The first run of the CPD day offered by Sarah Littlejohn and Dawn Bennett on States, Self-states & State Shifts on 19th March has proved very popular and is now fully booked. If there’s sufficient interest it may be possible to run the day again at a later stage. Contact us if you’d like to be added to a waiting list for a repeat of the event.
Have you seen details of the research conference which we are running run jointly with ACAT? This takes place on 13th April in Manchester. The title “Encouraging to Engaged” sets out what we intend it to do, through bringing together CAT peers to consider how we can all become more confident, skilled and active in relation to research. Manchester does of course have an international airport for easy connections with other countries where CAT has a presence. Colleagues from beyond the UK are most welcome to attend too.
A range of research-active colleagues involved in psychotherapy and practice-based research, and already playing a part in building CAT’s evidence base, will present and share their experience as “more knowledgeable others”. Small group work focussed around participants’ needs will provide thinking space, practical support and scaffolding to help us all feel more able to make use of CAT’s evidence base in our practice and to develop it further. It doesn’t matter what your starting point is in relation to research, there will be something for everyone on the day. Further details of the programme will be available shortly. (Update February 2018 – full programme is now available as a download on the event page here.)
Of course it wouldn’t be a CAT event without a CAT angle on the process of engaging in research. In addition to the playful map Alison Jenaway offered as an image to help promote the day, there’s a promise of more SDRs from presenters. Perhaps Alison’s diagram has already prompted you to draft your own?
We very much hope you can join us in April to play a part in further building our research community and renewing ACAT’s research strategy together.
If you have any thoughts, questions, suggestions or discussion points in relation to the day, do please add them here, or on Twitter using the #CATres18 hashtag. You can also use the members’ only Research Chatterbox on the ACAT site. Perhaps we can get a conversation started in advance of the conference: we certainly look forward to the conversations on the day.
You can find out more about the day and book a place by clicking on this link. The early online booking rate of £95 applies until March 12th. If you need anymore information or advice about accommodation options in Manchester, please contact us.
We’re delighted that a group of eighteen enthusiastic trainees from around the country are due to commence the CAT Skills Case Management Course in the new year. The course, now in its fifth run, is led by Marisol Cavieres and Karen Shannon. A diverse range of specialties are represented in our current cohort including adult mental health, child and family services, learning disabilities, eating disorders, and forensic services. Workplaces encompass inpatient, residential and community settings.
The first two of six training days will take place in Liverpool on 25th and 26th January 2018. A few spaces remain on the course and we’re still happy to consider further applications.
You can read full details, including eligibility and how to apply, by clicking here. To get a flavour of the course from the perspective of a past graduate, you can read David Harvey’s blog here. You can of course contact us here, or Marisol Cavieres directly, if you have any other queries about the course.
We welcome the news that the programme team at University of Liverpool’s Doctorate of Clinical Psychology are advertising for a 0.4 full time equivalent Senior University Clinical Teacher post. The role is open to HCPC registered clinical psychologists who are also ACAT-accredited CAT practitioners. The postholder will provide teaching on CAT in addition to a varied range of other duties. They will liaise with ACAT and lead on strategically developing the CAT competencies framework and portfolio within the programme, linked to CAT Foundation training.
You can obtain full details of the post by clicking on this link.
Applications can be made online, quoting job reference 008599, via https://recruit.liverpool.ac.uk
Deadline: 9 January 2018
