World Mental Health Day 2013

What does not kill us makes us stronger!

Helping ourselves, our children and grandchildren avoid, survive and grow through
trauma.

Date: Wednesday, 23rd October 2013

Time: 08:30 – 13:15

Venue: Dolmen Resort Hotel, Qawra

Keynote speaker: Dr. Felicity De Zulueta

Programme (subject to change)

08:30 – Registration and welcome coffee
09:00 – Opening speeches
09:30 – Session 1
11:00 – Coffee break
11:30 – Session 2
12:30 – Open floor discussion
13:00 – Closing speech
13:15 – End of session

Content of sessions
Dr Felicity de Zulueta will be presenting the origins and effects of psychological trauma
(or Post traumatic Stress Disorder) on children and adults from an attachment
perspective. She will introduce the audience to recent evidence relating to
the transmission of vulnerability to PTSD down the generations and its implications in
terms of future generations particularly in relation to violence. In the second part of her

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talk, she will outline ways in which the cycle of trauma and violence can be broken, both
through the appropriate treatment of affected individuals and also through prevention at
the level of the family and society.

Shorty biography of keynote speaker

Dr Felicity de Zulueta, BSc, MA(Cantab), MBChB, FRCPsych, FRCP.

Dr de Zulueta is an Emeritus Consultant Psychiatrist in Psychotherapy at the South

London and Maudsley NHS Trust and Honorary Senior Lecturer in Traumatic Studies at
Kings College, London. She developed and headed the Traumatic Stress Service in the
Maudsley Hospital which specialises in the treatment of people suffering from Complex
Post Traumatic Stress disorder (PTSD) including borderline personality disorder and
dissociative disorders.

Dr de Zulueta has published papers on the subject of Bilingualism and PTSD, BPD and
dissociative disorders from an attachment perspective and is author of a book called
"From Pain to Violence; the traumatic roots of destructiveness" used on many courses
(2nd updated edition published by John Wiley and Sons, March 2006 and translated into
Italian). She is currently working as a freelance consultant psychotherapist with training
in psychoanalytic psychotherapy, systemic family therapy, group analysis, EMDR and
Lifespan Integration.

Dr de Zulueta gives lectures and training workshops on the above subjects in the UK and
abroad and is currently carrying out clinical research on the traumatic attachment and its
implications for assessment and treatment.

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 World Mental Health Day 2013
What does not kill us makes us stronger!
Helping ourselves, our children and grandchildren avoid, survive and grow through trauma.
Wednesday, 23rd October 2013
Time: 08:30 – 13:15
Dolmen Resort Hotel, Qawra

Registration Form
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Richmond Foundation 424, St. Joseph High Street, St. Venera SVR 1013
Tel : 21 482336 / 21 440324 / 21 224580
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Terms and Conditions:

1. Booking is confirmed upon receipt of payment 24 hours before the commencement of the event.
Payment is to made by cheque payable to ‘Richmond Foundation’.

2. No refund for cancellations within 24 hours before the commencement of the event.

3. English will be the working language of this event.

4. Media will be encouraged to attend. Persons who do not wish to appear in any media coverage,
need to inform the organizers just before the commencement of the event.

5. The programme herein is provisional. The Foundation will do its utmost to keep this programme
intact, however, registrants need to appreciate that there might be some unforeseen
circumstances, even at the last minute.

6. Data given with the registration form will be treated in line with the Data Protection Act 2001.

7. Persons who have any difficulties with the aforementioned conditions are kindly requested to
contact us either on info@richmond.org.mt or call us on 2148 2336 and ask for Ms. Dorothy
Micallef.

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