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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.
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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.
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The enigma of adolescent sleep: misunderstood science and effective intervention
This event was to increase awareness and understanding of adolescent sleep and to build ideas for supporting adolescents and parents/carers with this. This event was being staged by the ACAMH Wales Branch.
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COVID & the impact on Mental Health of School Closures – CAMHS around the Campfire recording
For this session we welcomed Dr. Karen Mansfield, a postdoctoral research scientist from the School Mental Health Project, Department of Psychiatry at the University of Oxford, to discuss her JCPP Advances paper ‘‘Covid-19 partial school closures and mental health problems: a cross sectional survey of 11,000 adolescents to determine those most at risk’’. ACAMH members can now receive a CPD certificate for watching this recorded lecture.
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‘NDC Learning Series’ – NDCs in schools
We welcomed Dr. James Galpin with a session that focused on ‘NDCs in schools’. The Chair of this session was Dr. Mark Lovell. This was the fourth of the ‘NDC Learning Series’ aimed at health professionals who come into contact with children and young people who have Neurodevelopmental conditions (NDCs).
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Ask the Expert ‘Improving Children’s Sleep; The role a teacher can play’ – recording
For this session welcomed Dr. Faith Orchard to discuss ‘Improving Children’s Sleep; The role a teacher can play’. Dr. Orchard also answered questions in a session facilitated by leading education professional Professor Barry Carpenter.
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Insights from longitudinal research in child & adolescent mental health
Professor Barbara Maughan delivered this Keynote lecture ‘Insights from longitudinal research in child & adolescent mental health’ on Friday 22 October 2021 at the ACAMH Awards. Professor Maughan was the recipient of ACAMH’s President’s Medal at the virtual awards.
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Ask the Expert ‘Screen Time & Mental Health – Balancing the positive with the negative’ recorded lecture
Aimed at teachers, this session from Dr. Max Davie offers insights into the latest evidence-base, together with practical advice to help you help your pupils.
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Delivering early language screening and intervention at scale – CAMHS around the Campfire
For this session we welcomed Gillian West, post-doctoral Research Fellow, University of Oxford, to discuss her JCPP paper ‘Early language screening and intervention can be delivered successfully at scale: evidence from a cluster randomized controlled trial’. First published: 30 March 2021. ACAMH members can now receive a CPD certificate for watching this recorded lecture.
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ADHD in CYP with autism, and pharmacological treatment ‘CAMHS around the Campfire’
This session we are discussing ADHD in children and young people with autism, in relation to pharmacological treatment, with the focus on Dr. Stephanie Ameis’ in JCPP ‘Practitioner Review: Pharmacological treatment of attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptoms in children and youth with autism spectrum disorder: a systematic review and meta‐analysis’ first published 26 August 2020. ACAMH members can now receive a CPD certificate for watching this recorded lecture.
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