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>> SAVE THE DATE: 2012 Conference
We can confirm that next year's HGI Conference will take place on the weekend of 12th–13th May 2012 at Sunningdale in Berkshire.
The theme for the conference is Human Givens in the Workplace. More will be announced in the next e-newsletter. The event will be open to anyone interested in the HG approach, and we look forward to seeing you there.
Updated 27.10.2011
>> British Psychological Society publishes research showing the effectiveness of HG therapy
Piloting a practice research network: A 12-month evaluation of the Human Givens approach in primary care at a general medical practice has been published in The British Psychological Society’s peer reviewed publication: Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice. The paper’s conclusion supports the massive amount of anecdotal evidence and data sets on thousands of patients now gathered by human givens therapists in the UK and Ireland.
This is good news for all those facing critics who, without looking directly at actual examples of effectiveness, say there is no evidence for the human givens holistic approach to mental health because it has not appeared in a peer reviewed journal.
Typical of the conclusions in the paper are, “The HG approach is informed by NICE guidelines and the evidence upon which they are based … the approach is a bona fide treatment that significantly contributes to assisting service users in primary care to move towards recovery.” “Pre- to post-treatment changes measured with the CORE-OM and CORE-10 suggested that the therapy was highly effective.” And, “The HG approach is an effective treatment for working with service users presenting with a variety of problems, and particularly anxiety and depression, in primary care settings.”
Much of the funding for this research project was raised and donated by the HG Foundation. The papers authors were, William Andrews, Elspeth Twigg, Takuya Minami and Gina Johnson, the GP whose initiative and enthusiasm triggered the research project with the three Human Givens therapists, Mary Marshall, Jane Newson-Smith and Jan Sherlock. Thanks should go to all these people and also to Sam Desborough, the project’s very competent administrator, and the funders: Steel Charitable Trust, Garfield Weston Foundation and the Human Givens Foundation. Some of Gina’s time was also supported by the National Institute for Health Research Flexibility and Sustainability Funding.
If you would like to receive a copy of the paper please email Bill Andrews at wandrews22@mac.com
Updated 28.02.11
>> The 'Measuring National Wellbeing Project'
Paul Allin, Director of the Measuring National Wellbeing Programme for the Office of National Statistics (ONS), had an in-depth discussion with Ivan Tyrrell, Director
of Human Givens College and co-founder with Joe Griffin of the HG approach about innate human needs and how these are the ‘capital’ we all come into the world with.
Paul Allin was full of praise for our members' great work in energising, promoting and using all that’s known already about what makes for a fulfilled life. He said that he and his colleagues had found the submissions from Ivan and other HGI members very useful indeed (so much so that ONS were prompted to contact us directly for more information). He also wanted Ivan to encourage you all to contribute to the ‘National Debate on Wellbeing’ in whatever way you can.
This discussion will be published in the next issue of the Human Givens Journal.
Updated 28.02.11
>> New Diploma dates announced for 2012
Three new dates have been announced for the two-week intensive courses which make up Part II of the Human Givens Diploma Course:
| York: | 20th – 24th February & 26th – 30th March 2012 |
| Bristol: | 28th May – 1st June & 2nd – 6th July 2012 |
| Ascot: | 22nd – 26th October & 26th – 30th November 2012 |
For further information about dates and venues, please click here.
Updated 15.02.11
>> New Peer Group in South West London
A new Peer Group has been set-up in Wimbledon. The first meeting will be held on Friday 28th January, between 10am and 12pm. If you would like to attend, please contact:
Peter Johnson:
Tel:
0208 672 0311 / 07817 52225
Email: pj.pathways@virgin.net
Updated 18.01.11
>> 2010 Human Givens Conference announced
This year's Human Givens Institute (HGI) conference, which is open to all, takes place on the weekend of 6th—7th November at Sunningdale Park in Berkshire. The theme is "Relationships—the human givens perspective".
Our Guest Speaker this year is Dr Aric Sigman who will be talking on: 'Relationships and the media'. Aric, who is on the editorial board of the Human Givens journal, is an engaging and highly knowledgeable speaker is often frequently courted by the media himself. We are also very pleased to announce that Canadian diplomat John Bell will be speaking, sharing with us his fascinating experiences as he discusses the important role of the human givens in Middle-East negotiations.
Various other speakers will continue to explore the key theme from a number of angles, some of which include:
- Relationships between children and adults
- What makes a good relationship
- What makes relationships break down
- Community action: Reclaim Life
- Improving a police counselling service with HG (exciting new data)
- How ideas spread
- Why it is more powerful to hear a story than read one
- Occupational psychology – a fresh look
- Why the universe is built on relationships
- Relationships and attention.
The cost is £285.00 per delegate which includes attendance at both days with lunch, a Saturday evening dinner, tea/coffee at each break and conference materials. (There is accommodation available at Sunningdale Park which can be booked separately direct or via lastminute.com.)
Click here for a PDF copy of the Conference Leaflet and Booking Form or call Kathy Hardy on +44 (0)1323 811662 to book your place.
We look forward to seeing you there!
>> Major article on the human givens approach is published in
'
The Arab Journal of Psychiatry'
The May edition of The Arab Journal of Psychiatry (Vol. 21, No. 1) features an extensive article on human givens psychotherapy. Written by the Human Givens Institute's chairman, Dr Farouk Okhai. The article gives a wonderfully clear and useful overview of the approach and the benefits and new insights it brings to the field of psychotherapy.
As the abstract says: "There is a profusion of psychotherapy models, most of them formulated in the west, confusing both those seeking and those striving to give help. The human givens approach seeks to integrate the effective ingredients of all therapies using as its organising idea what human beings need in order to live healthy lives. As such it will have a universal appeal, in keeping with the increasing recognition that individuals and societies have much more in common than their relatively superficial cultural differences would indicate."
The article is well worth reading, click here to download a PDF version.