What does current research tell us about the adolescent brain, and how can it inform the way we work with young people?
Drawing on work from the Blakemore Lab at the University of Cambridge, with contributions from its lead Professor Sarah-Jayne Blakemore, this interactive online workshop session will explore the cognitive and emotional processes shaping adolescent behaviour.
Through a combination of scientific insights and interactive activities, participants will develop a clearer understanding of how these processes play out in real-world settings, and what this means for everyday practice.
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/CME certificate via email.
- ACAMH Members MUST login to book onto the webinar in order to access this webinar and get a CPD/CME 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
EARLY BIRD £99 (until 06/06/26, then £129) – ACAMH Members (Online, Concession) Join now and save
EARLY BIRD £129 (until 06/06/26, then £159) – ACAMH Learn Account Holders
EARLY BIRD £129 (until 06/06/26, then £159) – Non Members
£15 – ACAMH Undergraduate/Postgraduate Members
FREE LMIC 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’.
Who should attend
The primary audience for this session is clinicians and professionals working directly with children and adolescents, including clinical psychologists, CAMHS psychiatrists, psychotherapists, and practitioners in youth mental health services, as well as educational psychologists and school-based mental health leads.
Others that may find the session of interest would include; teachers, SENCOs, pastoral staff, youth workers, early help and family support practitioners, alongside researchers and other professionals with an interest in adolescent development and mental health.
Programme
2:00pm Professor Sarah-Jayne Blakemore will set the scene on current knowledge of the adolescent brain, including key findings and common misconceptions. Followed by a 10 minute Q&A.
2:40pm Refreshment break
2:50pm Dr. Blanca Piera Pi-Sunyer leads an interactive session, where you will be encourages to engage directly with cognitive tasks used in research (e.g. tasks assessing cognitive control), to understand how these measures are collected, what they reveal about adolescent cognition, and how these findings relate to real-world contexts (e.g. school or social environments)
4:30pm Refreshment break
4:40pm Final Q&A of the day
5:00pm Close
About the speakers
Professor Sarah-Jayne Blakemore is the Chair of Psychology in the Social Sciences at the University of Cambridge, where she leads the Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience Group, and serves as Deputy Head of Department for Research. She is a member of High Table at Newnham and Gonville and Caius.
Dr. Blanca Piera Pi-Sunye is a researcher specializing in adolescent psychology, mental health, and cognitive neuroscience, currently affiliated with the University of Cambridge and University College London (UCL). She is a Gates Cambridge Scholar and PhD candidate in the Department of Psychology at Cambridge.
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/CME certificate via email.
- ACAMH Members MUST login to book onto the webinar in order to access this webinar and get a CPD/CME 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
EARLY BIRD £99 (until 06/06/26, then £129) – ACAMH Members (Online, Concession) Join now and save
EARLY BIRD £129 (until 06/06/26, then £159) – ACAMH Learn Account Holders
EARLY BIRD £129 (until 06/06/26, then £159) – Non Members
£15 – ACAMH Undergraduate/Postgraduate Members
FREE LMIC 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’.