Dr. Meinou Simmons, an experienced Consultant Child and Adolescent psychiatrist working in the NHS in Oxford, UK, published a book ‘A Guide to the Mental Health of Children and Young People: Q and A for Parents, Caregivers and Teachers’ with Cambridge University Press in association with the Royal College of Psychiatrists in November 2022. The webinar is based on this book, and draws on the most important take-home points for supportive adults. It is designed to be dipped into rather than read cover to cover and provides signposts to a number of helpful resources including websites and books.
Booking
Sign up at this link or on the Book Now button at the top of the screen, and complete the form that follows. You’ll then receive an email confirmation and a link to the webinar, plus we’ll send you a calendar reminder nearer the time.
- ACAMH Members MUST login to book onto the webinar in order to access this webinar for free and get a CPD certificate
- Non-members this is a great time to join ACAMH, take a look at what we have to offer, and make the saving on these sessions
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Don’t forget as a charity any surplus made is reinvested back as we work to our vision of ‘Sharing best evidence, improving practice’, and our mission to ‘Improve the mental health and wellbeing of young people aged 0-25’.
About the session
Dr. Meinou Simmons clinical knowledge is backed up by recent research evidence, with practical tips and advice for parents, teachers, and caregivers. The session will give supportive adults confidence in understanding the basics of children and young people’s mental health, including important factors which influence it, as well as giving an overview of common mental health difficulties and disorders with several case examples. Listen to the recent podcast with Meinou on ‘Supporting Children and Young People’s Mental Health – An insight for Parents, Caregivers and Teachers’ to gain an overview of her work.
Key learning points
- To consider how we conceptualise youth mental health and the bio-psycho-social model
- To understand the common factors which impact on youth mental health
- To recognise and manage common mental health difficulties including anxiety and mood difficulties
- To understand the main management approaches in young people’s mental health services
- To obtain some useful youth mental health resources
About the speaker
Dr. Meinou Simmons is Consultant Child and Adolescent psychiatrist working in the NHS in Oxford, UK. She recently published a book ‘A Guide to the Mental Health of Children and Young People: Q and A for Parents, Caregivers and Teachers’ which aims to help supportive adults better understand youth mental health issues.
Dr. Simmons also has a longstanding interest in medical education. She is an Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Oxford and is the local Training Programme Director in her field. More recently, Dr. Simmons has broadened her interest to include public mental health education.
Booking
Sign up at this link or on the Book Now button at the top of the screen, and complete the form that follows. You’ll then receive an email confirmation and a link to the webinar, plus we’ll send you a calendar reminder nearer the time.
- ACAMH Members MUST login to book onto the webinar in order to access this webinar for free and get a CPD certificate
- Non-members this is a great time to join ACAMH, take a look at what we have to offer, and make the saving on these sessions
FREE ACAMH Members
£10 Non Members Join now and save
Don’t forget as a charity any surplus made is reinvested back as we work to our vision of ‘Sharing best evidence, improving practice’, and our mission to ‘Improve the mental health and wellbeing of young people aged 0-25’.