Challenging Our Understanding of Psychosis and Exploring Alternatives for Recovery November 3 & 4, 2011 University of Toronto, Hart House Registration and conference details to follow. Sponsored by INTAR and The Leadership Project. This conference offered a unique opportunity to hear from a distinguished group of writers, clinical practitioners, researchers, advocates and activists who are foremost in their fields of critical psychiatry, psychology, education, journalism, community development and activism. Their inspiring work on psychosis, depression and recovery puts them in the vanguard of the push to transform mental health care. Check out the photos in our Photo Gallery here. Conference Papers www.intar.org/Files/INTAR2011-Toronto-AlishaAliThePathogenesisofOppression.pdf www.intar.org/files/INTAR2011-Toronto-HearingVoicesGroupsUsingCBTforPsychosisToolsPrincipleswCRCT.pdf www.intar.org/files/INTAR2011-Toronto-JoannaMoncrieffThePsychopharmaceuticalComplex.pdf www.intar.org/files/INTAR2011-Toronto-JoeGoodbreadProcessWorkwithExtremeStatesofConsciousness.pdf www.intar.org/files/INTAR2011-Toronto-JulieRepperARightsBasedApproachToRecoveryandSocial.pdf www.willhall.net/comingoffmeds www.intar.org/files/INTAR2011-Toronto-MichaelaAmeringTrialogue.pdf www.intar.org/files/INTAR2011-Toronto-NicolaWrightMindfulJourneyThroughPsychosis.pdf www.intar.org/files/INTAR2011Toronto-SheryMeadIntentionalPeerSupportAPersonalRetrospective.pdf www.intar.org/files/INTAR2011-Toronto-SandraEscherAcceptingAndMakingSenseOfVoices.pdf http://www.intar.org/files/INTAR2011-Toronto-RobertWhitakerAnatomyofanEpidemic.pdf www.intar.org/files/INTAR2011-Toronto-Richard BentallDeconstructingSchizophrenia.pdf www.intar.org/files/INTAR2011-Toronto-RichardBentallPsychologyofParanoidDelusions.pdf Our Guests: Robert Whitaker, “Anatomy of an Epidemic” Richard Bentall, Ph.D. Deconstructing Schizophrenia Sandra Escher, Continue Reading…
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Soteria Network UK – Alternatives Within and Beyond Psychiatry Nov. 11 2011
http://www.soterianetwork.org.uk/conference/index.html The Soteria Network presents Alternatives Within and Beyond Psychiatry A one-day conference exploring different approaches to thought and practice in the mental health arena to be held in: Derby on Friday 11th November 2011 at the Riverside Conference Centre 9am – 4.30pm International speakers will include: Robert Whitaker (US) Pulitzer-prize nominated journalist and author of ‘Mad in America’ and ‘Anatomy of an Epidemic’ Jaakko Seikkula (Finland) Psychologist and psychotherapist – developed the ‘Open Dialogue’ approach to treating psychosis UK–based speakers will include: Richard Bentall Professor of Psychology, University of Liverpool and author of ‘Madness Explained’ and ‘Doctoring the Mind’ Sonia Johnson Professor of Social and Community Psychiatry, University College London Price Before 30/09/2011: Waged/Organisation £100, Unwaged £25 After 30/09/2011: Waged/Organisation £130, Unwaged £30 There are a limited number of free places for those unable to meet the cost. Please contact us personally to arrange Continue Reading…
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If you hear voices HVN can help – we are committed to helping people who hear voices. Our reputation is growing as the limitations of a solely medical approach to voices become better known. Psychiatry refers to hearing voices as ‘auditory hallucinations’ but our research shows that there are many explanations for hearing voices. Many people begin to hear voices as a result of extreme stress or trauma. We offer information, support and understanding to people who hear voices and those who support them. The aims of the network are: To raise awareness of voice hearing, visions, tactile sensations and other sensory experiences; To give men women and children who have these experiences an opportunity to talk freely about this together; To support anyone with these experiences seeking to understand, learn and grow from them in their own way. Read more here: Continue Reading…
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The Center to Study Recovery in Social Contexts is an NIMH funded grant to investigate the well being of people with serious mental health issues, especially those who use publicly financed services in New York State. The Center applies a perspective used in economic development, Sen’s Capabilities Framework, to guide research on recovery. We examine real opportunities that people have to do and be what they value within the social contexts of resources, law, custom and policy, taking a Community Based Participatory Research approach that involves members of the mental health community in formulating research questions, designing methods of inquiry, and interpreting findings. Read more here: Continue Reading…
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The ACE Study is an ongoing collaboration between the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Kaiser Permanente. Led by Co-principal Investigators Robert F. Anda, MD, MS, and Vincent J. Felitti, MD, the ACE Study is perhaps the largest scientific research study of its kind, analyzing the relationship between multiple categories of childhood trauma (ACEs), and health and behavioral outcomes later in life. Read more here: Continue Reading…
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European Network of (ex-)Users and Survivors of Psychiatry ENUSP is an initiative to give (ex-)users and survivors of psychiatric services a means to communicate, to exchange opinions, views and experiences in order to support each other in the personal, political and social struggle against expulsion, injustice and stigma in our respective countries. ENUSP is the only grassroots umbrella organisation on a European level that unifies (among others) national organisations of (ex-)users and survivors of psychiatry across the continent to provide a direct representation of people who are or have been on the receiving end of psychiatric services. Involvement of both user and survivor organisations from all over Europe is a unique added value of the Network. Read more here: www.enusp.org/ Continue Reading…
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