Beyond Diagnosis: 'If there's no label there's no help!?'

Prof Peter Kinderman will explore how to get help & support without having to accept invalidating, pathologising and unscientific MH labels.
About this Event

An online workshop with Peter Kinderman, Professor of Psychology at Liverpool University and former President of the British Psychological Society.

In this workshop, we will explore ways in which people can get the help they need for problems which affect their mental health without thinking about disorders or cures. We will discuss how diagnoses are used in traditional services, and consider how we can get these benefits and services, without accepting damaging and scientifically invalid labels. We will discuss the pros and cons of different approaches, for services in general, and for individuals. We will look at the legal and practical aspects of these decisions, and consider what might be needed to make such aspirations possible in the real-world landscape of current NHS services.

BIOGRAPHY
Peter Kinderman is Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Liverpool, studying the psychological and social determinants of mental health. He is a practicing Clinical Psychologist, Clinical Advisor for the Department of Health and Social Care, and former President of the British Psychological Society.
He is the author of various journal articles and book chapters, as well as “A Prescription for Psychiatry” (Palgrave Macmillan, 2014), “New Laws of Psychology” (Little, Brown, 2015), and ‘A Manifesto for Mental Health’ (Palgrave Macmillan, 2019). He can be followed on Twitter as @peterkinderman

This workshop will be recorded and the link will be available to delegates who can't attend live.

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