Hi Trevor
Happy new year, and I hope the year is going well for you so far.
I have just discovered that your cheque has still not been sent. I’m so sorry. Long story apparently, but it will be signed on Wednesday and posted forthwith. I do apologize and hope it hasn’t inconvenienced you too much.
I was going to write to you anyway as we have now had our post-conference review meeting and the organizing committee all wanted to thank you for the great contribution that you and Anders made. Yours was the most popular presentation, and most popular workshop, and I think that it was your contribution that really made the day. Overall the conference feedback was very positive, but here is a list of the references to your input in the things people put down about what they liked in the conference:
Really liked the Hearing Voices presentations.
-grounded in ‘clinical’ work
-accessible language/presentation/context introduced eg Denmark, how the subgroups
came about
-Anders’ contribution exceptional.
It was this session that made the effort of coming worthwhile.
Anders’ and Trevor’s views and ideas.
The emphasis upon the individual and the HVN approach.
The information and experience given from Anders and Trevor. Very insightful and
inspiring work.
The presentations by Trevor Eyles– excellent
The presentation by Trevor Eyles and Anders Schakow from Denmark. Very clear and easy to follow.
The Aarhus voice hearers group presentation and service user’s personal experience with psychiatric services and social services.
The Aarhus stuff.
Aarhus model.
Voice hearing group.
Hearing Voices workshop.
Session 3 and workshop most useful.
Talk on new approaches to working with voices.
Inspiring to hear about Anders’ story of recovery.
Hearing from Anders re: his own experience
Service user input.
Service user perspectives.
Service user story – powerful.
Voices/involvement of voice hearer.
Workshop, esp. hearing from a voice hearer.
Discussing voice dialogue and finding out from Anders how this helped him.
Please pass on my good wishes to Anders, and I hope his gall bladder troubles are now well behind him.
Please let me know if you haven’t received your cheque in the next 10 days or so
Thank you again and best wishes
Alison
Alison Summers
Consultant psychiatrist