PCSR Psychotherapists and Counsellors for Social Responsibility

psychotherapists & counsellors for social responsibility

PCSR was set up in 1995. It is an organisation run by and for its members. One of our aims is to locate psychotherapy and counselling in a social context by:

	recognising the impact of the political dimension on the relationship between practitioner and client
	developing ideas about the ways in which social, political, environmental and cultural issues can be integrated into theory and practice
	addressing and challenging racism, sexism, homophobia as well as other forms of prejudice and discriminatory practice at all levels within the psychotherapy and counselling professions
	campaigning for better provision of, and access to, statutory and low-cost counselling or psychotherapy services in all parts of the country

Steering Committee:

Judith Anderson, James Barrett, Trudi Macagnino, Nick Totton, Previn Karian

Transformations - Editor

Tree Staunton

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Conferences

Our Society's Shameful Denial -

The effects of UK Government Policy on Asylum Seekers

Saturday 17th May 2008

10:00a.m.-4:30p.m (Registration 9:30a.m.)

Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL

Speakers to include:

Drs Jonathan Fluxman, Frank Arnold and Prof. Conelius Katona from Medical Justice (www.medicaljustice.org.uk)
MPs Neil Gerrard and Jon Cruddas
Trude Ndagire, asylum seeker and ex-detainee.
Shirin Amani Azari from PCSR
Banner Theatre to perform songs from their production: They get free mobiles...don't they?
Film - Still Human, Still Here.

This conference will provide:

Information on the asylum system in Britain today.
Insight into an asylum seeker's life at the detention centres.
Awareness of the effect of the system on asylum seekers' mental health.
Opportunities to explore our options to act as a group to work towards a better government policy and challenge, rather than collude with, one of the shameful denials of our society.

Click here to download this information in a Word document. Details of how to book are on our Events page.

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An Open Forum on State Regulation

Saturday 31st May 2008

10:00a.m. - 4:00p.m.

Resource Centre, 356 Holloway Road, London N7 6PA (next to Waitrose)

In December 2007, the HPC announced that a process would begin with the aim of regulating psychotherapists and counsellors by the end of 2009.

Structure of the day

Social dreaming matrix - a means of sharing and learning from unconscious, 'right brain' input.
Stand up debate - individuals representing different positions will put forward a summary of their views.
Cafe conversation - a structure of revolving small group interactions to generate themes.
Open forum - processing the day's issues in the whole group.

EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT IF BOOKED BEFORE 30TH APRIL 2008.

Full details and a downloadable information sheet are available on our Events page and Here.

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We hope to keep you fully informed of events of interest arranged by other organisations as well as those of PCSR. Please check our Events page for regular updates.

PUBLICATIONS - for full colour copy of latest Transformations (.pdf)

GROUPS PAGE - for interest in Politics Group

Please see our Events page for further details.

Updated March 2008