Welcome to talking about talking therapies

It’s a beautiful day!

Welcome to everyone coming to Body and Soul today in London to support government in Improving Access to Psychological Therapies for children and young people.

And thank you to all the young people who have already given of your time and expertise through answering some tough questions (see the top questions tab on this web page.). Your answers will help shape the detailed conversations throughout today, helping us explore in more detail the things we need to know more about to help young people get the best deal and the best results possible.

Bill

YoungMinds

Outline for the BIG day - travel safely everyone

Talking about talking therapies

Thinking and planning about how best to make good and accessible talking therapies more available to children and young people

Saturday 19 March, 2011

Body and Soul, 99 Rosebery Avenue, London EC1R 4RE

+44(0)207 923 6880 or Fax +44(0)207 2783370 www.bodyandsoulcharity.org

Arrive for 10.45, start at 11.00 and finish at 15.00

Arrivals and refreshments: 10.45

11.00 Start: Welcome and introducing what the day’s about

11.15: The hole – a sketch designed especially for today

The big questions

We want everyone to be able to share thoughts and experience in a way that is comfortable to you. Some of us have been thinking about ten big questions or stages of a journey. These group into three chunks and guide the day.

  • Feeling good
  • Doing the job right
  • Running the service well

11.45 – 12.30

Feeling good

  • The big picture of me! Whole group add post-its and comments to a huge picture of a young person in good mental health
  • Small groups looking at some of these things more closely

Lunch break from 12.30 to 13.15

13.15 – 14.00

Doing the job right

  • Whole group add thoughts and ideas about what makes a good worker

o       Heart (values and beliefs)

o       Head (knowledge and understanding)

o       Hands (practical face to face skills)

·        Small groups looking at some of these things more closely

14.00 – 14.45

Running the service well

·        Whole group add thoughts to a huge cartoon of a house which explores what needs to be in place to make the service run well

·        Small groups looking at some of these things more closely

14.45 – 15.00

Endings, next steps, thanks and refreshments

Contact details for the day: Bill Badham, 07540138967, or Body and Soul as above