Finalists announced for the APT Awards for Excellence 2020.

The Association for Psychological Therapies (APT) are pleased to announce the finalists for The APT Awards for Excellence 2020. We again received many excellent entries this year so being shortlisted for the finals is a great achievement in itself. The finalists for each category are:

The APT Award for Excellence in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy.

The Children and Young People’s Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (CYP-DBT) Service, North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust’s (NSCHT) CAMHS, UK
DBT Group, Jersey CAMHS, UK
Bowling Ward’s DBT Programme, Cygnet Hospital Bierley, UK

The APT-RAID Award for Excellence in Working with Challenging Behaviour.

Priory Hospital Arnold, UK
Low Secure Male LD Service, Hazelwood House and Priory Hospital East Midlands, UK
Healthy Minds Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, UK

The APT-DICES® Award for Excellence in Risk Assessment and Management.

Psychology Department, Priory Hospital Arnold, UK
Cavan/Monaghan Primary Care Psychology Service, HSE Ireland
Rose Ward, St Andrew’s Hospital, Northampton, UK

The APT Award for Fostering Good Mental Health in the Workplace.

Department of Paediatrics, Cavan General Hospital & Cavan/Monaghan Primary Care Clinical Psychology Service, HSE Ireland
Hallam Street Hospital, Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, UK
Peer Mentoring Development Team, Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, UK

The awards are set to take place on Thursday 24th September 2020, and will be held remotely via Zoom (10am - 3.30pm with a break for lunch). The event will feature 10-15 minute presentations from each of the finalists and the winner of each category will be announced on the day. It is free to attend and all professionals working in mental health and related areas are eligible to register using the link below.

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