Dec 12th: AD4E Beyond Diagnosis: ‘If there’s no label there’s no help!?’ Peter Kinderman

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Prof Peter Kinderman will explore how to get help & support without having to accept invalidating, pathologising and unscientific MH labels.

Date and time (online)

Thu, 12 Dec 2024 09:30 – 12:00 GMT

An online workshop with Peter Kinderman, Professor of Psychology at Liverpool University and former President of the British Psychological Society.

In this workshop, we will explore ways in which people can get the help they need for problems which affect their mental health without thinking about disorders or cures. We will discuss how diagnoses are used in traditional services, and consider how we can get these benefits and services, without accepting damaging and scientifically invalid labels. We will discuss the pros and cons of different approaches, for services in general, and for individuals. We will look at the legal and practical aspects of these decisions, and consider what might be needed to make such aspirations possible in the real-world landscape of current NHS services.