Workshop (60 minutes) #157
Tracks
Room A319
| Thursday, June 25, 2020 |
| 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM |
| A319 |
Presentation
Café Psychologique: improving relationships between clinical and community psychology | Mayers
Presentation information
This session runs 12.30 - 1.30pm
Presenter(s)
Dr Steven Mayers
St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney
#157 Mayers: Café Psychologique: improving relationships between clinical and community psychology
Abstract
The origins of community psychology are in clinical psychology following years of discontent with individualised and medicalised practice. In the UK, some clinical psychologists work in ways that embody community psychology. In Australia, clinical and community psychology are somewhat separate, with individual colleges for each profession. It is the facilitator’s experience that most Australian clinical psychologists are unaware of community psychology and the associated ways of working.
Steve Mayers is a clinical psychologist who founded Café Psychologique in Sydney. The café provides a public space to discuss ideas from psychology in an accessible way. At the community psychology conference, an edition of the café will be hosted by Steve Mayers and the topic will be introduced by community psychologist, Rebecca Hogea. This immersive workshop will provide a space for attendees to consider the intersection between clinical and community psychology.
About the Café
Café Psychologique began in Leeds, UK, in 2011 and can considers a variety of topics concerned with living today ranging from feminism to consciousness and consumerism.
How does it work?
There are no long presentations and the conversation is driven by the participants, and the areas they want to discuss based on the theme of that particular meeting. People are free to talk about what they want; the facilitator’s role is to enable exploration and discovery.
There are a few rules that help the conversation to flow well.
1. Everyone can talk in Café Psychologique. There are no lectures, and this is about creating a conversation, so at some point, do try and make sure you say something in the whole group.
2. All points of view are valid. Whatever you say is valid. It may be 'wrong', in others' opinion. But it is valid to say it. Whatever it is.
3. Use statements not questions. As much as you can, say what you think, and particularly speak from your experience if you can, not just from your knowledge.
4. It is your agenda. The conversation can go wherever you want it to.
Steve Mayers is a clinical psychologist who founded Café Psychologique in Sydney. The café provides a public space to discuss ideas from psychology in an accessible way. At the community psychology conference, an edition of the café will be hosted by Steve Mayers and the topic will be introduced by community psychologist, Rebecca Hogea. This immersive workshop will provide a space for attendees to consider the intersection between clinical and community psychology.
About the Café
Café Psychologique began in Leeds, UK, in 2011 and can considers a variety of topics concerned with living today ranging from feminism to consciousness and consumerism.
How does it work?
There are no long presentations and the conversation is driven by the participants, and the areas they want to discuss based on the theme of that particular meeting. People are free to talk about what they want; the facilitator’s role is to enable exploration and discovery.
There are a few rules that help the conversation to flow well.
1. Everyone can talk in Café Psychologique. There are no lectures, and this is about creating a conversation, so at some point, do try and make sure you say something in the whole group.
2. All points of view are valid. Whatever you say is valid. It may be 'wrong', in others' opinion. But it is valid to say it. Whatever it is.
3. Use statements not questions. As much as you can, say what you think, and particularly speak from your experience if you can, not just from your knowledge.
4. It is your agenda. The conversation can go wherever you want it to.
