MIKE SLADE
We are happy to announce that one of our keynote speakers will be Mike Slade from the UK. Mike is one of the worlds leading scientists in the field of recovery. He is Professor of Mental Health Recovery and Social Inclusion at the University of Nottingham. His main research interests are recovery-focused and outcome-focused mental health services, including Recovery Colleges and lived experience narratives. The title of his lecture will be Recovery as transformation: culturally-informed approaches to meeting local challenges.
Michal Kašpar
Michal Kašpar is a passionate defender of mutual support among people with special experiences who often receive psychiatric diagnoses. He studied journalism and later was trained as a peer specialist. He has been systematically educating himself in collaborative and dialogical practice. Michal is used to telling life stories, both through his songs and in his peer work. He currently works as a recovery guide at the Recovery House in Prague. He was involved in the creation of the peer YouTube channel Studio 27 and several self-help groups, especially the GPS group. At the conference, he will speak about sharing experiences in horizontal, non-hierarchical groups.
