Family, Friends and Carers (FFC) OCD Conference
The Family Count Too – A day of education and support
Reading University, Berkshire on Saturday 25th July 2009
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OCD-UK are delighted to announce the first event of its kind, an
OCD conference with a difference, a conference aimed entirely at
the family, friends and carers of people with Obsessive-Compulsive
Disorder.
This unique conference takes place in Reading, Berkshire on
Saturday 25th July 2009 where we have gathered some of the
countries leading OCD specialists.
Although OCD-UK have realised from the beginning that there is a lack of support out there for those actually caring for OCD sufferers within their own family or circle of friends and thus responding by bringing me on to the Committee in 2006 to grow our FFC strategy (being a mum with an OCD child), we didn’t realise just what a clamour of demand there was out there until our Annual Conference in Derby last October when our workshop for FFCs was PACKED. It became so apparent that people caring for their loved-ones who suffer from this debilitating condition were suffering terribly too and they were just not being given the support and help that they desperately needed either from the health professionals or the community as a whole.
In response to this huge need and to try and address the many questions posed by FFCs to ease their burden and to maximise the support they can give to the sufferer in their midst, we decided to create a FFC stand-alone conference. Here we felt we could devote some valuable time to gain some gems of wisdom from the experts, to mix together ourselves to offer mutual support, to network and glean new ideas on treatment, and to generally grow our own caring and coping strategies towards our loved ones with OCD.
So – we can now announce that the Family, Friends and Carers Conference
is in the bag and due to take place on the 25th July, 2009 at The University
of Reading in Berkshire. It will be a whole day event and we will endeavour
to cover every aspect of this hitherto much ignored subject – looking at how
each family dynamic permutation may create its own problems and will
need specialist concentration (E.g. parents with young children with OCD,
families and friends coping with teenagers and young adults with OCD,
children with parents who have OCD, siblings of OCD sufferers, etc. etc.);
how to be the therapist at home; advances in understanding and treatments
of OCD, etc. etc.
We are putting together an exciting project with some brilliant speakers who will impart their expertise, advice and experience and offer encouragement, as well as workshops where can have more personal guidance and ask detailed questions to allay our fears and hopefully learn coping strategies. We would also like to thank Professor Roz Shafran and Clinical Psychologist Chloe Volz for their planning help and suggestions.
One thing we can promise is that we will be devoting this conference to meet YOUR demands so put this date in your diary.
Saturday 25th July 2009
Our Venue
Our conference takes place in the Palmer Building at The University
of Reading in Berkshire, just minutes from the M4 and Reading railway station served by excellent national rail links, just a 10 minutes bus ride away.
Reading station is served by direct trains from London Paddington, Birmingham New Street, Bristol, Plymouth, Bournemouth, Newcastle, Derby and Manchester.
We will can offer pre event travel planning assistance for those needing help planning their journey using public transport, please email us with your travel requirements.
From the Shinfield Road entrance follow the main drive, signposted to the Palmer building, to Car Park (marked P3 on campus map), where the Palmer Building (26 on the campus map) is directly in front of you.
Sat-Nav users may use the postcode (RG2 7BW) to navigate their way to the Shinfield Road entrance to the campus, the full address is Palmer Building, White Knights Campus, The University of Reading, Reading, Berkshire.
Maps
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- Campus Map
Lunch
In order to keep the conference costs down, and being conscious of the fact that not everyone is able to eat in public places due to the nature of their illness we are not including lunch as standard. Basic refreshments will be available from the onsite cafe and bar's on the day, and an area will be provided for you to eat lunch should you wish to bring your own.
Tickets
The event is priced at £15.00 per person for OCD-UK members or members of their family/close friends. You will be asked for the name or membership number of the OCD-UK member upon booking.
Tickets for non OCD-UK members are charged at £22 per person.
All attendees will also be served with tea and fair trade coffee upon arrival and mid morning and afternoon. The event will start at 10am, and finish at 4:30pm.
In order to keep the costs down we will only be sending out email confirmations of your booking, when arriving at our conference venue please go straight to our registration desk on where you will be required to quote the booking name.
Accommodation
Your booking confirmation will include details of nearby accommodation.
Bookings Terms and Conditions
All booking bookings will only be confirmed once payment is received. Confirmations will be sent by email, unless otherwise requested. Refunds, less a 20% administration fee will be made if cancellations are received (email or postal) before 1st July 2009. Refunds, less 50% will be made to cancellations received between 1st-23rd July 2009. We are regretfully unable to issue refunds to any cancellations received less than two days prior to the event. We are unable to issue refunds due to non attendance, however substitute delegates are welcomed.
25th July Update
We are no longer taking online bookings, however seats are available for both morning and afternoon sessions (without refreshments). Please call Ashley on 0779 321 1263 if you have any questions.
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