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The ACAT Administration office is based in Dorchester and is contactable Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm:

ACAT
PO Box 6793
Dorchester
DT1 9DL

Phone:  +44 (0)1305 263511

Administration Manager

Maria Cross  Email: maria.cross@acat.me.uk  ||  admin@acat.me.uk
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday | 9am to 5pm 

Administrator

Alison Marfell  Email: alison.marfell@acat.me.uk
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday |  9am to 5pm

Financial Administrator

Louise Barter Email: louisebarter@acat.me.uk
Tuesday and Thursday | 9am to 5pm

Main Office Phone:   +44(0)1305 263511

Projects Officer
Vacant

ACAT is a Registered Charity and a Limited Company Registered in England
Registered Charity No 1141793
Company No 06063084

Registered Office
Bath House, 6-8 Bath Street, Bristol BS1 6HL

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ACAT’s Holders of Office
Honorary President: 
Chair of ACAT: Alison Jenaway
Vice Chair of ACAT: Robert Watson
Honorary Treasurer of ACAT: Cheryl Delisser

ACAT's Ambassador
We are pleased to welcome Rosie Cooper MP who became ACAT's first Ambassador in 2014.  Please click on this link for further information about Rosie.

ACAT Committee Chairs / Vice Chairs
Chair of ACAT Training Committee:  Liz Fawkes
Vice Chair of ACAT Training Committee:  Dawn Bennett
Chair of ACAT Exam Board:  Anna Jellema
Lay Chair of Ethics Panel:  Rachel Musk - c/o Maria Cross, ACAT Administration Manager maria.cross@acat.me.uk
Vice Chair of Ethics Panel:  Henrietta Batchelor
Vice Chair of Supervisor Training:  Steve Potter
Vice Chair Accreditation of Prior Learning:  Sally-Anne Ennis
National External Examiner for Supervisor Training:  Jane Stephens - c/o Maria Cross maria.cross@acat.me.uk
ACAT's UKCP Rep (HIPC):  Sarah Cluley
Research Support Group Co-ordinator:  vacancy
Chair of Equality and Diversity Committee:  Dupe Adu-White
Vice Chair of Public and Membership Services:  vacancy
Trainee Representative:  vacancy

Editors of Reformulation (the newsletter for ACAT): email reformulation@acat.me.uk  
Co-Editor: Nicky Kimber Rogal
Co-Editor: Louise Yorke
Editorial Advisor: vacant

E-Newsletter Editor
Vacant

Contact for Buying ‘CAT Chat’ Videos
Contact: Irene Elia - c/o Alison Marfell alison.marfell@acat.me.uk

Contact for Buying the Tony Ryle and CAT Scotland Informal Seminar DVD
Contact:  Alison Marfell   alison.marfell@acat.me.uk

ACAT Website
Website Support: Jon Sloper - email support@acat.me.uk

 

Page updated July 2018

 

News from ACAT

ACAT's Public Engagement Survey & London Meeting in January Please tell us your views on how we explain and share information about Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT) online....

ACAT Website Gets Mobile-Friendly Last week ACAT's website was updated to use a "responsive" design framework. This means it now works properly on mobile devices and tablets as well as on laptops and desktop computers....

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Our Next 23 Events

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25-01-19 Public Engagement MeetingHow well do we communicate about Cognitive Analytic Therapy? This is the second of two public engagement meetings, the first having taken place in Manchester in October. The meeting will be informed by further responses to our anonymous survey whi...

02-02-19 Understanding and resolving ruptures - an online event offered by Become PsychologyUnderstanding and resolving ruptures in the therapeutic relationship: a practical skills interactive webinar. ~ Workshop presented by Dr Robert Watson, Clinical Psychologist, Accredited Cognitive Analytic Therapist & Supervisor, and Vice-Chair o...

01-03-19 Research Day - organised jointly by ACAT and Catalyse#CATres19 The second, joint, one day Research Conference organised byACAT and Catalyse The Research Journey from Start to Finish – Motivating to Motivated Venue: Institute of Biomedical Science, 12 Coldbath Square, London, EC1R 5HL Overvie...

06-03-19 ACAT: Two Day Introduction to CAT#ACATIntro0319 A two-day introduction to the skills and concepts in practice, led by Steve Potter and Annalee Curran This highly-rated short course is offered by ACAT for people new to the CAT way of working. Wednesday 6th and Thursday 7th March ...

09-03-19 CAT Nature Retreat - offered by CAT CumbriaWho? This event will be facilitated by Vannessa Tobin & Caroline Dower Where? Rydal Hall, Rydal, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 9LX https://rydalhall.org When? Saturday 9th March 2019 – 10.00am – 5.00pm (coffee ...

15-03-19 Somerset CAT Practitioner Training 2019 2021This is a two-year in-service training leading to accreditation as a CAT Practitioner by the Association for Cognitive Analytic Therapy (ACAT). This course enables staff already qualified in a core caring profession or with psychological therapy exp...

15-03-19 ACAT: CAT for psychosis: a relational approach#ACATrelpsy19 Date: Friday 15th March 2019 Times: 9:30am - 4.00pm Location: Institute of Biomedical Science, 12 Coldbath Square, London, EC1R 5HL Overview / aims To consider how we might use a CAT framework to refo...

27-03-19 Trainers and Supervisors Meeting#ACATtrain19 ACAT's Annual Meeting of Trainers and Supervisors Wednesday 27th and Thursday 28th March 2018 St Anne's College, University of Oxford, OX2 6HS From 12 noon on Wednesday to 4.30pm Thursday The meeting, in its inspiring and we...

29-03-19 ACAT: CAT with Couples#ACATcoup19 Times: 9:30am – 4:30pm Venue: Institute of Biomedical Science, 12 Coldbath Square, London, EC1R 5HL Overview and aims This day is aimed at individual and couple therapists who would like to work within a CAT model as well as at ...

29-03-19 Forensic CAT Conference - offered by Tees, Esk and Wear Valley NHS Trust (TEWV)Shared Thinking Space: Innovations in Reflective Practice in Forensic Settings Friday 29th March 2019 #CATfor19 Hosted by Ridgeway Hospital, Tees, Esk and Wear Valley NHS Trust (TEWV) The Grand, York 9am-5pm with lunch and refreshments provided...

05-04-19 States and Self States - offered by CatalyseStates, Self-states & State Shifts: mapping & working with complexity using CAT’s Multiple Self States Model A one-day workshop led by Sarah Littlejohn and Dawn Bennett #CATmssm19 Overview of workshop: Individual clinicians and team...

08-04-19 Relational Skills in CAT Supervision ResidentialACAT Relational Skills in CAT Supervision Residential Holland House, Main Street, Cropthorne, Pershore, WR10 3NB 4.30 pm Monday 8th April to 3.00 pm Wednesday 10th April 2019 Cost: £330 online booking / £345 cheque or invoiced booking ...

11-05-19 The Five Session Approach - offered by CAT CumbriaPresented by Dawn Bennett and Andrea Daykin The Five Session Approach: Using it, Adapting it and the Challenges of Researching it The presentations will be tailored to participants’ requests – using therapy audiotapes. More informatio...

17-05-19 ACAT: Embodied Presence and the Observing SelfEmbodied Presence and the Observing Self Regulating Affect, Processing Experience and Enhancing Inner Attunement Based on practices used with patients derived from the published work of psychotherapists informed by interpersonal neurobiology #ACAT...

17-05-19 One day conference celebrating 25 years of CAT Practitioner Training in the North - Catalyse#CAT25conf Catalyse invites you to celebrate 25 years of CAT Practitioner Training in the North One day conference on Friday 17th May 2019 Chancellors Hotel & Conference Centre, Manchester This one day conference aims to share, acknowledge and ...

04-06-19 ACAT: 2 Day Introduction to CAT#ACATIntro0619 A two-day introduction to the skills and concepts in practice, led by Steve Potter and Annalee Curran This highly-rated short course is offered by ACAT for people new to the CAT way of working. Tuesday 4th and Wednesday 5th June 20...

13-06-19 Working with Unmanageable Feelings - offered by Catalyse#CATUM19 Presenters: Glenys Parry and Marisol Cavieres Venue: Chancellor's, Manchester More information to follow...

13-09-19 ACAT Annual General Meeting 2019The 2019 ACAT Annual General Meeting will be held in London during the ACAT Annual Conference on Friday, 13th September 2019. Details will be added to the website once confirmed. Items for the agenda to be received by 19th July 2019 ...

13-09-19 25th National ACAT Conference #ACATconf19 'Integrating Trauma Developments into CAT' More information to follow in due course - save the date!...

26-09-19 2 Day Introduction to CAT - offered by CollaborateFurther details will be published once confirmed....

01-10-19 South Wales CAT Practitioner Training 2019 - 2021Advance Notice A two-year South Wales CAT Practitioner Training is planned to start in September 2019. Full details will be added to the websie once confirmed. Applications will be invited from March 2019 but please contact Clare Fisher, Course Dir...

01-10-19 Brighton CAT Practitioner Training 2019 - 2021Cognitive analytic therapy is a time limited psychotherapy (normally 16 to 24 sessions) which integrates theories derived from cognitive psychology, psychoanalytic psychotherapy (mainly object relations) and ideas derived from Vygotsky and Bakhtin. C...

28-11-19 ACAT: Two Day Introduction to CAT#ACATIntro1119 A two-day introduction to the skills and concepts in practice, led by Steve Potter and Annalee Curran This highly-rated short course is offered by ACAT for people new to the CAT way of working. Thursday 28th and Friday 29th Novembe...