Developing Consultancy Skills in Mental Health Work - A Cognitive Analytic Approach
14th Oct 2010 - 15th Oct 2010

Developing Consultancy Skills in Mental Health Work

A Cognitive Analytic Approach

Date: Thursday 14th October and Friday 15th October, 2010
(Please note the date of this course has been changed - was originally 30/9 and 1/10 2010)

Time: 10.00 - 16.45

Venue: Dalton Ellis Hall, University of Manchester, Conyngham Road, Manchester, M14 5RL
(Map, directions and accommodation can be downloaded further down this page)

This is a repeat of the successful workshop run in March and October 2009. There is usually a high demand for places so please book early to avoid disappointment.

Dr Angela Carradice and Dr Dawn Bennett

Angela is a consultant clinical psychologist working in Sheffield Health and Social Care Trust.  She has a split post working two days into a CMHT and three days into an inpatient Continuing Care and Rehabilitation Service.  Angela is a CAT practitioner, whose work has also been influenced by systemic thinking and organisational psychology.  Her passion is to work as an integrated team member using CAT to meet the needs of the context in which she works.  This has involved developing ways of using CAT indirectly, as well as providing individual CAT therapy for service users.

Dawn is consultant clinical psychologist in Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust and trainer/supervisor with ACAT North.  She has run CAT skills courses for generic mental health workers in community and in-patient teams; worked with a CAT trained practice development nurse to enhance psychologically informed care and is involved in supporting the development of complex case forums within her NHS post.

Aims of the course:

The two days will outline approaches to using CAT indirectly within mental health services.  We will begin by using CAT to understand and work with the organisation, progressing to the use of CAT at team level, through the use of Contextual Reformulations, then working indirectly with care co-ordinators to inform care planning.  We will use case examples at each level to demonstrate examples of applications and the principles of the approaches.  We will also use group exercises to help participants practice skills and begin to apply the approaches to their own consultative work.

Who is the course for?

As the course is specifically focused on building understanding and skills in using CAT in Internal consultancy it is particularly designed for those who provide indirect consultancy or are planning to begin.  They will have a core profession in mental health work and a professional role in providing consultations or supporting teams.  The course would not be relevant to a professional who is working individually with clients and is planning to continue to work mainly at this level or for someone who is working externally to teams.  It is an advantage that participants have sufficient CAT knowledge and skills to be able to focus on the purpose of the course.  It is ideally suited to CAT practitioners, those in training or who have completed a work-based placement in CAT and had supervised practice of a least one CAT therapy.  The clinical case examples will all be drawn from adult secondary and tertiary level mental health services (community and inpatient) and considered complex, with diagnosis being some form of psychosis and/or PD.

Booking

Please download flyer/booking form below.

Enquiries regarding the course itself to:
Dawn Bennett:  dawnebennett@btinternet.com

Bookings or enquiries regarding bookings:

·      book and pay by credit or debit card online instantly by using the booking facilities below

·      by email with the booking form and invoicing details:  frances.free@acat.me.uk  (there will be an additional charge of £15 for invoicing)

·      by post with cheque or invoicing details with the booking form: to the ACAT office at PO Box 6793, Dorchester, DT1 9DL.

Enquiries: 0844 800 9496

Cost

Cost:
Two days' course fee including lunch, refreshments and course handouts:

Online Payments:
£195 for ACAT members and
£235 for non members

Invoicing and cheque payments:
If you wish your employer to be invoiced there will be an additional cost of £15.
£210 for ACAT members and
£250 for non members

Cancellations / Refund Policy:
Cancellations in writing received one month prior to the event date will receive a refund less a £25 admin charge.  There will be no refunds for cancellations received within one month of the event date. 

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Event Documents

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Flyer and Booking Form for 14 and 15 October 2010 Flyer and Booking Form	44KB
Map, Directions and Accommodation Map, Directions and Accommodation	83KB

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