Profiles of particpants and organisations
involved in EMHW 2010
(not in alphabetical order)
Debbie Brewin:
I am an Occupational Therapist and BABCP Accredited Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist, Trainer and Supervisor. I have worked in the fields of Physical and Mental Health in the NHS, Community and Private Sector. I am now a Trustee of Work Stress Solutions, a Charity committed to assisting vulnerable people to enhance skills and confidence and gain employment
Debbie Brewin
OT MSc CBT
BABCP Accredited Therapist
Gillian Bridge
Psycholinguistic Consultant, Addictions Therapist and Psychotherapist
Gillian Bridge is an expert in the many and varied aspects of brain, language and behaviour and has developed a unique insight into the neurobiological similarities between addiction, autism and criminality.
Her findings have led to the development of a new approach to therapy and training, which takes into consideration many, previously unconsidered, influences on dysfunctional behaviour, such as the role of language teaching (and, rather intriguingly, marshmallows).
Gillian has a degree in English and taught and lectured on this subject for many years, specialising in the analysis of thought patterns, motivation and personality through close study of language use, before going on to develop executive training tools based on similar principles. Ongoing work with CEOs of major international organisations, and their teams, demonstrates their success..
Gillian has also taught on the English Speaking Board's Communication Skills courses within prisons and discovered the potency of the mastery of these in empowering prisoners to make healthier choices for their future lives. She has come to see the role of language as key to the understanding of human brain function - and its enhancement and enrichment as pivotal to the nurturing of good mental health. It is one of the major foundation stones of Resilience.
A Diploma in Addiction Therapy and three years working for the drug and alcohol services in HM Prisons has added to her understanding of the interplay between early life experiences, neuronal function, 'self talk', and resilience strategies. Work in prisons has been amongst the most enlightening work she has undertaken.
An associate member of BACP, Gillian now works at 96, Harley Street, specialising in working with addictions and with Autistic Spectrum Disorder. She has two books published, together with articles, including in the Sept/Oct issue of Addiction Today. She is currently working on a new book on Resilience.
Jonathan Clark
Anthony Fairweather
Photo byJemimah Kuhfield
In 1998 at age 19, Anthony had a nervous breakdown, which turned out to be one of the best things that ever happened to him. Through it he discovered his abilities as a writer and performer, and a life he now loves. He started off writing poems about his mental state which were later published as a book entitled "The Mindset of a Mental Patient (and a few lighter asides)" by Chipmunka publishing. It was these poems that led to him being diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome, which was one of the other best things that ever happened to him. The "Lighter Asides" were some of the lighter poems that he had started writing, and they grew in number. After performing some of them at an Open Mike in Birmingham in 2006, Anthony finally discovered what he wanted to do with his life. He started performing more regularly an augmented his act with satirical songs as well. In 2009 he performed a successful show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival entitled "How Do You Solve a Problem Like Britain?" Since then he has regularly won poetry slams and supported the likes of Andreattah Chuma, Byron Vincent and Elvis McGonagall. He also regularly appears on Livewire Live on Hope FM.
Adam Foulds
Adam Foulds author of "The Quickening Maze" - based on real events and set in and around the High Beach Asylum in 1840. The asylum built within Epping Forest is a place of disorder and unpredictable dramas. The poet John Clare finds himself in the asylum after years struggling with alcohol, critical neglect and depression. At the same time, poet Alfred Tennyson becomes entangled in the life of the asylum's owner, the charismatic Dr Matthew Allen.
This book was shortlisted for the prestigious Man Booker award last year. Adam also won the South Bank Prize for literature for this book. In the past he has been named Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year and won the Costa Prize for Poetry in 2008.
If you want to mention any awards in publicity the Man Booker is the biggest.
Samantha Harvey
Author of "The Wilderness" - an account of the unravelling effect of Alzheimer's disease - an extraordinary dramatisation of a mind in the process of disintegration.
The book was shortlisted for Orange Prize (prestigious prize for female writers) and longlisted for the Man Booker Prize in 2009.
Gabriel Weston
Author of "Direct Red" - an account of life as a surgeon, showing the sexism, hubris and peer pressure that can affect a patient's treatment. In a very honest account , she tells us what it is like to "go home and watch TV after acts that in a different setting could as easily point to the asylum". She has an English degree but later trained as a doctor and now works as a part time ENT surgeon
Julian Pooley
Julian Pooley is an archivist and Manager of Surrey History Centre in Woking. He has worked for Surrey County Council since 1989, before which he worked in Modern Records for the Greater London Council. Throughout the 1990s he rescued many of the records of Surrey's former mental hospitals as they rapidly closed down with the change from institutional care to "Care in the Community". This talk uses records held by Surrey History Centre to trace the history of the care of the mentally ill and mentally handicapped in Surrey from the late 18thC , exploring the records of private madhouses, county asylums, charitable institutions and the "Epsom cluster" of Horton, Long Grove, The Manor, St Ebba's and West Park. It uses medical records and case papers to examine changes in treatments and shows how these records can be used by family historians.)
Carol Anne Milton
Carol Anne Milton was born and lives in Dublin. She holds an Advanced Diploma in Counselling, Psychology and Therapy, and a Masters degree in Spirituality. She has worked in the area of pastoral care with primary and secondary school students for nineteen years.
Having lost her youngest son to suicide in 2002, she wrote the story of her family’s experience of bereavement, and the struggle involved in attempting to create a changed life and family structure after the death of a beloved son and brother. Her book, “The Coldest Night” was published by Veritas Publishing, Dublin, in December, 2009. Following the publication of her book, she now spends much of her time responding to invitations to speak about her experience of bereavement to young people in secondary schools.
Linda Morgan
Linda began her career in the NHS as a Clinical Biochemist, gaining a PhD from London University for her research work on the role of hormones in the development and management of breast cancer. She then joined the staff at Surrey University, where her research has focused around diet and health, in particular cardiovascular disease and the role that gut and brain hormones play in the regulation of appetite. Linda has published over 130 peer-reviewed research papers and reviews and is involved in a substantial amount of collaborative research. She is a Professor of Nutritional Endocrinology and is currently head of the Division of Nutritional Sciences, within the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences at Surrey University.
Since the early 1980’s, Linda’s University employment has been on a part-time basis, initially due to family commitments (she has two daughters, now both grown-up and pursuing their own careers) but more recently because she works part-time as an ordained non-stipendiary Anglican Minister in a parish in Claygate, where she currently lives with her husband David.
Fintan O'Regan
Fin O’Regan is a former science teacher and has taught both in the UK and the USA.
He was the Headteacher of the Centre Academy from 1996 -2002
Centre Academy was the London branch of a number of specialist schools for children with ADHD and co-morbidities based in Florida USA.
He is currently a Behaviour and Learning Consultant and Trainer for a number of educational and commercial organisations both nationally and internationally. He is an associate lecturer for Leicester University, the National Association of Special Needs and the Institute of Education.
He is currently the Chairperson of the European ADHD Awareness Taskforce and an Education Consultant for ADDISS.
He has written a number of books and published articles on the subject of Behaviour and Learning issues and his 10th book entitled” ADHD: Learning and Behaviour Management” is due for publication in early 2011.
Other publications include the T.E.S. award wining book Educating Children with ADHD (2000) ,How to teach and Manage Children with ADHD (2001), Surviving and Succeeding in SEN and ADHD: Impact and Intervention: (both 2005), Troubleshooting Challenging behaviour and Challenging Behaviours (both 2006) and The Small Change: Big Difference series Inattention, Hyperactive and Disorganised (2008)
Fjmoregan@aol.com
Ken Owen
