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7th December 2007
A STUDY DAY WITH MARGOT WADDELL “States of Mind” Development and the Life Cycle This study day will provide a perspective on the relationship between psychoanalytic theory and the nature of human development. Following the major developmental phases from infancy to old age, Margot Waddell lucidly explores those vital aspects of experience which promote mental and emotional growth and those which impede it. In bringing together a wide range of clinical, non-clinical and literary examples the day will offer a detailed and accessible introduction to contemporary psychoanalytic thought and provides a personal and vivid approach to the elusive question of how the personality develops. Margot Waddell is a Psycho-Analyst and Consultant Psychotherapist in the Adolescent Department at the Tavistock Clinic. Together with Nicholas Temple she is editor of the Tavistock Clinic Series and author of the book from the series “Inside Lives, Psychoanalysis and the Growth of the Personality”. 9.30 - 5.00pm ----------------------------- Friday 12th October 2007 COMMUNICATE AND CONNECT: Working with the under fives- Innovation and Practice: All Day Conference KEY NOTE PRESENTATIONS 1.Communicate and Connect. By Sue Palmer Sue is Author of Toxic Childhood: how modern life is damaging our children and what we can do about it [Orion 2006] In this presentation she will explore the interaction between early attachment and communication skills – might recent changes in young children’s lifestyles be causing developmental disorders and mental health problems? 2. Parent and Infant Relationships: A psychoanalytic perspective on unspoken dynamics between parents and babies. By Jessica James Jessica James is a group analyst in the Parent Infant project at the Anna Freud Centre. She works with parents and babies in therapeutic settings and in a hostel for homeless families. Video clips will be used to illustrate and think about detailed interactions, in both the dyadic and social contexts of early infancy. 3. The Early Years Foundation Stage Setting the Standards for Learning, Development and Care for children from birth to five. By Lorna Dick . Lorna is a Foundation Stage Regional Advisor for National Strategies and in this presentation she will introduce the Early Years Foundation Stage - a framework to support a coherent and flexible approach to care and learning. Lorna has extensive and diverse experience in early years. She has held senior positions in primary, further and higher education. Prior to taking up her current post Lorna worked as an independent consultant and trainer following several years in the Inspection Quality Division and Early Years Directorate at Ofsted. Workshop Presentations: (delegates to attend one of the following workshops) a. Consultation on developing a CAMH Community Service for 0-5s: the Luton experience. Dr. Emma Ellis, Clinical Psychologist; Maggie Harris, Partnership Development Officer for 0-5’s, Children’s Fund; Catherine Gardner, Assistant Psychologist. b. Solihull Approach - An integrated model for working with families with babies, children and young people Philippa Merrilln Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist; Cathy Sargent, Family Support Worker c. The Nurture Team: working with children with eating difficulties. Caroline Clunies-Ross, Principal Clinical Psychologist; Sue Foley, Health Visitor; Sheila Lavender, Nursery Nurse; George Gray, Trainee Clinical Psychologist; Devon Primary Care Trust. Thursday 27th September: 7.0pm - 10.00pm KNOCK, KNOCK WHO’S THERE? The meeting of clients and service providers by Camila Batmanghelidjh Camila Batmanghelidjh has a First Class Degree in Fine and Performing Arts. She has been given Fellowships, Honorary Degrees and Awards by which she is deeply touched but prefers keeping a cartoon of herself on the mantelpiece. She knew since she was nine years old that she would work with vulnerable children. She is trained as a psychotherapist. Her life is never without an adventure. She describes her work as a vocation for which she has to raise £4million a year. In her early twenties Camila set up The Place To Be, currently a national programme offering therapy in schools. In her early thirties Camila set up Kids Company which delivers both practical and therapeutic interventions to 11,000 exceptionally vulnerable inner city children. In her early forties Camila guarantees she will not run a camel sanctuary, anything else is possible! The meeting point of client and service provider is a complex psychological space enriched by the contribution of both. In this talk I would like to explore children and young people’s perceptions of the helping professions. My aim is to provide a better understanding of dynamics which make for effective interventions and those which render the helping task toxic. All Profits to Fun in Action For Children: providing a one-on-one befriending service to children from disadvantaged lone parent families in the Brighton and Hove area of East Sussex. Wednesday 12th September: 2.00pm - 4.00pm AUTISM AS A FRUIT SALAD: Why there is no one thing called an Autism Spectrum Condition by Donna Williams Donna Williams is a person diagnosed with Autism, a Sociologist and qualified teacher and the author of nine published books including Autism; An Inside Out Approach and her international best-selling autobiography, Nobody Nowhere (all available from Jessica Kingsley Publishers www.jkp.com ). Donna is an international public speaker, a consultant, as well as a painter, sculptor, composer and screenwriter. What if Autism Spectrum Conditions are the combined developmental effect of combinations of things and not single conditions? What if they are ‘cluster conditions’? What if an Autism Spectrum condition is not like a piece of fruit but more like a fruit salad? The combinations in those fruit salads might differ from person to person and, so, the best collection of approaches, treatments and adaptations would differ too. One-size-fits-all-approaches which assume they address a single condition would be limited. But, if we could identify the ingredients in each person’s ‘fruit salad’, then we might have the basics for an individualised program based on the systems at work for that particular person. All people with an Autism Spectrum Condition have an ‘information processing difference’ to Non-Autistic people. Commonly though, they may also have anxiety, mood or compulsive disorders and combinations of more 'Autistic’ personality traits, each with their own set of natural motivations and distresses, which may run counter to non-Autistic ‘normality’ and which many non-Autistic people may find as 'odd', 'strange', 'abnormal' or alien as the non-Autistic person's world may look to the person on the Autistic Spectrum! This lecture will lay out the ingredients commonly found in those ‘fruit salads’ and the very different treatments, approaches and adaptations found useful in reducing the disability issues associated with each so that the abilities can more easily shine through. Saturday 14th July 2007: 9.30am - 12.00noon TYPES OF SEXUAL TRANSFERENCE AND COUNTERTRANSFERENCE IN PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC WORK WITH CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS by Anne Alvarez The question of normal sexuality begins to arise in the treatment of severely sexually abused, or sexually offending, patients. It is an interesting and delicate moment during the process of recovery when less perverse, more normal sexuality appears mixed with, or even disguised by, the more habitual perverse fantasies. Writers in the adult field have drawn distinctions between perverse, eroticized, and normal erotic transferences. Some have also distinguished between counter-transferences in the analyst of an erotized versus a normal erotic nature. I shall discuss whether these issues could have any relevance for our child patients. Freud and Klein have taught us much about the child’s sexuality in relation to his interest in and attraction to his parents as sexual beings. But can we also detect some origins in earlier experiences in infancy of the child's later capacity to feel himself a sexual being capable of being wanted by an other? How might such a feeling of sexual self-worth differ from narcissism? And how are we as therapists to deal with such problems and such possibly healthy developments? Anne Alvarez, PhD trained as a Clinical Psychologist in Canada and the USA before training as a Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist in the UK. She is an honorary Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist (and retired Co-Convener of the Autism Service), Child and Family Dep't. Tavistock Clinic, London. She is author of Live Company: Psychotherapy with Autistic, Borderline, Deprived and Abused Children. and has edited with Susan Reid, Autism and Personality: Findings from the Tavistock Autism Workshop.A book in her honour, edited by Judith Edwards, entitled Being Alive: Building on the Work of Anne Alvarez was published in 2002. She was Visiting Professor at the San Francisco Psychoanalytic Society in November 2005. Tuesday 26th June 2007 from 8.00pm to 10.00pm ASPERGER’S SYNDROME: BEYOND CHILDHOOD By Sarah Hendrickx and Matt Tinsley Much of the focus into Autistic Spectrum research has been on children, but what happens when those people reach adulthood? What about those who are late-diagnosed in adulthood and have had to cope up to that point not knowing the cause of their difficulties? There can be issues for close family members in accepting that the person now has a ‘syndrome’ and a label. How does the individual manage the confusing social world without the support of others? How do they navigate relationships, the work environment and coping with the ups and downs of adult life? This talk is delivered through ASpire, a support and mentoring project working with adults with Asperger Syndrome in Brighton and Hove. Through their work supporting adults with Asperger Syndrome, the ASpire project has developed extensive experience and knowledge of this particular client group in relation to these issues. The talk will presented by Sarah Hendrickx, ASpire’s Training Manager and author of Asperger Syndrome: A Love Story (Jessica Kingsley Publishers, May 2007) and co-presented by Matt Tinsley, diagnosed Asperger Syndrome at the age of 43, guest speaker at Asperger Syndrome training events and co-author of a forthcoming book on Alcohol and Autistic Spectrum Disorders (with Sarah). Matt is a recovering alcoholic. His alcohol abuse was a coping strategy for anxiety caused by undiagnosed Asperger Syndrome. This talk aims to present a realistic, yet positive overview of some of the issues for adults with Asperger Syndrome and how these can be overcome with learning, support, self-acceptance and the acceptance of others. This talk should be of interest to those with Autistic Spectrum Disorders, health care professionals, therapists, counsellors, social workers, teachers and others working with children, young people and adults. Ticket Price: £10 Friday 22nd June 2007 A STUDY DAY WITH BRYAN LASK The Challenge of Eating Disorders in Childhood and Adolescence There are a range of eating disorders in childhood and adolescence, each of which presents a challenge to the child, family and clinicians alike. During this study day Professor Lask will present an overview of the different disorders, consider their aetiology, course and outcome and provide a guide to their management and treatment. This talk should be of interest to parents, health care professionals, social workers, teachers and others working with adults and children. Bryan Lask is Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at St George’s University of London, Medical Adviser to the Huntercombe Hospitals UK, and Visiting Professor at the University of Oslo, Norway. He has a long standing interest in psychosomatic medicine and eating disorders, specifically in relation to children and adolescents. In 1984, with Rachel Bryant-Waugh, he started the first early onset eating disorder service in the UK and has continued working in this area since. He has written 8 books and published over 150 papers and has held Visiting Professorships in Australia, Canada and Norway. ---------------------------------- Wednesday 13th June 2007 Logically Illogical: Information and Insight into Autism by Ros Blackburn Ros is an adult with Autism and in this talk she gives an invaluable insight into her world. She uses humour to illustrate graphic examples of her experiences. She will talk about her history from her early diagnosis to the present time and will discuss some of the practices that played their part in her progression. This talk should be of interest to head teachers, teachers, parents, health care professionals, social workers and others working with children and young people. ---------------------------------- 23rd April 2007 A STUDY DAY WITH PATRICIA CRITTENDEN The organization of attachment relationships in early and middle childhood This workshop will discuss risk in childhood, from birth to puberty. The focus will be on the organization of attachment strategies and risk for behavioral and psychological disorder at three crucial periods of development: early infancy, toddlerhood, and the school years. For each period, the developmental changes will be outlined, an assessment of attachment will be described and examples of the assessment in both normative and clinical populations will be demonstrated. The model of attachment used will be Crittenden’s Dynamic-Maturational Model (DMM). The DMM is a developmental model that is especially attuned to the needs of endangered parents and children. The cases and discussion will cover child protection, behavioral disorder, maternal depression and psychiatric illness, and incestuous child sexual abuse. The assessments to be discussed are the CARE-Index, Preschool Assessment of Attachment and the School-aged Assessment of Attachment (SAA). Throughout the difference between traditional diagnostic approaches and DMM functional formulations will be highlighted, particularly as these affect treatment and service provision. (It should be noted that use of the assessments is not taught during this one day.) This study day should be of interest to professionals wanting to develop their understanding of attachment theory. It will be relevant to social workers, teachers, health care professionals, foster carers, counsellors and therapists working with children and with adults. Patricia M. Crittenden studied under Mary. D. Ainsworth, receiving her Ph.D. in 1983. In addition to Mary Ainsworth’s guidance, her master’s thesis, on the CARE-Index, was developed in consultation with John Bowlby. Her family systems research, on patterns of family functioning in maltreating families, was accomplished with guidance from E. Mavis Hetherington. She also holds a Master’s Degree in Special Education, with specializations in mental retardation and emotional disturbance (University of Virginia, 1969). Dr. Crittenden received a career achievement award for “Outstanding Contributions to the Field of Child and Family Development” from the European Family Therapy Association in Berlin in 2004. In 1993-4, she was honored with the Beverley Professorship at the Clark Institute of Psychiatry (Canada). Her publications include empirical work, treatment applications and theory in the fields of child abuse and neglect, attachment, family systems, and the social ecology of development. Currently, Dr. Crittenden works cross-culturally as a developmental psychopathologist developing theory and a developmentally attuned, life-span set of procedures for assessing self-protective strategies. Her most recent comprehensive publication, with Angelika Claussen, is: Crittenden, P. M. & Claussen, A. H. (Eds.) (2000). The organization of attachment relationships: Maturation, culture, and context. New York: Cambridge University Press. Her forthcoming works include a book written with Rudi Dallos, All in the Family, that integrates family systems and attachment theories. Individually Funded £95 Organisation Funded £115 Concession Rate £75 (limited to 15 places) BOOK & PAY BEFORE 9th MARCH FOR REDUCED RATES: Individually Funded £80 Organisation Funded £100 Concession Rate £60 (limited to 15 places) ---------------------------------- Monday 5th March 2007 from 8.00pm-10.00pm Managing Risk Management: Thinking about working with suicidal and self injurious behaviour By Cairns Clery In this talk Cairns will explore the impact of working with young people who self harm and are suicidal. Through the use of case examples he will explore ways of understanding this behaviour and discuss ways of working more effectively with it. Cairns will also discuss the sometimes very difficult feelings such work creates in the practitioner and how these may be best understood and coped with. The systemic issues, for example, communication between the young person her/his family and the different agencies involved, will also be addressed. Cairns Clery is employed as Consultant Psychotherapist (Systemic and Family) for CAMHS in Surrey. He has worked within different disciplines in various capacities in mental health settings for more than twenty-five years and has published book chapters, journal papers and magazine articles mainly on the subject of adolescent self-harm. He has spoken about this subject to national and international audiences. Cairns' latest novel, entitled 'Cuckoo Club' which explores this and related themes, is out in paperback in mid February 2007, published by Chipmunka. This talk should be of interest to parents, counsellors, therapists, health care professionals, social workers, teachers and others working with children and young people. ---------------------------------- A 3-day training: Fridays 2 March, 9 March and 23 March 2007 Story Links: Working with Parents of Pupils at Risk of Exclusion Trainer: Trisha Waters "I thought it was going to be difficult but it has helped me to realise a few things -especially about S. It's taught me how to help S with reading. We also sit down at home now and make up stories." (Parent) Story Links uses therapeutic storywriting to include parents of pupils at risk of exclusion. For many of these pupils, emotional difficulties in school can be related to attachment difficulties with their parents or carers. Story Links is a solution-focused programme which uses joint storywriting to support the parent/carer and their child within the educational setting. “Story Links has been very effective here. It’s a valuable vehicle for working with parents of pupils at risk of exclusion and especially supports those pupils who also have problems with literacy”. (Headteacher) Trainer: Trisha Waters Trisha is senior lecturer in Special Educational Needs at University of Chichester and author of Therapeutic Storywriting (publ. David Fulton, 2004). She is an educational counsellor, has an MA in Therapeutic Interventions in Primary Schools and led the SERSEN Therapeutic Storywriting project. Target group: SEN teachers, SENCOs, educational psychologists, school counsellors, learning mentors Cost: £295.00 for 3 days (includes lunch & copy of Therapeutic Storywriting) ---------------------------------- Monday 12th February 2007 from 6.00 to 8.00 pm The Fragmented Mind: Thinking about Dissociative Disorders By Valerie Sinason Children and adults who have been hurt within an attachment relationship to the extent that they need to fragment and dissociate are initially difficult to understand. Working with dissociative disorders, in whatever capacity, can be very challenging to our ideas and theories of how the mind works. Lack of training can also make it hard for professionals to consider the possibility of such conditions existing. How can the clinician or volunteer feel confident in working with someone who has a condition they may not have been taught exists? This talk aims to offer some understanding of the emotional experience of dissociation and offer some pointers to conducting work with people with fragmented minds. Valerie Sinason is a poet, writer, child and adult psychotherapist and adult psychoanalyst. She is Director of the Clinic for Dissociative Studies and specialises in disability and trauma. She was at the Tavistock Clinic for twenty years where, as Consultant Child Psychotherapist she ran the learning disability workshop. She also worked for twelve years at St Georges Hospital Medical School Psychiatry of Disability Department as well as research periods at the Portman Clinic and Anna Freud Centre. Her last book "Attachment, Trauma and Multiplicity, Working with Dissociative Identity Disorder" was published by Routledge. This talk should be of interest to health care professionals, therapists, counsellors, social workers, teachers and others working with children, young people and adults. ------------- Friday 26th January 2007 from 6.00pm to 8.00pm Teaching Well-Being to School Children By Dr Anthony Seldon The emotional health and well being of children in today’s society is of immense importance to us all. In this talk Anthony Seldon will explain how and why Wellington College began to teach well-being, the link between the school and the Department of Well-being at Cambridge University, and why he believes all schools in Britain should teach well-being for the emotional health and success of their children. Anthony Seldon is one of the best known Headteachers in the country. He appears very regularly on the television and on radio, he writes frequently for the national press, and has a regular column in the Times Educational Supplement. His views on education are regularly sought by the government and by the Conservative Party. He was headteacher at Brighton College and is now the headteacher of Wellington College. He is a passionate exponent of co-education, independent education and the development of the all round child. He is married and has three teenage children. Amongst his many other activities, he has written or edited over twenty books, including authorised books on ‘Number 10’ and John Major, and he is the biographer of Tony Blair. He established and directed the Institute of Contemporary British History. According to ‘Who's Who’, his interests are sport, directing plays, family and old English sports cars This talk should be of interest to head teachers, teachers, parents, health care professionals, social workers and others working with children and young people. ------------------------- 20th January 2007 A Study Day with Patrick Casement Learning from our mistakes In his two presentations the distinguished psychoanalyst Patrick Casement will consider many issues related to mistakes, how to recognize them and the part they may play in our work with patients. He will also consider the uses of internal supervision by which we can better monitor our work in order to recognize when things may be going wrong. After each presentation there will be a discussion session in relation to each paper when participants will be able to bring examples from their own work, brief vignettes, where they may feel that mistakes had become an issue. We might then all be able to learn something from these examples. This study day should be of interest to counsellors and therapists working with children and with adults. Patrick Casement obtained his degree at Cambridge University, in Anthropology and Theology. He then trained to become a social worker, subsequently training as an analytical psychotherapist and then as a psychoanalyst. Until he retired he was a training and supervising analyst of the British Psychoanalytical Society. His first book On Learning from the Patient, published in 1985 is now available in 20 languages. His second book, Further Learning from the Patient, was published in 1990. His next book, Learning from Our Mistakes: Beyond Dogma in Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy, was published in 2002, and in 2004 this book was awarded a Gradiva Award in America for its contribution to psychoanalysis. Patrick Casement's latest book (which will be his last) is due to be published in October 2006 (Routledge) with the title Learning from Life: becoming a psychoanalyst. |
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