they often use digital tools too. Many of these are useful across the newsroom to help avoid misinformation and work more efficiently."University Libraries - "Fake News," Misinformation & Disinformation
"A fact is a statement that can be verified. A statement of opinion is not a fact."

CPS - Controlling or Coercive Behaviour in an Intimate or Family Relationship
"Section 76 Serious Crime Act 2015 (SCA 2015) created the offence of controlling or coercive behaviour in an intimate or family relationship (CCB). It can be tried summarily or on indictment and has a maximum penalty of five years’ imprisonment."GOV - Serious Crime Act 2015A person (A) commits an offence if—
(a)A repeatedly or continuously engages in behaviour towards another person (B) that is controlling or coercive,
(b)at the time of the behaviour, A and B are personally connected [F1(see subsection (6))],
(c)the behaviour has a serious effect on B, and
(d)A knows or ought to know that the behaviour will have a serious effect on B.

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Insight: James Leighton-Burns is a UK-based writer, producer, psychology counsellor, and behaviour researcher. His professional work encompasses fiction, particularly in the sci-fi and cyberpunk genres, as well as essays and research projects. As a psychology counsellor, he offers services focused on personal development, self-awareness, and perception processing through education. His behaviour research delves into various psychological constructs, including personality disorders and behavioural patterns.In addition to his professional pursuits, James is an active trail runner. Notably, he participated in "The ONER Ultra Trail Run" in 2019, completing the 133.1 km course in 21 hours, 13 minutes, and 22 seconds, securing the 26th position.James's creative work has been featured in prominent institutions such as the National Portrait Gallery, where his portraits of figures like Norman Jay and Joe Cole are displayed.He has also contributed to the British Film Institute's collections, with his work being cataloged in their film and TV database.Overall, James Leighton-Burns integrates his passions for writing, psychology, and visual arts, contributing meaningfully to each field.

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Ongoing Study = Open-Source Approach to Education + Research Roadmap + Fact Checking

Study

“Researching behaviour without exclusivity, the full spectrum of human actions (over time). Order and Disorder. Consideration for the who, what, why, when and how.”

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Ongoing Study = Open-Source Approach to Education + Research Roadmap + Fact Checking

Study

“Researching behaviour without exclusivity, the full spectrum of human actions (over time). Order and Disorder. Consideration for the who, what, why, when and how.”

SafeLives is a UK Beacon for those who need help with various forms of abuse. Many types of abuse, not physical, are regarded as Psychological with a design to harm the victim and keep the abuser hidden in a cloak of deceptive actions and statements to maintain control over other people’s perceptions or narrative at any cost. Victims can be harmed inside and outside of a facade created by the psychological abuser.Follow the links to read the full articles - SafeLives

BPS - ‘Too much focus on trying to understand the narcissist is very much part of the problem’"Narcissistic abuse is known as 'invisible abuse'. There are no bruises or marks to see. It is subtle and progressive. People outside of the relationship may not suspect a thing. Abusers can be masterful in their manipulation of a situation or person to believe 'It's me and my fault', 'I'm the problem', 'I'm not good enough'. These are common core beliefs in action in abusive relationships. And to others, they can appear charming, caring and kind. With progressive coercive control and for example, the use of gaslighting, narcissistic individuals can manipulate a person into doubting as to whether what they are experiencing is even abuse. In extreme cases, people doubt their own sanity."“Well, I'm not sure it would be fair to say that men are more likely to be narcissistic abusers than women. I think that's another misconception about abuse. Both males and females can be narcissistic, and so both are certainly just as capable of being abusive. Narcissistic abuse is subtle. It's not physical.” - Dr Sarah Davies | Oct 2023

Choosing Therapy - 20 Examples of Gaslighting: Relationships, Parents, Friends, & Coworkers“Gaslighting is a form of psychological abuse where someone distorts reality to make others feel confused and question themselves. Gaslighting may include deliberate deceit, passive aggression, defensiveness, sarcasm, and undermining someone else’s experiences.”Choosing Therapy - 18 Signs of Toxic Parents & How to Deal With Them
“Abuse includes more than physical violence. Toxic parents may also be verbally abusive and/or emotionally abusive as a way to take power and control. Verbal and emotionally abusive parents belittle their children’s self-esteem by calling them names and purposefully embarrassing them in public.”“Toxic parents often prioritize their own needs, desires, and wants before those of their children. They may take care of their basic necessities first and address their children’s last.”Choosing Therapy - 15 Signs of Abusive Parents
“Toxic parents can resort to manipulation to get what they want from their children. They may use parental gaslighting to further create doubt in a child’s mind. “

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SafeLives - A-Z Glossary
"Normalising: A tactic used to desensitise an individual to abusive, coercive or inappropriate behaviours. Once the behaviour is seen as normal, then the victim is more prone to taking part in it.""The silent treatment can range from days to weeks (or longer), and is used to communicate the abuser’s displeasure, disapproval and contempt toward the victim.""Stalking: When a person engages in unsolicited acts towards another person, including following them, watching or spying on them, or forcing contact through any means, including social media.""Triangulation: Creating some form of drama or chaos, with the abuser in the middle, generally involving two rivals, and manipulating them into a conflict with each other.""Walking on eggshells: Watching what you say or do around a certain person because of fear.""Verbal abuse: When a perpetrator exercises control over their victim through an incident or pattern of incidents of disempowering, devaluing or disrespectful verbal communications."SafeLives - Coercive control
"Domestic abuse isn’t always visible and it doesn’t always leave a physical mark. Coercive and controlling behaviour (sometimes known as CCB) may be the only type abuse that someone experiences. It often happens as part of a pattern of abuse and the impact is serious, with long-lasting effects on the victim."SafeLives - Psychological abuse
"Psychological abuse is the regular and deliberate use of words and non-physical actions to manipulate, hurt, weaken or frighten a person and to distort, confuse or influence their thoughts and actions."Gaslighting, or making someone question their own thinking or understanding of reality
Shifting the blame to the victim, for example by presenting insults as a joke
Criticism, humiliation or put-downs
Silent treatment
Controlling who someone can speak to, meet or spend time with
Suggesting the victim is mentally unstable.SafeLives - What is domestic abuse?
"Domestic abuse isn’t always physical. Any type of threatening, controlling or coercive behaviour is abuse – whether it’s physical, psychological, sexual, economic or emotional."SafeLives - Advocate
"A person who is able to help another person to express their views, stand up for their rights and obtain support."

Domestic Abuse Act - 2/3 Women 1/3 Men - 1 in 10 come forward“Designed to apply a boundary between too much and too little for personal gain.”Legislation UK - Domestic Abuse Act 2021 - Section 2Legislation UK - Domestic Abuse Act 2021 - AllGOV - Domestic Abuse Act 2021: overarching factsheet"There are some 2.3 million victims of domestic abuse a year aged 16 to 74 (two-thirds of whom are women) and more than one in ten of all offences recorded by the police are domestic abuse related."WomensAid - Domestic Abuse Act 2021ManKind - Legal Support for Male VictimsCPS - Domestic AbuseThe Law Society - Domestic Abuse Act 2021 (whats changing)GOV - Domestic Abuse Act 202 - DownloadHome Office - Domestic Abuse - Statutory GuidanceRefuge - Are you experiencing domestic abuse? You are not aloneWomensAid - Three years following the passing of the Domestic Abuse Act