The 3rd International CAT Conference
1st July 2009 to 4th July 2009


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The Association for Cognitive Analytic Therapy (ACAT) is pleased to host the 3rd International CAT Conference

Celebrating the Past - Creating the Future Together.....

1-4 July, 2009
University of Bath, UK

Guest Speakers:
Rupert Sheldrake, Michael Holquist and Valerie Sinason

FINAL CONFERENCE PROGRAMME NOW AVAILABLE TO DOWNLOAD - PLEASE SCROLL DOWN THIS PAGE TO ACCESS THE FULL PDF DOCUMENT

·The major CPD opportunity for CAT therapists and trainees

·A great chance to meet your colleagues from all over the world and to share ideas and developments

·Contribute to a choice of eight Dialogue streams on key CAT topics including:
CAT in Groups, eating disorders, narcissism, arts and creative approaches and many more

·Hear the latest CAT research including:
The Melbourne and Maudsley Groups

·Select from a range of Satellite and Special Interest meetings including:
Liz McCormick's popular workshop, CAT in Bipolar Disorder and many more

· Hear about the launch of the International CAT Association

· Join in lively debates about the nature of mind and dialogue with some leading and controversial guest speakers including:
Rupert Sheldrake, Michael Holquist and Valerie Sinason

· Enjoy a relaxing campus venue, conference dinner and great band (Lou Brown) until late!

It is 25 years since Cognitive Analytic Therapy was first named by Dr Anthony Ryle following the observation that: 'Working with patients to find the best descriptions of what it was we were trying to change as part of outcome research, demonstrated to me the power of collaboratively arriving at such descriptions...’ This early joint reformulation has remained the key feature of CAT, offering both the early creation of a non-authoritarian working relationship and yielding increasingly powerful tools of understanding and change.   

In 2009, ACAT is one of the largest psychotherapy training organisations in the UK and, overseas, CAT trainings and/or supervision structures are in place in Finland, Eire, Australia, New Zealan, Greece, Italy, Spain, Bulgaria and Chile. Interest and passion for CAT has grown and evolved on the basis of its dialogic heart and its human way of reaching out to a wide range of clients. In the NHS, CAT now has a growing evidence base and active research programme and is named in NICE guidelines for personality and eating disorders.

The 3rd International CAT Conference aims to bring together those from around the world who have something to say about CAT or who simply want to find out more in a relaxed and enjoyable way at the BathUniversity campus. The Programme will include some internationally known speakers, present the latest CAT research (including RCTs) but, most importantly, will allow plenty of space for getting together in led dialogue streams and joint activities (both academic and social) in order to both celebrate the past and create the future of CAT together.

Guest Speakers

Dr Rupert Sheldrake
Rupert Sheldrake is a Director of the Perrott-Warrick Project and one of the world’s most innovative biologists best known for his theory of morphic fields and morphic resonance which leads to a vision of a living, developing universe with its own inherent memory.

Professor Michael Holquist
Michael Holquist is one of the world’s leading Bakhtin scholars and Chair of Comparative Literature at YaleUniversity.  He is best known for his book ‘Dialogism – Bakhtin and his world’.

Dr Valerie Sinason
Valerie Sinason is a psychoanalyst and a consultant research psychotherapist at the Psychiatry of Disability Department at St George’s Hospital Medical School and also Director of the Clinic for Dissociative Studies, London.  Valerie specialises in work with abused/abusing and dissociative patients including those with a learning disability.

Brief Summary of Schedule (full programme now available to download - please scroll down this page):

Wednesday 1st July
2.30 pm onwards: Arrival and registration
6.30 pm: Welcome Reception
7.30 pm: Evening Meal at the University if wished

Thursday 2nd July
08.00 - 09.00: Registration
09.00 - 17.15: Conference programme
17.45 - 19.00: Satellite meetings

Friday 3rd July
08.00 – 09.00: Satellite meetings
08.30: Registration
09.10 - 17.30: Conference programme

19.30: Conference Dinner followed by music and entertainment with Lou Brown

Saturday 4th July
08.30: Registration
09.00 - 13.00: Conference programme

Karnac Books will be providing a book store during the conference. You can visit their website in advance here. http://www.karnacbooks.com/default.php


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Details and Booking Information

1st July 2009 to 4th July 2009

Whole Event Delegate Fee (Wednesday to Saturday inclusive):
The fee for the whole event includes the Conference, B&B on-site accommodation for three nights at The University of Bath (single en-suite room for Wednesday 1, Thursday 2 and Friday 3 July) with lunch on Thursday and Friday.  Standard refreshments for the event (tea, coffee, biscuits). Welcome Reception on Wednesday evening.
Please note that the Conference Dinner, Wednesday evening meal or car parking are not included in this price and should be paid for separately.
£350 ACAT members
£400 non-members

Day Delegate Rate Thursday 2nd July and/or Friday 3rd July only
Day Delegate rate includes Conference, lunch and standard refreshments. No accommodation
£100 ACAT members per day
£120 non-members per day

Half Day Delegate Rate Saturday 4th July only
Half-Day Delegate rate includes Conference and standard refreshments.  Please note that lunch is not included on the Saturday. No accommodation.
£50 ACAT members
£60 non-members

Conference Dinner Friday 3rd July
£30 ACAT members
£40 non-members

Wednesday 1st July Evening Meal at Bath University
£20

Car Parking Permit for Whole Event
(One or two day etc options not available)
£3.50

You can book this event online if you are registered or logged into this site. Click here to register or log in using the boxes at the top of this page.

Delegate Fees - What’s Included:

Whole Event (Wednesday-Saturday inclusive):

The fee for the whole event includes the Conference, B&B on-site accommodation for three nights at The University of Bath (single en-suite for Wednesday 1st, Thursday 2nd and Friday 3rd July) with lunch on Thursday and Friday.  Standard refreshments for the event (tea, coffee, biscuits). Welcome Reception on Wednesday evening. Please note that the Conference Dinner is not included in this package and should be paid for separately.

Day Delegate Rate (Thursday/Friday):

Day Delegate rate includes Conference, lunch and standard refreshments. No accommodation.

Half-Day Delegate Rate (Saturday):

Half-Day Delegate rate includes Conference and standard refreshments.  Please note that lunch is not included on the Saturday. No accommodation.

Booking:

Booking into the Conference can be done instantly online if paying by credit or debit card please scroll down this page to the booking options – there is no need to complete the booking form. 

If you wish to pay by cheque or request your employer be invoiced, then please complete the booking form (available to download) and return it with your cheque or invoicing details to ACAT office, PO Box 6793, Dorchester, Dorset DT1 9DL. Please complete one form per delegate.

Please note that there will be an additional £10 administration charge if paying by invoice.

Refund policy: Cancellations, in writing, received prior to 31 May 2009 will receive a full refund less a £10 admin charge. There will be no refund for any cancellations received after 31 May 2009.

Travel:

For transport links to the University please click on http://www.bath.ac.uk/getting-here/

There is a regular exclusive Campus bus service into the City Centre – see above link

Please follow the links below to access maps of Bath City Centre and the University Campus http://www.bath.ac.uk/maps/combinedmap.html

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