Prof. Tony Attwood – Autism and Girls; Profiling Abilities

BOOKINGS CLOSED. An amazing opportunity to learn more about Autism in Girls with renowned clinical psychologist, Professor Tony Attwood. This is the first time Tony will address this topic for an ACAMH audience. Don’t miss this it!

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Half Day

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LIVE STREAM

Supporting Child Refugees in Educational Settings

This Refugee Week, we are joined by Dr. Tina Rae to explore how best to support child refugees within educational settings.

24 June 2022

Therapeutic Engagement with Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Minors

This Refugee Week, we are joined by Dr. Hayley Rajpal to explore the challenges of therapeutic engagement with unaccompanied asylum-seeking minors.

20 June 2022

Understanding Self-harm & Suicide – Ask the Expert

For this teacher and school leader exclusive session we are delighted to welcome Professor Dennis Ougrin to share his knowledge and insights into self-harm and suicide; specifically exploring the complexity around this phenomenon, by providing data on prevalence, risk factors and strategies for support.

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Teachers and other Education Professionals

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LIVE STREAM

Understanding Trauma – Ask The Expert; recording

For this session we welcomed David Trickey to share his knowledge and insights into trauma, specifically exploring children’s responses to traumatic events, when it might become problematic, how it might present itself and why schools make perfect therapeutic environments to support young people who have experienced trauma. David also answered questions in a session facilitated by leading education professional Professor Barry Carpenter.

13 June 2022

Understanding Early Trauma: The case for supporting parent-infant relationships

Understanding of adverse childhood experiences has grown in recent years. We now know more about how external circumstances cause psychological trauma in some children. When we understand early trauma – and the importance of early relationships – we are better able to prevent, and respond to, children’s mental health problems. [Please note that this is an external blog and may not reflect the views of ACAMH]

13 June 2022

Eating Disorders – Ask The Expert

FREE ONLINE EVENT FOR TEACHERS. Join Dr. Dasha Nicholls as she shares her knowledge and insights into eating disorders, specifically exploring the signs and impact of disordered eating and guidance on how best to respond.

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Teacher Exclusive Event

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LIVE STREAM

Adolescent gender diversity: sociodemographic correlates & mental health outcomes

In this podcast, we are joined by Assistant Professor Akhgar Ghassabian and Dr. Tonya White to discuss their co-authored JCPP paper ‘Adolescent gender diversity: sociodemographic correlates and mental health outcomes in the general population’.

9 May 2022

CAMHS around the Campfire journal club – ADHD deficit in school performance across sex and parental education

FREE SESSION. For this session we are pleased to welcome Hans Fredrik Sunde, from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, to discuss his JCPP Advances paper ‘The ADHD deficit in school performance across sex and parental education: A prospective sibling-comparison register study of 344,152 Norwegian adolescents’.

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CAMHS around the Campfire

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LIVE STREAM

Understanding Trauma – Ask The Expert

Bookings closed. Join David Trickey as he shares his knowledge and insights into children’s responses to traumatic events, when it might become problematic, how it might present itself, and why schools make perfect therapeutic environments to support young people.

Event type

Teacher Exclusive Event

Location

LIVE STREAM