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Judith de Lang - Revisiting the forgotten ACE Outcomes

Is it possible to achieve meaningful progress for a client with a

history of childhood trauma in three workplace-mandated
sessions? This workshop uses a case study to demonstrate the

impact of The Bower Place Model genogram and explores the
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) questionnaire . During the

workshop, participants will be able to discover their own ACE score
as well as a powerful way of connecting with a client while

composing a unique style of genogram.

Judith de Lang has a Doctorate in Counselling and is particularly excited by emerging

research in the area of neuro-plasticity. The evidence from this field highlights the urgent
need for trauma-informed practice across all human service agencies. Judith is currently

employed in a government regional health service where she undertakes various roles as
clinician, educator, consultant and supervisor.

Amanda Waegeli and Chérie McGregor - The PEER in Peer Supported Open

Dialogue

In the mid-1980s, Open Dialogue was developed as an alternative to treatment-as-usual
for psychosis in Western Lapland, Finland. The model has been so successful it has

become the standard mental health treatment in the region and is gaining momentum
internationally. Intentional Peer Support has emerged internationally as a powerful peer

support framework since it was founded in the USA in the 1990s. These two approaches

are combined in facilitating Peer Supported Open Dialogue to offer a powerful
combination of tools and philosophies to rethink how we connect and include family and

friends in supporting people experiencing extreme distress and unshared realities. There
is a strong alignment between the values that are commonly recognised as 'peer ethos'

and Open Dialogue. This interactive workshop will explore the underpinning values and
identify the vital role that peer support plays in facilitating an open dialogue process

when supporting people who experience the effects of trauma addiction and mental
distress. In this workshop participants will have the opportunity to learn some of the

skills of Peer Supported Open Dialogue. The call to meaningful action will be an invitation
to workshop participants to take these skills and use them in their everyday interactions

with family, friends and the people they work with.

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