W. Midlands Northern Consortium Training

The W. Midlands Northern Consortium encompasses NHS Trusts in Shropshire and Staffordshire. As part of this consortium, there are regular training events throughout the year for psychologists and some colleagues within these trusts. Two of the events in the year are particularly focused on welcoming new Trainee Clinical Psychologists to the Birmingham doctoral clinical course and helping them to meet with future supervisors.

The organisation of training (events, supervision etc) is shared between the Trusts in the consortium.

For the year 2000 until March 2001, specific one-day training events were organised by
Kate Ross, Marilyn Owens and Helen Jones from Shropshire's Community & Mental Health
Services NHS Trust's psychology service, on behalf of the Consortium.

Previous Events...

• March 2001: 'The Person in Psychology and Psychiatry' - One day event (jointly organised with the Psychology and Psychotherapy Association) - Morning workshop on 'Remaining
  Human in Clinical Psychology' with Kate Pover (Clinical Psychologist from the
  Foundation Trust, Staffordshire), and an afternoon seminar (chaired by Craig Newnes) on
  'What's wrong with Psychiatric diagnosis?' with Mary Boyle (author of 'Schizophrenia: A
  Scientific Delusion?') and Duncan Double (Editor of the Critical Psychology Network website).
  
• November 2000: 'The Beginning and Ending of Loving' - One-day conference (on Attachment
  theory) with speakers Sir Richard Bowlby and Steve Davies (Older Adults)
  
• October 2000: 'Speaking Out' - One-day event with speakers Professor Steve Baldwin,
  Craig Newnes and Lucy Johnstone
• July 2000: 'What's great about working in....' (different specialisms) - Presentations
  by Helen Brittain (Oncology services), Biza Kroese (Learning Disabilities) and
  Lesley Stewart (Neuropsychology)
• May 2000: 'Informed Consent' - One-day event with speakers Rachel Lucas (Psychiatric
  Rehabilitation) and Ivor Burchess (Learning Disabilities)