The February Special will be led by Dr Iain Jordan, a Consultant Psychiatrist and Clinical Director of Clerkenwell Health.

The session will look at the dominant model of mental ill-health - the medical diagnostic model - and discuss the advantages of such a model and what the alternatives might be.

The so-called medical model has been dominant in recent decades, but it has many shortcomings, and it's certainly not the only way to view mental ill-health. In this session we will explore the many different ways of thinking about mental ill-health and what different models are being researched and developed around the world.

Biograhy

Iain is a consultant psychiatrist and therapist who has worked in public health services for 20 years. He has a professional background in medicine, psychiatry, complexity science, and healthcare informatics. I am fascinated by the relationship between physical health and mental health and I believe that complex problems require complex solutions. My passion is making psychological strategies for recovery and thriving available to everyone. Iain is the clinical director of Clerkenwell Health where he runs clinical trials in psychedelic medicine.

The second half of the Special will introduce you to, and give you a chance to experience some of the four key learning areas of Talk for Health:

• Open and truthful talking

• Empathic listening

• Basic counselling skills

• How to set up an ongoing group

After this event, you can go straight into a Talk for Health Café, where you will learn peer counselling skills and get plenty of space to talk and get/give support. You can also sign up to the Full 4-day Talk for Health Peer Counselling Programme for a deeper therapeutic and skills-building experience.

For more information contact info@talkforhealth.co.uk or 020 3409 3201.