“I shall never forget those images of an emotionally frozen baby and his mother starting to smile and come alive again...”
The conference included national and international speakers and provided an opportunity for participants to take part in debates about psychotherapy research and to share work being carried out by UKCP members and students. The keynote speakers were:
Professor John Norcross - Professor of Psychology and Distinguished University Fellow at the University of Scranton
Psychotherapy relationships that work: evidence-based responsiveness .
How do trauma therapists help people feel safe when they have experienced terrible and overwhelming events? Where do they begin?
Some clients know they are looking for a place where they feel safe but other clients may not be able to say they feel unsafe due to a lack of confidence. Sometimes traumatised clients will hide their true selves, even in therapy, until they feel it is safe enough to emerge.
Walking the Talk
On Saturday 2nd April 2011 UKAHPP held its annual gathering of practitioners in London. Unlike many AGMs in what is known as the ‘psy’ field (organisations that work in the field of psychological health), this one showed its commitment to ‘walking the talk’ by welcoming everyone warmly with an exercise to help people integrate their minds and feelings with their bodies.
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