Dialectical Behaviour Therapy for Adolescents (DBT-A)

EARLY BIRD! This interactive workshop, led by Dr. Jake Camp, Senior Clinical Psychologist, DBT Therapist, and Clinical Academic Fellow, will provide an overview of the DBT-A model, including its theoretical foundations, core principles, and the structure and modes of delivery. Attendees will learn how DBT-A addresses the developmental needs of adolescents, and how parents/carers are engaged as partners in the intervention.

Event type

Workshop

Location

Online

Common Elements in Interventions for Youth Suicide and Self-Harm: Findings from a Practitioner Review

A practitioner review of 18 randomised controlled trials identifies the therapeutic elements most commonly found in interventions that reduce suicide attempts and self-harm among adolescents. The findings highlight key strategies that can inform and guide clinical practice.

6 May 2025

Treatment of Conduct Disorders: Tailoring Approaches to Different Subtypes and Clinical Presentations

Join Professor Stephen Scott (ACAMH President) for a practical and insightful webinar on the treatment of conduct disorders in children and adolescents. This session will explore how to tailor interventions to different subtypes and clinical presentations, including comorbid ADHD, callous-unemotional traits, irritability, and treatment resistance.

Event type

Introductory and Update Session

Location

LIVE STREAM

Trailblazers in Child and Adolescent Mental Health: Celebrating Women Pioneers

The contributions of pioneering women have shaped the field of child and adolescent mental health. Their ground-breaking research and innovative clinical practices have changed the way we view and treat child and adolescent mental health problems, paving the way for future generations of mental health professionals. For this year’s International Women’s Day, this blog celebrates the achievements of remarkable women in the field: Anna Freud CBE, Professor Mary Ainsworth, and Professor Virginia Axline.

11 March 2025

ADHD and Tic Disorders: Discussing the SATURN Trial

In this In Conversation podcast, Dr. Seonaid Anderson is joined by Professor Chris Hollis, who is leading a research team working on a research project about ADHD medication and Tics. The focus of this podcast is on this research project, called The SATURN Trial.

13 May 2024

Self-harm Behaviours and Loneliness: Insights from the OxWell Student Survey

TRIGGER WARNING: Please be aware that this podcast explores themes around the topic of self-harm.

The ‘Insights from the OxWell Student Survey‘ series is a new mini-in conversation series that will explore the OxWell study and the impact of its findings for parents, teachers, policymakers and mental health professionals.

In this episode, Dr. Galit Geulayov and Dr. Rohan Borschmann comment on the findings from the OxWell survey regarding self-harm behaviours as well as informal and formal support for adolescents who self-harm.

1 March 2024

Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID): Prevalence and Implications

In this In Conversation podcast, we are joined by Dr. Emma Willmott and Dr. Tom Jewell, from the South London and Maudsley NHS Trust and King’s College London, to discuss Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID). This is the first episode of a two-part series on ARFID with Dr. Emma Willmott and Dr. Tom Jewell. Episode Two explores ‘Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID): Psychological Interventions and Outcomes’.

28 February 2024

An Overview of Psychological Interventions for Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID)

Marking its tenth anniversary as a diagnosis, our scoping review summarised 50 studies reporting on psychological interventions and outcomes for Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID). In the absence of clinical guidelines to support clinicians, our review highlights that a range of psychological interventions can be implemented to support children and young people with ARFID. Here, we summarise the existing literature and highlight areas for further research. 

27 November 2023

Personality Function, Dysfunction, and the Social Domains Organisation of Mentalizing Processes

In this three-part Papers Podcast, Professor Jonathan Hill discusses his JCPP paper ‘The social domains organization of mentalizing processes in adolescents: a contribution to the conceptualization of personality function and dysfunction in young people’.

This three-part podcast explores the controversy surrounding personality function and dysfunction, focuses on mentalizing, the mentalizing processes, and social domains, and provides an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.

23 October 2023

START NOW: a cognitive behavioral skills training for adolescent girls with conduct or oppositional defiant disorder – a randomized clinical trial

Open Access paper from the JCPP – ‘Here, we aimed at confirming the efficacy of START NOW, a cognitive-behavioral, dialectical behavior therapy-oriented skills training program aiming to enhance emotion regulation skills, interpersonal and psychosocial adjustment, adapted for female adolescents with CD or ODD.’ Christina Stadler (pic) et al.

10 October 2023