| A Conference: Mental Health, Practical Theology and Spirituality, June 2011 |
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Friday 10th June 2011 All Hallows College hosted an international conference on 10th June entitled Mental Health, Practical Theology and Spirituality – Rediscovering Forgotten Dimensions. The conference on the convergences between spirituality or theology and psychiatry and mental health focussed on ways in which mental health practitioners can integrate spirituality into the treatment of mental health. The conference has been awarded 2 CPD points by the College of Psychiatry of Ireland. Keynote speakers were Professor Chris Cook, Chair of the Spirituality section of the Royal College of Psychiatrists and Director of the Project for Spirituality, Theology and Mental Health at Durham University, and Professor Niels Christian Hvidt, Director of the Center for Research in Faith and Health, Research Unit Health, Man and Society, in the Institute of Public Health at the University of Southern Denmark. Pictured at the conference are (L-R):Professor Niels Christian Hvidt, University of Southern Denmark, Dr Tom Dalzell, Lecturer, All Hallows College, Dr Bernadette Flanagan, Director of Research, All Hallows College, Prof Brian MacCraith, President, Dublin City University, Professor Chris Cook, Durham University.
The conference also included a variety of parallel sessions, with 14 speakers giving input throughout the day. Back Left to Right: Dr Michael Howlett (Waterford Institute of Technology), Siobhan Lynch (PhD Cand, King’s College, Lon  don), Prof Peter Gilbert (Staffordshire University), Prof Chris Cook (Durham University), Dr Tom Dalzell (All Hallows College, Dublin City University), Prof Philip Larkin (UCD), Prof Niels Hvidt (Univ of Southern Denmark)Front Left to Right: Mike Watts (PhD Cand, University of Limerick), Dr Gerard Leavey (NIAMH), Dr Gloria Dura Vila (Imperial College, London), Dr Bernadette Flanagan (All Hallows, Dublin City University), Dr Linda Ross (Univ of Glamorgan), Dr Michael O’Sullivan (All Hallows, Dublin City University)
Prof Brian MacCraith, President, Dublin City University, welcomes delegates to the conference Link to article in Irish Times health supplement, tuesday 17th June: http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/health/2011/0614/1224298853477.html
Conference sponsored by Society of Mary in Ireland
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