Psychologists Protection Society Trust Annual General Meeting & CPD Events

Psychologists Protection Society Annual General Meeting

The Psychologists Protection Society Trust is pleased to invite members to our 13th Annual General Meeting on the evening of Friday 21st April 2023. In addition the AGM, two CPD events which will be held before and after our meeting. The first event will hosted by our special guest speakers – Deirdre Hayes and the second event by Patricia Allen-Garrett.

PPS Members can find out more about the AGM on the PPS Members page.

Schedule

17.00 – 17.15
Registration (Tea and Coffee)

17.15 – 18.15 CPD Event
Navigating Boundaries in Therapy with Separating Couples – Managing conflict over parenting
Deirdre Hayes

18.15 – 19.45 Psychologists Protection Society Trust
2023 Annual General Meeting

19.45 – 20.15 Informal Breakout Space
Networking opportunity and Buffet.

20.15 – 21.30 CPD Event
Vicarious Trauma and Compassion Fatigue – The Cost of Caring
Patricia Allen-Garrett

PPS Members are invited to join us in person at the venue or watch the AGM & CPD events online (Free of Charge). Non Members can sign up to watch CPD events online only.

CPD Events

Navigating Boundaries in Therapy with Separating Couples – Managing conflict over parenting
Deirdre Hayes

As a systemic psychotherapist, as well as a supervisor Deirdre has over 30 years clinical experience dealing with children and their parents/carers in the area of child and adolescent work. In this session, Deirdre will explore and address concerns of therapists who get caught up in the midst of couples who are parents navigating their relationship which sometimes leads to separation and consequent struggles over the navigation of children’s lives.

Deirdre will address the erosion of therapy boundaries and litigation issues,  in particular the challenges facing therapists being dragged into conflicting issues between hostile couples -such as parenting their child/ children, including issues which affect therapy with children .

Vicarious Trauma and Compassion Fatigue – The Cost of Caring
Patricia Allen Garrett

The practitioner’s empathy and ability to witness are key aspects of not just our professional ability but also of our humanity. However, when we are repeatedly exposed to traumatic stories or seemingly intractable problems, our sense of safety in the world can change, our compassion can become eroded and we can begin to feel a range of responses such as feeling helpless, hopeless, de-skilled, exhausted, confused, etc. Left unacknowledged this can result in the development of Vicarious Trauma and Compassion Fatigue and if not addressed we may develop Secondary Traumatic Stress Disorder which mirrors our clients’ PTSD. 

Course Content

In this evening interactive presentation comprising both theoretical and practical elements we will:

• Examine the characteristics of Vicarious Trauma and Compassion Fatigue;
• Identify any characteristics that we may be experiencing;
• Reflect on how we may be unconsciously defending against Vicarious Trauma or Compassion Fatigue with the people we work with and possibly unknowingly silencing them;

Touch briefly on the importance of developing an ethical and self-tailored care plan to help increase our resilience in the face of secondary traumatic injuries such as Compassion Fatigue and Vicarious Trauma in a bid to move towards compassion resilience. 

Timetable

The election of new Trustees to the Board of the Psychologists Protection Society Trust will take place according to the following timetable:

• Friday 13th January 2023 – Nominations Open
• Wednesday 1st March 2023 – Nominations Close
• Nominations scrutinised by the Secretary
• Monday 6th March 2023 – Voting Opens
• Monday 17th April 2023 – Close of Voting
• Friday 21st April 2023 – AGM – Results announced

Information regarding each stage will be added at the relevant time. Please check this page periodically for updates.

Elections

On Friday 13th January 2023 PPS announced the opening of nominations for election to the Psychologists Protection Society Trust, Board of Trustees. As per the Articles of Association, there were five Trustee positions available.

The closing date for nominations was Wednesday 1st March 2023.

The PPS secretary received two completed nomination forms that met the required eligibility requirements. As a result of an in-sufficient number of candidates standing to initiate an election, no election will be held.

As the nominees are uncontested, they will be invited to assume their posts on the new Psychologists Protection Society Trust, Board of Trustees at the Trusts AGM to be held on the evening  of Friday 21st April 2023 in Dublin.

The names of the successful candidates are;

• Terry Cromey (Re-Elected)
• Ewan Davidson

Questions

If you have any questions about these nominations or the election please contact the Secretary by email: ppssecretary@ppstrust.org or post – The Secretary, PPS Trust, Line Tree House, North Castle Street, Alloa, FK10 1EX, United Kingdom. Please include your full name, postal address and PPS membership number in all correspondence.

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