EIGHTH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR FORENSIC PSYCHOTHERAPY
"FORENSIC PSYCHOTHERAPY
AND THE PUBLIC SPHERE"
Friday, May 7th to Sunday, May 9th 1999 - Stakis Hotel, Sheffield, UK
We invite professionals working clinically, or in other relation to criminal offenders, to participate in this inter-disciplinary conference which broadly addresses the place of the psychotherapies within Mental Health Care, the Criminal Justice and wider societal systems. Although the main emphasis will focus upon psychodynamic approaches, this meeting will aim to place these within the contexts of , for example, Psychiatric services in hospitals, Social Services and the Community, the Law and the Courts, Ethics, Public policy, and the Media. It is hoped to include research contributions, especially where they impact upon perceived need and provision of services.
Meetings have been held previously in Britain, Holland, Germany, and next year will be held in Boston, USA. Our intention at this meeting in Sheffield is to continue the established traditions of this annual international conference whilst encouraging the widest possible participation by colleagues who have not been involved hitherto.
Bursaries:
The Association wishes to give financial assistance to students, those in training, or other deserving staff working in forensic settings, to enable them to attend this Conference. Applications for bursaries towards the total cost (with an explanatory statement) may be made to the Conference Organiser (Jane Allen-Brown) in the first instance.
Organised by the Forensic Psychiatry Section and the Centre for Psychotherapeutic Studies, University of Sheffield, in association with Rampton Hospital and Rotherham Priority NHS Trust.
Further information and application forms:
These may be obtained from Jane Allen-Brown, Conference Organiser,
Centre for Psychotherapeutic Studies, 16 Claremont Crescent, Sheffield,
South Yorkshire S10 2TA, UK. Tel: 0114 222 2973, Fax: 0114 270 0619
E-mail:
j.allen-brown@sheffield.ac.uk
Please book your own hotel bed and breakfast accommodation; payment for this is your responsibility.
We will provide hotel information.
Social programme:
We are currently developing a Conference ‘social programme’ which will include dinner on Friday and Saturday evenings at two different historic venues in Sheffield. (Kelham Island and Cutlers’ Hall)The Conference Hotel: Stakis Hotel:
North Quay, Victoria Quays, Furnival Road, Sheffield S4 7YA.In an attractive waterside setting at Sheffield's Victoria Quays, the hotel is built into the 130 year old railway arches, opening out onto the historic quayside. Less than a 5 minute walk from the heart of the city centre, it is conveniently placed for road, rail and air travel. All the Conference sessions will take place in this hotel.
For Conference delegates choosing their residential option at this hotel, the guest rooms are elegantly decorated and feature the latest four star facilities, including en-suite bathroom. Residents can use the outstanding recreational facilities, which include the LivingWell Premier health club- one of the largest hotel-based leisure clubs in the UK. There is parking for 120 cars, 24 hour room service, and complementary Sheffield Airport shuttle services. There are 80 bedrooms currently being held for Conference delegates. Book early and quote "The 8th Annual Meeting of the International Association for Forensic Psychotherapy (IAFP) Conference" if you wish to take advantage of staying in the Conference Hotel. The cost for one night, bed and breakfast is £70, (including VAT.)
N.B. For colleagues coming from mainland European destinations, it should be noted that the newly opened Sheffield airport has 6 flights daily between Amsterdam and Sheffield, and thereby provides access to the excellent international network from Schipol Airport, Amsterdam.
Organising Committee:
Christopher Cordess Graeme Farquharson Jane Allen-Brown
For information about IAFP: contact: Dr G McGauley, Secretary of IAFP, Section of Forensic Psychiatry, St George's Hospital Medical School, Jenner Wing, Cranmer Terrace, London SW17 0RE, United Kingdom.
E mail: gmcgaule@sghms.ac.uk (Do not use these addresses for Conference info: see above for correct address)
IAFP website address: http://psyctc.org/iafp/