7th Annual UKPTS Conference
20 & 21 April 2015, London
Psychological Trauma in the Modern World
King’s College London: The Strand
The UK Psychological Trauma Society (UKPTS) will be hosting the 7th Annual conference at the King's College London Strand Campus. We welcome you to take part in this event where we will be commemorating the 10th anniversary of 7/7 London Bombings and looking at the psychological impact of terrorism, hostage taking, FGM and other contemporary issues that society faces today. The UKPTS conference will bring together internationally renowned speakers, personal accounts, skills-based workshops and a panel discussion. The conference promises to be both interesting and informative and will of course allow attendees to network with other professionals working in this important field of study and practice. See flyer here for further details.
Monday 20th April
Keynote Speakers
9.30am - Dr April Naturale, PhD, Traumatic Stress Specialist & Senior Advisor at ICF International, USA
Conference Opening Presentation - Shared Lessons in Long Term Disaster Response from Across the Pond
9.50am - Professor Jon Bisson, Professor in Psychiatry & Honorary Consultant Psychiatrist, Cardiff University
Prevention and Treatment of PTSD: The current evidence
4pm - Gavin Rees, Director of Dart Centre Europe & UKPTS Board Member
Role of the Media
Workshops
(3 hours – 11.15am-12.45pm & 2-3.30pm)
The following 3 hour workshops will run over the course of the day and our aim is to ensure that all workshops will count towards the ESTSS certificate in Psychotraumatology.
- Miranda Horvath & Jacqui Gray: Multiple Perpetrator Rape
- Neil Greenberg: Traumatic Stress Management for trauma exposed Organisations
- Alison Hauenstein Swan & Sarah Heke: Working together with refugee trauma: service user and therapist perspectives
- Wendy Frappell-Cooke & Marianna Odysseos: Bitter-Sweet Homecoming: Impact on military personnel and their families
- Pat d’Ardenne: “London Bombings: 10 years on”
Tuesday 21st April
Keynote Speakers
9.15am - Professor Chris Brewin, Professor of Clinical Psychology, University College, London
Managing the Mental Health Consequences of Disasters: What every clinician should know”
12.45pm - (Led by) Dr April Naturale, Professors Chris Freeman (ex UKPTS President) Jon Bisson & Chris Brewin
Panel Debate
3.15pm - Julie Nicholson, Mother of London Bombings victim
Author of “A Song for Jenny: A Mother’s Story of Love & Loss”
3.55pm - Sian Williams, Journalist & Broadcaster
Reporting on Trauma: When will there be good news?
Workshops
(3 hours – 11.15am-12.45pm & 2-3.30pm)
The following 3 hour workshops will run over the course of the day and our aim is to ensure that all workshops will count towards the ESTSS certificate in Psychotraumatology.
- Kevin Hyland: Trafficking and Slavery
- Jacqui Gratton and Eileen Walsh: Current government policy for health professionals in regards to FGM: Issues to consider for assessment and treatment
- Fred Piggott, Brock Chisholm and Nik Grubeck: Medico Legal Report Writing
- Rebecca Avery: Online Safeguarding for Children & Adolescents - what Professionals need to know
- Sandra Ferguson: Disruptive, Optimistic, Progressive and Entrepreneurial: Is Survive and Thrive D.O.P.E.?
By underground
Temple (District and Circle lines): 2 minute walk. Charing Cross (Bakerloo and Northern lines): 10 minute walk, Embankment (District, Circle and Bakerloo lines): 10 minute walk, Waterloo (Jubilee, Northern, Bakerloo, Waterloo & City lines): 12 minute walk, Holborn (Central and Picadilly lines): 12 minute walk, Chancery Lane (Central line): use exit 4 - 15 minute walk.
By train
Charing Cross: 9 minute walk. Waterloo: 12 minute walk. Waterloo East: 10 minute walk. Blackfriars: 12 minute walk.
By bus
Buses stopping outside the College: 1, 4, 26, 59, 68, 76, X68, 168, 171, 172, 176 (24 hour), 188, 243 (24 hour), 341 (24 hour), 521, RV1.
By boat - commuter river service
From the west, Putney - Blackfriars: get off at either Embankment Pier or Blackfriars Pier.
Parking
No public parking, but a pay and display parking system operates in nearby streets including Surrey Street.
Motorcycles
Bays in the Strand, Arundel Street, Temple Place and other nearby streets.
Bicycle stands
Weekend and evening bicycle parking after 20.00 is permitted at the Strand entrance opposite Security. Please note that any bicycles left in this location after 08.30 Monday to Friday will be removed. No responsibility will be accepted for the replacement of locks or costs incurred. No bicycles are permitted to be brought into the buildings or chained to railings.
Students and staff may park at the Strand Campus secure bicycle park off Strand Lane but must register with Strand Campus Security for access. [link to page]. There is bike parking in the streets, and Barclays Cycle Hire bikes are available close by.
The conference is taking place in the King's College Building of the The Strand campus of King's College which is indicated as building A on the following map in red:
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/campuslife/campuses/download/2014/strand-detail-A4.pdfExisting member sign up to eventMembers: Please log into your subscription account and follow the link at the top of the page for “Events” to register.
Non member sign up to eventConference Rate
(1 February – 31 March 2015):
Full conference (both days) UKPTS / ESTSS Member:
£235 / Non member: £285
Day Delegate Rate UKPTS / ESTSS Member:
£125 / Non member: £155
Late Bookings Rate
(from 1 April 2015):
Full conference (both days) UKPTS / ESTSS Member:
£250 / Non member: £300
Day Delegate Rate UKPTS / ESTSS Member:
£135 / Non member: £165
To register for the conference please
complete the booking form download PDF version here or
Word version here (including your conference payment via BACS or cheque) and email to Sarah Winkler at ukptsinfo@gmail.com thank you.Here is a list of hotels compiled by the Strand Events Team to suit a variety of budgets. Some are towards Waterloo which is not that far away but there are a few that are suitable for the Strand too.
Novotel London Waterloo
www.novotel.com/waterloo-hotels
H10 Hotel London Waterloo
www.hotelh10londonwaterloo.com
Ibis Styles London Southwark
www.ibis.com/southwark
Strand Palace Hotel
www.strandpalacehotel.co.uk
Park Plaza Westminster Bridge
www.parkplaza.com/westminster
Park Plaza County Hall
www.parkplaza.com/countyhall
Park Plaza River Bank
www.parkplaza.com/riverbank
Hilton Waldorf
www.hilton.com/londonKing’s College London: The Strand
Strand Campus, Strand, London, WC2R 2LS. Tel - +44 (0)20 7836 5454 Website link
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