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2010
May
May 24th
One-day Conference: Ethnicity and Use of the Mental Health Act.
Friends' House, London.
March
March 12th
TAVISTOCK CENTRE CONFERENCE. Culture, Camhs and Evidence-Based Practice: Do they mix?
Tavistock Centre, London
Thursday 4th March 2010
Widening Access to Palliative Care Using our hands, hearts and minds to overcome social exclusion. A national conference exploring the causes and impact
of social exclusion in relation to palliative care services
The Mercure Dunkenhalgh Hotel and Spa
Blackburn Road, Clayton Le Moors
Near Blackburn, Lancashire
For more information email denise.williams@eastlancspct.nhs.uk
February
February 5th
REFUGEE COUNCIL CONFERENCE. From theory to practice: How asylum policy impacts on the refugee experience
London
January
January 29th
JOURNEYS AND JUSTICE: Forced migration, seeking asylum, and human rights
University of Leeds
January 19th
WEDHS South East Wales Hub Conference
City Hall, Cardiff
2009
Adult Autism Strategy – Your views on the needs of Adults with ASC For more information on the consultation and to register, please go to http://www.OLAdultAutism.org.uk or Download consultation invitation
November
November 23rd
Culture and Substance Misuse conference
Manchester
November 20th
Hybridization as a Therapeutic Challenge: Couple and Family Work across Bicultural Divides Speaker: Dr. Jaswant Guzder 2 pm to 5 pm Venue: London Voluntary Resource Centre Fees: £45 (£40 before Oct. 30th); Concessions £35 (£30 before Oct. 30th)
This seminar is organised by Nafsiyat
November 11th
Careif 2009 International Conference on Sport, Education & Culture: Promoting Health, Wellbeing and Positive Identities for Young People. Barbican Centre, London, UK.
October
October 29th
Mixed Race, Mixed Racism and Mental Health The King's Fund, London
For more information and booking: http://www.ccclimited.org.uk/nmhdu_29_10_09.html
October 23rd
Unpacking Attachment: The Relevance of Culture in Adoption and Fostering Speaker: Dr. Begum Maitra 10 AM to 1 PM Venue: London Voluntary Resource Centre Fees: £50 (£45 before Oct. 12th); Concessions £40 (£35 before Oct. 12th)
This seminar is organised by Nafsiyat
October 22nd
Migration and Health Stevenson Theatre, British Museum 16.00-17.30 “Pragmatic Approaches to the Problems of the Homeless”
September
23rd September
Extending the family: inter-cultural issues in Britain
Asian Family Counselling Service and Nafsiyat Inter-cultural Therapy Centre
2nd Annual Joint Conference
Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009
Wembley Plaza Hotel, London, UK
A recent United Kingdom government discussion paper has highlighted changing family structures in response to shifting social norms, migration and cultural diversity. This conference seeks to unpack notions of ‘family’ and explore how changing family structures impact on inter-cultural psychotherapeutic work. The morning sessions will feature key-note speakers. The afternoon sessions will provide an opportunity for clinicians and researchers to share new or existing research and/or clinical interventions. We invite expressions of interest for papers and workshops sessions on any aspects of family, culture and psychotherapy and counselling.
Call for papers see: [1]
Further details and registration form to follow
For inquiries contact:
Sumeet Jain
Nafsiyat Inter-cultural Therapy Centre
Tel: 020-7263-6947
Mobile: 078949-88346
Email: nafsiyat.intercultural@gmail.com
Web: www.nafsiyat.org.uk
10 July
Cultural diversity and child care: considering outcomes
While cultural diversity may be acceptable as fact most of us would assume 'parental love' to be a universal human capacity. However, the ways in which parental love is experienced, and expressed, are likely to be culturally diverse. There is a risk of mis-reading parental behaviour, and the outcomes for children, in multicultural practice settings if we assume that local policies (clinical and organisational) are culture-neutral. This seminar will explore the relational and emotional contexts of children's lives to consider how children experience the care they receive, and the impact of this care on their future lives.
Speaker: Dr. Begum Maitra Date: Friday July 10th, 2009 Time: 2:00 - 5:00 PM Venue: London Voluntary Resource Centre, Holloway Road Fees: TBC Registration: Details to follow
Further Details:
Sumeet Jain
Nafsiyat Inter-cultural Therapy Centre
Tel: 020-7263-6947
Mobile: 078949-88346
Email: nafsiyat.intercultural@gmail.com
Web: www.nafsiyat.org.uk
16 June
Title: Male suicide in the Turkish and Kurdish Communities
Date: June 16th, 2009
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Chair: Dilek Gungor
Speakers: Dr. Zerrin Atakan and Nursel Tas
Discussant: Dilek Dogus
Venue: London Voluntary Resource Centre, Holloway Road
Regular fees: £40 (After June 1st) / £30 (Post-marked by June 1st)
Concessions: £25 (After June 1st) / £20 (Post-marked by June 1st)
Further details available at: http://www.nafsiyat.org.uk/June_16_09c.pdf
10 June
University of Warwick
12.30pm
10 June
Sickle Cell and Deaths in Custody Conference 2009
9.30am - 4.00pm
De Montfort University, Leicester
21 March:
Mobilizing Healthcare Professionals: A Force for Change
Medicins du Monde UK annual conference
15 January:
Mighealthnet: Information network on good practice in health care for migrants and minorities.
Dawson Hall, Charterhouse Square, Queen Mary University of London.
For more information and to register, please contact Bertine de Jongh: b.de-jongh@qmul.ac.uk
2008
21 November:
What is Challenging About Cultural Diversity in CAMHS? Innovative clinical practice with children and young people. Tavistock Centre, London. Web site
Asian Family Counselling Service & Nafsiyat Inter-cultural Therapy Centre 2008 Autumn Seminars
1. Unpacking attachment and its place in psychotherapy
- Date: October 3rd, 2008, 2-5 pm
- Speaker: Dr. Begum Maitra
- Venue: International Student House, (adjancen to Great Portland Street Tube station)
2. Culture and Psychoanalysis: A Personal Journey
- Date: October 23rd, 2008, 2-5 pm
- Speaker: Dr. Sudhir Kakar, India's foremost psychoanalyst. Professor Roland Littlewood will be chairing the session and Br. Begum Maitra will be the discussant. Details and registration form
- Venue: see details
25-27 September: Conference on the Right to the Highest Attainable Standard of Health: The UN Special Rapporteur and the Role of the Health Sector.
The International Federation of Health and Human Rights and the Human Rights Centre at the University of Essex are organising a conference in London on the right to the highest attainable standard of health.
16 September: Nafsiyat/Asian Family Counseling Service joint conference: "Inter-cultural Therapy – Past, Present and Future: Reflections from 25 years".
Celebrating the 25th anniversaries of both organizations, the conference will will reflect on current practice and recent advances in inter-cultural therapy and debate its future in a post-multicultural Britain. Flyer and Booking Form Programme
10 July: Reaching London's Refugees: The role of the Voluntary and Community Sector. Flyer & Booking form
9 July: Psychotherapy and Culture: Working with myths and beliefs
- Speaker: Jaswant Guzder, McGill University
- Time: 10 am
- Venue: TBC
- Fees: £20/ £10 (students and unwaged)
- For a booking form email: nafsiyat.intercultural@gmail.com
7 – 13 July Ethnic Minority Cancer Awareness Week
Working in partnership to raise cancer awareness and improve access to services among ethnic minorities. You can get involved too by organising an event, having an information stand or by putting up a stall at a community fair. They are producing publicity materials that you can use. Contact them on: Cancer Equality, 27-29 Vauxhall Grove, Vauxhall, London SW8 1SY E-mail: info@cancerequality.org.uk, Phone/Fax: 020 7820 1115.
24 June: Spirituality, Culture and Identity: An Approach to Care - University of Worcester
20 June: Seminar at Royal Society of Medicine, London on 'Race, Culture and Psychotherapy'
19 June: Washing and Grooming - contemporary hygiene issues in historical perspective - Dr Virginia Smith at Womens Library, Old Castle Street, London - 5:30-8pm
The series aims to explore contemporary issues in researching Black and Minority Ethnic Health through historical perspectives. More information
19 June: Suicide and self-harm in young women of South Asian origin: Epidemiological and Clinical perspectives
- Speakers: Veena Raleigh and Varija Rao
- Time: 2 - 4:30 pm,
- Venue: Telfer Room, Ealing Town Hall
- Fees: £20/ £10 (students and unwaged)
- Booking form or email: nafsiyat.intercultural@gmail.com
18 June: Conference in Manchester on ‘Race, Culture and Psychological Perspectives’, organised by the Ethnic Health Initiative (EHI).
18 June: Meeting Diversity in Patient Information
Venue: 76 Portland Place, London
This practically-focused conference will look at how a range of organizations are tackling these issues on a daily basis.
Contact: For more information please email Hannah hannah@healthcare-events.co.uk or visit http://www.healthcare-events.co.uk
Download Brochure
13-15 June: International Workshop “Promoting Change through Innovation: New Approaches in Services for Migrants and Refugees - European Centre for Migration and Mental Health. More information
14 May: Every BME Child Matters: Closing the Attainment Gap
The Barbican Conference Centre, London
15 April: Uneven Regional Development, Polarisation in Cities and International Circuits of Migration
London School of Economics LSE
9-11 April: Children and Migration: Identities, Mobilities and Belonging(s)
University College, Cork, Ireland UCC
1 – 2 April: Community Cohesion and Empowerment: Championing the social, cultural, economic and environmental determinants of health – 16th UKPHA Annual Public Health Forum
Liverpool, UK UKPHA Conference
4 March: Beyond We Care Too: Putting Black Carers in the Picture
THE BT CENTRE, 81 Newgate Street, London, England EC1A Beyond We Care Too
