Bespoke Members
Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner Conference
26th September 2023 | 10am–3pm
The event will be equivalent to 3.3/4hrs of CPD
This FREE conference is for Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners working in Talking Therapies for Anxiety and Depression services and is brought to you by Bespoke Mental Health in collaboration with the NHS England Talking Therapies National PWP Leads Network
Presenters | Topic | Time |
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Pam Myles-Hooton | Housekeeping and Intro | 10.00-10.05 |
Keynote Address: Dr Adrian Whittington Chaired by Prof. Roz Shafran | What next for Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners? | 10.05-11.00 |
Break | ||
Lizzie Gray, Tania Ignatius, Taf Kunorubwe, Liz Ruth, Dr Adrian Whittington, chaired by Prof. Roz Shafran | Panel Discussion: How can high volume work be satisfying and manageable? | 11.15-12.00 |
Break | ||
Taf Kunorubwe | Skills Class 1: Identifying and prioritising the presenting problem in the face of complexity in low intensity psychological therapy | 12.45–13.45 |
Break | ||
Liz Ruth | Skills Class 2: Behavioural Experiments in Low Intensity CBT: Trying it out | 14.00–15.00 |
About the Presenters
Lizzie Gray is PWP Team Lead at Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Co-chair for the National PWP Leads Network and the PPN South East PWP Subnetwork, and BABCP Low Intensity Special Interest Group Treasurer. Her special interests are working with people with long term conditions, supporting the development of the low intensity professions, and advocating for sustainable and inclusive services.
Tania Ignatius is a Step 2 Lead supporting Step 2 with their wellbeing and learning and to meet Talking Therapies targets, implementing initiatives for support such as Staff Champion Roles, fortnightly wellbeing and learning time, Skills Sessions, Debriefs etc. She is passionate about staff wellbeing/progression and has worked within Step 2 services for 10 years in various roles including Digital Therapies Lead and Senior PWP.
Taf Kunorubwe is a BABCP-accredited CBT Therapist, supervisor, and trainer. He has experience working and supervising as a PWP and High-Intensity Therapist. Currently, he works part-time in private practice, with a special interest in improving access and outcomes for clients from diverse backgrounds. In addition to his clinical work, he is a guest lecturer at various universities and supports local and national projects.
Pam Myles-Hooton is a Director of Bespoke Mental Health and worked in the NHS and University settings with experience in developing/delivering LICBT and HICBT training. She is author/co-author of several educational texts, academic publications, and self-help books, and has contributed to national guidance and curricula. Pam sits on the BPS course accreditation committee for PWP training.
Liz Ruth qualified as a PWP in 2011 and worked in NHS Talking Therapies (IAPT) services for eleven years. She now leads the PWP training programme at the University of Bradford and is the co-author of A Pragmatic Guide to Low Intensity Psychological Therapies: Care in High Volume (2023). She is also Chair of the BABCP Low Intensity Special Interest Group and a Member of the Board of Trustees, BABCP.
Professor Roz Shafran is a Director of Bespoke Mental Health and Chair of Translational Psychology, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health. Her clinical research interests include increasing access to evidence-based brief and low intensity interventions in children with chronic illness. She has written over 300 research publications and 6 books, most recently on low intensity treatments for children and young people.
Dr Adrian Whittington is National Clinical Lead for the Psychological Professions at NHS England. In this role Adrian provides professional leadership across the national NHS teams aimed at maximising the impact of the psychological professions for the public and delivering the ambitions of the NHS Long Term Plan.
This conference is being recorded and will be
available on-demand
Further Information
Keynote Address 10:00-11:00
What next for Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners?
Keynote Speaker:
Dr Adrian Whittington, National Clinical Lead for Psychological Professions, NHS England
Chair:
Professor Roz Shafran, Director, Bespoke Mental Health and Professor of Translational Psychology, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health
Panel Discussion: 11.15-12.00
How can high volume work be satisfying and manageable?
Panellists:
Lizzie Gray, PWP Team Lead, Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Co-chair for the National PWP Leads Network and PPN South East PWP Subnetwork
Tania Ignatius, Step 2 Lead, NHS Warrington Talking Therapies, Mental Health Matters
Taf Kunorubwe, Mindfulness in Reading, Berkshire
Liz Ruth, Assistant Professor and PWP course leader, University of Bradford; Chair of the Low Intensity Special Interest Group
Dr Adrian Whittington, National Clinical Lead for Psychological Professions, NHS England
Chair:
Prof. Roz Shafran, Director, Bespoke Mental Health and Professor of Translational Psychology, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health
Skills Class 1: 12.45-13.45
Identifying and prioritising the presenting problem in the face of complexity in low intensity psychological therapy
Name of presenter and affiliation
Taf Kunorubwe, Mindfulness in Reading, Berkshire
Information about the workshop
Low-intensity psychological therapy is effective for mild to moderate mental health problems. Increasingly, clients presenting to Talking Therapies can have varied presentations and increasingly present with more complexity and comorbidity. Time-limited working makes it crucial to prioritize the primary issue presented by the client. By focusing on the most distressing or impairing problem, PWPs can efficiently address the core concern that significantly affects the client's wellbeing and support clients to access the appropriate services for their needs. This approach can allow for a clearer treatment plan and tailored interventions to target the presenting problem specifically. Prioritising the primary problem increases the chances of achieving meaningful change and improving the client's quality of life.
In this session, we will explore how to prioritize the appropriate primary problem when presented with comorbidity such as psychosis, bipolar disorder, physical health problems, and Autistic people seeking help for anxiety and/or depression.
Key learning objectives
By the end of the session and associated resources participants will be able to:
Reflect on common comorbidity encountered within practice
Consider how to prioritise the appropriate primary problem in the context of comorbidity
About the Presenter
Taf Kunorubwe is a BABCP-accredited CBT Therapist, Supervisor, and Trainer. He has experience working and supervising within IAPT services as a PWP and High-Intensity Therapist. Currently, he works part-time in private practice, with a special interest in improving access and outcomes for clients from diverse backgrounds. In addition to his clinical work, he serves as a guest lecturer at various universities and supports local and national projects.
References
Marrinan, T., & Papworth, M. (2018). Low intensity cognitive behaviour therapy: A practitioner's guide. Low Intensity Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, 1-544.
Bennett-Levy, J., Richards, D., Farrand, P., Christensen, H., Griffiths, K., Kavanagh, D. & Williams, C. (Eds.). (2010). Oxford guide to low intensity CBT interventions. OUP Oxford.
Kuyken, W., & Tsivrikos, D. (2008). Therapist competence, comorbidity and cognitive-behavioral therapy for depression. Psychotherapy and psychosomatics, 78 (1), 42-48.
Mansell, W. (2011). Working with Comorbidity in CBT. The CBT handbook, In Dryden, W., & Branch, R. (Eds.). (2011). The CBT handbook. Sage.
Skills Class 2: 14:00-15.00
Behavioural Experiments in Low Intensity CBT: Trying it out
Name of presenter and affiliation
Liz Ruth, Assistant Professor and PWP course leader, University of Bradford; Chair of the BABCP Low Intensity Special Interest Group
Information about the workshop
The incoming National Curriculum for Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner Programmes (Fourth Edition, 2022) specifies that training courses must include behavioural experiments as a component of cognitive restructuring (CR). This skills class will act as an introduction, or refresher, for practitioners who may not typically deliver this component of cognitive restructuring in their practice. Using brief theoretical teaching and case vignettes we will look at when and how behavioural experiments can be introduced to patients, and some of the barriers that might arise in implementation, with consideration of how to address these.
Key learning objectives
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For practitioners to understand the theory that underpins the behavioural experiment component of cognitive restructuring.
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For practitioners to know when and how to implement behavioural experiments within the intervention.
About the presenter
Liz qualified as a PWP in 2011 and worked in NHS Talking Therapies (IAPT) services for eleven years. She now leads the PWP training programme at the University of Bradford and is the co-author of A Pragmatic Guide to Low Intensity Psychological Therapies: Care in High Volume (2023).
References
Bennett-Levy, J., Butler, G., Fennell, M., Hackman, A., Mueller, M., & Westbrook, D. (Eds). (2004). Oxford guide to behavioural experiments in cognitive therapy. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Grist, S. (2020). ‘Cognitive Interventions – A Thought is Just a Thought’ in Farrand, P. (ed). Low-intensity CBT Skills and Interventions: A Practitioner’s Manual. London: Sage, pp 191-206.
Marrinan, T. (2019). ‘Treatment Strategies’ in Papworth, M. & Marrinan, T. (eds). Low Intensity Cognitive Behaviour Therapy: A Practitioner’s Guide (second edition). London: Sage, pp 221-279.