Putting Peer-supported Open Dialogue into practice

The workshop will give the audience an overview of how Peer-supported Open Dialogue (POD)is being implemented in England, specifically in Kent and N.E. London. There will also be brief description of the principles of POD,... [ view full abstract ]

The workshop will give the audience an overview of how Peer-supported Open Dialogue (POD)is being implemented in England, specifically in Kent and N.E. London. There will also be brief description of the principles of POD, such as an immediate response, psychological continuity, tolerance of uncertainty, a social network approach, flexibility, the inclusion of peer workers and a dialogical approach which emphasises a response to every voice in the room. The network meetings and the reflecting process are at the heart of the approach with decisions and discussions taking place within them. The service user, their family and other important people in their lives set the agenda of the meetings with practitioners working in teams. There is no formal agenda or assessment process. Workshop participants will be able to take part in or observe a network meeting in action. They will learn for themselves why this approach has been so successful in Northern Lapland. They will also be asked to think about what needs to happen in their locality as a first step to introducing some of the key principles.