Open Dialogue UK

Open Dialogue UK Promoting the development of the Open Dialogue approach from Finland in the UK, a dialogical approac

The Open Dialogue approach is both a philosophical/theoretical approach to people experiencing a mental health crisis and their families/networks, and a system of care, developed in Western Lapland in Finland over the last 25-30 years. In the 1980s psychiatric services in Western Lapland were in a poor state, in fact they had one of the worst incidences of ‘schizophrenia’. Now they have the best documented outcomes in the Western World. For example, around 75% of those experiencing psychosis have returned to work or study within 2 years and only around 20% are still taking antipsychotic medication at 2 year follow-up.

I am pleased to confirm that the Open Dialogue UK foundation training will once again be taking place online next year. ...
21/11/2025

I am pleased to confirm that the Open Dialogue UK foundation training will once again be taking place online next year. This will be the sixth year that we have run our foundation training online, having first done so in 2021, due to the restrictions in place during the pandemic. We were very pleased to see how well the programme worked online, with virtually no changes needed to the programme, and because of this decided to offer it on an annual basis. Given that we are online, the programme creates opportunities for people to participate internationally and this has proved to be an added benefit, in that it gives rise to a greater polyphony, whilst also emphasising the cross-cultural nature of Open Dialogue. If you would like to participate in a training that enables you to start to practice dialogically, with an international group of English speaking people, then you can find more information about the programme, including details of how to apply here: https://opendialogueapproach.co.uk/training/foundation/ The programmes starts in January and so the deadline for applications is 30 November.

Details can now be found online.

The next online introduction to the Open Dialogue approach with Nick Putman takes place next week, on Thursday 27 Novemb...
17/11/2025

The next online introduction to the Open Dialogue approach with Nick Putman takes place next week, on Thursday 27 November. There are a range of price points for this seminar, in the hope that everyone who wishes to attend can do so. For further details and to book a place, please visit this page on our website:

In this one day seminar Nick Putman will introduce the Open Dialogue approach using presentations, reflective exercises and dialogues. For more information and to book please visit this page.

This is to let you know that two places are available on the sixth international Open Dialogue trainers training program...
28/10/2025

This is to let you know that two places are available on the sixth international Open Dialogue trainers training programme, starting in London in January. If you would like to develop an Open Dialogue training in your own context, this programme will support you to do so, and you will be joining a group of international participants who are looking to do the same. We have a very experienced trainer team for this programme, including Jaakko Seikkula, Jorma Ahonen, Anni Haase, Kari Valtanen, Petra Hohn and Nick Putman. For further information, and to apply, please visit this page on the Open Dialogue international website:

In January 2026 a new Open Dialogue trainers training programme will start in London, led by senior internationl trainers. The deadline for applications is 31 July 2025.

There's a couple of places left for our next online one day introduction to the Open Dialogue approach, on 9 September, ...
29/08/2025

There's a couple of places left for our next online one day introduction to the Open Dialogue approach, on 9 September, with Nick Putman. For further details and to book a place, please visit our website:

In this one day seminar Nick Putman will introduce the Open Dialogue approach using presentations, reflective exercises and dialogues. For more information and to book please visit this page.

The next international Open Dialogue trainers training programme will start in London in January 2026, with a very exper...
15/07/2025

The next international Open Dialogue trainers training programme will start in London in January 2026, with a very experienced team of international trainers. Run over a full two years, in 8 blocks of 5 days, this training enables you to establish an Open Dialogue training programme in your region service. The deadline for applications is 31 July 2025. For more information about the programme, including eligibility for applicants, please see this page on the Open Dialogue International website:

In January 2026 a new Open Dialogue trainers training programme will start in London, led by senior internationl trainers. The deadline for applications is 31 July 2025.

Open Dialogue UK will once again be running an online Open Dialogue foundation training programme in 2026, with Anni Haa...
15/07/2025

Open Dialogue UK will once again be running an online Open Dialogue foundation training programme in 2026, with Anni Haase (Lapland), Petra Hohn (Stockholm) and Nick Putman (London). This is the most widely used Open Dialogue foundation training internationally, and as it is run online, we welcome a wide variety of international mental health professionals. The deadline for applications is 1 September 2025. For further details on the programme, and to apply, please visit this page on the Open Dialogue UK website:

Details can now be found online.

The next one day online introduction to the Open Dialogue approach, with Nick Putman, takes places on 27 May. For more d...
13/05/2025

The next one day online introduction to the Open Dialogue approach, with Nick Putman, takes places on 27 May. For more details and to book a place, please visit this page on the Open Dialogue UK website:

In this one day seminar Nick Putman will introduce the Open Dialogue approach using presentations, reflective exercises and dialogues. For more information and to book please visit this page.

There's a few places still left for our next online Introduction to Open Dialogue seminar in a couple of weeks on 6 Marc...
21/02/2025

There's a few places still left for our next online Introduction to Open Dialogue seminar in a couple of weeks on 6 March. For further details please see this page on our website:

In this one day seminar Nick Putman will introduce the Open Dialogue approach using presentations, reflective exercises and dialogues. For more information and to book please visit this page.

There's a couple of places still left for our next online Introduction to Open Dialogue seminar in a couple of weeks on ...
12/11/2024

There's a couple of places still left for our next online Introduction to Open Dialogue seminar in a couple of weeks on 25 November. For further details please see this page on our website:

In this one day seminar Nick Putman will introduce the Open Dialogue approach using presentations, reflective exercises and dialogues. For more information and to book please visit this page.

This is to let you know that we have three new Open Dialogue training programmes planned for 2025. We will be running tw...
17/10/2024

This is to let you know that we have three new Open Dialogue training programmes planned for 2025. We will be running two foundation training programmes, one online starting in January and one in-person in London starting in February. Also the next Open Dialogue trainers training programme will start in Autumn 2025. There are new criteria for applicants to this programme, which make it possible for people from a wider variety of mental health professional backgrounds to participate in this training programme - if they have participated in an Open Dialogue foundation training and have enough experience of dialogic practice and supervision/intervision. Further details of all of these training programmes can be found in the latest Open Dialogue UK newsletter which you can view here:

It’s been a while since our last newsletter and so we are getting in touch to update you on our plans for the coming year. We are once again able to offer our foundation training programme both online and in London next year. Kari Valtanen and Anni Haase, who both work in the mental health service...

There's just one week to go until our next online introduction to Open Dialogue seminar with Nick Putman on 5 July. Ther...
27/06/2024

There's just one week to go until our next online introduction to Open Dialogue seminar with Nick Putman on 5 July. There are a few places still remaining for this seminar, and you can find further details and book here:

In this one day seminar Nick Putman will introduce the Open Dialogue approach using presentations, reflective exercises and dialogues. For more information and to book please visit this page.

Our next one day online introduction to Open Dialogue takes place next week on 15 February, and there are still some pla...
06/02/2024

Our next one day online introduction to Open Dialogue takes place next week on 15 February, and there are still some places available, on a sliding scale. If you are interested in participating, please visit this page on our website:

In this one day seminar Nick Putman will introduce the Open Dialogue approach using presentations, reflective exercises and dialogues. For more information and to book please visit this page.

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