Faculty of Addictions AGM and CPD Event: ‘Standing up to Addiction: Turning Disempowerment into Empowerment’

Friday 25th November 2016 at Fazeley Studios, Birmingham

Addictive behaviours are not restricted to use of substances and occur within a social and political context where contributing factors and consequences are far reaching. The Faculty of Addiction welcomes the renowned researcher and writer, Jim Orford, to lead a discussion which will prove relevant to clinical, community and social psychologists amongst others. The presentation will explore how friends, colleagues and family members of those in addiction can stand up to addiction. This can relate to early intervention and prevention and also, in a wider sense, challenging aspects of policy which may not be conducive to recovery from addiction. As an extension of this social action, Jim Orford also encourages us to explore our roles and purposes as psychologists and workers in health and social care settings. We will consider a transformative approach that takes us out of the clinic and into the social and political structures we live in. Supporting those who challenge and perhaps ourselves becoming part of the challenge could entail our re appraisal of how best to achieve those objectives we set for ourselves as professionals and human beings.

We are hosting this event in order to raise awareness and thought-provoking discussion of the role of clinical and community psychology in our social structures and systems. As addictive behaviours exist in a variety of contexts, we welcome people from other faculties of the DCP who will be working with those affected either directly or indirectly by addiction.

The discussion following the presentation will be particularly interesting if we have a variety of people attending – clinical and community psychologists at assistant, trainee or qualified practitioner level, non-psychologist practitioners in health and social care services, service users o ex-service users and family members. We would also welcome those involved in policy making in the addictions field and those who commission addictions services.

Keynote Speaker - Jim Orford

Jim Orford's Keynote Presentation, ‘Standing up to Addiction: Turning Disempowerment into Empowerment’, can be downloaded here.

Abstract Submissions

Submissions are now closed for the FOA AGM and CPD Event 2016. The deadline for submissions was 23:59 on Friday 28th October 2016.

Registration fees can be found on the booking form. If you have any queries please contact us via the event hotline on 01332 224506.