IAPT for Deaf People............ making it happen

A one day conference for Mental Health Commissioners, IAPT Leads, Psychological Therapy Service Managers, Equality and Diversity Officers and all mental health professionals with responsibility for the provision of services for deaf people.

Thursday 26 March 2009
10 am to 4.30 pm

Deaf Cultural Centre, Ladywood Road, Birmingham, B16 8SZ

Improving Access to Psychological Therapies for Deaf People: Policy Context – Dr Ian McPherson, Director of NIMHE and Lead Director, Improving Access to Psychological Therapies Programme, setting the scene and emphasising the importance of commissioning IAPT for the whole community.

Deaf People’s experiences of accessing therapy – Jonathan Raperport, providing experiences of deaf sign language user issues when accessing NHS services including tips on being more deaf aware.

The need for Specialist Services – Hazel Flynn, Head of Advocacy and Counselling at SignHealth, explaining what works and what doesn’t for therapists working in sign language.

Making it happen – Jonathan Isaac, General Secretary of the British Society for Mental Health and Deafness outlining how IAPT programmes can incorporate access for deaf people, and giving an overview of current specialist service availability.

Workforce and Training: The challenges and opportunities for training Deaf Professionals – Pauline Latchem, Counsellor and Trainer, describing the barriers she faced as a deaf person accessing professional training and detailing the exciting new Counselling training course for deaf people.

The Doncaster Experience – Ben Jones, Primary Care Practitioner For The Deaf Community, Doncaster PCT IAPT Team looking at the approach to the provision of psychological therapies for deaf people at the Doncaster IAPT demonstration site.

A strategic approach to services for deaf people – Group discussions exploring the opportunities for partnership working and the strategic development of services.

Delegate Fee: £95

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