Bereavement – Pedagogy in practice

BOOKING CLOSES at 2pm UK 7 FEBRUARY

This free Bereavement session is exclusively for teachers and school leaders, and Chartered College of Teaching Members. ACAMH is delighted to have teamed up with the Chartered College of Teaching to present these FREE online training series entitled ‘Pedagogy in practice’.

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Pedagogy in practice

ADHD and Sleep – Episode 3 ‘ADHD, A Young Person’s Guide’

Hosted by Dr. Blandine French, this podcast series focuses on attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorders (ADHD) and is designed to help young people and their families. This episode focuses on ADHD and sleep, and Blandine is joined by Emily El-Bahrawy, a young person with lived experience of ADHD, and Helen Tracey, a sleep practitioner with Parenting Special Children.

We are delighted to produce this podcast series in partnership with Clinical Partners, the UK’s largest private mental health partnership.

4 October 2022

Peer Review; Importance, Impact, Integrity

In celebration of Peer Review Week 2022, we asked Andrés Estradé, Research Assistant at Kings College London, about Peer Reviewing.

3 October 2022

Eating Disorders ‘Ask The Expert’ – recording

For this session we welcomed Dr. Dasha Nicholls to share her knowledge and insights into eating disorders, specifically exploring the signs and impact of disordered eating and guidance on how best to respond. 

14 September 2022

How to spot and support students who have experienced trauma

Blog from Amy Sayer. “The need to spot and support students who have experienced trauma has become increasingly urgent and necessary within educational settings.”

9 September 2022

The Future is CAMHS – Exploring a Career in Child and Adolescent Mental Health (recording)

Recording of why you should consider a career in mental health in India? Mental health problems in childhood can have an immense impact on a child’s development. As a child and adolescent mental health professional, and by helping to identify and treat the mental health problems of young people, not only can you help to improve their quality of life, but you can potentially alter their future for the better.

8 September 2022

Relative age in the school year and risk of mental health problems in childhood, adolescence and young adulthood

Open Access paper from the JCPP – “We used a regression discontinuity design to examine the effect of relative age on risk of mental health problems using data from a large UK population-based cohort ALSPAC. We compared risk of mental health problems between ages 4 and 25 years using the parent-rated Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ), and depression using self-rated and parent-rated Short Mood and Feelings Questionnaire (SMFQ) by relative age”. Thomas Broughton (pic) et al.

15 August 2022

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

Youth Substance Use and Co-occurring Mental Health Concerns

In this podcast, we talk to Dr. Jillian Halladay, winner of ACAMH’s Research Trainee of the Year 2021 Award, about her research into the co-occurrence of substance use in youth in general and in acute clinical settings.

27 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