Events in November 2017
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November 1, 2017(3 events)
Research Study on Involuntary Hospitalization - Ongoing StudyResearch Study on Involuntary Hospitalization - Ongoing Study N/A Have you experienced involuntary psychiatric hospitalization in Massachusetts? Research participants are needed to explore the experience of involuntary civil commitment. Compensation is provided. If you are between the ages of 18 and 35, and have experienced involuntary hospitalization in Massachusetts in the past 10 years then you may be eligible to participate in this study. For more information: Call or Text: 413-505-9303 Email: [email protected] This research is conducted under the direction of Dr. Kathryn Libal. The study is ongoing without an end date. Research Study on Involuntary Hospitalization - Ongoing Study Crazywise Film ScreeningCrazywise Film Screening – The Western Mass Recovery Learning Center is hosting a screening of "Crazywise" with special guest and filmmaker, Phil Borges. "Crazywise" examines the cultural definition of ‘crazy’, and what that can look like and mean for people’s experiences and ability to move forward. The screening is free and open to the public, with continuing education credits for social workers and LMHCs. |
November 2, 2017(2 events)
California Association of Social Rehabilitation Agencies Fall ConferenceCalifornia Association of Social Rehabilitation Agencies Fall Conference N/A California Association of Social Rehabilitation Agencies Fall Conference Crazywise Film ScreeningCrazywise Film Screening – The Western Mass Recovery Learning Center is hosting a screening of "Crazywise" with special guest and filmmaker, Phil Borges. "Crazywise" examines the cultural definition of ‘crazy’, and what that can look like and mean for people’s experiences and ability to move forward. The screening is free and open to the public, with continuing education credits for social workers and LMHCs. |
November 3, 2017(6 events)
California Association of Social Rehabilitation Agencies Fall ConferenceCalifornia Association of Social Rehabilitation Agencies Fall Conference N/A California Association of Social Rehabilitation Agencies Fall Conference 'A Disorder for Everyone!' - Exploring the Culture of Psychiatric Diagnosis'A Disorder for Everyone!' - Exploring the Culture of Psychiatric Diagnosis – This day is for anyone who is interested in and concerned about the current debates in 'mental health.' It provides a space to explore the critical questions of the day around the biomedical model and the narrative of 'diagnosis and disorder!' Attendees from past AD4E events have included people who identify as the following :- people with lived experience of emotional distress, supporters of people with lived experience, survivors, psychologists, journalists, activists, counsellors, service users, service refusers, psychotherapists, mental health support professionals, psychiatrists, managers and individuals with a general personal interest. 'A Disorder for Everyone!' - Exploring the Culture of Psychiatric Diagnosis Peer Counselling Skills ProgrammePeer Counselling Skills Programme – In today's society it is all too easy to feel lonely and disconnected from others and this can have a negative impact on our mental health and the quality of our life. This very special male only programme addresses this issue. Here at Talk for Health we know that true connection happens when we let go of our social masks and start being who we really are, and this is why we run our 4.5 day wellbeing programme: to help you feel more connected to yourself and other people. Our Programme will go through four key learning areas:
Come join us and learn how to talk to for a fit mind! But please note, if you attend the first session you will need to comit to all four sessions: Four Fridays from 10:30 - 16:30: 3rd, 10th, 17th and 24th November We will send you a short questionnaire when you apply, to make sure you are happy with our approach and it is the right thing for you. After the programme you will have access to free peer support groups, more psychology learning opportunities and a growing community of caring and supportive people! If you have any questions at all, please call Natasha or text 'call me' on 07826 148 461 or email [email protected] Please note that because we are funded by Islington NHS we have to give priority to Islington residents. If you live outside of the borough, please do sign up for the taster and if there are unfilled spaces you will be able to attend the programme. If you have any questions about this, just call us on the above number. Reducing Health Inequalities Amongst Inclusion Health Groups - Defining What WorksReducing Health Inequalities Amongst Inclusion Health Groups - Defining What Works – The Health and Wellbeing Alliance is working to bring the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector’s voice and expertise into national policy making. Nine members of the Alliance have come together to deliver a new project to address health inequalities for inclusion health groups. “Inclusion health” was developed as a term to describe the need to address the specific health needs of groups that are traditionally excluded. These groups face a wide range of health inequalities, and are by their own nature diverse. The four vulnerable and excluded groups prioritised by the Department of Health experience some of the poorest health outcomes in England and comprise of:
The project will produce an inclusion health audit tool for the Department of Health, Public Health England, and NHS England. The tool will help system partners adapt to meet the needs of people that cross several aspects of inequality, diversity and inclusion. The project will be co-produced with people with lived experience who will help shape the tool. As a part of this project we want to “define what works” in reducing health inequalities for inclusion health groups, at a workshop to be held on Friday 3 November 2017, beginning with lunch, from 12.30 – 3.30 in central London. This workshop will help us to understand the extent to which organisations across the voluntary and health sectors are already working with inclusion health groups, to learn of good practice models and identify what these organisations are doing to engage with people with lived experience to address inequalities. Experts by experience are encouraged to attend with organisation representatives, and travel expenses will be covered for them. Reducing Health Inequalities Amongst Inclusion Health Groups - Defining What Works Crazywise Film ScreeningCrazywise Film Screening – The Western Mass Recovery Learning Center is hosting a screening of "Crazywise" with special guest and filmmaker, Phil Borges. "Crazywise" examines the cultural definition of ‘crazy’, and what that can look like and mean for people’s experiences and ability to move forward. The screening is free and open to the public, with continuing education credits for social workers and LMHCs. Premiere Launch of Bonnie Burstow’s Anti-ECT Novel The Other Mrs. SmithPremiere Launch of Bonnie Burstow’s Anti-ECT Novel The Other Mrs. Smith Premiere Launch of bonnie Burstow’s anti-ECT novel the Other Mrs. Smith (Nov 3, 5:30, Nexus Lounge, 12th Floor, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, 252 Bloor West, Toronto. Come to the premiere launch of Bonnie Burstow’s latest novel, The Other Mrs. Smith. The event will include readings from the novel, talk by Bonnie, ECT survivor speak out—and more. This is good opportunity to connect, to learn more about ECT, to start putting ECT back on the political agenda, and to “have a good read”. The official blurb for the novel is as follows:
This penetrating novel traces the life experiences of a once highly successful woman who falls prey to electroshock and subsequently struggles, partly successfully, partly in vain, to piece back together her life. Naomi, the protagonist, suffers enormous memory loss; additionally, an estrangement from her family of origin that she has no way to wrap her mind around. The novel begins with her wandering the corridor of St. Patricks-St Andrews Mental Health Centre (St. Pukes) faced with the seemingly impossible challenge of coming to terms with the damage done her, as well uncovering the hidden details of her life. It moves back and forth in space and time, between a relatively happy childhood in the legendary north-end Winnipeg of the mid-1900s and post-ECT adulthood in Toronto. An exceptionally kind man named Ger who befriends Naomi comes to suspect that important pieces of the puzzle of what befell her lurk beneath the surface of writing in a binder of hers, which comes to be known as Black Binder Number Three. What Naomi progressively comes to do, often with Ger’s help and just as often with the help of a very different and eerily similar sister named Rose, is find ways to do justice to her life and to the various people in it. Filled with a vast array of colourful and insightful characters from a variety of communities--Toronto¹s Kensington Market of the 1970s, the 1970’s trans community, north-end Winnipeg Jewry, and the ingenious and frequently hilarious mad community—this novel sensitizes us to the horror of electroshock, takes us to new levels in our understanding of what it means to be human, and, in the process, leads us to question the very concept of normalcy.
Premiere Launch of Bonnie Burstow’s Anti-ECT Novel The Other Mrs. Smith |
November 4, 2017
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November 5, 2017
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November 6, 2017(1 event)
Disability and migration – living on the periphery of society?Disability and migration – living on the periphery of society? – This event will bring together activists, academics and members of the public to consider how disability and migration activism and scholarship intersect to inform policy making in a time of austerity. Talk 1: Precarious Lives: people with learning disabilities in a time of austerity
Talk 2: Disability activism: the fight for human rights, dignity and respect
Talk 3: Diminished citizenship? Exploring the impact of welfare conditionality on migrants and disabled people
Talk 4: Disability and migration – living on the periphery of society?
Disability and migration – living on the periphery of society? |
November 7, 2017(1 event)
Conversations About Psychosis: Finding Meaning and a Path to Recovery with Ron Unger, LCSWConversations About Psychosis: Finding Meaning and a Path to Recovery with Ron Unger, LCSW – When people hear distressing voices or become lost in an altered sense of reality, it's easy to feel helpless, especially if drugs don't work very well or don't feel acceptable. But new, practical methods are emerging that help people to make sense of these experiences, and to regain control of their lives. Ron Unger LCSW will introduce some of these approaches, drawing from his work as a therapist specializing in CBT for Psychosis and as a facilitator of Hearing Voices groups. Mr. Unger is a licensed clinical social worker and therapist who works with people diagnosed with schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders, using a respectful and skill building approach called cognitive therapy for psychosis. Ron is also a regular contributor to madinamerica.com. For more information about Ron and his work, visit http://recoveryfromschizophrenia.org. Conversations About Psychosis: Finding Meaning and a Path to Recovery with Ron Unger, LCSW |
November 8, 2017(3 events)
2017-2019 International Certification Training in Dialogic Practice: Levels 1-3 - Module 32017-2019 International Certification Training in Dialogic Practice: Levels 1-3 - Module 3 – The 2017-2019 International Certification Training Program in Dialogic Practice meets the international standards for full training in Open Dialogue. This three-year program is delivered in four intensives per year in New York City and taught by the world’s leading developers and trainers. The small-group seminar format provides personal attention and nurtures the professional development and individual creativity of each participant. Continuing education credits approved by NASW-Massachusetts will be available.
Jorma Ahonen, MsC Mary Olson, PhD Peter Rober, PhD Nazlim Hagmann, MD Jaakko Seikkula, PhD
The 2017 program dates: Module 1: Monday, June 12 - Friday, June 16, 2017 Module 2: Wednesday, Sept 13 - Sunday, Sept 17, 2017 Module 3: Wednesday, Nov 8 - Sunday, Nov 12, 2017 Module 4: Wednesday, March 7 - Sunday, March 11, 2018
The daily schedule is 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM, with a lunch break from 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM; the Sunday session ends at 1:00 PM. The 2017 dates are listed above. The 2018 and 2019 intensives will occur approximately during the same weeks as those listed for 2017.
New York Society for Ethical Culture 2 West 64th Street New York, New York 10025
Tuition deposit: $1,200 Due upon acceptance into the program
Full tuition: $5,500 Due April 1, 2017
For More Information please visit www.dialogicpractice.net 2017-2019 International Certification Training in Dialogic Practice: Levels 1-3 - Module 3 Alternatives to Suicide Facilitator TrainingAlternatives to Suicide Facilitator Training – The Alternatives to Suicide approach focuses on the great (often healing and cathartic) value found in creating space to talk about thoughts of death and suicide, as well as other taboo topics. Applications are required and accepted until October 10. Reception and Book Salon with Gail HornsteinReception and Book Salon with Gail Hornstein – Join us for a reception and book salon celebrating Agnes's Jacket: A Psychologist's Search for the Meanings of Madness: Revised and Updated with a New Epilogue by the Author (Routledge, 2017) with Gail Hornstein (Professor of Psychology, Mount Holyoke College). Discussants: Marty Hadge (Western Mass Recovery Learning Community) and Karen Remmler (Mount Holyoke College) Co-sponsored by the Department of Gender Studies and Department of Psychology and Education at Mount Holyoke College. |
November 9, 2017(3 events)
2017-2019 International Certification Training in Dialogic Practice: Levels 1-3 - Module 32017-2019 International Certification Training in Dialogic Practice: Levels 1-3 - Module 3 – The 2017-2019 International Certification Training Program in Dialogic Practice meets the international standards for full training in Open Dialogue. This three-year program is delivered in four intensives per year in New York City and taught by the world’s leading developers and trainers. The small-group seminar format provides personal attention and nurtures the professional development and individual creativity of each participant. Continuing education credits approved by NASW-Massachusetts will be available.
Jorma Ahonen, MsC Mary Olson, PhD Peter Rober, PhD Nazlim Hagmann, MD Jaakko Seikkula, PhD
The 2017 program dates: Module 1: Monday, June 12 - Friday, June 16, 2017 Module 2: Wednesday, Sept 13 - Sunday, Sept 17, 2017 Module 3: Wednesday, Nov 8 - Sunday, Nov 12, 2017 Module 4: Wednesday, March 7 - Sunday, March 11, 2018
The daily schedule is 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM, with a lunch break from 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM; the Sunday session ends at 1:00 PM. The 2017 dates are listed above. The 2018 and 2019 intensives will occur approximately during the same weeks as those listed for 2017.
New York Society for Ethical Culture 2 West 64th Street New York, New York 10025
Tuition deposit: $1,200 Due upon acceptance into the program
Full tuition: $5,500 Due April 1, 2017
For More Information please visit www.dialogicpractice.net 2017-2019 International Certification Training in Dialogic Practice: Levels 1-3 - Module 3 Alternatives to Suicide Facilitator TrainingAlternatives to Suicide Facilitator Training – The Alternatives to Suicide approach focuses on the great (often healing and cathartic) value found in creating space to talk about thoughts of death and suicide, as well as other taboo topics. Applications are required and accepted until October 10. Community Psychiatry Virtual Forum on Social Exclusion and Health DisparitiesCommunity Psychiatry Virtual Forum on Social Exclusion and Health Disparities – Join us for the next CPSP Social Exclusion and Health Disparities Learning Objectives - Participants will be better able to:
CME: You can earn 1.25 CME credits Join the meeting:http://tinyurl.com/ Enter the meeting password: Join by phone: When: Thursday, November 9, 2017 Community Psychiatry Virtual Forum on Social Exclusion and Health Disparities |
November 10, 2017(3 events)
2017-2019 International Certification Training in Dialogic Practice: Levels 1-3 - Module 32017-2019 International Certification Training in Dialogic Practice: Levels 1-3 - Module 3 – The 2017-2019 International Certification Training Program in Dialogic Practice meets the international standards for full training in Open Dialogue. This three-year program is delivered in four intensives per year in New York City and taught by the world’s leading developers and trainers. The small-group seminar format provides personal attention and nurtures the professional development and individual creativity of each participant. Continuing education credits approved by NASW-Massachusetts will be available.
Jorma Ahonen, MsC Mary Olson, PhD Peter Rober, PhD Nazlim Hagmann, MD Jaakko Seikkula, PhD
The 2017 program dates: Module 1: Monday, June 12 - Friday, June 16, 2017 Module 2: Wednesday, Sept 13 - Sunday, Sept 17, 2017 Module 3: Wednesday, Nov 8 - Sunday, Nov 12, 2017 Module 4: Wednesday, March 7 - Sunday, March 11, 2018
The daily schedule is 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM, with a lunch break from 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM; the Sunday session ends at 1:00 PM. The 2017 dates are listed above. The 2018 and 2019 intensives will occur approximately during the same weeks as those listed for 2017.
New York Society for Ethical Culture 2 West 64th Street New York, New York 10025
Tuition deposit: $1,200 Due upon acceptance into the program
Full tuition: $5,500 Due April 1, 2017
For More Information please visit www.dialogicpractice.net 2017-2019 International Certification Training in Dialogic Practice: Levels 1-3 - Module 3 Alternatives to Suicide Facilitator TrainingAlternatives to Suicide Facilitator Training – The Alternatives to Suicide approach focuses on the great (often healing and cathartic) value found in creating space to talk about thoughts of death and suicide, as well as other taboo topics. Applications are required and accepted until October 10. Wellness Forum Health's 21st Annual ConferenceWellness Forum Health's 21st Annual Conference – November 10-12. Cosponsored by Dr. Breggin’s Center for the Study of Empathic Therapy. Speakers will feature Peter Breggin, M.D. and Peter Gøtzsche, M.D. In addition to Drs. Breggin and Gøtzsche, this conference by Wellness Forum Health will also feature the world’s most experienced and pioneering researchers in the field of improving health through plant-based eating, including Pam Popper, Ph. D., founder of the Wellness Forum. http://wellnessforumhealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Executive-Summary11.13.16.pdf |
November 11, 2017(2 events)
2017-2019 International Certification Training in Dialogic Practice: Levels 1-3 - Module 32017-2019 International Certification Training in Dialogic Practice: Levels 1-3 - Module 3 – The 2017-2019 International Certification Training Program in Dialogic Practice meets the international standards for full training in Open Dialogue. This three-year program is delivered in four intensives per year in New York City and taught by the world’s leading developers and trainers. The small-group seminar format provides personal attention and nurtures the professional development and individual creativity of each participant. Continuing education credits approved by NASW-Massachusetts will be available.
Jorma Ahonen, MsC Mary Olson, PhD Peter Rober, PhD Nazlim Hagmann, MD Jaakko Seikkula, PhD
The 2017 program dates: Module 1: Monday, June 12 - Friday, June 16, 2017 Module 2: Wednesday, Sept 13 - Sunday, Sept 17, 2017 Module 3: Wednesday, Nov 8 - Sunday, Nov 12, 2017 Module 4: Wednesday, March 7 - Sunday, March 11, 2018
The daily schedule is 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM, with a lunch break from 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM; the Sunday session ends at 1:00 PM. The 2017 dates are listed above. The 2018 and 2019 intensives will occur approximately during the same weeks as those listed for 2017.
New York Society for Ethical Culture 2 West 64th Street New York, New York 10025
Tuition deposit: $1,200 Due upon acceptance into the program
Full tuition: $5,500 Due April 1, 2017
For More Information please visit www.dialogicpractice.net 2017-2019 International Certification Training in Dialogic Practice: Levels 1-3 - Module 3 Wellness Forum Health's 21st Annual ConferenceWellness Forum Health's 21st Annual Conference – November 10-12. Cosponsored by Dr. Breggin’s Center for the Study of Empathic Therapy. Speakers will feature Peter Breggin, M.D. and Peter Gøtzsche, M.D. In addition to Drs. Breggin and Gøtzsche, this conference by Wellness Forum Health will also feature the world’s most experienced and pioneering researchers in the field of improving health through plant-based eating, including Pam Popper, Ph. D., founder of the Wellness Forum. http://wellnessforumhealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Executive-Summary11.13.16.pdf |
November 12, 2017(2 events)
2017-2019 International Certification Training in Dialogic Practice: Levels 1-3 - Module 32017-2019 International Certification Training in Dialogic Practice: Levels 1-3 - Module 3 – The 2017-2019 International Certification Training Program in Dialogic Practice meets the international standards for full training in Open Dialogue. This three-year program is delivered in four intensives per year in New York City and taught by the world’s leading developers and trainers. The small-group seminar format provides personal attention and nurtures the professional development and individual creativity of each participant. Continuing education credits approved by NASW-Massachusetts will be available.
Jorma Ahonen, MsC Mary Olson, PhD Peter Rober, PhD Nazlim Hagmann, MD Jaakko Seikkula, PhD
The 2017 program dates: Module 1: Monday, June 12 - Friday, June 16, 2017 Module 2: Wednesday, Sept 13 - Sunday, Sept 17, 2017 Module 3: Wednesday, Nov 8 - Sunday, Nov 12, 2017 Module 4: Wednesday, March 7 - Sunday, March 11, 2018
The daily schedule is 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM, with a lunch break from 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM; the Sunday session ends at 1:00 PM. The 2017 dates are listed above. The 2018 and 2019 intensives will occur approximately during the same weeks as those listed for 2017.
New York Society for Ethical Culture 2 West 64th Street New York, New York 10025
Tuition deposit: $1,200 Due upon acceptance into the program
Full tuition: $5,500 Due April 1, 2017
For More Information please visit www.dialogicpractice.net 2017-2019 International Certification Training in Dialogic Practice: Levels 1-3 - Module 3 Wellness Forum Health's 21st Annual ConferenceWellness Forum Health's 21st Annual Conference – November 10-12. Cosponsored by Dr. Breggin’s Center for the Study of Empathic Therapy. Speakers will feature Peter Breggin, M.D. and Peter Gøtzsche, M.D. In addition to Drs. Breggin and Gøtzsche, this conference by Wellness Forum Health will also feature the world’s most experienced and pioneering researchers in the field of improving health through plant-based eating, including Pam Popper, Ph. D., founder of the Wellness Forum. http://wellnessforumhealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Executive-Summary11.13.16.pdf |
November 13, 2017(1 event)
Intentional Peer Support TrainingIntentional Peer Support Training – Steven Morgan, Carol Jacques & Fiona Denton deliver this Core Training. It is a 5-day introduction to the IPS framework and is designed to have you practicing right away. In a highly interactive environment, participants learn the tasks and principles of IPS, examine assumptions about who they are, and explore ways to create mutual relationships in which power is negotiated, co-learning is possible, and support goes beyond traditional notions of “service.”
The fee is £600 for early bird tickets and £700 for regular places.
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November 14, 2017(2 events)
Intentional Peer Support TrainingIntentional Peer Support Training – Steven Morgan, Carol Jacques & Fiona Denton deliver this Core Training. It is a 5-day introduction to the IPS framework and is designed to have you practicing right away. In a highly interactive environment, participants learn the tasks and principles of IPS, examine assumptions about who they are, and explore ways to create mutual relationships in which power is negotiated, co-learning is possible, and support goes beyond traditional notions of “service.”
The fee is £600 for early bird tickets and £700 for regular places.
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November 15, 2017(2 events)
Intentional Peer Support TrainingIntentional Peer Support Training – Steven Morgan, Carol Jacques & Fiona Denton deliver this Core Training. It is a 5-day introduction to the IPS framework and is designed to have you practicing right away. In a highly interactive environment, participants learn the tasks and principles of IPS, examine assumptions about who they are, and explore ways to create mutual relationships in which power is negotiated, co-learning is possible, and support goes beyond traditional notions of “service.”
The fee is £600 for early bird tickets and £700 for regular places.
Critical Perspectives On and Beyond "Change" in Mental Health ServicesCritical Perspectives On and Beyond "Change" in Mental Health Services Critical perspectives on and beyond "change" in mental health services15th and 16th November, 2017School of Applied Social Studies and School of Nursing and Midwifery, University College Cork, Ireland in association with Critical Voices Network Ireland.Claims are made that mental health services are changing for the better. Although changes have been made in terms of location, structures and language, has anything inherently changed in the way mental health services respond to human distress? What could be construed as a ‘better’ mental health service? Is ‘better’ understood in terms of: more funding, access, choice of ‘therapies’, empowerment, influence, collaboration, less medication, no coercion, a lesser role for psychiatry, no psychiatry? This conference, now in its 9th year, aims to explore and debate critical perspectives on and beyond:
Confirmed Key Note Speakers:Oor Mad History/Mad People’s History and Identity: A group of people based in Edinburgh, Scotland, who are interested in the newly emerging field of “Mad Studies”. Jim van Os: A Professor and Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry and Psychology at Maastricht University, The Netherlands Diana Rose: A mental health service user all her adult life and now Professor of User-Led Research at King’s College London. Jolijn Santegoeds: A user/survivor of psychiatry, and founder of a protest group in the Netherlands called "Rage against Isolation!". Slí Eile: A voluntary organisation in Cork that supports people to develop a strong foundation for mental health recovery by harnessing the power of intentional residential community, collective enterprise and discovery-based life-planning. Jay Watts: A consultant clinical psychologist, psychotherapist and activist, who also identifies as a psychiatric survivor. Critical Perspectives On and Beyond "Change" in Mental Health Services |
November 16, 2017(2 events)
Intentional Peer Support TrainingIntentional Peer Support Training – Steven Morgan, Carol Jacques & Fiona Denton deliver this Core Training. It is a 5-day introduction to the IPS framework and is designed to have you practicing right away. In a highly interactive environment, participants learn the tasks and principles of IPS, examine assumptions about who they are, and explore ways to create mutual relationships in which power is negotiated, co-learning is possible, and support goes beyond traditional notions of “service.”
The fee is £600 for early bird tickets and £700 for regular places.
Critical Perspectives On and Beyond "Change" in Mental Health ServicesCritical Perspectives On and Beyond "Change" in Mental Health Services Critical perspectives on and beyond "change" in mental health services15th and 16th November, 2017School of Applied Social Studies and School of Nursing and Midwifery, University College Cork, Ireland in association with Critical Voices Network Ireland.Claims are made that mental health services are changing for the better. Although changes have been made in terms of location, structures and language, has anything inherently changed in the way mental health services respond to human distress? What could be construed as a ‘better’ mental health service? Is ‘better’ understood in terms of: more funding, access, choice of ‘therapies’, empowerment, influence, collaboration, less medication, no coercion, a lesser role for psychiatry, no psychiatry? This conference, now in its 9th year, aims to explore and debate critical perspectives on and beyond:
Confirmed Key Note Speakers:Oor Mad History/Mad People’s History and Identity: A group of people based in Edinburgh, Scotland, who are interested in the newly emerging field of “Mad Studies”. Jim van Os: A Professor and Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry and Psychology at Maastricht University, The Netherlands Diana Rose: A mental health service user all her adult life and now Professor of User-Led Research at King’s College London. Jolijn Santegoeds: A user/survivor of psychiatry, and founder of a protest group in the Netherlands called "Rage against Isolation!". Slí Eile: A voluntary organisation in Cork that supports people to develop a strong foundation for mental health recovery by harnessing the power of intentional residential community, collective enterprise and discovery-based life-planning. Jay Watts: A consultant clinical psychologist, psychotherapist and activist, who also identifies as a psychiatric survivor. Critical Perspectives On and Beyond "Change" in Mental Health Services |
November 17, 2017(3 events)
Intentional Peer Support TrainingIntentional Peer Support Training – Steven Morgan, Carol Jacques & Fiona Denton deliver this Core Training. It is a 5-day introduction to the IPS framework and is designed to have you practicing right away. In a highly interactive environment, participants learn the tasks and principles of IPS, examine assumptions about who they are, and explore ways to create mutual relationships in which power is negotiated, co-learning is possible, and support goes beyond traditional notions of “service.”
The fee is £600 for early bird tickets and £700 for regular places.
Psychosis in Context: Exploring Intersections in Diverse Identities and Extreme StatesPsychosis in Context: Exploring Intersections in Diverse Identities and Extreme States – Join ISPS-US for our 16th Annual Meeting in Portland, Oregon! http://isps-us.org/index.php University Place Hotel The Institute for the Advancement of Human Behavior (IAHB) is pleased to offer continuing education credit hours to counselors, psychologists, social workers, nurses, physicians, educators and certain other healthcare professionals for the ISPS-US 16th Annual Meeting. Register by September 17 to receive early rates. Preregistration deadline is October 27. After that, you may register at the meeting only. Keynote Speaker: Gogo Ekhaya Esima Honoree: Narsimha Reddy Pinninti, MD This program will interest psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, counselors, therapists, nurses, and other mental health professionals, students, academics and attorneys, as well as members of the lay public, including peer specialists, people with lived experience of psychosis/extreme states, and their families, who are interested in learning about the experience and treatment of psychosis and extreme states. ABOUT THE MEETING Extreme mental states and psychotic experiences occur within a context that includes a person’s unique family story, ethnicity, religion, race, socioeconomic status, gender and sexual identity, trauma experiences, and more. The attempt to isolate these states and experiences from the soil in which they grow often results in diagnosing people instead of understanding them. Yet individuals’ reactions and adaptation to the nexus of social constructs, cultural beliefs, and personal and collective histories that form the backdrops of their lives are sources of their strengths and their suffering alike. How can those who are struggling come more fully to appreciate the complexities of who they are, why they hurt, and what the possibilities might be for transformation? And how can helpers better understand the intersection of these layers of relevant factors so that assistance can be provided that truly fits the person? ISPS has focused on psychological and social approaches to psychosis, madness, and extreme states of mind for over 50 years. The ISPS-US 16th Annual Meeting will feature a diversity of perspectives on psychotherapies, research on recovery, and theoretical developments. The points of view of experts by experience and family members will be highlighted. A main focus will be intersectionality or the interconnected nature of social identities as they relate to systems of discrimination and oppression. We hope to see you in beautiful Portland, Oregon! Psychosis in Context: Exploring Intersections in Diverse Identities and Extreme States |
November 18, 2017(2 events)
Psychosis in Context: Exploring Intersections in Diverse Identities and Extreme StatesPsychosis in Context: Exploring Intersections in Diverse Identities and Extreme States – Join ISPS-US for our 16th Annual Meeting in Portland, Oregon! http://isps-us.org/index.php University Place Hotel The Institute for the Advancement of Human Behavior (IAHB) is pleased to offer continuing education credit hours to counselors, psychologists, social workers, nurses, physicians, educators and certain other healthcare professionals for the ISPS-US 16th Annual Meeting. Register by September 17 to receive early rates. Preregistration deadline is October 27. After that, you may register at the meeting only. Keynote Speaker: Gogo Ekhaya Esima Honoree: Narsimha Reddy Pinninti, MD This program will interest psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, counselors, therapists, nurses, and other mental health professionals, students, academics and attorneys, as well as members of the lay public, including peer specialists, people with lived experience of psychosis/extreme states, and their families, who are interested in learning about the experience and treatment of psychosis and extreme states. ABOUT THE MEETING Extreme mental states and psychotic experiences occur within a context that includes a person’s unique family story, ethnicity, religion, race, socioeconomic status, gender and sexual identity, trauma experiences, and more. The attempt to isolate these states and experiences from the soil in which they grow often results in diagnosing people instead of understanding them. Yet individuals’ reactions and adaptation to the nexus of social constructs, cultural beliefs, and personal and collective histories that form the backdrops of their lives are sources of their strengths and their suffering alike. How can those who are struggling come more fully to appreciate the complexities of who they are, why they hurt, and what the possibilities might be for transformation? And how can helpers better understand the intersection of these layers of relevant factors so that assistance can be provided that truly fits the person? ISPS has focused on psychological and social approaches to psychosis, madness, and extreme states of mind for over 50 years. The ISPS-US 16th Annual Meeting will feature a diversity of perspectives on psychotherapies, research on recovery, and theoretical developments. The points of view of experts by experience and family members will be highlighted. A main focus will be intersectionality or the interconnected nature of social identities as they relate to systems of discrimination and oppression. We hope to see you in beautiful Portland, Oregon! Psychosis in Context: Exploring Intersections in Diverse Identities and Extreme States |
November 19, 2017(2 events)
Psychosis in Context: Exploring Intersections in Diverse Identities and Extreme StatesPsychosis in Context: Exploring Intersections in Diverse Identities and Extreme States – Join ISPS-US for our 16th Annual Meeting in Portland, Oregon! http://isps-us.org/index.php University Place Hotel The Institute for the Advancement of Human Behavior (IAHB) is pleased to offer continuing education credit hours to counselors, psychologists, social workers, nurses, physicians, educators and certain other healthcare professionals for the ISPS-US 16th Annual Meeting. Register by September 17 to receive early rates. Preregistration deadline is October 27. After that, you may register at the meeting only. Keynote Speaker: Gogo Ekhaya Esima Honoree: Narsimha Reddy Pinninti, MD This program will interest psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, counselors, therapists, nurses, and other mental health professionals, students, academics and attorneys, as well as members of the lay public, including peer specialists, people with lived experience of psychosis/extreme states, and their families, who are interested in learning about the experience and treatment of psychosis and extreme states. ABOUT THE MEETING Extreme mental states and psychotic experiences occur within a context that includes a person’s unique family story, ethnicity, religion, race, socioeconomic status, gender and sexual identity, trauma experiences, and more. The attempt to isolate these states and experiences from the soil in which they grow often results in diagnosing people instead of understanding them. Yet individuals’ reactions and adaptation to the nexus of social constructs, cultural beliefs, and personal and collective histories that form the backdrops of their lives are sources of their strengths and their suffering alike. How can those who are struggling come more fully to appreciate the complexities of who they are, why they hurt, and what the possibilities might be for transformation? And how can helpers better understand the intersection of these layers of relevant factors so that assistance can be provided that truly fits the person? ISPS has focused on psychological and social approaches to psychosis, madness, and extreme states of mind for over 50 years. The ISPS-US 16th Annual Meeting will feature a diversity of perspectives on psychotherapies, research on recovery, and theoretical developments. The points of view of experts by experience and family members will be highlighted. A main focus will be intersectionality or the interconnected nature of social identities as they relate to systems of discrimination and oppression. We hope to see you in beautiful Portland, Oregon! Psychosis in Context: Exploring Intersections in Diverse Identities and Extreme States |
November 20, 2017(1 event)
Deadline to Submit Comments to the FDA on Drug Risk Information in Broadcast AdvertisementsDeadline to Submit Comments to the FDA on Drug Risk Information in Broadcast Advertisements Americans should be confident that the information in the advertisements they see on prescription drug products is truthful, non-misleading and balanced – and appropriately represents both the risks and benefits of the drug. The FDA plays an important role in helping to ensure that when firms choose to advertise prescription drugs directly to consumers and patients, such advertisements provide this balanced information in a way the public can fully understand. When considering a change to the FDA’s policy on direct-to-consumer drug advertisements, the agency often examines and conducts research to ensure that any changes are grounded in science and will have the greatest benefit to public health. For this reason, the FDA conducts research about the content and delivery of drug advertisements to ensure it is delivered in a way that will optimize healthcare professional and patient understanding of the benefits and risks of prescription drugs. Our research on presentations of risk information in broadcast TV ads suggest that a more targeted presentation of risks may lead to better retention of the most relevant potential side effects that consumers should weigh as they inform their decisions. Based on that research, the agency is exploring the usefulness of limiting the risks in the major statement for most drug advertisements to those that are severe (life-threatening), serious or actionable, coupled with a disclosure to alert consumers that there are other product risks not included in the advertisement. The FDA is interested in hearing from stakeholders, including consumers and medical professionals, about the information that should be included in the disclosure of risk information in direct-to-consumer broadcast advertisements for prescription drugs. To facilitate this feedback, the FDA issued a Federal Register notice requesting comments to a public docket. More information on how to submit feedback on the content of risk information in direct-to-consumer broadcast advertisements for prescription drugs and the questions posed can be found in the Federal Register notice. Deadline to Submit Comments to the FDA on Drug Risk Information in Broadcast Advertisements |
November 21, 2017
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November 22, 2017(1 event)
56th Maudsley Debate: Mental Health Act56th Maudsley Debate: Mental Health Act – Participants will express views (for and against) on the statement, "This house believes that fundamental reform of the Mental Health Act is required to reduce discrimination and unnecessary detention." |
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November 26, 2017(1 event)
Disability Matters Conference: Making the Convention RealDisability Matters Conference: Making the Convention Real – Following on from the highly successful 2011 Inaugural Disability Studies Conference, Every Body In, we invite you to our 2017 conference, Disability Matters: Making the Convention Real. The conference offers a forum for discussion of disability matters, with a particular focus on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD). New Zealanders played a significant role in the development of this Convention – how are we doing now in terms of its implementation? We look forward to sharing a breadth of perspectives, practice, policy and research initiatives regarding the implementation and impact of the UNCRPD in all aspects of people’s lives, across national and international contexts. As with the 2011 conference, we encourage participation by disabled people, families/whānau, students, practitioners, policy-makers, researchers, representatives of self-advocacy, advocacy, service, community organisations and government departments – anyone who is interested in disability matters. |
November 27, 2017(1 event)
Disability Matters Conference: Making the Convention RealDisability Matters Conference: Making the Convention Real – Following on from the highly successful 2011 Inaugural Disability Studies Conference, Every Body In, we invite you to our 2017 conference, Disability Matters: Making the Convention Real. The conference offers a forum for discussion of disability matters, with a particular focus on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD). New Zealanders played a significant role in the development of this Convention – how are we doing now in terms of its implementation? We look forward to sharing a breadth of perspectives, practice, policy and research initiatives regarding the implementation and impact of the UNCRPD in all aspects of people’s lives, across national and international contexts. As with the 2011 conference, we encourage participation by disabled people, families/whānau, students, practitioners, policy-makers, researchers, representatives of self-advocacy, advocacy, service, community organisations and government departments – anyone who is interested in disability matters. |
November 28, 2017(1 event)
Disability Matters Conference: Making the Convention RealDisability Matters Conference: Making the Convention Real – Following on from the highly successful 2011 Inaugural Disability Studies Conference, Every Body In, we invite you to our 2017 conference, Disability Matters: Making the Convention Real. The conference offers a forum for discussion of disability matters, with a particular focus on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD). New Zealanders played a significant role in the development of this Convention – how are we doing now in terms of its implementation? We look forward to sharing a breadth of perspectives, practice, policy and research initiatives regarding the implementation and impact of the UNCRPD in all aspects of people’s lives, across national and international contexts. As with the 2011 conference, we encourage participation by disabled people, families/whānau, students, practitioners, policy-makers, researchers, representatives of self-advocacy, advocacy, service, community organisations and government departments – anyone who is interested in disability matters. |
November 29, 2017(1 event)
Disability Matters Conference: Making the Convention RealDisability Matters Conference: Making the Convention Real – Following on from the highly successful 2011 Inaugural Disability Studies Conference, Every Body In, we invite you to our 2017 conference, Disability Matters: Making the Convention Real. The conference offers a forum for discussion of disability matters, with a particular focus on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD). New Zealanders played a significant role in the development of this Convention – how are we doing now in terms of its implementation? We look forward to sharing a breadth of perspectives, practice, policy and research initiatives regarding the implementation and impact of the UNCRPD in all aspects of people’s lives, across national and international contexts. As with the 2011 conference, we encourage participation by disabled people, families/whānau, students, practitioners, policy-makers, researchers, representatives of self-advocacy, advocacy, service, community organisations and government departments – anyone who is interested in disability matters. |
November 30, 2017(2 events)
Abstract Submission Deadline for the 2018 Conference on Movement and CognitionAbstract Submission Deadline for the 2018 Conference on Movement and Cognition N/A The 2018 world conference on Movement and Cognition will be held at Harvard University’s School of Medicine 27-29 July 2018 in Boston. Among the other institutions involved in this event include the Harvard University School of Medicine’s affiliated hospitals Spaulding Rehabilitation, McLean, and Beth Israel-Deaconess, as well as the Computational Neurosciences Laboratory at the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Oxford and the Synthetic Intelligence Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute for Technology, the School of Medicine of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, the School of Health Sciences of University of Haifa, the Wingate Institute for Sports and Exercise Science, the National Institute for Brain and Rehabilitation Sciences, Nazareth, Israel, the Institute for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Havana and the University of the Medical Sciences Facultad ‘Manuel Fajardo’ Havana and the School of Public Health of the University of Havana, Cuba and Bielefeld University in Germany. The purpose of the conference is to share knowledge of all those whose interests lie in the nature of human movement and its relation to cognitive function. You are welcome to join the conference, and if you wish (not obligatory) you can also propose an abstract for symposium, or oral presentation, for a workshop or a poster. Please submit your abstracts to the attention of the scientific committee at: [email protected]. The abstracts of the conference will be published in the Conference Proceedings as well as selected papers published in volume 8 of the journal Functional Neurology, Rehabilitation, and Ergonomics. The format for abstracts is available on the website: www.movementis.com Among the broad topic areas in this call for abstracts include scientific explorations of Cognitive-Movement applications in: rehabilitation, sports, human development, gerontology, genetics/genomics, technologies and measurement, science of aesthetics, behavioral and communication sciences, occupational and physical therapy, and biomedical engineering. Should you have any questions about the nature and form of the abstracts or pertaining to the larger papers, please email [email protected]. Abstract Submission Deadline for the 2018 Conference on Movement and Cognition Helplines Partnership Annual Helpline EventHelplines Partnership Annual Helpline Event – The annual event for the helpline sector brings together a diverse and engaging programme to celebrate, inform and enrich the work of helplines. |
December 1, 2017(1 event)
Research Study on Involuntary Hospitalization - Ongoing StudyResearch Study on Involuntary Hospitalization - Ongoing Study Have you experienced involuntary psychiatric hospitalization in Massachusetts? Research participants are needed to explore the experience of involuntary civil commitment. Compensation is provided. If you are between the ages of 18 and 35, and have experienced involuntary hospitalization in Massachusetts in the past 10 years then you may be eligible to participate in this study. For more information: Call or Text: 413-505-9303 Email: [email protected] This research is conducted under the direction of Dr. Kathryn Libal. The study is ongoing without an end date. Research Study on Involuntary Hospitalization - Ongoing Study |
December 2, 2017(2 events)
Mindfulness Based Black Therapy Training Event: Mindfulness & Working With Internalized Racism and RageMindfulness Based Black Therapy Training Event: Mindfulness & Working With Internalized Racism and Rage – Mindfulness Based Black Therapy (MBBT) combines MBSR/MBCT and considers issues of race, culture and ethnicity. The objectives are to provide safe learning spaces for students from BAME backgrounds, to consider mindfulness as a valuable resource for good mental health and stress reduction, and also enable BAME people to grow and find their true potential.
We welcome people from any race, creed or background to take part in this event.
The Connecticut Society for Psychoanalytic Psychology Clinical Conference: Opening Up Subjects of DifferenceThe Connecticut Society for Psychoanalytic Psychology Clinical Conference: Opening Up Subjects of Difference – At the present moment, psychoanalytically oriented thinkers and practitioners are reminded that they engage in a strange, minority discipline in relation to the world outside. A recognition of this position of otherness could potentially enhance psychoanalysis’ ability to reach beyond its (relatively privileged) borders when it comes to thinking about and therapeutically engaging people who are diverse and who are “other.” Yet psychoanalysis too often fails to self-reflectively consider on its own minority status, and its own tendency toward homogeneity and conformity. In order to penetrate the surface of such intractable things as prejudice and discrimination, a stance of curiosity and openness is required. This presentation will examine both the resistances to, and the necessity for, psychoanalytic engagement—and prioritization—of issues of otherness, difference and diversity. Some of the root anxieties associated with genuine, curious, diversity-related dialogue are identified. Proceeding from a hermeneutic-psychoanalytic orientation, the presenter argues for cultivating—in ourselves and in our patients, supervisees and students—a stance of curiosity and “radical openness” when it comes to matters of difference. He also emphasizes the noticing and learning from those moments where diversity-related communication—in the psychoanalytic classroom, supervisory, and clinical setting—seems to break down. Attention to such breakdowns is portrayed as key to facilitating dialogue that can help to heal the wounds of discrimination and sooth the anxieties that underlie discriminatory defense in the first place. This, in turn, may lead to a more diverse—and diversely applied—psychoanalysis. |
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