BABCP 2008 Conference

Pre-Conference Workshops:

Cognitive Therapy for Command Hallucinations
Max Birchwood & Alan Meaden, University of Birmingham

This workshop will be invaluable for clinicians working within the forensic and intensive care services, as well as being of use for anyone who works with individuals suffering from hearing voices.

Command hallucinations are common in people with treatment resistant psychosis.
They can lead to harmful compliance, with risk to self and others.
To date, CBT has not been shown to be effective with command hallucinations.
The workshop is based on a new cognitive therapy for command hallucinations, based on the workshop leader’s cognitive model of the distress/behaviour generated by voices.

CBT for Inpatient and Crisis Settings; A Newly Developed CBT Approach to Enable the Individual to Make Sense Of Crisis, and Enhance the Milieu.
Isabel Clarke & Hannah Wilson, Hampshire Partnership NHS Trust, UK

This workshop will be invaluable for clinicians working within in-patient services.

The workshop demonstrates how to employ CBT within an in-patient setting within the context of high pressures on staff and low morale.
We introduce our third wave CBT approach to brief therapy, comprising emotional focused formulation, leading to skills and group work.
We also demonstrate our approach to staff training, reflective practice and care planning support that have been shown to disseminate and promote CBT principles within our inpatient unit.

Staying Well After Psychosis: A Cognitive Interpersonal Approach to Relapse Prevention and Emotional Recovery.
Andrew Gumley, University of Glasgow, UK and Matthias Schwannauer, University of Edinburgh, UK.

This workshop is aimed at all clinicians working therapeutically with individuals suffering from psychosis.

This workshop presents an individually based psychological intervention targeting emotional recovery and relapse prevention derived from the clinical trials lead by the workshop leaders.
Our approach considers the cognitive, interpersonal and developmental aspects involved in emotional recovery and vulnerability to the recurrence of psychosis.

Keynote presentation:

CBT for Psychosis: Change of Direction Needed to Avoid No Through Road Ahead?
Max Birchwood, University of Birmingham, UK.

Symposia:

Roundtable: What Works for Whom Within CBT for Psychosis
Convenor:	Craig Steel, University of Reading, UK
Speakers:	Craig Steel, University of Reading, UK David Fowler, University of East Anglia, UK Philippa Garety, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, UK Max Birchwood, University of Birmingham, UK Tony Morrison, University of Manchester, UK Gillian Haddock, University of Manchester, UK

Cognitive Therapy for Psychosis in Scotland: Current Perspectives and Recent Developments
Convenor:	Andrew Gumley, University of Glasgow, UK
Chair:	Suzy Clark, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, UK
Discussant:	Craig MacNeil, ORYGEN Mental Health, UK
Speakers:	Andrew Gumley, University of Glasgow, UK Matthias Schwannauer, University of Edinburgh, UK Gordon Mitchell, NHS Fife, UK Heather Laithwaite, State Hospital for Scotland and Northern Ireland, UK

New Perspectives on Social Factors in Recovery From First Episode Psychosis
Convenor:	Christine Barrowclough & Fiona Lobban, University of Manchester, UK
Chair:	Fiona Lobban, University of Manchester, UK
Speakers:	Christine Barrowclough, University of Manchester, UK Sophie Jeffery, University of Manchester, UK Natalie Powell, University of Manchester, UK Gary Lee, University of Manchester, UK

Early Detection and Intervention for Psychosis: Working with Young People at Ultra High Risk of Developing Psychosis
Convenor:	Samantha Bowe, Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Chair:	Samantha Bowe, Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Discussant:	Samantha Bowe, Sophie Parker, Paul Hutton & Paul French, Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust; University of Manchester, UK
Speakers:	Samantha Bowe, Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, UK Sophie Parker, Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust & University of Manchester, UK Paul Hutton, University of Manchester, UK Paul French, Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust & University of Manchester, UK

Developmental and Interpersonal Factors in the Prodrome, Individual Adaptation, and Recovery from Psychosis
Convenor:	Matthias Schwannauer, University of Edinburgh, UK
Chair:	Matthias Schwannauer, University of Edinburgh, UK
Discussant:	Andrew Gumley, University of Glasgow, UK
Speakers:	Nicola Cogan, University of Edinburgh, UKChristine Braehler, University of Edinburgh, UK Emily Taylor, University of Edinburgh, UK Wendy Kerr, University of Glasgow, UK Hayley Veitch, University of Glasgow, UK

Attachment Organisation and Psychosis: Theoretical Foundations and Clinical Applications
Convenor:	Andrew Gumley, University of Glasgow, UK
Chair:	Andrew Gumley, University of Glasgow, UK
Discussant:	Matthias Schwannauer, University of Edinburgh, UK
Speakers:	Suzy Clark, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, UK Angus Macbeth, University of Glasgow, UK Matthias Schwannauer, University of Edinburgh, UK Andrew Gumley, University of Glasgow, UK

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Psychosis is not a Quasi-Neuroleptic: Novel Ways of Assessing Therapeutic Change
Convenor:	Emmanuelle Peters & Kathryn Greenwood, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, UK
Chair:	Philippa Garety, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, UK
Speakers:	Max Birchwood, University of Birmingham, UK Emmanuelle Peters & Elizabeth Kuipers, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, UK Kathryn Greenwood, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, UK Emmanuelle Peters, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, UK Anthony Morrison, University of Manchester, UK

Beliefs about Self and Others, Schizotypy and Social Recovery in Psychosis
Convenor:	David Fowler, University of East Anglia, UK
Speakers:	David Fowler, University of East Anglia, UK Jo Hodgekins, University of East Anglia, UK Ben Smith, University College London, UK Joanne Cater, Christine Barrowclough & Nick Tarrier, University of Manchester, UK

Psychological Processes in Psychosis: Research and Interventions
Convenor:	Craig Steel, University of Reading, UK
Speakers:	Craig Steel, University of Reading, UK Daniel Freeman, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, UK Philippa Garety, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, UK Rob Dudley, Newcastle University, UK