Trauma & Looked After Children

ACAMH in collaboration with Child and Family Training (C&FT) and Improved Futures (IF) present a series of Briefing Seminars on ‘Dealing with distress, restoring well-being, and promoting resilience of Looked After Children and young people who have suffered extensive trauma’.

Event type

4 x 2 hour webinars

Location

LIVE STREAM

Harmful sexual behaviours among children and young people

BOOKINGS CLOSED. There have been growing levels of awareness by professionals of harmful sexual behaviours among children and young people. This webinar will focus on the connection between the digital world and harmful sexual behaviours, and assessment and intervention.

Event type

Half Day

Location

LIVE STREAM

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’.

Event type

Pedagogy in practice

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!

Event type

Half Day

Location

LIVE STREAM

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.

Event type

Teacher Exclusive Event

Location

LIVE STREAM

The enigma of adolescent sleep: misunderstood science and effective intervention

BOOKINGS CLOSED. Good mental health always seems to involve sleep in one way or another. This event is to increase awareness and understanding of adolescent sleep and to build ideas for supporting adolescents and parents/carers with this. This event is being staged by the ACAMH Wales Branch.

Event type

Live Stream

Location

Online

COVID & the impact on Mental Health of School Closures – CAMHS around the Campfire

For this session we are pleased to welcome 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’’.

Event type

CAMHS around the Campfire

Location

LIVE STREAM

Ask the Expert ‘Improving Children’s Sleep; The role a teacher can play’

Dr. Faith Orchard joins us for the second in the series of sessions exclusively for Teachers. This FREE online event is an exciting new partnership between ACAMH and Coram Life Education (CLE) exclusively for Teachers. It offers insights into the latest evidence-base, together with practical advice to help you help your pupils, and your on children.

Event type

Teacher Exclusive Event

Location

LIVE STREAM

‘NDC Learning Series’ – NDCs in schools

This is 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). We are delighted to welcome Dr. James Galpin with a session that will focus on ‘NDCs in schools’. The Chair of this session is Dr. Mark Lovell. 

Event type

Special Interest Group (SIG)

Location

LIVE STREAM

Eating Disorders & ARFID in Children and Adolescents; Research, Prevention, Interventions – Judy Dunn Conference 2021

In most cases, eating disorders start in adolescence, but they are often not picked up until adulthood. However, the earlier treatment starts, the better the long-term outcomes. The 2021 Judy Dunn Conference brings together some of the leading players in the field of Eating Disorders, and will focus on the latest evidence-based research, and implementing proven interventions that deliver results.

Event type

2 Day National Conference

Location

LIVE STREAM