Clinic and at the University of Bedfordshire, will take place online, 26 and 27 November 2020. You are invited to submit presentations of systemic practice research from masters and doctoral students around the world. Please email
gail.simon@
beds.ac.uk and
bkrause@tavi-port.nhs.uk.
AFT in the media I (Reenee) was consulted as part of an article by Annalisa
Barbieri in The Guardian on 19 June: ‘I can’t stand my in-laws. Why do I feel such rage towards them?’ and was asked to provide advice for an article by Claire Gilbody-Dickersonon BBC News on 23 June: ‘Mum died and we were left to fend for ourselves’. Joanne Hipplewith was a panellist on BBC Four’s Woman’s Hour
discussing ‘How to end a relationship’ on 31 July. The podcast is available via this link:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000l8dq
Lennox K Thomas memorial Lennox K. Thomas’s children, Harriet, Clara and Elliot,
have developed a website for their father’s colleagues who wish to attend the memorial service to register their contact details. Notifi cation of a date for the service will be sent to his colleagues who have registered on the website https://www.
lennoxkthomastherapy.com/ when it is safe to meet safely to mourn and remember Lennox with them.
Journal of Family Therapy
Have a look at Susan Lord interviewing the inspiring Vikki Reynolds on trauma and resistance, available on the Journal
of Family Therapy website:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/ journal/14676427 Vikki’s article appears in print in the current special edition
on trauma and systemic practice of the Journal (August 2020, 42(3): 347-364).
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)
NICE has published an impact report on children and
young people’s healthcare. In the report, they bring together recommendations and data collected from a number of national partners to highlight how NICE can make a difference in priority areas of children and young people’s health. The report discusses the need for improvements in the transition from children to adult services, including a more focused approach for young people with learning disabilities. It notes that young people are often at risk of experiencing poor health outcomes when their transfer is not appropriately supported and coordinated. However, improvements have been seen within services, as data from the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health and the Health and Care of People with Learning Disabilities report show that there has been an increase in children and young people receiving regular NICE-recommended annual physical health checks leading to a reduction in health inequality within this population. This is the latest impact report in a series which looks at
how NICE’s evidence-based guidance is being used in priority areas of the health and care system. The impact reports are
The Association for Family Therapy (AFT) Proxy form for the AGM to be held on Monday 19 October 2020 Online meeting
Your name: .............................................................................................................................. Your address: .......................................................................................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................
AFT membership number: ............................................................................................... I, being a member of the Association for Family Therapy, hereby appoint the Chair of AFT or the following person (see Note 2 below)
...................................................................................................................................... (Name of your proxy) to vote on my behalf at the AGM of the Association to be held on Monday 19 October 2020 and at every adjournment thereof
Signature:
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Note: 1. This form must be delivered to the secretary no later than midnight on 5 October 2020. 2. If it is decided to appoint someone other than the chairperson, please insert the name of the proxy. 3. The proxy will vote on each issue as they think fit. 4. Please give a copy of this form to your proxy.
To: Registered Office: The Association for Family Therapy 7 Executive Suite, St James Business Centre, Wilderspool Causeway, Warrington, WA4 6PS Company No: 03018026 Registered Charity No: 1063639 Email:
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