Understanding Visible Differences

Vivienne Purcell was born with a visible difference. She has been a Chartered Counselling Psychologist for more than 25 years. During that time, she worked as Head of the University of Reading Counselling Service, UK and as a Clinical Supervisor in both Oxfordshire NHS Adult Mental Health Service and Central and North West London NHS. She now lives in Hampshire with a private practice, and volunteers for HArt, a local arts and mental health organisation.

• 1.What do we mean by ‘Visible Difference’?.- 2.The Social Construction of Difference and Disability.- 3.The Developing Self - the differences of difference.- 4.The Family Context.- 5. Relationships -Outside of the Family Group.- 6. Assessment and Treatment Planning.- 7. Healing Conversations.- 8. Thinking about treatment plans and models : a formulation- based approach