Psychologists Protection Society Trust AGM & CPD Event - London 2024

The Psychologists Protection Society Trust is pleased to announce two CPD events which will be held before and after our AGM on the Evening of Friday 26th April 2024 at the Radisson Blu Edwardian Kenilworth Hotel, 97 Great Russell Street, London, WC1B 3LB. These will be hosted by our special guest speakers – Martin Smith and Barry McInnes.

Schedule

17.00 - 17.15 Registration & Welcome (Tea & Coffee)

1st Continuing Professional Development Event

17.15 - 18.15 CPD Event

“Understanding issues when working with Borderline Personalities” with Martin Smith

Annual & General Meeting

18.15 - 19.45

Psychologists Protection Society Trust AGM

19.45 - 20.15 Networking Break with Refreshments

2nd Continuing Professional Development Event

20.15 - 21.15 CPD Event

“How will I know when I’m a good enough therapist?” with Barry McInnes

21.15 Finish

PPS Members are invited to watch the AGM & CPD events online (Free of Charge) or join us at the event in London (Free of Charge). This event is for PPS members only. Non Members can sign up to watch online only here.

(17:15-18:15) Borderline Personality Disorder is both complex, challenging and on the increase for a range of reasons. Therapists are often not only dealing with a person directly diagnosed with BPD but also family members and partners struggling to cope with the individual suffering the disorder. Due to the disorders complex nature and the very unstable mood and characteristic behaviours of the BPD client there is often scope for issues to occur and actions taken which can result in a more likely possibility of complaints against the practitioner. A greater understanding of BPD and steps practitioners can take to minimise complaints and maximise effective treatment can only be of benefit for all involved.

Martin Smith has been studying and teaching aspects of personality disorders for over the past 15 years and has helped numerous practitioners to better understand the complex and challenging world of the personality disordered client. This presentation will aim to help practitioners better understand and work as effectively and ethically as they can with this group.

Key Subject Areas

• Defining Borderline Personality Disorder and other names and terms linked to BPD.
• Understanding the main characteristics, traits, and diagnostic criteria of borderline personality disorders.
• Understanding functional and dysfunctional personality (the difference between a personality type and disorder).
• Understanding some key issues around treatment of BPD and the challenges it presents to clinicians.

The session will consist of direct presentation of material using a PowerPoint programme together with the group being involved with plenary discussion and a Q&A session; this will all be led by the course tutor and allow participants to reflect and discuss the material presented.

Martin J Smith PhD is a specialist training consultant and psychotherapist with a well established private practice and training group based in Nottingham, as well as a Senior Lecturer for Nottingham Trent University. As a therapist he specialises in the treatment of personality disorders, anxiety, psychological trauma and post traumatic stress disorders (PTSD), as well as depression, stress, phobias and relationship issues. As a trainer he delivers programmes around all aspects of personality and personality disorders as well as a range of other subjects as accredited CPD events for the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society.

One of his key strengths lies in his ability to draw on a wide range of skills and techniques to assist his clients to take back control of their lives and begin to move on in a positive and rewarding way. He is a senior accredited member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (NCPS). He holds a diploma in psychotherapy working from Solution focused and Brief therapy approach. He has a Bachelors degree in psychotherapy with specific focus on clinical hypnosis and a Doctorate in Counselling Psychology.

His research, study and training has enabled him to have a very deep knowledge base from which he can draw to assist client’s with a range of issues. As a trainer Martin presents on subjects such as enhancing psychological and emotional resilience, dealing with difficult personality types and personality disorders and issues relating to compassion fatigue for all in the health and social care field and beyond.

As a therapist he works from the third wave CBT model of ACT – Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

(20:15 - 21:15) How do we define good therapy? What criteria should apply? How can we measure impact, and what separates the most from the least impactful among us? Who is a ‘supershrink’, and who gets to decide? What does the evidence say about the effect on outcomes of adopting routine outcome measurement, and is there a way of integrating it into our practice model that we can not only live with, but embrace?

These are questions that Barry has been asking himself on a journey spanning some 25 years to date. During this presentation, he’ll share his thoughts on the above questions, and some of what he’s learned so far, drawing on research, reflection and a good deal of personal experience, not all of it entirely comfortable.

Along the way, Barry will outline how he’s reframed his use of outcome measures, and how what started out as a tool for assessing service performance has evolved into an invaluable means of eliciting client progress feedback. Feedback which now helps keep him on his therapeutic toes and therapy on track. He’ll also share how, over time, this has helped him build an evidence base for reflecting on his own impact, and how you (should you wish) might go about doing the same.

Barry McInnes is an independent therapist, service consultant, writer and blogger, and co-creator of Therapy Meets Numbers. https://therapymeetsnumbers.com/

Barry has worked in the therapy field for 35+ years, starting as a volunteer in a youth counselling service. A range of roles followed, including youth counselling and managing the counselling service at Royal College of Nursing (RCN).

Barry’s involvement with evaluation and measurement started at the RCN, having implemented the CORE system in 1998. By his departure in 2005 the service was one of the top-performing in the UK (84% of clients reaching a planned ending; 85% achieving clinical and/or reliable improvement).

Barry joined CORE Information Management Systems in 2005, initially as an independent consultant delivering UK-wide training and consultancy for outcome measurement and service development, then as Director of Training.

Since 2010 Barry has been fully independent. His portfolio includes consultancy, writing and blogging. In 2017, together with colleague Giles, he created Therapy Meets Numbers, a resource dedicated to bridging the gap between research, evaluation and practice. He remains passionate about the role of research, evaluation and feedback in creating the best therapy experience for every client.

Event Venue

Radisson Blu Edwardian Kenilworth Hotel, 97 Great Russell Street, London, United Kingdom