1. What is Reading? 1. Research: The MerseyBEAT Project
Join Dr. Jane Davis, Director of The Reader Dr. Josie Billington, Prof. Chris Dowrick, Dr. Andrew Organisation, to discuss the act of reading. What is Hamer, Dr. Jude Robinson and Dr. Clare Williams reading? What happens inside us when we read? talk about their current study into the benefits of Why is it that reading aloud and shared reading is so Get into Reading in relation to depression. The powerful? research project is funded by MerseyBEAT, a collaboration of University of Liverpool and 2. Reading with Forensic Psychiatric Patients Liverpool Primary Care Trust, providing leadership in Dr. David Fearnley, Dr. Celia Bell and Dr. Kathryn applied health research in chronic illness. Naylor facilitate a number of Reading groups at Ashworth Hospital, part of Mersey Care NHS Trust; 2. Get Into Reading in Libraries a hospital which provides high secure services for The role of the Get Into Reading project in public men who have committed serious offences, and who libraries: how it fits with the social and learning have complicated and severe mental health problems. outcomes target, and with the new CILIP guidelines Join them to find out how GIR groups work in for public libraries. Jane Mathieson (Regional Reader forensic services (mental health or prison). Development Co-ordinator NW), will chair a discussion with library staff already leading successful 3. Business and Funding Get Into Reading activity. Susan Blishen, manager of „Right Here‟ and the first person, whilst at the Paul Hamlyn Foundation, to 3. Get Into Reading in Mersey Care NHS Trust fund Get Into Reading, joins Chris Catterall, Business Alan Yates, Chief Executive and Lindsey Dyer, Manager of The Reader Organisation, to answer your Director, Service Users and Carers discuss: “If you questions about funding sources and application want to know what lies behind the flat screen you writing for GIR projects. have to read a book”. Find out: why Mersey Care was the first mental health Trust to „Get Into 4. Reading with Young People Reading‟; how the Reader-in-Residence project In this workshop, four of our current young person works; what a huge difference GIR has made; and GIR project workers discuss the best way to what the Chief Executive is currently reading with approach this type of reading. Join John Davis, Patrick people who like books and use mental health Fisher, Sophie Povey and Samantha Shipman to find services. out the most effective ways to engage young people in GIR groups, and the best books/poems to read 4. ‘Read to Live’: A Community Hub for GIR, with a variety of age groups. Monmouth Comprehensive School Jane Davis joins Carole Herman, Head Teacher of 5. Commissioning Get Into Reading: NHS Wirral Monmouth Comprehensive School, for a discussion Kathy Doran, Chief Executive of NHS Wirral, Dr. of the proposed „Read to Live‟ project. Carole Shyamal Mukherjee, and Kate McDonnell, Project discusses why developing a culture of shared reading Manager for The Reader Organisation, discuss the is so important in secondary schools, and how we reasons why Wirral PCT commissioned the Get Into are able to take the project one step further: Reading project. inspiring pupils to lead their own groups in the wider community.
5. GIR with People with Dementia
James Freeley, GIR facilitator in Durham, joins The Reader Organisation‟s Katie Clark for a discussion of how to approach reading with those who are suffering from Dementia. This will cover the special considerations that go into planning and delivering GIR in this setting, including choice of material, length of session, structure and working alongside staff and carers.