The CBT'ers Club Newsletter March 2015

Mental Health is Everyone’s Business

Updates and News: March/April Free 2-day National Mental Health and Recovery Conference in Glasgow on 2nd and 3rd of June

I have been personally invited to participate in this by SRN as I know the Director, however, as far as I can see, it is open to anyone who wishes to attend and would add 2 days to your professional CPD as well as be valuable to your own practice. I have included the details below.

SRN (Scottish Recovery Network) are delighted to announce that we are teaming up with our partners at See Me to deliver a free 2-day national conference in Glasgow on 2nd and 3rd of June.

‘Rights for Life: Supporting Recovery and Challenging Discrimination’ will be a solutions-focused, mass participation event for people to come together around mental health rights and recovery.

Why focus on rights?

In early discussions between SRN and the re-founded See Me it quickly became clear that promoting rights based approaches was an area of shared concern for both initiatives. We believe that by increasing an awareness of rights and how to act on them we can promote recovery and challenge discrimination.

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SRN Director Simon Bradstreet said: “For some time now SRN have been developing a programme of work around rights and recovery. As citizens we all have access to a broad range of rights and protections and part of our aim with this event is to raise awareness of those rights.

"We also want to help people to enact the rights that they have, whether that be related to quality of life, freedom of expression or choice in treatments and services. Talking about rights can feel confrontational to some, conjuring up images of placards and campaigns, but in reality realising our rights should be an empowering and liberating experience.

This is especially important for people affected by mental health issues who are particularly vulnerable to having their rights infringed as a result of becoming unwell.”

See Me Programme Director, Judith Robertson, said: "Everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect and to receive fair treatment if they are ill or distressed.

"Human rights are the fundamental freedoms which everyone is entitled to. They protect people against abuses undermining their dignity and allow people to live without discrimination.

"This event is focused on building a better understanding of how rights can come alive in our lives to support and empower us all; to end discrimination and gain equal access to services, treatment and other provisions which help us lead fulfilled lives."

A 'blended' event Rights for Life will be a truly blended event. We want to enable as many people as possible to benefit from the conference, even if they can’t join us in Glasgow. Therefore we aim to make sure the event is designed and delivered for an online/digital audience as well as those at the venue. So even if you know you can’t make it on the day, it’s worthwhile saving the dates in your calendar, as you’ll be able to watch live webcasts, keep up to date via Twitter, and take part in teleconferences and webinars.

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Find out more We will announce more details about Rights for Life, including how to register, in due course. To keep up to date please ensure you have signed up for the SRN eUpdate, check the SRN website for updates or visit the See Me website.

Scottish Recovery Network (SRN): http://www.scottishrecovery.net/Latest-News/rights-for-life-a-landmarkevent-for-mental-health.html See Me: https://www.seemescotland.org/

Free Themed Mental Health Walks in Glasgow

These walks may be of interest to some of your clients/patients and those you are working with.

Throughout March 2015, Good Move Glasgow, in collaboration with the Scottish Association for Mental Health (SAMH), are piloting a range of walks across Glasgow for people who experience mental ill-health.

The led walks will make use of the city’s parks, canals and rivers to explore wildlife, views and heritage. If the pilot is a success then more walks will be programmed for April and May. For a programme of walks or more information, please contact Maurice.Donohue@samh.org.uk or call 0141 530 1030.

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Self management and storytelling event: 30th March 2015 Self Management Network Scotland (SMNS) is hosting a free event in Dundee, focused on how storytelling can be used to champion the voice of people with lived experience.

‘I’ll tell you a story’ will provide participants with opportunities to tell their stories and hear from others, as well as:    

Hear more about SMNS Learn about the self management work of Angus Community Health Partnership Take part in interactive workshops describing how to structure storytelling and how stories can be used to define personal outcomes Hear about SRN's Write to Recovery project and story sharing website

The event takes place on Monday 30th March from 10.00am to 3.30pm, at the Dalhousie Building, University of Dundee. For more information or to register contact Lara on smns@alliance-scotland.org.uk or 07701 289 590. More details also on their website: http://smns.alliance-scotland.org.uk/event/self-management-storytelling/

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Treating Health Anxiety Using CBT: The Walking Wounded, not the Worried Well Monday, 18 May 2015, Edinburgh, 9.00am – 5.00pm Organised by: Lothian Clinical Psychology CPD Committee, Edinburgh Speaker: Professor Paul M. Salkovskis, Centre for Research and Training in Clinical Psychology, University of Bath & AWP NHS Centre for the Specialist Treatment of Anxiety & Related Problems Target audience: NHS Psychologists (including trainees & assistants) and other NHS mental health practitioners with CBT training and experience This workshop aims to provide practical clinical grounding in cogniti vebehavioural treatment as applied to health anxiety (hypochondriasis). In the workshop, participants will be taught the details of how to apply the cognitive behavioural theory. The main aims are to help patients identify and deal with factors which provoke and maintain health concerns and to allow the person to re-engage in normal activities.

Cost (includes refreshments): £50 for NHS Lothian staff £70 for non NHS Lothian staff Closing date: Friday 17 April 2015. For further information and application form please email: jaana.campbell@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk 5

Group Work Counselling Skills Course This course, provided by Glasgow Council on Alcohol, gives a professionally recognised qualification and a thorough grounding in the practical and theoretical aspects of running a group using group counselling skills.

The focus of this course is the development of participants’ counselling skills within a group setting. The course will give participants the opportunity to build on their previous learning of counselling skills in a one to one setting. Primarily, it will assist participants to develop their knowledge and use of group counselling skills.

The course is structured around themes and issues related to the life -span of a group, using the beginnings, middles and endings approach that will be familiar to those who completed the COSCA. The course costs ÂŁ350 and lasts approximately 40 hours. The date of the next course has to be confirmed; however, more information about dates and the course generally is available here: http://www.glasgowcouncilonalcohol.org/services/training-anddevelopment/group-counselling-skills/

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Film Screening and Discussion Group About Eating Disorders

FILM NIGHT COMING SOON....

No Bodies Perfect, Scotland’s Charity for Eating Disorders (SC043354) will be hosting another Film Club Night soon to help raise a bit of money for the charity as well as offer some awareness, discussion and debate surrounding the topic and experience of eating disorders.

This will have it on an evening this time (the last one was a Saturday) and we are currently choosing which film/documentary to screen. Film Clubs are really interesting and interactive as we watch a film/documentary about eating disorders, followed by discussion, debate, tea and coffee and sharing experiences, knowledge etc too.

Anyone is welcome to attend and if you require a CPD Certificate for professional purpose, please let us know in advance and this can be arranged.

We usually limit numbers to around 10 people. Film Clubs cost ÂŁ5 which goes towards the room hire and refreshments. We think these types of events are important to keeping the topic of eating disorders alive, as well as giving the opportunity for people to share their own experiences, have debate and discussion, voice their opinions and learn from each other too.

More details soon.

If you wish to be notified of the date of the next Film Club please email info@nbp-eating-disorders.co.uk or keep up-to-date on their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002062609216 or twitter account: @nbpeatingdisorders or website: www.nbp-eating-disorders.co.uk Hope you can make it!

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New Client-Friendly Book on Anxiety A former volunteer of No Bodies Perfect, who I (Alex) am Director of, called Marc, (who was with me right at the start in summer of 2010) has published a book very recently - looks like a good wee read especially for any of you working with clients/patients with anxiety.

I don't know much about it yet as just found out about it but here's a wee link to it for anyone who might be interested: http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/theballofnerves

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