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Scotland: 50 years of CBT

A celebration of BABCP’s 50th Anniversary

Stirling Court Hotel, Hermitage Iona Theatre

Day 1: Conference 12.00 – 5.00 (including lunch)

BABCP member: £40

Reduced Rate member: £35

Non-member: £60

Day 2: Conference and Workshops 9.00 – 4.00 (including lunch)

BABCP member: £45

Reduced Rate member: £40

Non-member: £90

Both days

BABCP member: £75

Reduced Rate member: £65

Non-member: £140

Delegates are also invited to join us for a celebratory dinner on Thursday 11 May that will be attended by past BABCP Chairs and Presidents from Scotland and other guests.

The Dinner will be followed by live music provided by Kevin Noon and the Travelin Naebodies. The total cost is just £45.

Participants can book accommodation at the conference rates of £79 B&B Single occupancy, or £89 B&B double occupancy – subject to availability. This can be done online at Stirling Court Hotel or by calling 01786 466 000.

Register here

Programme

Thursday 11 May

12.30 Registration and lunch

1.00

Conference opening
Saiqa Naz, BABCP President
Judith Houghton, Chair, BABCP Scotland Branch

1.30

Keynote address
Increasing workforce capacity to deliver quality, evidence based psychological therapies and interventions in Scotland
Leeanne Nicklas, Head of Programme for Psychology Specialist Practice, NHS Education for Scotland (NES) and Anne Joice, Head of Programme for Adult Mental Health, NHS Education for Scotland (NES)

2.15

Keynote address
It's time to deliver clinical guidelines: the path to providing evidence-based psychological therapy ... for everyone ... today
Colin A Espie, Professor of Sleep Medicine, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford

3.00 Break

3.30

Keynote address
Understanding and treating Death Anxiety
David Veale, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and the Nightingale Hospital, London

4.15

Keynote address
Working with parts of self: A schema therapy approach to deeper level change and personality integration
Susan Simpson, Director of Schema Therapy Training Scotland

5.00 Closing remarks

7.00 Late evening event
What better way to celebrate making it through the first day of conference but to head out after dinner to see some live music. Kevin Noon and the Travelin' Naebodies will be bringing their blend of classic soul, rock and foot stomping funky merriment to the Stirling Management function room. Dance till your legs ache and your head spins.

Friday 12 May

8.30	Registration Plenary session Chair: Judith Houghton, Chair BABCP Scotland Branch
9.00	Plenary session Celebrating 50 years of CBT in Scotland Chair: Judith Houghton, Chair BABCP Scotland Branch
9.30	Applied Psychology: From Practice to Policy Making Lisa Cameron MP
10.00	Break
10.30	Workshops: Session 1
	Workshop 1: Treating fears of contamination and polluting thoughts in OCD David Veale, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and the Nightingale Hospital, London
	Workshop 2: Cognitive and behavioural therapeutics (CBTx) for insomnia in everyday clinical practice Colin A Espie, Professor of Sleep Medicine, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford
	Workshop 3: Schema Therapy Techniques to Enhance Therapeutic Effectiveness with Entrenched & Complex Clinical Presentations Susan Simpson, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, NHS Forth Valley Specialist Eating Disorder Service, Stirling, and Schema Therapy Training, Scotland
12.30	Lunch
1.15	Workshops: Session 2
2.30	Break
3.00	Workshops: Session 3
4.00	End of Conference

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12.30	Registration and lunch
1.00	Conference opening Saiqa Naz, BABCP President Judith Houghton, Chair, BABCP Scotland Branch
1.30	Keynote address Increasing workforce capacity to deliver quality, evidence based psychological therapies and interventions in Scotland Leeanne Nicklas, Head of Programme for Psychology Specialist Practice, NHS Education for Scotland (NES) and Anne Joice, Head of Programme for Adult Mental Health, NHS Education for Scotland (NES)
2.15	Keynote address It's time to deliver clinical guidelines: the path to providing evidence-based psychological therapy ... for everyone ... today Colin A Espie, Professor of Sleep Medicine, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford
3.00	Break
3.30	Keynote address Understanding and treating Death Anxiety David Veale, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and the Nightingale Hospital, London
4.15	Keynote address Working with parts of self: A schema therapy approach to deeper level change and personality integration Susan Simpson, Director of Schema Therapy Training Scotland
5.00	Closing remarks
7.00	Late evening event What better way to celebrate making it through the first day of conference but to head out after dinner to see some live music. Kevin Noon and the Travelin' Naebodies will be bringing their blend of classic soul, rock and foot stomping funky merriment to the Stirling Management function room. Dance till your legs ache and your head spins.