TALKWORKS Operational and Professional Lead, Sarah, presents at the BABCP annual conference

Posted by Devon Partnership Trust in Events and conferences on 29th August, 2024

In July 2024, Sarah Goff from the TALKWORKS Central Team, presented at the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies annual conference at the University of Manchester. The theme was Catalysing Change: Ideas to Impact, with a focus on sharing new developments and advances in cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and how we mobilise these into our practice. Below, Sarah shares her experience of attending the conference and how the presentation went:

"One of the symposia for the Wednesday afternoon session was our presentation on Prolonged Grief Disorder in NHS Talking Therapies. The symposia was convened by Barney Dunn (University of Exeter) to enable us to illustrate an introduction to the Prolonged Grief Disorder model of therapy (PGDT), the outcome data from 100 patients that had been through the pathway in TALKWORKS and a clinical case example. It was a team approach with four of us presenting including myself, our initial supervisor in PGDT and two University of Exeter PhD students who have been involved with the PGDT research.

"The 1 ½ hour presentation was very well received by a packed audience, with not a free seat in the house! The combination of talks made for a powerful presentation, with clear evidence of the effectiveness of the intervention by the data presented, which was illustrated well by the case example and some qualitative data/feedback from patients.

"I would like to thank all the PGDT therapists across TALKWORKS, the supervisors and the administrative support that we have in place. Together this provides a very strong, unique offering in an NHS-TT service, delivering an incredibly valuable intervention to many. It certainly was a day to remember and I feel proud to have been able to represent the service and report on positive developments within the NHS."

You can learn more about the Prolonged Grief Disorder therapy that TALKWORKS can offer on their website. TALKWORKS is free-to-access service for adults age 18+ across Devon (outside Plymouth). If you are struggling with low mood, sleep difficulties, anxiety or prolonged grief, TALKWORKS therapists can work with you to help you feel better. Call 0300 555 3344 (phone lines are open Monday to Friday from 9am – 4:45pm) to speak to a member of the team, or fill out the online self-referral form on the TALKWORKS website to access the service.

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TALKWORKS Operational and Professional Lead, Sarah, presents at the BABCP annual conference

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