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A one day conference for researchers and clinicians to advance their knowledge of EMDR for psychosis.About this Event
The day will cover: New findings from the EASE trial (an NIHR funded trial of EMDR for psychosis) Workshops focusing on clinical applications of EMDR for psychosisKeynote talks from international experts: Dr Amy Hardy, Professor Richard Bentall, Dr Filippo Varese. £80.00 in PersonLUNCH & REFRESHMENTS INCLUDED£40.00 On-line Access9:30 Welcome and Introduction
We will be welcomed by Maria Nelligan, Chief Nurse, Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Trust (LSCFT) where the research took place.
Gita Bhutani & Filippo Varese will outline the plan for the day.
9:55 Why is trauma therapy relevant to the care we should offer to people with psychosis?
To start off the day, Amy Hardy’s talk will guide us through the most important development in the understanding of the link between trauma and psychosis, and the application of trauma therapy to people with psychosis. There will be an opportunity to ask questions at the end
10:45 Break
11:00 Is EMDR for psychosis (EMDRp) a promising new treatment?
Filippo Varese, the chief investigator of the EASE trial, will reveal the findings of the first randomised controlled trial of ‘EMDR for psychosis’ in the UK
11:15 What does EMDRp involve?
David Keane and Debbie Malkin, two EMDR consultants who supervised all clinical work of the EASE trial, will introduce in more detail the ‘EMDR for psychosis’ intervention we evaluated in Early Intervention clients
How do service users find this kind of clinical work?
Yvonne Awenat, the senior qualitative researcher of the EASE team, will illustrate the findings of in-depth interviews we conducted with service users who received EMDRp
Q&A session
12:30 Lunch & Networking
13:30 How can we support the goals and needs of people with psychosis using EMDR?
David Keane and Debbie Malkin will guide conference attenders through the different phases of the EMDRp protocol and give practitioners a more concrete idea of how to apply EMDRp
15:30 Break
15:45 Where do we go from here?
Renowned psychologist and researcher Richard Bentall will close the day and share future plans for research and clinical work in this area
16:15 Final Comments
Gita Bhutani & Filippo Varese
16:30 Conference Close
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Kings House, Sidney Street, Manchester, United Kingdom
Tickets
GBP 40.00 to GBP 80.00