MAKING CONNECTIONS WITH THE BABY

MAKING CONNECTIONS
WITH THE BABY
SURREY PARENT INFANT MENTAL
HEALTH CONFERENCE 2015
Wednesday 18th March
9:45am – 4:30pm
Registration and refreshments
from 9:15am
Parental mental illness has been shown to affect attachment relationships
and cognitive, emotional, social and behavioral development of children.
These children are at an increased risk of developing psychiatric disorders
in childhood, adolescence and later in adulthood. In view of the potential
impact of parental mental illness on infant outcomes, prevention and
intervention at an early stage is of great importance.
The Manor House
Newlands Corner
Guildford
GU4 8SE
This conference will be of particular interest to professionals who are
working with parents suffering from a mental illness. Drawing on research
and clinical work, the conference will highlight the importance of managing
parental mental illness in the antenatal and postnatal period in order to
facilitate the development of positive relationships between parents and
their babies.
- WHO IS IT FOR? -
- OPENING ADDRESS -
Health Care Professionals
General Practitioners
Mental Health Professionals
Substance Misuse Workers
Midwives
Health Visitors
NICU staff
Local Authority Professionals
Social Workers
Early Years Staff
Domestic Abuse Officers
Teenage Pregnancy Workers
Probation Officers
Voluntary Agencies &
Children’s Centres
Commissioners and
Professionals involved in
planning care
- BOOK YOUR PLACE Complete enclosed booking form and return by email to:
[email protected]
Early booking is advised, as places are limited.
Karina Ajayi
Commissioner - Children's Social Care and Wellbeing Commissioning Team
in the Children, Schools and Families Directorate
- KEYNOTE SPEAKERS Vivette Glover
Professor of Perinatal Psychobiology at Imperial College London. In more
recent years she has applied her expertise in biological psychiatry to the
problems of mothers and babies. She is currently an advisor to the All Party
Parliamentary Group on “The first 1001 days”, the Maternal Mental Health
Alliance, Postpartum Support International, the NSPCC and the Early
Intervention Foundation.
Amanda Jones
Consultant Perinatal Psychotherapist. Honorary Associate Professor at
Warwick University Medical School and head of North East London NHS
Foundation Trust’s Tier 3 Perinatal Parent-Infant Mental Health Service
Jennie Muskett
Musician and composer. Has established an international reputation as a
composer for film and television, having written scores for Miramax,
Paramount, Disney, IMAX, the BBC and many more. She has a particular
interest in the impact of lullabies for mothers and infants.
Sue Pawlby
Developmental psychologist who works in the mother and baby unit at the
Bethlem Royal Hospital and works with women with severe mental illness
during pregnancy or post birth. She also works at the King’s College
London’s Institute of Psychiatry.
Closing date for applications:
30th January 2015
Bookings confirmed by:
13th February 2015