Welcome to the
Meriden Family Programme

The Meriden Family Work Programme is a training and organisational development programme, which has been promoting the development of family-sensitive, evidence-based mental health services since 1998, with a particular emphasis on the implementation of family work. It is an NHS programme with extensive experience of working with organisations to ensure families remain at the heart of quality mental health service delivery.

News

New Meriden Team Member

The Meriden Family Programme welcomed Kuljit Heer to the team in November as the new Psychology Research Assistant. After achieving a BSc in Psychology, Kuljit worked as a Research Assistant within the NHS. She is currently in the process of completing her PhD which specialises in culture, intellectual/developmental disabilities and qualitative research methods. Her role with the team will include conducting interviews, literature reviews, analysing data and writing reports, presentations and manuscripts for publications.

Welcome Kuljit!

SCIE Think Family Update

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$\"\\"\\"\"$ In December 2011 SCIE reviewed its Guide 30 “Think child, think parent, think family: a guide to parental mental health and child welfare” adding in new findings from the implementation sites across the United Kingdom. This new chapter looks at how the five English local authority areas and the five Northern Irish health and social care trusts went about implementing the recommendations of Think Child, Think Parent, Think Family and is based on quarterly self-reports put forward by each of the sites. The findings can be accessed at

SCIE Guide 30 (Revised Dec 2011)

Pre Therapy Workshop London 2012

Reaching Contact-impaired People: An Introduction to Prouty’s Pre-Therapy

Facilitated by: Dion Van Werde
Monday/Tuesday 16/17 January 2012

This workshop is one in a series entitled 'Person Centred Work at the Difficult Edge'. All the workshops will be facilitated by many of the international pioneers of this work and is intended to equip participants with the theory and practice to broaden the range of people they might be able to companion therapeutically. Please follow the link below for details, information and booking form on the workshop.

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New SCIE E-learning: Parental Mental Health

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This excellent resource is targeted at front line and management staff involved in adult mental health and children’s services. However, the resources might also be useful for primary care services staff (GPs, Health Visitors, Midwives), schools, teachers and staff working within children’s centres.

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Forthcoming Learning Events

5-Day Behavioural Family Therapy (BFT) Training Course
February 20th 2012 - February 24th 2012
ISPS UK 2012 Residential Conference - Reminder - First Call for Papers - Deadline 31st January 2012
October 2nd 2012 - October 3rd 2012

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Welcome to the Meriden Family Programme