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Thursday 16th October 2008 8.00pm - 10.00pm
In this talk modern day childhood in Western society is examined in the light of rapid cultural change largely brought about by unprecedented technological advances. Discussion is centered on parental uncertainty in the midst of increasing diversity and changing work patterns and on how children and adolescents are portrayed in the media. The nature of the adult relationship to the child and to the child in him or her self is explored. The question is raised about the impact of contemporary social and economic trends on the development of children and adolescents and the extent to which these trends contribute to a facilitating environment in which children can grow.
Peter Wilson
Peter Wilson is a Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist. He trained at the Anna Freud Centre in the early seventies. He has worked in a variety of organisations in the NHS and the voluntary sector. His posts have included Senior Clinical Tutor at the Institute of Psychiatry, Consultant to the Peper Harow Therapeutic Community, Director of the Brandon Centre, London, Director of Young Minds, London, and currently is the Clinical Adviser to The Place2Be. He has a particular interest in raising pubic awareness of, and improving service provision for children’s mental health, in the process of therapeutic change in primary school aged children and in adolescent development. |
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