CONFERENCE IN CELEBRATION OF 20 YEARS OF PCCS BOOKS

Shared practice in non-medicalised mental health care

16th October 2013 10.00 am–4.30 pm Clarendon Suites, Edgbaston, Birmingham B16 9SB

PCCS Books is celebrating 20 years of independent publishing this year with a one-day conference bringing together experts in their fields who share the desire for honest, democratic, equal and fully informed care for people in distress. The speakers represent the dominant themes in PCCS Books’ lists: person-centred psychology, critical psychology and psychiatry, and service-user perspectives.

Speakers Richard Bentall Professor of Psychology, University of Liverpool Mick Cooper Professor of Counselling, University of Strathclyde Jacqui Dillon Chair of Hearing Voices Network, England Stephen Joseph Professor of Psychology, Health and Social Care, University of Nottingham Joanna Moncrieff Senior Lecturer in Psychiatry, University College London and Co-chair of the Critical Psychiatry Network Lisbeth Sommerbeck Client-centred clinical psychologist, accredited specialist in psychotherapy, Danish Psychological Association

For service users, carers, professionals, students and everyone interested in critical debate on mental health care

All profits to Soteria Network UK

www.pccs-books.co.uk Shared Practice in Non-medicalised Mental Health Care Richard Bentall: The myth that schizophrenia is a genetic disease The idea that schizophrenia is an inherited disease has been treated as an axiom rather than a hypothesis throughout the history of psychiatry. Recent expensively funded attempts to find the molecular basis of schizophrenia have been justified by the high heritability coefficient (> 70%) calculated from twin studies. Because this coefficient has been widely misunderstood as a gene/environment causation ratio, high values have been assumed to mean that the causes of schizophrenia are mostly genetic. In fact, heritability means something quite different, and it is possible for environmental factors to be crucial even when heritability approaches 100%. The only way of establishing whether environmental factors are important is to study them. Recent studies have shown very large effects for a number of environmental influences, including exposure to the urban environment, poverty and social inequality, childhood trauma and exposure to victimisation. Richard Bentall is Professor of Clinical Psychology at Liverpool University, takes on far too many tasks, and often lets down his friends as a consequence. He has previously held chairs at the universities of Manchester and Bangor, and is the author of Madness Explained (Penguin, 2003) and Doctoring the Mind (Penguin, 2009).

Mick Cooper: Are the facts friendly? Person-centred therapy in an era of ‘evidence-based’ practice This presentation will look at the development, status and future of person-centred therapy in relation to the present calls for evidence- based counselling and psychotherapy. It will critically examine the current evidence base for the approach, and discuss some of the key contemporary developments that are attempting to address present limitations. The presentation will also consider some of the key challenges that face the person-centred community in engaging with the field of research and evidence, and how these can be addressed. Mick Cooper is a Professor of Counselling at the University of Strathclyde and a practising counselling psychologist. He has written and edited a range of books and papers on relational and research-based approaches to therapy, including The Existential Counselling Primer (PCCS Books, 2012) and Pluralistic Counselling and Psychotherapy (Sage, 2011).

Jacqui Dillon: The history and work of the Hearing Voices Network – the personal is still political The Hearing Voices Network, inspired by the work of Prof Marius Romme, provides hope for thousands of voice-hearers. It promotes an inclusive approach to mental distress, with the idea that in order to truly understand psychosis we must begin by listening to those who know these experiences from the inside out; the voices and narratives of those who have been condemned as ‘unanalysable’ and mad. Jacqui Dillon is Chair of Hearing Voices Network, England. She is a writer, campaigner, international speaker, trainer and co-editor (with John Read) of the second edition of Models of Madness (Routledge, 2013).

Stephen Joseph: The positive psychology of the person-centred approach Over the last decade the new science of positive psychology has transformed the landscape of psychology with its emphasis on well-being, personal growth and human flourishing. While such ideas have been new to many, the person-centred approach has always been a positive psychology. Today, more than ever, person-centred psychology can offer a positive psychological vision for the helping professions. Stephen Joseph is Professor of Psychology, Health and Social Care at the University of Nottingham. He is co-editor (with Richard Worsley) of Person-Centred Psychopathology: A positive psychology of mental health (PCCS, 2005), Person-Centred Practice: Case studies in positive psychology (PCCS, 2007) and What Doesn’t Kill Us: The new psychology of posttraumatic growth (Piatkus, 2013).

Joanna Moncrieff:Mother’s little helper: The politics of consumerism and psychoactive drug use This talk will look at use of psychoactive drugs through the ages, and draw parallels between the illicit and recreational use of these substances and the use of prescription drugs for mental health problems. The marketing of psychoactive substances by the pharmaceutical industry and their presentation as specific, disease-targeting treatments by the psy professions will be explored, along with the political motivations that demonise self-directed substance use, while promoting paternalistic, medically initiated use. Joanna Moncrieff is Senior Lecturer at UCL and practising consultant psychiatrist in London. She is Co-chairperson of the Critical Psychiatry Network and author of The Bitterest Pills: The troubling story of antipsychotic drugs (Palgrave, 2013), The Myth of the Chemical Cure (Palgrave, 2009) and A Straight-talking Introduction to Psychiatric Drugs (PCCS Books, 2009).

Lisbeth Sommerbeck: Rebutting criticisms of person-centred therapy with people diagnosed with psychosis Several popular misconceptions of person-centred therapy will be refuted, including: (1) that person-centred therapy is insufficient or unsuitable for people diagnosed with psychosis, (2) that because person-centred therapy is antithetical to the medical model it cannot be practised in psychiatric settings, and (3) that empathising with, or trying to understand psychotic experience is detrimental to recovery. On the contrary, the positive therapeutic impact of empathic responding in psychotic process will be described. Lisbeth Sommerbeck is a clinical psychologist accredited as a specialist in psychotherapy by the Danish Psychological Association. She has worked in psychiatric settings for 35 years and is now retired. She has written many journal articles and two books, one in English: The Client-Centred Therapist in Psychiatric Contexts: A therapist’s guide to the psychiatric landscape and its inhabitants (PCCS Books, 2003).

Pete Sanders: Towards shared practice It will not be news for many to hear that Carl Rogers’ work advocated the demedicalisation of distress over 60 years ago. Contemporary psychological treatments seem to be re-inventing a number of the wheels developed by Rogers in the 1940s and 50s, from research into psychotherapy to the therapeutic potential of human relationships. This talk maps out the co-ordinates of shared practice for the 21st century. Pete Sanders is a Co-director of PCCS Books. He has been talking and writing about this topic for 35 years, and shows no signs of stopping. • Full rate from 01.09.13:£75.00 Earlybird rate until 31.08.13:£65.00 Dates andfees 4.30 4.00 3.30 3.00 2.30 2.00 1.30 12.30 12.00 11.30 11.00 10.45 10.30 9.30 Provisional timetable We have asked organisations withwhich PCCSBooks hasspecial affiliations tobring a standandpublicity tothe conference: Organisations represented at the conference to Soteria Network UK:www.soterianetwork.org.uk We are planningthisasanot-for-profit event, however, ifitisparticularly wellsubscribed, any profits fromthe conference will go Profits Road withinwalking distance ofhotels to suit allbudgets. If you need to stay inBirmingham before orafter the conference, the Clarendon Suites conference centre islocated just offHagley We have triedourbest to arrange timingssothat asmany delegates aspossible can travel to andfrom the conference inoneday. Accommodation Plane Train Parking See maponpage 4ofthisleaflet. Travel The Clarendon Suites haswheelchair accessto allconference rooms anddisabledtoilets. Accessibility The Clarendon Suites, 2Stirling Road, Edgbaston, BirminghamB169SB.Seemap onpage 4ofthisleaflet. Venue Fees includerefreshments andbuffet lunch. Registration by official purchase orderor requiringan invoice incurs anadministrative charge of£10.00 userrate:Service £20.00 World Association for Person-Centered andExperiential Psychotherapy andCounseling Soteria Network UK International Society for Psychological andSocialApproaches to Psychosis Hearing Voices Network Critical Psychiatry Network British Association forthe Person-Centred Approach Asylum Collective Association for Humanistic Psychology inBritain : BirminghamNew Street station is2milesfrom the venue andaccessible by taxi orbusfrom thecitycentre. : There are regular train links from BirminghamInternational Airport to BirminghamNew Street station. : TheClarendon Suites iseasilyaccessible from Junction3oftheM5,withamplefree parkingonsite. Close Panel Pete Sanders Break -refreshments Stephen Joseph Joanna Moncrieff Mick Cooper Lunch Richard Bentall Lisbeth Sommerbeck Jacqui Dillon Pete Sanders Taylor-SandersMaggie Registration, refreshments andbrowse stalls Towards sharedpractice Setting the scene forthe conference Welcome Conference details • 14 A51

A38(M) TO M6 JCT 6 13 A515 A41 TO M5 JCT 1 A34 A51 P A444 A M6 A460 R K L A N E A38

5 A449 1 A5 5 B LITCHFIELD 4 4 12 B ) 1 4 4 M6 M A 3 11 TOLL RD CLARENDON SUITES ( M54 TAMWORTH 4 2 10 1 a 1 A41 A34 A5 | | | CONFERENCES WEDDINGS EXHIBITIONS CELEBRATIONS A M6 M42 3 A5 8 WOLVERHAMPTON

4 3

A452 The perfect Birmingham Venue for every occasion N E W A 7 J O A454 H N 8 G S T M6 R W E S 1 E T 6 4a A A 4 5 4 0 DARTMOUTH A444 The Clarendon Suites T A458 4 D CIRCUS BIRMINGHAM BIRMINGHAM INT. H M5 A AIRPORT A R M6 2 Stirling Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham B16 9SB M T A449 P M 3 6 B A45 T O A41 Tel: 0121 454 2918 Fax: 0121 455 0859 T O 4 U 0 S A456 N 1 A38 A34 T 5 1 A452 4 H www.clarendon-suites.co.uk N A435 S 4

5 T O M 4 A441 4 I e: [email protected] 4 T I D A M42 A D 3a R

A457 TO OLDBURY, M5 JCT 2 L A448 O E M40 P M5 LANCASTER W 7 A R A S 4 CIRCUS O 4 E 1 Y C C T A C IO LADYWOOD A L 3 8 N 4 5 A A CIRCUS 7 BIRMINGHAM ASTON ST CHADS R D J CIRCUS Q E UNIVERSITY E Ring road A U N D M T CHILDRENS R E A4540 CITY CENTRE E 2 D A E D A S G N R 3

O HOSPHOSPITALITAL I (M5) 1

W 4 S

N L 4

N S

W W I A

Y 5 A 4 B T

B’ham /NEC T N A A

L A 7 SNOW 1

T T Y

R Y E 1 CURZON

R (A45)

W N 4 P D S

I CIRCUS

O E S HILL B H R ST CHADS H A N S T L U T T Bromsgrove N N L I E O M D L D P W J Z

A S P COURT I T B U R N (A38) L A O MENZIES D M C R R U BORDESLEY CIRCUS D I A T S B E L R D S T D Kidderminster M T R L S E T STRATHALLAN R T GARRISON E O S E T R B S KING M N L Ring road A4540

A S Wolverhampton D L T CIRCUS

O L HOTEL E D WARD S O I

O A E H A Dudley C T Y

2 5 G L E A T (A38(M),M6) 1 Y T A U 4 R R D N D O R B T T S (A456) S C W S O A A FA G P S R S T Z W T M C City centre R N E A Wolverhampton N B PARADISE O E Y O L T E R E N H E E E I D G E W O W C S T R C E Y N T & Bull Ring Lichfield (A47) D CIRCUS E E G R S N NATIONAL T M I I E S O U T A V H N T R S H Q M W T I S R R L S H INDOOR L E A E NEW E B A THE GARDEN S L I R K T E C T 6 U S R T P Q 'S G Ring road ARENA ST Y A G E C 5 U F T I N A HOUSE F R T W P L O 4 S O R E O T R N A4540 T E A L V A G E E MOOR Y E L E S E A I A N K M V E T U L S B S S E R (M5) R Small Heath Q T E L W S ST D L R R S K S BIRMINGHAM T I L P A I E T K T A O G T Bordsley 4 L Y BULL RING O R Bromsgrove (A38) S E O Y B M E

2 T E AP CITY F.C. E R E O T W E Y E M B4128 A 1 B W T H T R E Stratford (A34) E S L H L R S SCENTRE T T R L I T W 4 G N A T R A H D Solihull (A41) E R O A M E E R B A N S O 4 S HOLLOWAY D O U H S K V Q R T R Redditch (A435) 4 I DIGBETH E E T T S F L L 2 L CIRCUS E K I S O R D E T N G T T R 1 A456 TO 1 A D H B COACH ST. E N D A S A S R R U O *SEE D N T 4 E U A I W RO A D R H T D N P N R C O R 8 E R T F B P 2 M5 JCT 3 B Y 1 O I A B I R B A S E T E 4 SECTION S E W E R 4 B G I T D R Y P B S T O E(A38(M),M6) E 1 Y 4 H L D K B N R L S T R 0 O A DETAIL I D HO S T S 1 4 S P R O 1 L T S T T E T 0 T R R A 2 2 R R G R City centre E E I E S T 4 5 A T E 5 D T E T S E 6 9 T E E & Bull Ring Y BORDESLEY S G R R N D T W V I T N O I R T E CIRCUS H R R O V T S C A T O 4 5 6 B A F C E R H A G L E Y R D A D E B 4 7 E A A 1 T

D 4 V R Y S 2 T R T M

R S I 5 B E RE ing road Ring road E C E Y D 3 D 1 R T R O E C P L A45 TO M42 JCT 6, A A K W R 2 4 M R E A4540 A4540 L E L S N T H A R S N O M L R G Clarendon R R E A T C T A W O B S T M H E D G FIVE R E E A COVENTRY & BIRMINGHAM O B L T S C E R L D O D

W I A A N F A O O Suites H E A L R L D B O (M5K ) B’hamD /NEC L O E E S U R H WAYS T D INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT R C O

N 4 T L E R 8 B C (A45) D O D

R 2 O B A I 4 S KLidderminster D B N N I L R M K Stratford A UAGUUG Wolverhampton E SUTSUTS R E U RS D R D M O H I (A34) P D B Dudley S O W D A L L (A456) Solihull D Y E E S D A 4 S W S R A (A41) W T 5 T Y T

9 R E F E E L R I N E 2 Redditch E T D A R L 1 D D O (A435) I T

4 B M F

R 0 B O A B A E H E 4 4 T LG 1 A R R D R 5 D A G D R 4 V E 4 H M

Y W 2 G E S I D A R T F I E L 1 D I R D R D HADEN CIRCUS 4 L E H D E W How to find us A B S Y Redditch A435 R 1

U 4 A N 8 A By rail, Birmingham New Street, By bus. 3 4 4 Ring road A4540 3 1 Snow Hill & Moor Street A regular bus service operates 4 A A34 TO 14'-3" A Stations. to and from the city centre. (A38(M),M6) M42 JCT 4 Stratford We are about a 5 minute taxi (A34) Kidderminster A38 TO Wolverhampton journey from all of these stations. Parking Solihull M5 JCT 4 & M42 JCT 1 Dudley Free on site car parking for (A41) (A456) By road over 250 vehicles. Bromsgrove N (A38) Easily accessible from the A38, M42, M5 and M6 motorways.