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>> The Right Hook interview Hear George HookÕs interview with Joe Griffin on Wed 31st Oct 2012 prior to his talk in Trinity College, Dublin on Emotional Health and Wellbeing. The interview has been split into two parts:
Updated 16.11.12 >> New peer reviewed research recommends Human Givens therapy be fully included in NICE guidelines We are very excited to announce that the journal Mental Health Review has in press two peer reviewed academic papers showing the effectiveness of the human givens approach; one involving the treatment of mild to moderate depression and the other to the therapeutic value of the HG Emotional Needs Audit (ENA) tool. Anyone who has used the human givens approach over the last decade yearsÊwill know what a big difference this research could make to organisationsÊand individuals wishing to pitch for funding for HG or further develop the approach to help their clients and service users. ÊThe full papers will be available after publication but in the mean time we would like to share the abstract, conclusions and recommendations of the main paper on therapy for depression which can be viewed on our research page. Updated 7.09.12 >> 2012 Human Givens Conference Ð book early to ensure your place The theme of this year's HGI conference, which takes place on the weekend of 12thÑ13th May at Sunningdale in Berkshire, is "The future of work: a shared vision ÐÊIntroducing HG ideas and practice into the workplace".
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. Everyone welcome. We look forward to seeing you there! Updated 21.02.2012 >> SAVE THE DATE: 2012 Conference We can confirm that next year's HGI Conference will take place on the weekend of 12thÐ13th 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 27.10.11 >> New South Coast Peer Group There will be a new South Coast peer group starting in May 2011. Updated 11.03.2011 >> 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 SocietyÕs peer reviewed publication: Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice. The paperÕs 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, ÒThe HG approach is informed by NICE guidelines and the evidence upon which they are based É the approach is a bona fide treatment that significantly contributes to assisting service users in primary care to move towards recovery.Ó ÒPre- to post-treatment changes measured with the CORE-OM and CORE-10 suggested that the therapy was highly effective.Ó And, ÒThe 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.Ó 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 projectÕs very competent administrator, and the funders: Steel Charitable Trust, Garfield Weston Foundation and the Human Givens Foundation. Some of GinaÕs 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 new HGI Board named Dr Farouk Okhai, chair of the Human Givens Institute has named his enlarged board which consists of a cross section from the many members who offered to give their time and service on behalf of the human givens approach to psychotherapy, education and societal wellbeing generally.Ê Dr Farouk Okhai (Chair), (Click here for more information about the HGI board members.) Peer Groups and individuals wishing to communicate with the board can do so by email to our communications coordinator at: rosjeal@hgtherapy.euÊÊ Ê The boardÕs first face-to face meeting will take place in early April but it is already actively working through its own on-line forum to discuss and create an agenda of work to be done, including responding to the very useful HGICC report gathered together by Tony Gauvain. At that meeting the board will also consider what others who offered their services might be able to do to assist them with special projects such as PR, fund raising, event organising etc. Dr Farouk Okhai Updated 28.02.11 >> The ÔMeasuring National Wellbeing ProjectÕ 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 ÔcapitalÕ we all come into the world with. Paul Allin was full of praise for our members' great work in energising, promoting and using all thatÕs 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 ÔNational Debate on WellbeingÕ in whatever way you can. This discussion will be published in the next issue of the Human Givens Journal. Updated 28.02.11 >> 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: There are lots of regional HG Peer Groups around the UK (and some overseas), each meeting regularly — click here to view the complete list, which gives contact details and information about forthcoming meetings. Updated 18.01.11 >> 2010 Human Givens Conference Ð book early to ensure your place The theme of this year's HGI conference, which takes place on the weekend of 6th—7th November at Sunningdale in Berkshire, is "Relationships—the human givens perspective". This year's Guest Speaker is Dr Aric Sigman who will be talking on: 'Relationships and the media'. Also speaking will be the Canadian diplomat John Bell who will be discussing the important role of HG in Middle-East negotiations. The various other speakers will continue to explore the key theme from a number of angles, some of which include:
Click here for a PDF copy of the full programme 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! Updated 23.08.10 >> 2010 Conference Ð Keynote speaker announced We are pleased to announce that this year's conference will be on Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th November 2010 at the same venue as last year, Sunningdale Park in Berkshire, and the keynote speaker will be Dr Aric Sigman. More details to follow soon. Posted 12.08.10 >> 2010 Conference Many people have expressed a wish for our normally bi-annual conference to be brought forward and plans are now well advanced for a conference to be held in November of this year Ð venue and date to be confirmed. The theme for this year's conference is Relationships: The human givens perspective. More will be announced in the next e-newsletter and the date and venue will be confirmed as soon as possible. The event will be open to anyone interested in the HG approach, and we look forward to seeing you there. Posted 30.07.10 >> Human Givens College update The development of an autumn programme is also well underway and will be announced shortly. It will initially consist of a variety of weekend courses on key subjects (such as addiction, depression, treating trauma, anxiety disorders, brief therapy skills, psychosis, storytelling and the use of metaphor), as well as some new titles. The college will continue to teach the Human Givens Diploma course, and dates for a two-week course next year will be announced in the near future. Part I of the Diploma is likely to take a slightly different format to previously, but MindFields seminars and workshops will still count towards it in the form of accredited prior learning (APL). Posted 30.07.10 >> Human Givens College It is with sadness that we report that MindFields College went into liquidation at the beginning of this week. To read a letter to students from the former principal, click here. However, we are pleased to announce that training in the human givens approach will continue through the new Human Givens College. We will be posting further details and information about courses here shortly. If you would like to be kept informed about future developments, please sign up for our regular, free enewsletter (see above right). Posted 1.07.10 >> Major article on the human givens approach is published in The latest edition of The Arab Journal of Psychiatry (Vol. 21, No. 1, May 2010) features an extensive article on human givens psychotherapy. Written by the HGI'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. Posted 1.06.10 >> 'Human givens: the evidence so far' HGI PRN founder, Bill Andrews, describes the latest practice-based evidence results from research into the efficacy of the human givens approach in his recent Human Givens journal article. Click here to read. Posted 13.01.10 >> The human givens approach takes the spotlight this month as Julia Bueno's lead article, 'The rise of the human givens', explores the gaining momentum of the human givens approach and the success of MindFields College as the leading independent provider of training days to the NHS and social services. Posted 12.01.10 >> HGI Fellow, Dr Grahame Brown, is to appear on BBC Radio 4 on Posted 2.10.09 >> Annual General Meeting of the HGI This year's AGM will be held during the Human Givens Conference (see below) on Saturday 9th May at 5.30pm. All members are welcome. Click here for further information and to read the Agenda. Posted 20.04.08 >> 2009 Human Givens Conference The theme of this year's HGI conference, which takes place on the weekend of 9th—10th May at Sunningdale in Berkshire, is "How people learn, and why—the human givens perspective". The speakers will explore this theme from a number of angles. The planned topics include:
This year's Guest Speaker is John Seddon who will be talking on: 'Systems and people: making organisations more effective - why cultural change is free'. And we will also hear from a variety of human givens (HG) practitioners who will present a selection of their interesting case histories. The cost is £275.00 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.) Click here for a PDF copy of the Conference Leaflet and Booking Form or call Kathy Hardy on +44 (0)1323 811440 to book your place. We look forward to seeing you there! Updated 26.02.09 >> The real science of wellbeing — an inspirational talk about the In a gripping online video, Joe Griffin, Director of Studies at MindFields College, sets out the science-derived truths that underpin the human givens approach to psychotherapy, education and society at large.Ê You can watch his talk here: http://www.mindfields.org.uk/blog/?p=185. Posted 7.03.08 >> Skills for Health: working group update The Skills for Health-sponsored consultation into the proposed future national occupational standards (NOS) for psychotherapy and counselling has moved into the working group phase. HGI is a member of the cognitive and behavioural therapy working group, and is represented by Ivan Tyrrell. He reports, "My impression from the first session is that the working group is open to human givens ideas, and the RIGAAR model (rapport building, information gathering, accessing trsources, agreeing strategies for change and rehearsing desired outcomes) in particular. Many of the other representatives were interested in how the approach is being implemented and took copies of our latest book An Idea in Practice." Posted 1.10.07 >> Human Givens Foundation's multi-site research using CORE The Human Givens Foundation is delighted to announce that the multi-site study to evaluate human givens therapy using CORE is set to start in October and will run for six months. Forty HG therapists working in a wide variety of settings (from GP practice, PCT, MIND, Occupational Health, Personal Injury and other Insurance work and private practice) are now committed to contributing data to the study. HG therapists thinking about participating can still contact Bill Andrews, who is spearheading the study. He is enthusiastic about his efforts over the last year to bring this to fruition, "Measuring at every session brings therapists much closer to the data and the clinical utility is then appreciated. I'm anticipating that we will demonstrate that, indeed, HG is a bono-fide approach to helping patients exhibiting a very wide range of emotional distress." For more information about the study, click here. Posted 11.09.07 >> HG work with HSBC Life wins insurance industry award The pilot project begun in 2005 with GE Reinsurance, (now Swiss Re Life & Health) using human givens therapists to work with HSBC Life's income protection clients to help them recover from a range of presenting mental illnesses and return to work has won the Rehabilitation First Initiative of the Year. At a prize giving on 13 July, sponsors Incisive Media, AIG, AXA, and Health and Care Management Ltd announced the 2007 winners. Posted 02.08.07
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