Some updates on publishing We continued to work with Wiley, I am pleased to report that


aſt er three years of negotiation we have agreed to extend our contract for a period of two years. In return for our commitment to them we will get a new website. I am also pleased to report that our impact factor has improved, you will hear more about it later this meeting.


Last but not least, thank you Having given you a brief overview of our activities these past


months, no chair’s report can be complete without mentioning all those involved with keeping the cogs and wheels of the organisation and the profession going. We, the CEO, the board, the offi ce, the editors and all in involved with the Journal of and Context, have worked together very closely, but could not do our jobs without all the all help and support we have been given. From both Reenee, the board and myself, our thanks and gratitude goes to everyone, and you know who you are, who gives their time and expertise so freely in their work with commit ees, in branches organising workshops and study groups, contributing to google groups, AFT list, writing for Context and the Journal, promoting family therapy in your work set ing. T ank you so much, Erica”.


Members were asked if there were any questions. T ere was


concern over how future changes to the systemic practitioner membership would be communicated, in particular to trainees who had joined with the understanding of systemic practitioner membership as it is. It was reiterated that this process is in the very early stages of change and until a full review has been undertaken, the arrangements set in 2017 will continue. It was thought necessary to phase out the systemic membership category over a three-year period. T e planned new AFT website would incorporate all new categories. T ere was a request for a document to be published in Context to explain the planned changes as not all members would be aware of this. It was important to add that this decision had not been taken lightly, there had been a lot of consideration on the mat er but it was clear that further information needed to be shared with the membership with an option for all to contribute going forward. Proposed: Chris Burroughs/Pat Gray


Item 4: To receive and adopt the report of the hon treasurer and statement of accounts ending 31 December 2018 Susan Benbow, Treasurer, gave a brief update on the fi nancial


report and accounts printed in the August 2019 issue of Context. She advised there was a degree of caution due to the many changes that AFT had recently experienced. In addition, there was uncertainty over future conference arrangements which may impact our fi nances. T e offi ce was still in the early days of reform and our new website in the early days of planning, with a potential of some additional costs for implementation. T ere were no plans to relocate the Warrington hub at this time. Paul Kennedy, AFT’s company secretary (semi-retired) was thanked for all his work with the fi nances over the many years, as were all the many AFT volunteers. T ere was question raised regarding AFT reserves and if


suffi cient funds were held by the association pending closure. Susan Benbow will look into this respond accordingly. T e membership approved the accounts with no abstentions.


Context 170, August 2020


Item 5: Appointment of the external examiners It was proposed that we continue to use Stewart Bond,


Chartered Accountants, to externally examine the accounts. T eir costs are reasonable and the work carried out to a high standard. All members voted in favour bar one abstention, proposal carried.


Item 6: Update on AFT activities by AFT chief executive – Reenee Singh T is was the fi rst year that Reenee Singh had been asked to


provide an update, since her appointment of AFT CEO. Reenee had prepared a Powerpoint which encompassed her progress report and future vision and this is included below. Reenee’s focus was to promote family therapy and systemic


practice by: 1. Raising awareness and making us accessible to core stakeholders 2. Outreach to the general public 3. Outreach to national and overseas bodies


Strategy


1. Speak to media and policy makers Owned media Earned media Policy


✓ Integrate channels • Website • Social media • Publications • Newslet er • Email communications


✓ Develop positioning papers


✓ Develop journalist networks


✓ Target stories


✓ Make evidence based practice/ practice based evidence visible and accessible


• NICE guidelines • Lobbying with politicians


• Speaking to commissioners


• UKCP ✓ Develop and promote SCORE


• Develop couples’ version


• Visual depictions


2. Networking within AFT ✓ Promote practise based evidence through workshops on how to provide evidence for NICE, how to write clinical case studies. ✓ Mobilise members, especially student members through interest groups, student fellowships/awards, mentorship/research projects. ✓ Mobilise service users through a service users’ forum.


3. Make international connections ✓ Links with international associations for example AAMFT, Asian Academy of Family T erapy (AAFT), American Family T erapy Academy (AFTA), EFTA and IFTA.


✓ Overseas membership. ✓ Input in international trainings and conferences, publications.


Increasing our visibility


• UKCP – three Articles in the New Psychotherapist, Research Faculty, website, Imperial College program, CGCST Day, Research Day, research proposal on Transitions to Parenting.


• Feeding into NICE guidelines – on depression • At ending All Party Parliamentary Groups – schools, parent infant relationships • SCOPE-ed, Training SETS


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