17th Annual ACAT Conference
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9th Jul 2010 - 10th Jul 2010

17th ACAT Annual Conference - 2010

to be held at the University of Hertfordshire (Hatfield)
Friday 9th July and Saturday 10th July 2010

‘Developing Healthy Hearts and Minds in CAT’ 

Please note the last date for receipt of delegate bookings is Friday, 2nd July, 2010

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 this 17^th Annual ACAT Conference we will be focusing on ways of promoting that understanding and change, both by examining the development of what might be considered healthy minds, and by thinking about the aspects of CAT which help people develop a healthier mind for themselves. 

The programme includes some internationally known speakers from other fields, some experts from within CAT and, most importantly, allows plenty of space for getting together in workshops and small groups in order to further develop our own healthy hearts and minds.

Keynote Speakers at the Conference:
Professor Paul Gilbert, Professor Vasu Reddy
Elizabeth McCormick, Annie Nehmad, Anna Jellema and Henrietta Batchelor

There are also workshops, the ACAT AGM, research posters and a Conference Dinner on Friday evening

We are also pleased to introduce this year "nurturing" groups including yoga and meditation 

Call for research posters
Space will be allocated at the conference for poster presentations of research work in CAT.  There will be a small prize for the best conference poster.  Again, anything which focuses on the views of service users will be most welcome.  If you have an idea for a poster presentation of your research or audit project then please contact Alison Jenaway (alison.jenaway@cpft.nhs.uk) or Jackie Baker (Jackie.Baker@nwmhp.nhs.uk).

Alison Jenaway and Jackie Baker
Programme Organisers
On behalf of the Conference Organising Group 

Summary of Conference Programme
(the full programme can now be downloaded from this page (may be subject to change)

Friday, 9 July, 2010
08.30 - 10.00          Registration
10.00                        Welcome and Introduction
10.05 – 11.00          Liz McCormick “Compassion in CAT”
11.00 – 11.30          Coffee
11.30 – 13.00          Prof Paul Gilbert “Introduction to Compassionate Focused Therapy: research          and outcome”
13.00 – 14.00          Lunch
14.00 – 15.30          Small Group Workshops
15.30 – 16.00          Tea
16.00 – 16.45          Reflection in Discussion Groups
17.00 – 17.45          ACAT AGM 2010
17.45 – 18.45          Wine Reception
19.30                         Conference Dinner

Saturday, 10 July, 2010
08.30 – 09.30          Therapist Nurturing Groups
09.00 – 09.45          Registration (Saturday only Day Delegates)
09.45                      Welcome and Introduction
09.50 – 10.45          Annie Nehmad “The Healthy Self in CAT”
10.45 – 11.15          Coffee
11.15 – 12.30          Small Group Workshops
12.30 – 13.20          Lunch
13.20 - 13.30           Announcement of Poster Prize Winner
13.30 – 15.00          Prof Vasu Reddy “How Infants Know Minds”
15.00 – 15.30          Tea
15.30 – 16.15          Anna Jellema and Henrietta Batchelor “Reflections from Attachment Theory and Intersubjectivity on Current CAT Practice”
16.15 – 16.45          Plenary || Elizabeth McCormick
16.45                         Close of Conference

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Full Workshop Information Title, Presenter Biographies and Details of Workshops running on Friday and Saturday	71KB
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