ACAT National Conference Programme
Thursday 5th July 2018
Theme “Creative aims and exits”
13:00 – 13:45 Registration, tea & coffee
Opportunity to have lunch (not provided)
13:45 – 14:00 Welcome and Housekeeping – Conference Clinical Organisers
14:00 – 14:10 Culture Shot
14:10 – 15:10 Keynote – “The Healing Power of Words: How Poetry Helped Me Recover from Depression”
Rachel Kelly, writer and mental health campaigner
15:10 – 16:10 Keynote – "Creativity, Therapeutic creativity and the Zone of Therapist's Development"
Carol Gregory, Psychiatrist and Cognitive Analytic Therapist
16:10 – 16:40 Coffee, tea and refreshments
16.40 – 18.00 Equality and Diversity Discussion Forum - including a presentation by Dr Claire Wilson.
19:00 Informal dinner
Friday 6th July 2018
Theme “Keeping it Real”
08:00 – 09:00 Registration for new delegates only
Coffee, tea and refreshments
09:00 – 09:10 Welcome and Housekeeping – Conference Clinical Organisers
09:10 – 09:20 Culture Shot
09:20 – 10:20 Keynote: “Authenticity in adult music therapy – whose music is it anyway?” - Professor Helen Odell-Miller OBE
10:20 – 11:20 Keynote : “Authenticity and Ripples in the Fabric of Being” - Jay Dudley
11:20 - 11:45 Coffee, tea and refreshments
11:45 - 13:15 Workshops
13:15 - 14:15 Lunch
14:15 – 15:05 Reflections on conference so far – in same small groups as workshops
15:05 - 15:30 Coffee, tea and refreshments
15:30 – 16:30 Keynote : “Directionality, synergy and social justice”
Mick Cooper, Professor of Counselling Psychology, University of Roehampton
16:30 – 17:30 AGM
17:30 – 19:00 Free time
19:00 – 20:00 Drinks reception
20:00 till late Conference Dinner and Entertainment
Saturday 7th July
Theme “Creative ways of doing CAT”
08:30 – 09:00 Registration for new delegates only
Coffee, tea and refreshments
09:00 – 09:10 Welcome and Housekeeping – Conference Clinical Organisers
09:10 – 10:00 Keynote: "Using technology to support CAT practice: CAT application for client engagement"
Dr Katherine Easton, Research Scientist
10:00 – 10:50 Keynote : "Creativity and CAT- A playful approach" - Jo Varela
10:50 – 11:10 Coffee, tea and refreshments
11:10 – 12:40 Workshops
12:40 – 13:00 Culture shot and Closing thoughts
13:00 Close of Conference
ACAT reserves the right to change the programme as necessary.
Please see the subpages for Speaker and Workshops. Please note workshops should be booked in advance as spaces are limited.
https://www.acat.me.uk/page/speakers
https://www.acat.me.uk/page/workshops
CAT Introductory Event: Introduction to CAT - a 2 day course offered by Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
CPD Event: CAT and helping clients with unmanageable feelings - offered by CAT South
CPD Event: Life is about collecting stories - offered by Collaborate
CAT Introductory Event: ACAT Two-Day Introduction to CAT
CPD Event: Embodiment, Relational Space & Working with Trauma to the Sense of Self - offered by Catalyse