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Dear Members and Friends of SOTERIA NETWORK,
First of all, we would like to take this opportunity to thank all of you who attended the Soteria Network conference on 3rd November in Saltaire, Bradford. We felt that the day was a resounding success and your valued opinions, advice and contributions were greatly welcomed and appreciated. We are in the process of writing up a conference report and we will be circulating post-event details presently.
To follow on from the conference, with a view to engaging people all over the UK who are interested in setting up a Soteria House, here are two important dates for the Soteria Network:
Please note: both events are free of charge to attend, but we politely ask that you contact us to advise which meeting you will be attending (for seating and catering purposes)
Thursday 3rd December: Initial Soteria House planning meeting in, or near, Bradford
4.30 pm - 6.30 pm in the Dale Room, Victoria Hall, Saltaire
Further information: Please contact Jen on 07789517432, or jen@empathywithcarers.co.uk
Please see attachment for travel and venue information
Saturday 12th December: AGM, & meeting for people interested in setting up a Soteria House
12 pm - 4 pm at Birmingham City University, Edgbaston, Birmingham
Further information: Please see the attached notice
To book your place: Please contact Dawn on 0121 331 7151 or dawn.mccarrick@bcu.ac.uk
Bradford meeting – 3rd December Click here
AGM Notice Click here
SOTERIA NETWORK CONFERENCE 2009
A SOTERIA HOUSE – A REAL ALTERNATIVE FOR HELPING PEOPLE THROUGH
"PSYCHOSIS"
Making it happen in the UK
Tuesday 3rd November 2009: Evans Room, Victoria Hall, Saltaire, Bradford BD18 3JS
Flyer Click here
Programme Click here
Presentations
Soteria: History, Evidence, Treatment Principles and Future Directions- John R. Bola, PhD
Soteria in practice, the joys and the challenges; 10 years of learning from Leeds Survivor Led
Crisis Service – Fiona Venner
Alternative Strategies for extreme states- Rufus May
Articles recently published in the British Journal of Psychiatry:
‘In-patient and residential alternatives to standard acute psychiatric wards in England’. S. Johnson et al
Click here
‘Residential alternatives to acute psychiatric hospital admission: systematic review’. B Lloyd-Evans et al
Click here