‘Encouraging the next generation of CAMHS researchers: an event dedicated to ECRs’ is the inaugural webinar organised by our Early Career Branch. Don’t miss this chance to kickstart your research journey in child and adolescent mental health.
The webinar is tailored specifically for those in the early stages of their career. This session is perfect for medical students, psychology and nursing students seeking their first research experience, and undergraduates transitioning to Masters or PhD programs.
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. Delegates will have exclusive access to recordings for 90 days after the event, together with slides. Plus you will get a personalised CPD certificate via email.
- ACAMH Members MUST login to book onto the webinar in order to access this webinar 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 for our Undergraduate / Postgraduate Members
£5 for non members – BUT WAIT! It is only £5 to become an Undergraduate / Postgraduate Member so join now and you effectively get this webinar FREE!
FREE for ACAMH Low and Middle Income Countries Members
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 webinar
This webinar is the official launch the ACAMH Early Career Branch, which aims to promote collaboration, and foster belonging, among those at the start of their career.
Our expert speakers will provide valuable insights into how, why, where to start off an academic career. What the current trends and challenges in child and adolescent mental health research, and research in general. They will discuss the key opportunities for early career involvement in ongoing studies, together with tips for developing research questions and designing studies.
We’ll also be peering into the somewhat daunting world of ‘networking’, looking at how to get that imposter syndrome monkey of your back, and even celebrating failure.
Learning outcomes
- Gain a comprehensive overview of the research landscape
- Learn about potential career paths and specialisations
- Interact with experienced researchers and peers
- Discover resources for further learning and development
Programme (subject to change)
Welcome by ACAMH Early Career Research Chair, Clara Faria
Keynote address by Professor Tamsin Ford – Whys and wherefores off an academic career
Early Career Panel – Tanatswa Chikaura, Ariadna Albajara Saens, more speakers to be confirmed
Special guest speaker – How to deal with early failures in academia
About the speakers
Professor Tamsin Ford CBE, is Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the University of Cambridge. She is an internationally renowned Child Psychiatric Epidemiologist who researches the organisation, delivery, and effectiveness of services and interventions for children and young people’s mental health. She completed her core training in psychiatry on the Royal London Hospital Training rotation and at the Bethlem and Maudsley Hospitals and she completed her PhD at the Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London. She moved to Exeter in 2007, leading a group of researchers whose work focuses on the effectiveness of services and interventions to support mental health and well-being of children and young people. She is a current ACAMH Board Member, and was an Editor for ACAMH’s journal CAMH six years, stepping down as lead editor in June 2014. She recently moved to the University of Cambridge. Tamsin’s research covers the full range of psychopathology and agencies, practitioners and interventions that relate to the mental health of children and young people. Every interaction with a child presents an opportunity to intervene to improve their developmental trajectory. Her work has direct relevance to policy, commissioning and practice.
Tanatswa Chikaura is a PhD candidate at the University of Cambridge. Her research interests are centered on Autism and Mental Health. Prior to beginning her PhD, Tanatswa completed an MPhil in Basic and Translational Neuroscience from the University of Cambridge and a BSc Honours in Psychology from the University of Zimbabwe. In addition to her academic pursuits, Tanatswa is the Founder and Director of Ndinewe Foundation, a mental health organization in Zimbabwe. Her work in mental health has been recognized through the Diana Award, which is given to young people for their social action or humanitarian efforts. The award is in memory of Princess Diana and is administered by the charity of the same name. Tanatswa has worked with local and international organizations that focus on youth empowerment, young people’s mental health, and research, providing comprehensive advocacy and research to ensure mental health is given priority.
Dr. Ariadna Albajara Sáenz is a Research Associate at the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Cambridge, working in Professor Tamsin Ford’s group, the Child and Adolescent Resilience and Mental Health Team. Her research focuses on school-based interventions, schoolteachers’ mental health, SEND (special educational needs and disability) provision, and children’s mental health across countries.
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. Delegates will have exclusive access to recordings for 90 days after the event, together with slides. Plus you will get a personalised CPD certificate via email.
- ACAMH Members MUST login to book onto the webinar in order to access this webinar 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 for our Undergraduate / Postgraduate Members
£5 for non members – BUT WAIT! It is only £5 to become an Undergraduate / Postgraduate Member so join now and you effectively get this webinar FREE!
FREE for ACAMH Low and Middle Income Countries Members
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’.