Recently I read some thoughts about research and that has inspired me to reflect on my interest in research and its relationship to practice. I am, of course, an old age psychiatrist by background. When I did my psychiatry training we had a “research day” which meant different things to different people, but was probably …
I’m writing this at the Faculty of Old Age Psychiatry annual residential conference in Newcastle upon Tyne and reflecting on sparkling moments so far. I went to a workshop on driving with dementia/ MCI and it was outstanding. The presenters used an interactive design so that the audience could vote to indicate what they would …
No fog on the Tyne: old age psychiatry, driving and dementia Read More »
Older Mind Matters Ltd has been commissioned to carry out a service improvement project for Age UK Cheshire looking into older transgender people’s experiences of health and social care (the Trans*age Project). (We’re defining older as over the age of 50!) Some of the questions we’ll be asking trans people and people working in health …
Service improvement project started for Age UK Cheshire Read More »
Last week I went to a one day conference on systemic therapy with older adults at the University of Derby. It was organised by DAFT (the Derbyshire Branch of The Association for Family Therapy and Systemic Practice). Their website is here. DAFT’s events have a reputation for quality, although I think I’ve only been to …
Claire Hilton has been a dedicated and effective, much respected and loved clinician and teacher. Recent years have seen her devoting more time to researching and cataloguing the development of services for older people with mental health problems. In doing this she has forged valued friendships with significant characters and their families, confirming respect and …
Guest blog by David Jolley: Opening the book on a forgotten hero Read More »
I recently went to the European Network in Aging Studies conference in Graz, Austria. It was a stimulating and absorbing meeting. I’ll confine myself to a few headlines. On the first day we had a keynote entitled “Aging in a world of things”. The speaker talked about material convoys “that move with (people) through time, …
“Life is short but stuff lasts”: European Network in Aging Studies conference Read More »
When I was small, Saturday mornings were devoted to Uncle Mac who played music requested for children on the Light Programme. Amongst these we learned wisdom such as, ‘If all the world were paper If all the sea was ink What would we have for bread and cheese? What would we have to drink?’ Shirley …
Guest Blog by David Jolley: Words and paper which might make the world a better place Read More »
At the Faculty of Old Age Psychiatry conference in Bristol the Chief Executive of Care England gave an inspiring talk. He talked about the relationship between care homes and old age psychiatrists. He said some quotable stuff, but I need to stress that this is what I heard, so apologies if I heard it incorrectly, …
I went to the one day Aspens conference on Monday. Aspens is a group within the Association for Family Therapy and Systemic Practice for systemic therapists working outside the statutory sector e.g. independent therapists, those working in charities etc. What struck me reflecting on it afterwards is that I have taken away learning at several …
Diamonds, dust and coordinated management of meaning Read More »
I’m a member of the Association for Family Therapy and Systemic Practice (AFT for short) so I’ll declare an interest now. In fact I became the Treasurer last year (help!) What I want to highlight though are two useful resources available on the AFT website. Firstly AFT has published an updated evidence base for family …
Family therapy and systemic practice – older people are adults too! Read More »
