Greetings!
Welcome to the second e-newsletter of 2010.
We have had a busy few months and we are pleased to announce several new ventures in this newsletter, including the launch of a peer support group for young people who hear voices and the relaunch of our Child Psychotherapy Service.
In this edition you can also read about some of our fundraising activities. We are so grateful for the energy and commitment of our volunteer fundraising committee and we would like to say thank you to everyone who has helped out. Our annual Open Afternoon will take place this year on Sunday 19th September - we do hope that you will be able to join us for this free family event.
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Best wishes
The Anna Freud Centre
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New Support Group for Young People Who Hear Voices
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 We have recently launched the first ever Voice Collective peer
support group for young people (aged 12-18) who hear voices, see visions or
have other unusual sensory experiences. This exciting new group, run in
partnership with Mind in Camden, offers young people the chance to share their
experiences with others who understand and to find creative ways of coping with
them.
The group runs every Thursday from 4.45 - 5.45pm at the Anna Freud Centre. If you know
someone that might benefit from the group, email Katharina Watt or call +44 (0)20 7443 2230 for more information or visit the Voice Collective website.
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Child Psychotherapy Service: Relaunch
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 "This is where I come to play, to learn how to think
and to become a good boy."
A six year old boy's comments about what his
therapy meant
to him.
"Our son's therapy has changed our
relationship with each other - we think more now about ourselves in relation to
him."
Parents give feedback on the impact of therapy on the family.
The Child Psychotherapy Service at the Anna Freud Centre has been relaunched. Jenny Stoker, who runs the new service with colleagues Angela Joyce and Marie Zaphiriou Woods, talks about this new development at the Centre:
"We are particularly excited to
have the opportunity to restore and develop a service based on Anna Freud's
model of work which is renowned internationally for its excellence and which
has been so influential to the children and families it has served, to the
trainees it educated, and to the researchers and policy makers it influenced."
 The Child Psychotherapy Service is now accepting referrals of
school-age children under the age of thirteen direct from professionals, as well as from parents
who have had an initial discussion through the Centre's telephone Parent Consultation Service. Jenny explains:
"Our aim
is to focus mainly on children who have experienced, or are currently experiencing, family break-up, whether through parental conflict, divorce and separation or through
care proceedings. We plan to carry out
research on the work we are doing and we will provide
training courses to support professionals and parents."
If you would like to access help for you or for someone you know please telephone Katharina Watt on +44 (0)20 7443 2230 or to email Katharina click here.
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Clive Climbs Kilimanjaro for the Anna Freud Centre
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Clive on a training expedition.
 | We are delighted to let you know that Clive Kornitzer is climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in
October 2010 in aid of the Anna Freud Centre. Clive explained his
motivations to us:
'After
attending one of your fundraising lunches as a guest of Rohin Shah I was made
aware of the charity and the great work that you do. It was an obvious
choice to combine my desire for personal challenge with a good cause, hence my
commitment to climbing Kili and raising money for the Anna Freud Centre.'
Not only has Clive been training hard for the climb, but his fundraising has also been very impressive. As well as securing donations from friends and family Clive has managed to secure some corporate sponsorship in the form of energy
bars from a company called Clif. Clive says:
'Having initially set a target of £5,000 which has already been exceeded,
like the climb I think I will aim high: as the mountain is over 19,000ft, I am
setting my sights on £20,000.'
We would like to thank Clive for choosing the Anna Freud Centre as his charity and we wish him the best of luck with his training and the climb.
To
sponsor Clive online click here.
If you have links to any outdoor clothing companies and think you could help Clive out with some equipment or clothing, please get in touch by clicking here.
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Anna Freud Centre Alumni
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trained or done a Masters course at the Anna Freud Centre often ask about how they can keep in
touch with their peers once they have left. Several people have suggested
that networking with other alumni could help them in their
professional development.
In response to this, we are setting up an
Alumni Association for all those who have graduated from a child
psychotherapy training or a Masters course at the Anna Freud Centre. If you are a former student, we will soon be writing to you about
this exciting new development and we hope you will become
involved. Meanwhile, if you have any ideas for the Alumni Association please email Saul Hillman or call him on +44 (0)20 7794 2313.
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| Catch the Early Bird for CBT Conference | A one-day conference entitled 'Advances in CBT: Working with Children and Families' will take place at the Brunei Gallery, London on Friday 29th October 2010. The conference will provide an update of
important new developments in CBT theory, evidence and practice.
The cost of the conference is £120 but you can get an early bird rate of £100 if you book before the 15th July! A limited number of student places are also available, priced at £60.
Book now
Click here for further details
For details of all our conferences click here
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For further information please visit our website www.annafreud.org.
Best wishes
The Anna Freud Centre |
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A-Z of Anna Freud Centre
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Baby
The first year of life is a
crucial development period. When the early relationship between mother and baby
is disrupted or difficult, it can have a serious impact on the child in later
life. Our
Parent-Infant Project (PIP) provides specialist help to parents and babies aged 0-12
months. PIP works with parents and babies
at the Anna Freud Centre and in the community. To find out more about PIP email Sara Mitchell.
Brain
With the help of science and
technology, we are making advances on how emotional problems can be identified
early and effectively treated. The Anna Freud Centre has a Developmental Neuroscience Unit.The brain-scanning technology in our lab can help us to see the world through a baby or
child's eyes, and to measure the impact of their experiences on their brain and
emotional development.
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Kirsty Young Gives Fundraising the Desert Island Edge
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Kirsty Young with Michael Samuel, the Centre's Chair of Trustees.
 | During May our fundraising volunteers ran two successful fundraising events. The first event took place at the Anna Freud Centre, while the second was held at the British Academy. Guests enjoyed a drinks
reception and then listened to talks about the work of the Centre. We were lucky enough to have the TV and radio presenter Kirsty
Young as chair of the British Academy event.
We
would like to thank Kirsty Young and our volunteer Fundraising Committee
who made these events such a success. To date we have raised around £70,000 - thank you to all those who have supported our annual appeal.
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| Donate | The Anna Freud Centre relies on voluntary donations. We need to raise £1.5 million in donations each year to continue our work with children and young people. If you would like to help click here to make a donation online with a credit or debit card.
Thank you for your support.
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Open Afternoon: Sunday 19th September 2010
| Arts and Crafts at the 2009 event.
 | We do hope you can join us for our fifth annual Open Afternoon on Sunday 19th September 2010. We will open our doors to families and supporters for a free afternoon of fun activities including arts and crafts, face painting, raffle, tombola and lucky dip. If you can donate a raffle/tombola prize, a cake for the refreshments stall or if you would like to help out on the day please email us.
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Find Out More
| If you would like to receive an information pack about the Anna Freud Centre including a short 10 minute film about the Centre introduced by Jon Snow please email us your name and postal address by clicking here.
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