LONDON’S GLOBAL UNIVERSITY
THE SIXTH SHORT COURSE IN EARLY
INTERVENTION FOR PSYCHOSIS AT UCL
SEPTEMBER 17rd – 19th 2014
At: University College London
Led by:
Prof. Sonia Johnson
(Consultant Psychiatrist, Camden and Islington EIS,
Professor of Social and Community Psychiatry, Mental
Health Sciences Unit, University College London)
We are offering for the sixth time a 3-day course
covering in a practical and clinically oriented way
the core knowledge and skills required by all staff in
Early Intervention Services.
Topics covered include:
- Update on current knowledge on the
causes of psychosis and how it presents
- Assessment for EIS services
- Team working and care coordination in
EIS
- Applying the recovery model in EIS
- Relapse prevention techniques
- Psychoeducation for clients and carers
- Vocational interventions in EIS
- Medication management in early
psychosis
- Working with cannabis use in early
psychosis
- Early detection and the prodrome
- Working with BME groups in EIS
- Development and early psychosis
- Planning discharge from EIS
- Working with difficult to engage service
users
Comments and feedback
from previous courses:
“Very good, re-inforcing
research & elements of good
practice.”
“Enlightening. Thoughtful.”
“Challenging. Well known
ideas presented in an
exciting format.”
“Stimulating. Provoking
material that was well
presented.”
“Thank you for organising a
great introduction to Early
Intervention work/theory!”
“Very useful insight into
practicalities of family work.”
“Very thorough - useful to go
back to basics.”
“Very useful insight into
practicalities of family work.”
To register please contact Luke Sheridan Rains
(l.sheridanrains@ucl.ac.uk). It is advisable to register early to
ensure availability.
“Interesting reflections on
care co-ordinator's qualities.”
Cost: £140 per day or £360 for all 3 days per person
(catering included)
“Good update on
evidence/research for
practice.”
Location: UCL, London, near Euston train station, or
Euston Square underground station.