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Phone and email outage at Hackney and City PCPCS
We are currently experiencing issues with receiving phone calls and emails at the Hackney and City primary care psychotherapy consultation service.
Save the Date! Gloucester House 50th Anniversary Conference
We invite past and present pupils and teachers, support staff, educational psychologists and any other interested stakeholders to join us on Friday...
Last chance for meaningful NHS treatment choice for those living with depression
Nearly 1 in 5 of the British public will experience symptoms of anxiety or depression at some point in their lives according to the ONS.
Transforming services for children and young people who have experienced sexual abuse
The Department of Health and Social Care (DH) commissioned a programme of work to explore how a more joined-up service could be provided to...
The NHS at 70
Today marks the 70th birthday of the NHS. Paul Jenkins, Chief executive of The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust, gives his view on the...
New publication – read the practice review ‘Assessment and support of children and adolescents with gender dysphoria’ in the Archives of Disease in Childhood
There has been a large increase in the number of children and adolescents who question conventional gender expectations and seek recognition and...
Tavistock and Portman expertise downloaded over 100,000 times
Publications written by Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust clinicians have passed 100,000 downloads.
Statement on FDAC National Unit Closure
The Family Drug and Alcohol Court National Unit is set to close from the end of September. Steve Bambrough, director of the FDAC National Unit,...
Book launch: Conjunctions: social work, psychoanalysis and society by Andrew Cooper
We would like to invite you all to the launch of Conjunctions: social work, psychoanalysis and society by Andrew Cooper
FDAC Project Manager awarded MBE
Congratulations to Family Drug and Alcohol Court (FDAC) Project Manager Beverley Barnett-Jones, who has been recognised at the 2018 Queens Birthday...
Phone issues at our GIC office
We are currently experiencing difficulties with our computer and telephone systems. Our IT team are on the scene and working on a fix – we hope to...
Launch party for the 50th book in the Tavistock Clinic Series – On Adolescence by Margot Waddell
We would like to welcome you to the Tavistock Clinic Series’ 50th book party, the event also marks the launch of Margot Waddell’s new book, On...Transforming services for children and young people who have experienced sexual abuse
The Department of Health and Social Care (DH) commissioned a programme of work to explore how a more joined-up service could be provided to...
Introducing Fiona Nolan our new Clinical Professor in Nursing
We are really pleased to announce the appointment of our new Clinical Professor in Nursing, Professor Fiona Nolan. Fiona will be starting with us...
Extra funding provided to train 700 social workers
The vital contributions and challenging work of child and family social workers are being acknowledged in a new grant awarded by Department for...
Developing a diverse child and adolescent workforce: an introductory course (CPD64)
Free access course fully funded by Health Education England. Find out more.
GIDS referrals increase in 2017/18
The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust has seen an increase in the number of young people referred to our Gender Identity Development...
Our Portman Clinic's expertise to support pan-London forensic CAMHS
The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust is proud to announce that we have been successful in bidding to become the lead in offering Forensic...
New Parenting Adolescents & Young Adults Group
Our Adolescent and Young Adult Service (AYAS) is launching a new group for parents and carers of young people aged 16 to 25.
Join us at our first virtual open day
We will be launching our first virtual open day on Wednesday 9 May from 11am – 12pm.
RESOLVED: issues with our CPD booking system
The difficulties we were experiencing with the payment module of our CPD booking system have now been fixed – you can now book onto our courses as...
Introducing our Career Advice Slots
We are happy to announce the introduction of free Career Advice Slots delivered by some of the most senior clinicians in the Trust.
Anti-bribery statement
The Trust is committed to maintaining an honest, open and well intentioned approach so as to best fulfill the objectives of the NHS. This means...
Today is World Sleep Day 2018
In our over-caffeinated, over-worked and being able to be contactable at all hours society, having less and less sleep has unfortunately become the...
Trust response to Private Members Bill on refugee family reunion
This Friday (March 16), the House of Commons will have a second reading debate on the Private Members Bill, Refugees (Family Reunion) 2017-19.
Graduation ceremony 2018
On Saturday 3 March 2018, Dr Liz McDonald and Lord Adebowale received Honorary Doctorate degrees from the University of Essex at our Graduation...
Getting it right for young people
The CQC launched a report today calling for national action to ensure local services work together to better support young people's mental health,...
“Becoming Ourselves” conference postponed due to severe weather warnings
Due to the adverse weather conditions (and the forecast looking worse going forward), we have today taken the decision to postpone the conference...
Problem-solving Family Drug and Alcohol Courts expand across London
Families in nine London boroughs can now access Family Drug and Alcohol Courts (FDAC), improving the lives of London children who face removal from...
Giving a voice to trans and gender-diverse people
Clinicians from our Gender Identity Clinic (GIC) have contributed to new guidelines for speech and language therapists working with trans and...
Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra visits the Tavistock Centre
On Friday 9 February we welcomed Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra to the Tavistock Centre which was opened by her mother, Princess Marina, on...
Community photography exhibition
The TAP and PCPCS Group Community Photography Exhibition by the Tavistock and Portman's community photography groups is now open to until the end...
Ten ethical principles for producers of digital apps and toys for children
By Emilios Lemoniatis, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist Children now have many different ways to play, express themselves and access information...
‘Bid for Better’ 2018 – apply now for £400 to improve patient experience
We invite you to ‘Bid for Better’, and apply for awards of up to £400 that will support activities or equipment that improve patient experience,...
Our response to the Sunday Times article on gender diverse young people and schools published on Sunday 21 January 2018
In a Sunday Times article published on Sunday 21 January, a member of our Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS) staff is quoted as saying that...
Improving support for trans youth conference
The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust is hosting a one-day conference about improving support for trans youth on Friday 2 February 2018...
The issue with our application and enquiry portal is now fixed
We were experiencing issues with our student information management system server. The system is now working normally.
Visit us before you join us!
Our open events are a great way to gain insight into our courses, hear about our options for fees, funding and student services, as well as meet...
A Year in Review
As we come to the end of 2017 we wanted to write to offer our appreciation to all our service users, stakeholders and partner organisations for...
Response to Green Paper on young people's mental health
The Department for Health published Transforming Children and Young People’s Mental Health Provision: a Green Paper today (Monday 4 December),...
Tavistock and Portman integrated approach praised in OFSTED report
The work of our child and adolescent mental health staff in Camden was recently recognised in a report published by the Office for Standards in...
Request your copy of our 2018/19 prospectus
We are proud to present our prospectus for 2018/19. Inside you will find details of the wide range of mental health, social work, social care and...
The Charing Cross Gender Identity Clinic is holding an information session for GPs and other healthcare professionals.
The London-based Gender Identity Clinic is inviting GPs, nurses and healthcare professionals to their first free Gender Identity Information...
The winner of the The Hamish Canham (Applied) Prize 2017
Congratulations to Maryam Ghasemi, an alumnus of our 'Psychoanalytic studies' course, who has won The Hamish Canham (Applied) Prize 2017. Her...
Highly Commended in the 2017 Learning Technologist of the Year Team Award
Being shortlisted for, and achieving a Highly Commended in, the 2017 Learning Technologist of the Year Team Award has been great for us, and we see...
Our continuing professional development booking portal is back online
Booking through this portal is now working as usual. Apologies for any inconvenience this disruption in service may have caused.
Secret Life of 4 and 5 year olds
Channel 4’s award-winning documentary series has returned (Channel 4, 8pm), featuring our own Laverne Antrobus, Consultant Child and Educational...
Mental health and work
Lord Dennis Stevenson and Paul Farmer recently published an independent review of mental health and employers. Our Chief Executive, Paul Jenkins...
The many sides of the Tavistock & Portman: educator, innovator, incubator, disruptor
Two years ago today, Paul Burstow joined the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust as our Trust Chair. In this piece, Paul reflects on two...
ITSIEY recognised with award
The International Training School in Infancy and Early Years (ITSIEY) was recognised at the first Perinatal Mental Health Awards last month.Upcoming Events
The Contemporary Observer: Learning and Teaching Psychoanalytic Observation Today
8th International Conference for Teachers of Infant Observation
Discovering Leadership: Authenticity, Action and Responsibility – a group relations conference
Conference Director: Ben Neal
Gender Identity Clinic – information session for GPs
The London-based Gender Identity Clinic (GIC) is inviting GPs, nurses and healthcare professionals to a free Gender Identity Information Session...
Mentalization and DIT
Mentalization and DIT at the Anna Freud Centre with Deborah Abrahams and Peter Fonagy.
Annual General Meeting 2018
...And Portman.
Assessing Risk in Mental Health and the Criminal Justice System: A relational approach
Practitioners in health, social care and the criminal justice system have to manage challenging risk issues in their day to day work, often without...
A Retreat in the Space of the Fifth Province (CPD73b)
Guest Speaker: Imelda McCarthy A day of self care, meditation and reflection linking spiritual, systemic and fifth province practices. Given the...
The science of gender: evidence for what influences gender development and gender dysphoria and what are the respective influences of nature and nurture
The 2018 European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology (ESPE) science symposium
Trauma, Creativity and Resistance
Trauma refers to the emotional distress we experience in response to emotionally painful circumstances often linked to experiences of oppression,...
Systemic Psychotherapy and Queer Practice – Working Alongside LGBTQ People, Relationships and Families. Otherness & Reflexivity (CPD73i)
Guest Speaker: Amanda Middleton This half day workshop will help us learn how we might better get alongside LGBT families of choice. We will look...
Understanding the emotional impact of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD): looking after nurses looking after patients
This innovative conference will address the profound impact of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) on patients and the complex emotional impact on...
Attachment and psychopathology
This three-day course focuses on the development, prevention and treatment of psychological disorder.
Attachment and psychopathology special topics: Serious dysfunction, formulation and treatment planning
This course will focus on several serious disorders that have unclear aetiology and relatively ineffective treatment. The goals will be to explore...
Strength and vulnerability: exploring authenticity and risk in contemporary organisational life
Conference Director: Lydia Hartland-Rowe
Fathers and Children in Troubled Times (CPD73h)
Guest Speaker: Gill Gorrell Barnes Following the publication of her latest book, `Staying Attached: Fathers and Children in Troubled Times' , Gill...
Past Events
Book launch: Conjunctions: social work, psychoanalysis and society by Andrew Cooper
We would like to invite you all to the launch of Conjunctions: social work, psychoanalysis and society by Andrew Cooper
Mental Health Research for the 21st Century: Shaping Evidence, Policy and Practice
The University of Essex and The Tavistock & Portman NHS Foundation Trust's 4th Joint Annual Research Conference. Book your FREE place on Eventbrite...
Medically Unexplained Symptoms / Somatic Symptom Disorder: National Summit 2018
Researched and produced in partnership with The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust and chaired by Dr Julian Stern, Director of Adult and...
Book launch and 50th Tavistock Clinic Series book celebration
We would like to invite you all to the launch of On Adolescence – Inside Stories by Margot Waddell, the 50th book published in the Tavistock Clinic...
Different pasts, shared future – Refugee Week 2018
“We are both similar and different, but we will thrive together” The Centre for Trauma, Asylum and Refugees (University of Essex), The Tavistock...
Living Contradictions: Young people and identities in changing times
This first in a new annual lecture series on “Identities in Transition”, in memory of Stephen Thomson.
The Projections Society: ‘Confusion of Tongues’ and ‘The Nest’
At the 5th floor lecture theatre in The Tavistock Centre Two short films: Confusion of Tongues and The Nest Em Cooper is a British director and...
Trust Scientific meeting: “What were the Germans fighting for in World War II?”
The Second World War was a German war like no other. Having started it, the Nazi regime turned the conflict into the most horrific war in European...
Trust Scientific meeting: Catch 22 – the inflammatory nature of insight
Professor Allyson Pollock gives an account of the thinking behind the NHS Reinstatement Bill.
Understanding trauma: principles and practice - Open evening
If you work with people who have experienced trauma this course will help you to develop a deeper capacity to reflect on your working practice and...
Second systemic postgraduate research conference – curiosity and critical practice research
This postgraduate systemic research conference is for systemic practitioners and is jointly hosted by the two systemic Professional Doctorates at...
Exploring the complex realities of inter-agency working: a group relations conference
This is an applied four-day group relations conference exploring complexities in caring for the emotional and psychological well-being of adults,...
Child, adolescent and family mental well-being: multidisciplinary practice (D24G, Stroud) - Open morning
This open event will provide a thorough introduction to the PgCert in Child, Adolescent and Family Mental Wellbeing, with presentations from both...
Working with children, young people & families: a psychoanalytic observational approach - Open evening
Our open evenings give you the opportunity to meet members of the course team and have your questions answered before beginning your application...
Systemic approaches to working with individuals, families and organisations - Open evening
This event will give you a chance to meet the course tutor who will be able to guide you through your application journey. We are hosting two...
Trust Scientific meeting: “I haven’t given up”: reflections from First Step about working with children and young people in care
Presenters: Martina Weilandt and Anna Kershaw Chair: Bernadette Wren First Step is a Tavistock service that works to understand better the...
Courage and conviction in conversation: exploring the Tavistock and Portman archives at London Metropolitan Archives
Discover the unique role played by the Tavistock and Portman in the advance of psychotherapy and developmental theory through patient files and...
Psychological therapies - Open evenings
This event is relevant to those who wish to become a child and adolescent psychodynamic psychotherapist. Tutors from the following courses will be...
Becoming ourselves: the personal experiences of living in care and beyond
Alert: conference postponed due to severe weather warningsDue to the adverse weather conditions (and the forecast looking worse going forward), we...
Trust Scientific meeting: "What is happening to our NHS"
Professor Allyson Pollock gives an account of the thinking behind the NHS Reinstatement Bill.
Austen O'Hanlon: Silence
Austen O’Hanlon is a painter focusing on observations from street scenes. He has a fascination for people and how they respond to their...
Community photography exhibition at Dalston C.L.R. James Library
Dalston CLR James Library, Dalston Square, London E8 3BQ
Education and training open day
Visit us before you join us!
Ruth Solomon: Lightly Go We
Having completed her studies at The Tavistock and Portman, Ruth is returning to showcase some of her latest work. Clusters move together to sing...
The Hamish Canham (Applied) Prize – prizegiving presentation and discussion
Alumni, current students and staff are warmly invited to join us for the presentation of the prize, to hear the winning paper, and to participate...
On the experience of being a GP today
A Thinking Space for GPsGuest Speakers: Dr Jenny Darkwah, GP Dr Moyra McAllister, GP Tim Kent, Consultant Psychotherapist, Primary Care Lead, The...
The Projections Society: 'Still Life'
At the 5th floor lecture theatre in The Tavistock Centre Still Life 2013. Life for unassuming John May revolves around his work for the local...
The Projections Society: 'Truly, Madly, Deeply'
At the 5th floor lecture theatre in The Tavistock Centre An important early film written and directed by Anthony Minghella, Truly, Madly, Deeply...
Invitation to Observation in Health and Social Care book launch
Observation in Health and Social Care book Launch
The future of work in the therapeutic sector – a Tavistock policy seminar
Speaker: Elizabeth CottonChair: Julian LousadaThis seminar presented the results of the 2016 Surviving Work Survey, which looked at the future of...
Trust scientific meeting: 'The centre cannot hold: reflections on loss of form'
Students and alumni are welcome to attend this free meeting presented by Michael Brearley, a Fellow of the British Psychoanalytical Society and...
Michael O'Mahony: The dream of Cristiano Ronaldo and other drawings
Exhibition: 10 November-2 January 2018 (9am-8pm Monday to Friday) The works that will be on display at the Tavistock Centre form part of a series...
Effective leadership in the social work profession as a force for good
A Centre for Social Work Practice and Tavistock Clinic Special Event.
Medically Unexplained Symptoms /Somatic Symptom Disorder: National Summit October 2017
A joint conference by Healthcare Conferences UK & The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust
Trauma in schools: a one day conference supporting school staff and school leaders
The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust has hosted a series of conferences over many years which have been a focus for developing approaches...
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