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Schizophrenia: A New Way of Thinking

CASL (Campaign for the Abolition of the Schizophrenia Label)

In conjunction with The Hearing Voices Network, Family Tree & Asylum Magazine

Present -- Schizophrenia: A New Way of Thinking

A one day International Conference

Date: September 11th 2007

Venue: Thornton Hall, (Torintone Suite), Thornton Hough, Wirral.

Chair Brian Langshaw - Liverpool John Moores University

CONFIRMED SPEAKERS

Peter Bullimore Paranoia Network

Professor Richard Bentall University of Bangor

Susie Crooks The Lighthouse Project (New Zealand)

Jacqui Dillon Hearing Voices Network (National Chair)

Paul Hammersley University of Manchester

Lucy Johnstone University of Bristol

Professor David Kingdon University of Southampton

Dr John Read University of Auckland

Key note Speakers - Professor Marius Romme and Dr Sandra Escher

Costs per delegate

1. Cost per delegate - £160

2. Early bird rate (booking before July 7th 2007) - £130

3. Cost for service users/carers - £60 (limited places available)

For further information please contact Family Tree:

Telephone numbers: 0151 488 7708 ext 3843 (office hours) & 0151 200 1355
(outside of office hours).

Email: family.tree@ cwpnt.nhs. uk

Postal address: Family Tree, The Stein Centre, St Catherine--s Hospital,
Church Road, Birkenhead, Wirral. CH42 0LQ.

Agenda

9.00 - 9.30 - Coffee and registration

9.30 -- 9.45 Welcome & introduction to the conference:

Brian Langshaw & Paul Hammersley

9.45 -- 10. 15 The Hearing Voices Network. - Jacqui Dillon

10.15 -- 11.00 Historical background to schizophrenia.

- Professor Richard Bentall

11.00 -- 11.30 New Zealand experience (The Lighthouse project)

- Susie Crooks

11.30 - 12.00 - Coffee break

12.00 -- 12.30 Service Users accounts. - Peter Bullimore

12.30 -- 1.15 Why modern psychiatry doesn--t work--

-- Lucy Johnstone

1.15 -- 2.15 - Lunch (hot & cold buffet)

2.15 -- 3.00 How the medical model and the schizophrenia label

increase prejudice-- -- Dr John Read

3.00 - 3.20 A carers account (Family Tree) -- speaker to be
confirmed

3.20 -- 4.00 Should we rename schizophrenia or can we abolish the
concept altogether-- - Professor David Kingdon

4.00 -- 4.30 - Coffee Break

4.30 -- 5.30 Keynote and question panel -- Why children and adults

recover from their distress about voices outside of psychiatry.

- Professor Marius Romme & Dr Sondra Escher

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