INTERNATIONAL MENTAL HEALTH COLLABORATING NETWORK (IMHCN)

Whole Life - Whole Systems Symposium and Relaunch of IMHCNAsh Room at Hertfordshire Development Centre, Robertson House, Six Hills Way, Stevenage SG1 2FQ

Friday, 21 March 2013 from 10.00 to 16:30

Time Theme Speakers

09:30 – 10:00 Registration and coffee

10:00 - 10:10 Opening & Welcome Tom Cahill, CEO Hertfordshire Partnership Foundation Trust (HPFT)

Franco Rotelli and John Jenkins, IMHCN

10:10 - 10:15 Theme 1 - Recovery Oriented Practice for People in Times of Acute Need & Crisis

Introduced & Chaired by Roberto Mezzina, Director of Mental Health, Trieste, Italy

10:15 - 10:30

10:30 - 10:45

10:45 - 11:00

11:00 – 11:30

Examples of Good Practice from:

• England: Using an Acute Day Treatment Unit

• Italy: Recovery oriented Acute and Crisis Services in Trieste

• Wales: Recovery developments in an Acute In-patient Unit

Shared Discussion : Challenges, Next Steps and Opportunities for Sharing Practice & Joint Work

Liz Harding, Occupational Therapist, HPFT

Stephen Behrman, Support Worker, HPFT

Mary Dolan, Volunteer & Ex-ADTU User of Services

Roberto Mezzina, Director of Mental Health, Trieste, Italy

Jayne Whitney, Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board, Wales

Facilitator: John Stacey, IMHCN

Institutionalisation v individualisation?

11:30 – 11:45 Coffee & Tea Break

11:45 – 11.50

11.50 - 12:05

12:05 - 12:20

12:20 - 12:35

12:35 - 13:00

Theme 2 - Recovery Oriented Practice in Community Mental Health Services

Examples of Good Practice from:

• Denmark: Choice and Self Determination

• England: Peer Support Services in Community Settings

• England: Whole Life - Whole Systems in Plymouth

Reflections on Good Practice

Shared Discussion: Challenges, Next Steps, Opportunities for Sharing of Practice & Joint Work

Introduced & Chaired by Margaret Fleming, Monaghan, Ireland

Jorn Eriksen, Director, Mental Health, Lyngby Municipality, Denmark

Sophie Taylor, Patient and Public Involvement Lead, HPFTChris Coote, Peer Support Worker

Dave McAuley, Locality Manager, Plymouth Community Healthcare (CIC)

Renzo Bonn, Director, Mental Health Centre, Udine, Italy

Facilitator: Paul Baker & Hywel Davies, IMHCN

Q. Community Health Team or Community Health Centre?

13:00 - 13:45 Lunch in Ash Room

13:45 – 13:50

13:50 - 14:05

14:05 - 14:20

14:20 - 14:35

14.35 – 15.05

Theme 3 – Recovery, Risk and Safety in Secure Settings

Examples of Practice from:

England : The Shorter Walk to Freedom

Wales: Recovery development in a Medium Secure Unit

England: Positive risk taking and a recovery narrative

Shared Discussion: Challenges, Next Steps, Opportunities for Sharing Practice & Joint Work

Introduced & Chaired by Mike Smith, Clinical Director, Alternative Futures Group, Merseyside, England

Dan Dalton, Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist & Medical Lead for Forensic Services

Peter Ghroum, Manager, Caswell Clinic, ABMU, Wales

Michaela Burt, Manager and Ian Hogbin, Psychologist, Cornwall Low Secure Unit, CFT

Facilitator: Alison Ryan, Head of Recovery and Psychological Services, HPFT

Q. Recovery is for everyone?

15.05 -15-45 Developing Whole Life - Whole Systems Approaches: Breakdown, Breakthrough, Breakout: Mike Smith, Clinical Director, Alternative Futures Group

Open Debate. Facilitator: John Jenkins, IMHCN

15.45 -16.15 Taking the IMHCN Agenda Forward: Introduced by John Jenkins, discussion facilitated by John Stacey and Paul Baker