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The wellbeing toolkit for mental health leads
2020-10-16 09:30 - 15:30 UTC | Online training
This course will offer you a wealth of ideas for how to support mental health in your setting. It will provide you with a copy of The Wellbeing Toolkit for Mental Health Leads by Tina Rae, Amy Such and Jo Wood which you can use flexibly to respond to your school’s needs. Through this, the course is designed to increase confidence and support staff in preparing for their new role as School Mental Health Lead.
During the course, guest keynote speaker Dr Tina Rae will address some of the key topics of interest regarding mental health in schools, plus delegates will have the opportunity to delve deeper into particular areas of interest through attending two of the following sessions:
•Self-harm: Issues of prevention and safe practice
•Understanding & Supporting Children & Young People through Grief & Loss
•Understanding & Supporting Children & Young People who are School Phobic
•Understanding Attachment Disorders & Creating an Attachment Friendly Classroom
•Managing Exam Stress & Developing Study Skills
•Using Tools from Positive Psychology to Build Resilience
Subscribe to our mailing list to be the first to hear when registration opens. An Early Bird rate of £150 is available for bookings taken before 1st October 2020.

CAMHS National Summit 2020: Transforming mental health services for children and young adults
2020-10-16 10:00 - 17:00 UTC | Online training
Cost plus VAT
This virtual conference focuses on transforming mental health services for children and young people, ensuring early intervention, and developing integrated services with clear care pathways from first intervention to crisis and inpatient care. The conference will also look at national developments in monitoring outcomes in CYP Mental Health including the development of a National CYP Mental Health Outcomes Metric.

A week in the life of an educational psychologist in Essex
2020-10-19 17:00 - 18:30 (Europe/London) | Online training
Essex Educational Psychology Service is holding an online event on Monday, 19th October from 17:00 to 18:30. This event, ‘A Week in the Life of an EP in Essex’, will focus on the experiences of both experienced and early career EPs, as well as trainee EPs at Essex.
This online event is for people who…
• are currently completing a Doctorate in Child and Educational Psychology and are interested in finding out more about the way the Educational Psychology Service operates in Essex County Council
• are considering a career in Educational Psychology and would like to hear from qualified Educational Psychologists, Assistant Educational Psychologists and Trainee Educational Psychologists
• are considering applying for a Doctorate in Educational Psychology

Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA)
2020-10-20 18:30 - 20:30 (Europe/London) | Online training
After an amazing response to an EPNET post regarding EP practice around Emotionally Based School Avoidance, we are excited to be hosting a webinar that will allow us to share great practice, develop our understanding of EBSA, and learn how best to support the schools, families and children we work with.
A range of EPs will be presenting their projects on EBSA and how they have worked with children who experience or who are at risk of EBSA.
The preliminary structure will be:
* Overview and introduction of EBSA
* 4+ EPs discussing their work, and the approaches they’ve used
* A panel discussion of experienced and enthusiastic EPs to talk through the issues most pertinent to them and take questions from us.
We’re so pleased that we can facilitate these timely and important discussions together with our colleagues, and would love for you to join us.

EP reach out webinar series - Autism in girls: What are we missing? with Baylee Peters
2020-10-22 17:30 - 18:00 (Europe/London) | Online training
A webinar giving insights into how autism presents in girls.
A useful presentation for anyone working in education, as well as parents and carers.

Webinar: Becoming an EP (Dorset Council)
2020-10-28 15:30 - 17:30 (Europe/London) | Online training
If you are thinking of applying for the doctorate in educational psychology, are in the middle of applying, or just want to know more about what educational psychologists do, then this session is for you.
Ben, Rosie and Lucy (current trainees based in Dorset) will take you through a brief look at what EPs do, the experiences you need to have to apply, the content of the course, and ultimately why educational psychology is a brilliant career choice all round (OK, so we might be a little bit biased!) We’ll also leave some time to answer any questions you might have, as well as talking to Alison, one of our seniors, about her reflections of the role.
If you are at all interested in what educational psychologists do and whether that might fit with your career interests going forward, please email us at lucy.parr@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk; ben.higgins@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk or rosie.pengelly@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk registering your interest, along with any questions you have, and we’ll look forward to meeting with you virtually on 28th October at 15:30.

Reflecting on the story so far - change and uncertainty - staying strong
2020-11-03 11:00 - 13:00 (Europe/London) | Online training
New Covid 19 inspired course to deepen participants understanding of stress, trauma and anxiety. We will work to strengthen them and build resilience.
Participants will:
1.Deepen their understanding of stress, trauma and anxiety
2.Develop creative resources for self-care
3.Experience a reflective space in which they feel heard and validated
4.Share narratives and strategies and develop solidarity
5.Create a shared vision for achieving resilience within teams
The story so far… experiences shared – opportunity for mutual support.
What we know about staying strong and resilient – taught input with short activities covering:
•Understanding anxiety and stress and how to manage/process both – what’s there already/what’s needed – building a resilience toolkit. What to do about eating, sleeping and worrying?
•The nature of change and chaos
•Building trust in each other – with activity
•The impact of trauma
•Empowering cooperative teamwork
•Importance of nurture and inclusion

Supporting the Supporters: EPs Supporting Teachers with Kevin Street
2020-11-03 16:00 - 17:30 (Europe/London) | Zoom
An exploration of how teachers and EPs can work together to support vulnerable children and young people and create secure bases during uncertain times (such as COVID-19)

Selective mutism workshop with Maggie Johnson
2020-11-05 09:30 - 13:00 (Europe/London) | Online training
Maggie Johnson is a specialist Speech & Language Therapist who is widely regarded as being one of the UK’s leading experts in selective mutism.
With an average of two children in every primary school having selective mutism (i.e. selectively silent), and recognising how important early assessment and intervention is for the outcomes for these children, Educational Psychologists have an important role in supporting schools to identify and meet these needs. After all, left unsupported, selective mutism can have a significant impact upon a child’s social, academic, and emotional development, and lead to greater mental health difficulties within adolescence and adulthood.
The sessions will be delivered through 2 x 3 hour webinars (05-06/11/20). In conjunction with the resource materials below, we will develop our:
o Psychological understanding of selective mutism;
o Knowledge of tools to assess selective mutism;
o Use of interventions for school aged children.
On this course, we will explore the nature and causes of selective mutism, differential diagnosis, theoretical frameworks and evidence-based intervention strategies. These will leave us with the skills and confidence in how to best support schools, families and children.
The workshops will be delivered through 2 x 3.25 hour interactive webinars.
The resource manual for this course is the Speechmark publication ‘The Selective Mutism Resource Manual’ second edition (2016) which participants are highly encouraged to purchase prior to the course. We have a 20% discount code (BSE20) which can be used at the Routledge website. Alternatively click here to purchase through Amazon.

Creating value and seeing beyond the behaviour: Dramatherapy with children and young people permanently excluded from mainstream education with Lauren Hart
2020-11-05 16:00 - 16:30 (Europe/London) | Online training
This webinar give an overview of how drama therapy can be used to support children and young people excluded from school. Suitable for all professionals working with children and young people.

Understanding and managing anxiety and stress
2020-11-10 11:00 - 13:00 (Europe/London) | Online training
New Covid 19 inspired course to deepen participants understanding of stress, trauma and anxiety.
Participants will:
•Deepen their understanding of stress, trauma and anxiety
•Develop creative resources for self-care
•Experience a reflective space in which they feel heard and validated
•Share narratives and strategies and develop solidarity
•Create a shared vision for achieving resilience within teams
Taught input with short activities covering:
•Understanding anxiety and stress and how to manage/process both – what’s there already/what’s needed – building a resilience toolkit. What to do about eating, sleeping and worrying?
•The nature of change and chaos
•Building trust in each other – with activity
•The impact of trauma
•Empowering cooperative teamwork
•Importance of nurture and inclusion

Becoming an Educational Psychologist with Plymouth EPS
2020-11-10 16:00 - 17:00 (Europe/London) | Online training
Plymouth EPS are running an online webinar for future applicants to learn more about becoming an EP. Application advice, information about the role and chance to talk with current Trainee EPs. It will be hosted on Microsoft Teams. Please register your interest by emailing amelia.king@plymouth.gov.uk

Self-Care and the Challenges of Working Online with Anees Hakim
2020-11-10 16:00 - 17:30 (Europe/London) | Zoom
Anees joins us for a second session; this time exploring the challenges of working online and keeping in mind self-care

Identifying needs and measuring outcomes with BERRI
2020-11-12 14:00 - 15:30 (Europe/London) | Online training
Dr Silver will present an introduction to BERRI as a tool to identify needs and measure outcomes. The webinar will introduce BERRI and explain how it can be used by parents, carers or professionals to identify children’s psychological needs. We will show how it can produce a report to compare a child’s scores to the norms and to give customised advice to support them. We will also show the other tools provided to assist carers, including our charts and tools to track how children’s needs change over time, as well as the exciting projects where these have been used by placement providers and commissioners to help evidence outcomes.

Masterclass: Therapeutic interventions to reduce the harmful effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences
2020-11-13 09:30 - 16:30 UTC | De Vere West One Conference Centre, 9-10 Portland Place, London, W1B 1PR, United Kingdom
Cost plus VAT
This one day Masterclass facilitated by Dr Arnon Bentovim Child and Family Training UK, Visiting Professor Royal Holloway, University of London will outline the increasing evidence of the impact of Adverse Experiences of Childhood (ACEs) on the health and well-being of children and young people extending into adult life, and the interventions available to reduce their harmful effects. The course will provide update information from the emerging, evolving fields of ACEs, from population studies, and studies of mental health, maltreatment and offending behaviour. It will introduce the Modular Hope for Children and Families Intervention Resources, and the way these can be adopted to meet the complex needs of parents responsible for adversity, and children and young people who are affected by them.
A 20% discount is available to you and your contacts by quoting ref: HCUK20EDPSY when booking. (*Cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer. Full T&Cs available upon request.)

Digital transitions for autistic children: Learning from lockdown for the future
2020-11-13 10:00 - 12:00 (Europe/London) | Online training
The Autism Community Research Network @Southampton (ACoRNS) is a public engagement project that has developed a research-practice partnership between Education and Psychology at the University of Southampton, school leaders and practitioners in the local community. Together they have established a co-constructed network for researching evidence-based practices in autism education, with the views and perspectives of children and young people at its centre.
This online event for 2020 will be an opportunity to share the important and innovative research that has been done with Digital Stories during lockdown to support the assessments of children for their EHCPs, and the transitions of older students with complex needs beyond school. This free webinar will be a chance to share examples, learning, and tips from co-produced research on supporting transitions for autistic children during lockdown using digital tools; it is chaired by Professor Sarah Parsons.

Improving access, treatment and support for people with a diagnosis of personality disorder
2020-11-16 10:00 - 17:00 UTC | De Vere West One Conference Centre, 9-10 Portland Place, London, W1B 1PR, United Kingdom
Cost plus VAT
This conference will enable you to:
• Network with colleagues who are working to improve access and treatment for people with personality disorder
• Understand the implications of the RCPsych 2020 Position Statement on Services for People Diagnosable with Personality Disorder for your service
• Learn from outstanding practice in early intervention
• Reflect on the lived experience of someone with a diagnosis of personality disorder
• Discuss the use of terminology and stigma associated with this diagnosis
• Understand how to deliver an effective PD Treatment Pathway
• Develop your skills in working with children and young adults experiencing symptoms of emerging Personality Disorder
• Understand how you can deliver effective psychological therapies for people with personality disorder
• Identify key strategies for engaging with and supporting carers
• Understand how to self assess and audit your service for personality disorder and developing an action plan for improvement
• Supporting people living with personality disorder
• Understand how to effectively integrate suicide mitigation practice into your service
• Self assess and reflect on your own practice
• Gain cpd accreditation points contributing to professional development and revalidation evidence

How to have a respectful conversation about race - featuring Marsha Douglas
2020-11-17 11:00 - 13:00 (Europe/London) | Online training
In this course we deepen participants understanding of systemic racism and the spectrum of privilege. It challenges the participants to examine their behaviours and take close looks at some of the views they have held since a very young age, e.g. this area is a “bad” area, because it has a high proportion of black/brown people living in it, or that young black men in tracksuits are “thugs”. We think about where these messages come from and how people are indoctrinated by the media.

Participants will:

Confront their own racism and unconscious biases
Become aware of the ways they treat people differently based on race
Think about practical changes they can make in their workplaces

Lockdown and beyond for the Association of Educational Psychologists (AEP) with AEP General Secretary Kate Fallon
2020-11-19 16:00 - 16:30 (Europe/London) | Zoom
We are very pleased to welcome Kate, who will be sharing an overview of the work the AEP have been doing over the COVID-19 pandemic and future plans.

Holding the long view - shared vision for resilient, strong teams
2020-11-24 11:00 - 13:00 (Europe/London) | Online training
New Covid 19 inspired course to deepen participants understanding of stress, trauma and anxiety. We will work to strengthen them and build resilience.
The long view – the power of individual people in our lives who really care and the impact we each make on young people.
Share collective ideas and resources for building strength. Shared vision for a strong, resilient staff – teams that are abiding, constant, durable, established, fast, firm, lasting, firm but flexible, reliable, secure, sound, steadfast, strong, sturdy, sure and well-founded.
Participants will:
•Develop creative resources for self-care
•Experience a reflective space in which they feel heard and validated
•Share narratives and strategies and develop solidarity
•Create a shared vision for achieving resilience within teams

'Reaching the 'hard to reach': Child -teacher dialogue to promote inclusion in classrooms' free event Hosted by School of Education, University of Southampton
2020-11-26 15:00 - 17:00 (Europe/London) | Online training
Join us in this free event to:

Learn about the findings of a three-year study (2017-2020) that involved schools in five European countries
Hear first-hand experiences from teachers and children in Southampton who participated in the study
Have the opportunity to listen to key researchers who were involved: Professors Kiki Messiou (University of Southampton – project lead) and Mel Ainscow (University of Manchester – methodological consultant.
Receive a free pack of materials that you can use within your school.

This innovative approach involves children becoming researchers and working collaboratively with their teachers in order to design lessons that include all pupils, particularly those who might be seen as ‘hard to reach’.
Who is this event for?

Primary, special and secondary school teachers
Policy makers
Support staff
Families
Researchers and educational consultants

This is a free event. Please, book by 15th November 2020 via https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/child-teacher-dialogue-to-promote-inclusion-in-classrooms-registration-124293584457
The event will be hosted via zoom. Four days before the event you will receive a link for your own use only in order to access the event.

Supporting the transition into care: Sharing experiences from young people with Dr Sarah Wendland
2020-11-26 16:00 - 16:30 (Europe/London) | Zoom
Dr Wendland (newly qualified EP) presents her doctoral thesis work which explores how young people experienced the transition into care and ways to support this transition.

What do Fathers think they do to support their children's development: how does this develop and why should we care? With Dr Tim Cox
2020-12-03 16:00 - 16:30 (Europe/London) | Zoom
We are pleased to welcome back the now Dr Tim Cox, who joins us to share his doctoral thesis work. This work explored experiences of parenting from a Father’s point of view.

The Theory and Practice of Better Play Provision in Schools with Alison Woolf
2020-12-10 16:00 - 16:30 (Europe/London) | Zoom
An exploration of the theory of play and the language we use when talking about play. The session will also include practical strategies for facilitating play in schools. Links will be made to how our understanding of play and the language we use influence provision and practice.

Supporting vocabulary development
2020-12-12 10:00 - 11:30 (Europe/London) | Online training
Suitable for staff working in primary and secondary schools.
This session will look at the link between vocabulary and attainment. It is full of practical strategies and ideas that you can take away and use.
Areas covered in the session include;
• The importance of promoting vocabulary
• Selecting the appropriate vocabulary to target
• Practical strategies to use within the classroom or during interventions
• Ideas of how to use and review new vocabulary

Setting up your bitmoji virtual e-room: Using technology to engage and motivate CYP virtually with Keith Houghton
2020-12-15 16:00 - 16:30 (Europe/London) | Online training
Learn about how to create a bitmoji e-room as a way to engage and motivate children and young people when working with them remotely.
Useful for Educational Psychologists and any professionals working with children and young people.

An Introduction to the Redbridge Educational Wellbeing Team with Redbridge EPS
2020-12-17 17:00 - 17:30 (Europe/London) | Zoom
Redbridge Educational Wellbeing Team will outline how the team was formed and talk about some previous and current projects they have been involved in.

Introduction to Circle Solutions for student wellbeing
2021-01-04 09:00 - 16:00 (Europe/London) | Online training
Circle Solutions is not just a program: it is a pedagogy to develop social/emotional skills and a positive class ethos

Circle Solutions builds resilience and mental health
Circle Solutions enables all voices to be heard so maximises inclusion and participation
Circle Solutions promotes empathy, reduces bullying and fosters belonging
Circle Solutions focuses on both the reflective and the fun in learning.

This full day workshop (9.30am – 4pm) will equip participants with all they need to begin and sustain Circles successfully with a class or youth group. We will:

introduce the philosophy and principles underpinning Circles
give participants the opportunity to experience a range of Circle activities and learn how to run a Circle Solutions session
outline recent research on maximising the effectiveness of Circle Solutions
report on what teachers and students say about the differences it makes
give opportunities to ask questions and explore issues
provide information on resources

Circle Solutions train the trainer
2021-01-07 08:00 - 11:00 (Europe/London) | Online training
Zoom-based course in four sessions: 8-11am GMT on 7, 8, 11 and 12 January 2021
This program is available to anyone who has taken an Introduction to Circle Solutions. It will enable participants to introduce, support and sustain Circle Solutions in schools, including facilitating staff training. We can arrange an Introduction course on the day before the Trainer course for those who want to combine both.
The program will cover:

A whole school approach to developing positive relationships, resilience and connectedness
Being an agent of school change
The rationale for Circle Solutions and the value to schools
Recent research on what makes Circle Solutions effective
Planning and running a staff training day
Liaison with parents
Dealing with challenges from staff and students
Supporting the sustainability of Circle Solutions

DECP Annual Trainee EP Conference 2021
2021-01-13 09:30 - 16:30 (Europe/London) | Zoom
The DECP invites you to attend our 2021 conference to explore the changing needs of children and young people in the 21st century. The conference will provide TEPs and newly qualified educational psychologists with relevant and practical examples to facilitate thinking and practice about developing applied educational psychology in a changing world – post COVID.
