Whiting & Birch

European Groupwork Symposium

16th European Groupwork Symposium

York, 8th-10th September 2010


‘Groupwork and Well-Being’


Recent years have seen the emergence in human services of ‘Positive Psychology’, and other approaches to ‘Well-Being’.


Groupwork has a key role to play here. So, this symposium will show how groupwork is contributing to well‑being initiatives, ranging from work with schoolchildren, to DIY Happiness work with adults in the community.



The event will interest any professional working in health, social work or education, whether a social worker, a psychologist or a counsellor.




Keynote Speakers
How to Promote Group Well-Being and Research It?
Professor Chris Evans, Medical Psychotherapist ,
Nottingham University and Nottinghamshire NHS Trust


Making London Happy
Tony Coggins, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust


Selected Workshops

The Journey: Explorations through creativity
Carole Stagg, MA RCA, Consultant in Arts, Health, Wellbeing and Culture

Suurender. Connecting to a Global Story: A New Model for Healing
BruceSt. Thomas, Psychotherapist/Art Therapist/Consultant, Westbrook StreetPsychotherapy Associates, South Portland, Maine, and
Paul Johnson, Associate Professor, School of Social Work, University of Southern Maine


DIY Happiness?
SherryClark, Mental health promotion/DIY Happiness project co-ordinator,South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

The Recovery Group: Its role in enhancing well-being
Anant Chander, Margaret Muir, Liz Wakely, Matt Ward and Dr Jerome Carson



Selected Papers

Enhancing the Well-being of the Staff Team
David Henchman, Sue Walton and Sally Curtis, Yorke Walton Assocs.

Groupwork and Well Being
Jean Anastacio and David Woodger, Lecturers in Community Development & Youth Work, Goldsmiths University of London

‘It uplifts me’: Views from within ‘The Tuesday Group’
Ruth Cave, School of Education, Social Work & Community Education, University of Dundee

DIY Happiness
Tony Coggins, Well London: Comunities working together for a healthier London

Guerilla, Extreme and Distance Travelled Groupwork
Carole Stagg, MA RCA, Consultant in Arts, Health, Wellbeing and Culture

Having Somewhere to Go on Monday: Groupwork and social inclusion in a primary care / voluntary sector partnership
Nick Pollard, Senior Lecturer in Occupational Therapy, Sheffield Hallam University


Download the files below for programme details, and workshop and paper summaries


Download the order form below to book your place. We look forward to seeing you in York!








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