APPTS events

We run an annual conference about psychological therapy services each year. We also hold two peer reviewer training days for APPTS members per year.

The 10th Annual Forum for Psychological Therapies Services will be taking place on Thursday 5 December 2024.  View the full programme.

The theme for this years Annual forum is 'Applying inclusivity in Psychological Therapies Services'. 

Our Annual Forum is a great opportunity to bring psychological therapies services together for a day of sharing ideas, learning and good practice. There will also be an update on our findings from the peer reviews of psychological therapies services that have taken place recently on APPTS.

Details:

Time: 10am – 4pm
Location: Online (Zoom)
Cost: Free for staff working in an APPTS member service, service user or carer representatives, £35 for students and £75 for staff working in services that are not signed up to APPTS.

If you would like to attend, please complete the booking form.  

Description

This training session will qualify you to become professional APPTS peer reviewers and visit other therapy services across the UK.

It will prepare you for the role of peer-reviewer, and build skills in group facilitation and delivery. APPTS peer reviewer training is free for staff working in a member service.

Once qualified, attending reviews is a great membership benefit for staff and managers, as you will:

  • gain useful experience and knowledge of how therapy services are managed and run
  • network with other services and share good practice
  • develop deeper insight into how services are experienced by staff and service users.

Training dates

  • 8 May 2025 (10.30am - 12pm)
  • 16 September 2025 (10:30am-12pm)

You can book your place onto the training session using this booking form.

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