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Research Matters Forum - CHORUS 'How Early Years clinical work generates data for research and improved practice'
The October Research Matters Forum is pleased to present Dr Eva Crasnow and Dr Sarah Peter, who will introduce Chorus, an organisation that supports adopted children and their parents at the earliest stage possible, and one located in the Anna Freud tradition of observation and data gathering for the purpose of improved clinical work and deepening of psychoanalytic theory.
Together, they will give examples of what, how and why each project collects and uses data, drawing out how small scale data collection can make for very powerful clinical tools. They will also give an example of a current doctoral project being done by a year 3 IPCAPA trainee and conclude with a detailed look at a year 2 IPCAPA's service evaluation of the Chorus Adoption Parent-Toddler Group (APTG) undertaken for the service evaluation requirement of the cpt training.
This presentation aims to give ACP members a clear picture of how data is used in the Early Years service to focus on individual cases and broader research, as seen in clinical papers for publication and trainee child psychotherapist research projects.
The October Forum will be facilitated by Dr Eva Crasnow & Dr Sarah Peter, and chaired by Dr Elena Della Rosa, Deputy Director of Scientific Development.
Dr Eva Crasnow also trained at IPCAPA at the BPF. She has worked in a range of generic and specialist NHS settings. She worked at the Anna Freud Centre in the Early Years team from 2015-2022. Alongside her work at Chorus she enjoys teaching and supervising, and is passionate about Infant Observation.
Dr Sarah Peter trained at IPCAPA, at the British Psychotherapy Foundation (BPF). She has worked in a range of NHS child and adolescent mental health teams, as well as in local authority and charity settings, and specialises in working with children under five and their parents/carers. Sarah also works as a child psychotherapist in the Whole Family Team Perinatal, a specialist team for under fives at the Tavistock, which is integrated with Camden local authority.
Dr Elena Della Rosa
Elena trained at the Tavistock Centre, has worked in the NHS and has been teaching at the Centre for Psychoanalytic Studies at the University of Essex. She is currently working in private practice. She has an interest in research and is a research supervisor on the clinical training at the Tavistock. She is Deputy Director of Scientific Development at the ACP.
ABOUT RESEARCH MATTERS FORUM:
The aim of this bi-monthly forum is to bring together child psychotherapists who want to learn more about research, to enhance their knowledge, skills and to find other colleagues who may be interested in similar topics for potential collaboration.
The research carried out by members has been spurred by their clinical practice and interest in clinical issues. This discussion forum will enable dialogue on how to tackle clinical dilemmas and ethical practice in research.