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MARCH LECTURE
The joy of confiding without words
How does the “musicality” of early relating shape who we become?
Presented by Professor Colwyn Trevarthen with Judith Fewell
19 March 2007 Teviot Debating Hall, Bristo Square, Edinburgh
This event focused on 'musicality', the rhythm and sympathy of expression in communication with very young children - how meaning grows in the actions and emotions of relationships with parents, family, and the whole community. Professor Colwyn Trevarthen, a Patron of the Trust, is an internationally acclaimed researcher in developmental psychology based in the University of Edinburgh. Judith Fewell is a psychoanalytic psychotherapist, lecturer and researcher based in Counselling Studies at the University of Edinburgh. In conversation Colwyn Traverthen and Judith Fewell explored new perspectives and emerging ideas on how we can apply research from early relating in our work with people.
Please e-mail the Trust if you would like a selected reading list relating to this event.
EDINBURGH CONVERSATION - 1 DECEMBER 2006
The 2006 Edinburgh Conversation was chaired by Colin Kirkwood.
The theme was "the future of counselling - new themes, new directions, new risks, new opportunities" featuring presentation from three key speakers:
Liz Bondi - "Where is counselling going?"
Liz is Professor of Social Geography and Co-Director of Counselling Studies, School of Health in the Social Sciences, University of Edinburgh
Brian Magee - "Government regulation of counselling from a social inclusion point of view"
Brian is the chief executive of COSCA, the Scottish professional body for counselling and psychotherapy.
Joyce Watkinson - "The interface between social work and counselling - moving forward"
Joyce is Teaching Fellow Social Work Education Initiative; SIHR and a psychodynamic counsellor and supervisor, Counselling Project, SIHR, Glasgow
The event was held at the Kings Manor Hotel. Transcripts of these talks will appear shortly.
NOVEMBER LECTURE 2006
To Be Met as a Person: attachment in helping encounters
Dr Una McCluskey - 22nd November 2006
In this year's November Lecture Dr Una McCluskey, Senior Lecturer in Social Work, Department of Social Policy and Social Work, University of York, presented current research to demonstrate ways in which new ideas from attachment theory can help us in all our relationships. While it may be said that we are increasingly moving away from working with “problem cases” to “persons”, are we willing to invest in what is most needed by those who are vulnerable and in our care? A post lecture summary will be included here shortly. If you would like more information from Dr McCluskey please contact us and we will send your information on to her.
MARCH LECTURE 2006
Resilience and Regeneration; Relationships between the individual, the family and the community
Professor Murray Stewart - 29 March 2006
The lecture was held at Edinburgh University. The evening was chaired by Professor Colwyn Trevarthen.
Disadvantaged individuals, families and communities struggle against the pressures of marginalisation and exclusion. How far have the urban regeneration interventions of successive governments addressed the issues of emotional turmoil and mental stress which confront such communities? Is the resilience which Sutherland found in Craigmillar still evident in the inner cities and outer estates of today, or have we new issues to confront in an increasingly polarised society?
Murray Stewart was until recently Professor of Urban and Regional Governance in the Cities Research Centre at the University of the West of England, Bristol. He is Chair of the Bridge Foundation for Psychotherapy and the Arts.
Edinburgh Conversation: 2 December 2005
What shall we do with RD Laing? The second in the series of Edinburgh Conversations proved to be another successful evening of dialogue and discussion.
Contributions were received from Gavin Miller, Chris Holland, Lillian Bashford and Colin Kirkwood. You can read more about the Conversation here.
The Legacy of Fairbairn and Sutherland
Book Launch - 28 August 2005
Presented in collaboration with The Scottish Institute of Human Relations at the Edinburgh International Book Festival
Jill and David Scharff presented their book to a packed theatre. The event was chaired by Professor Alexander Broadie. This was an extremely successful event for the Trust and its co-sponsors, .
Edinburgh Conversations: 20 May 2005
To celebrate Sutherland's Centenary, Trustees, Patrons and Friends of the Sutherland Trust came together for an evening of dialogue and discussion. The topic for the evening was 'Developing the Inheritance'.
Contributions were received from Colin Kirkwood, Molly Ludlam, Neville Singh and Colwyn Trevarthen. You can read more about the Conversation here.
Lecture: 9 February 2005
'The Caring Professions - The Role in the Mind'
Nursing as a Case Study
Vicky Franks and Peter Griffiths from the Tavistock Clinic.
The recruitment and retention of professionals in the caring services continues to be a major societal problem. This lecture explored the problem further by focusing on nursing and presenting evidence for the impact of disjuncture between the nursing role in the mind of the nurse and the nursing role in the mind of the institution.
Lecture: 29 September 2004
The Vanishing Organisation - Managing Organisational Anxiety in a Networked World
Professor Andrew Cooper, The Tavistock Centre
Joint lecture with the Howard League.
The nature of organisations has changed in the last decade. This is true for both public and private sector institutions, and indeed the interpenetration of these two domains is an aspect of the change process. If we now live and work in a much more fluid, ‘networked’ world rather than a world of well-bounded and relatively stable organisational forms, what impact does this have on our emotional life at work and on our capacity to manage organisational anxiety?
Seminar: 7 May 2004
Developing Resilience for Children: Families, Organisations, Localities
Following on from the March lecture. This seminar allowed further development of themes and issues identified from the lecture.
Lecture: March 2004
Developing Resilience for Children: Families, Organisations, Localities
Norma Baldwin, Professor of Child Care and Protection, University of Dundee
Dr Desmond Ryan, Senior Research Fellow, 'Spirited Scotland' Project, University of Edinburgh
Dr Margaret Hannah, Consultant in Public Health, NHS Fife
Neville Singh, Staff Counsellor, Lothian Primary Care NHS Trust, Member Scottish Institute of Human Relations
The theme of the lecture - resilience - was contextualised by 'looking back' at the influence of early years, and 'looking out' at the systems which may influence resilience, including family, community and organisations/services.
The evening was chaired by Linda Hunt of The Sutherland Trust.
Lecture: January 2003
Re-thinking the criminal justice system from a psychodynamic perspective
Dr John Crichton and Dr Rob Hale
On this occasion the Trust partnered with The Howard League for Penal Reform in Scotland to consider 'Re-thinking the criminal justice system from a psycho-dynamic perspective.'
The lecture was held in memory of T Drummond Hunter OBE, 1918 - 2002., and is the first in a series of collaborations with other organisations and movements who inhabit the areas of Scottish society which interest the Trust-namely, Social work, Education and Health care
Guests included the family of Drummond Hunter and the evening was chaired by the Honourable Lord Bonomy, Senator of the College of Justice. Dr Bruce Ritson spoke in memory of Drummond and his work.
Dr John Crichton has been a visiting forensic psychiatrist for the last five years to HMP Edinburgh and has worked with patients at many other prisons in Scotland, in particular Scotland's woman's prison Cornton Vale. Dr Crichton provided an insight into the Criminal Justice System from his experience as a forensic psychiatrist.
Dr Rob Hale is a Consultant Psychotherapist and Psychoanalyst and a former Director of the Portman Clinic. Dr Hale developed the topics introduced by Dr Crichton, and provided a number of insights from his experience and from a psychodynamic perspective.