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May 2018
How do we identify the wishes and feelings of children in cases of parental alienation?
Family courts are obliged to identify the wishes and feelings of children, but this can be difficult in cases where the child has been coached in what to say by one of the parents. This lecture examines the psychological, clinical and forensic principles and precautions needed to ensure best practice in cases where children may…
Find out more »June 2018
Dr Paul Dobransky: how can men have more enduring relationships & greater job satisfaction?
US psychiatrist Dr Paul Dobransky is visiting the UK especially to tell us about how can men have more enduring relationships & greater job satisfaction. This is a very important topic, given that we know from recent research by the Male Psychology Network (see http://www.malepsychology.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/The-Harrys-Masculnity-Report-2017.pdf ) that work and relationships are key to men's mental…
Find out more »September 2018
Helping male survivors of sexual abuse
A talk by psychotherapist Sarah Van Gogh on helping male survivors of sexual abuse. Sexual abuse can happen to boys or men of any age. Sarah has extensive experience in this field and would like to share with other therapists something about how she works. The talk will explore: - effective support for men who…
Find out more »November 2018
The importance of fathers to mental health
A talk by Consultant Psychotherapist Andrew Briggs, followed by questions from the audience. This lecture will consider the impact on child development and mental health when fathers are absent from their families. Positive and negative outcomes for the child will be the main focus of the talk. The role of the mother on child development,…
Find out more »Men’s mental health: improving our understanding
A talk by Martin Seager, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Change Grow Live, London, and Dr John Barry, Honorary Lecturer in Psychology, UCL, followed by questions from the audience. Despite the fact that men clearly experience mental health issues, men are less likely to seek professional help, even when suicidal. Psychologists John Barry and Martin Seager discuss…
Find out more »Can we discuss gender without distorting the issues?
Martin Seager and John Barry will discuss their new theory which brings light to many issues and misunderstandings in discussions of gender. They have written about this theory in the forthcoming Handbook of Male Psychology: Theory & Practice (Palgrave Macmillan), to be published in 2019. Tickets for this are available on Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.com/e/can-we-discuss-gender-without-distorting-the-issues-tickets-47920295895 The event…
Find out more »December 2018
Men’s mental health: beyond victim blaming
In this presentation, Dr Rob Whitley will argue that too much discourse surrounding men’s mental health involves victim-blaming and a misplaced deficits-based approach. He will argue that this should be replaced by a strengths-based, public-health oriented approach with more attention paid to individual capabilities, social determinants and health service reform. The event will take place…
Find out more »February 2019
Psychological Aspects of False Allegations of Sexual Abuse
Margaret Gardener, Director of False Allegations Support Organisation (FASO), will give at talk on the Psychological Aspects of False Allegations of Sexual Abuse. The talk will focus mainly on the psychological / emotional impact on the person falsely accused. This event will take place on 28th Feb at UCL, Gower St, Cruciform building, Lecture Theatre 1…
Find out more »March 2019
Cancelled: Debate – The APA and PTMF guidelines on male psychology should be rejected
Sorry but this event has been cancelled due to not being able to find anyone who would publicly defend the APA PTMF guidelines on male psychology!! We are going to reschedule the debate for later this year. If you want to be on the panel defending the APA and PTMF, please email me john@malepsychology.org.uk The…
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