BABCP 2008 Conference

Keynote address:

Intensive Applied Behaviour Analysis Intervention for Children with Autism: Evidence Base, and the Translation into Practice
Richard Hastings, Bangor University, UK

Half-day workshop:

Simple or Elegant?: What are the Creative Ways Clinicians Adapt CBT for Working with People with Intellectual Disabilities?
Jamie Kirkland and Keith Marshall, NHS Lothian, UK

Symposia Information:

Preconditions for Therapeutic Interventions with People with Intellectual Disabilities
Convenor:	Dougal Julian Hare, University of Manchester, UK
Chair:	Dougal Julian Hare, University of Manchester, UK
Speakers:	Anna Dodd, Pennine Care NHS Trust, UK & Dougal Hare, University of Manchester, UK Steve Hendy, Cheshire & Wirral Partnership NHS Trust, UK & Ceri Woodrow, University of Manchester, UK Alexandria Leonard, University of Manchester, UK Marcus James, North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust, UK & Paul Skirrow, Liverpool Asperger Team, Merseycare NHS Trust, UK

Psychological Structures Underpinning CBT for People with Intellectual Disabilities
Convenor:	Bill Lindsay, State Hospital, NHS Tayside and University of Abertay, UK
Chair:	Bill Lindsay, State Hospital, NHS Tayside and University of Abertay, UK
Speakers:	Lucy Patterson, NHS Tayside, UK Carol Pert, NHS Greater Glasgow, UK John Taylor, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Trust and Northumbria Univesrsity, UK Bill Lindsay, State Hospital, NHS Tayside and University of Abertay, UK

Advances in the Treatment and Management of Challenging Behaviour in People with Intellectual Disabilities: Research and Service Perspectives
Convenor:	Angela Hassiotis, Royal Free & University College Medical School, UK & John L. Taylor, Northumbria University, UK
Chair:	Angela Hassiotis, Royal Free & University College Medical School, UK
Speakers:	Angela Hassiotis, Royal Free & University College Medical School, UK Shoumitro Deb, University of Birmingham, UK John L. Taylor, Northumbria University, UK Bill Lindsay, State Hospital, NHS Tayside and University of Abertay, UK

Developing Cognitive Behavioural Interventions With People With Asperger’s Syndrome
Convenor:	Dougal Julian Hare, University of Manchester, UK
Chair:	Dougal Julian Hare, University of Manchester, UK
Speakers:	Ewan Perry, University of Manchester, UK & Rebecca Knowles, Lancashire Care NHS Trust, UK Chris Wood, University of Manchester, UK Matty Chalk, City University, UK Janis Best, University of Manchester, UK & Fiona Knott, University of Reading, UK

Psychological Adjustment and Cognitions in Parents of Children with Intellectual Disabilities
Convenor:	Richard Hastings, Bangor University, UK
Chair:	Richard Hastings, Bangor University, UK
Speakers:	Tracey Lloyd & Richard Hastings, Bangor University, UK Chris Hill & John Rose, University of Birmingham, UK Elaine MacDonald & Richard Hastings, Bangor University, UK