Children's right to play in schools
2021-02-26 10:00 - 12:00 (Europe/London) | ...
There is growing interest amongst educational psychologists in promoting children’s right to play in schools. The British Psychological Society’s Division of Educational and Child Psychology position statement, published in summer 2019, asked its members to promote children’s right to play within their work with schools and teachers.
The impetus for this statement came from research undertaken by trainee educational psychologists completing a three-year doctoral programme at the University of Manchester. The programme continues to support right to play research.
Play Wales is hosting this seminar to showcase some of this research, considering implications for practice.

Catch up or connection
2021-03-01 16:00 - 17:30 | Online training
This session is provided free but you are also welcome to donate to allow further resource development.
There is on-going narrative in education, policy and the media about what children need in returning to school. Is it catch-up? Connection? Perhaps a return to routine?
In this session, Sarah Dove reports the findings of a national survey ‘thinking about school’ that was completed by over 1500 children and young people.
We also take a closer look at the perspectives of children being educated in PRUs, AP, hospital schools and special schools. We also explore the experiences of children with medical needs preventing physical attendance to school.
In attending this webinar, you will be provided with a PDF resource bank of materials and ideas to help children secure a #RightReturn to school. You will also have the opportunity to network and share ideas with colleagues and other professionals.

'Thinking of training to be an EP?' Gloucestershire EPS information session
2021-03-03 16:00 - 17:00 | Online training
An opportunity to explore the role of the EP in Gloucestershire
Consider the application process
Answer any questions relating to the doctoral training

Practical strategies for supporting memory skills with Dr Sarah Sivers
2021-03-04 16:00 - 16:30 | Online training
This presentation offers some practical strategies to support memory skills. This session would be useful for teachers, parents/carers and young people.

Building a sense of belonging to school with Dr Sarah Wendland
2021-03-11 16:00 - 16:30 | Online training
This session draws together research and suggests strategies to support children and young people building a sense of belonging to school.

Dynamic Assessment interest group
2021-03-15 13:00 - 16:00 | ...
The group is open to anyone wishing to share and discuss DA practice.
The March meeting will include a presentation from Dr Ruth Deutsch about the Bright Start programme (a cognitive curriculum for young children), followed by time for colleagues to share/reflect on DA practice in smaller groups.
See more about the Dynamic Assessment interest group.

Reflecting and learning from criminal behaviour
2021-03-16 16:00 - 17:00 | Online training
Criminal exploitation is a key concern for many professionals that work with children and young people. Through listening to Warren’s story, and his subsequent imprisonment, we learn about our role as professionals to develop strategies to safeguard those in the community. As well as understanding the challenges and potential exits for those involved in criminal behaviour.
This session will be co-hosted by Warren and his sister Sarah Dove and will provide an honest reflection of issues relating to exploitation, criminal activity and mental health.
There will be an opportunity to ask questions in a dedicated question and answer session.

Is that clear? Effective communication in a neurodiverse world - Autism-inspired tips for allistic (non-autistic) people with Joe Butler, Zanne Gaynor and Kathryn Alevizos
2021-03-18 16:00 - 16:30 | Online training
This webinar will presented during Neurodiversity Celebration Week 2021.
Joe has recently co-authored a book of the same name, and will introduce the rationale behind the book as well as why autistic people in particular have expressed the need for it. She will share practical strategies to ensure greater clarity for, and inclusivity of, autistic people in everyday communications. By exploring Double Empathy theory, Joe will discuss the responsibilities allistic people have in better understanding and validating the differences in how autistic people may communicate. She will also examine how consideration, small adjustments, and allistic people owning their miscommunications can minimise mutual misunderstandings, and enable more effective two-way communication.
Book review https://edpsy.org.uk/blog/2021/book-review-is-that-clear-effective-communication-in-a-neurodiverse-world/

Learning and mental health: 2 sides of the same coin
2021-03-22 09:30 - 16:00 | Online training
Learning and mental health are inextricably connected. In this conference, we are exploring both sides of the coin and how they connect and support each other.
The conference will focus on effectively educating children and young people, whilst actively supporting the development of positive mental health to help them achieve and thrive.
Dr Louise Gilbert (Emotion Coaching UK) will open the conference with her keynote speech “Emotions Matter to Learning” on emotion coaching and how mental health, wellbeing and learning are linked.
Through a series of engaging speakers and workshops, delegates will be inspired to broaden their understanding of evidence-based practices, reflect on their professional practice and develop their skills to support young people.

Classroom strategies for working with young people with tics and Tourettes Syndrome
2021-03-23 15:00 - 17:00 | Online training
ADHD Ireland are delighted to bring you an informative and engaging webinar with Dr Seonaid Anderson who will speak about how teachers can support students with Tourettes Syndrome in the classroom.
The aims of this webinar are:
• To increase understanding of what tics and Tourettes Syndrome (TS) is for school staff
• Raise awareness to the barriers to learning children with tics & TS may experience in school.
• Discuss some strategies that schools/teachers might find helpful to support these children.

An exploration of school staff and educational psychologists perceptions of promoting a sense of belonging and self-identity in children and young people who attend internal inclusion units in schools with Lianne Lusted (TEP)
2021-03-25 16:00 - 16:30 | Online training
This presentation provides an overview of the research project Lianne carried out as a Year 1 Trainee Educational Psychologist. Lianne interviewed EPs and school staff with experience of internal inclusion rooms. These internal inclusion areas are widely used although there is limited guidance on them. These areas vary from supportive environments to punitive areas as part of a sanction hierarchy. The research questions aimed to answer how teachers perceive children who attend internal inclusion areas; how supported teachers feel in restoring a child’s self-identity or sense of belonging following attendance in internal inclusion areas; and how EPs see their role in supporting staff to build self-identity and a sense of belonging in children/ young people who have attended internal inclusion rooms.

OCD, covid & me - a conversation with Sophie Mundy
2021-04-15 16:00 - 16:30 | Online training
Sophie is a young person with lived experience of OCD. She will share the poem she has written about her experiences during Covid-19 and join in conversation with Sarah Sivers and Nicole Schnackenberg.

Webinar: An introduction to creating accessible content as psychologists
2021-04-15 16:00 - 17:30 | ...
This webinar is fully booked.
If you want to register your interest for when we run this again please email us.
Aim
The aim of this webinar is to introduce EPs (and others) to important concepts around accessibility on the web, given that psychologists are creating more web content than ever before. This has particularly been the case since the start of covid restrictions in March 2020.
This is important for Psychology Services as:
People may not have a choice when using a public sector website or mobile app, so it’s important they work for everyone. The people who need them the most are often the people who find them hardest to use.
(Gov.uk, 2018, Understanding accessibility requirements)
Who is this webinar for?
This webinar is for anyone creating content for the web. For example,

Anyone creating something that others will see on a screen
Anyone creating content in visual, audio or video formats
Psychologists, assistant psychologists or administrative support staff who create or put content on the web
Those working in psychology services where resources are being created for clients and then shared online
Those writing articles or posts designed to support others
Those who use social media in any professional capacity

Intended learning outcomes
By the end of this webinar you will be able to

Understand what accessibility is and why it is important
Recognise the ethical and legal imperative for accessible digital content
Begin to critically assess the accessibility of your own content
Create more accessible content
Know where to go to find more help and advice

Register your interest
This event is fully booked. If you want to register your interest for when we run this again please email us.
Who is running this webinar
Richard West
Richard is digital lead for edpsy. He has worked in web and digital for 20 years, supporting LAs, councils, charities and government to enhance the experience for their users and clients. Richard has run training for over 100 organisations. He has spoken as sector conferences including IWMW, DigiFest as well as speaking at TedX Jisc.
Dr Dan O’Hare
Dan is the founder of edpsy, an online magazine for EPs that now has a global reach. He is passionate about communicating educational psychology and making psychology accessible. He has contributed to print, radio and TV media and run trainings supporting EPs to think about dissemination, communication and social media.

Coaching foundations
2021-04-21 09:30 - 16:30
Learn or refresh essential foundation principles, skills, and practical methods that will equip you to begin (or continue) offering coaching conversations to others about a range of themes.
Suitable for anyone seeking to incorporate coaching into their work or conversations, or for those who would value a refresher.

Psychoanalysis, educational psychology & me with Xavier Eloquin, Dale Bartle & Chris Arnold
2021-04-22 16:00 - 16:30 | Online training
Xavier, Dale and Chris talk about the new book they have edited ‘Learning from the Unconscious’ and think about how psychoanalytic approaches can be useful within Educational Psychology practice.

Preventing suicide in young people & children
2021-04-23 10:00 - 17:00 | Online training
Cost plus VAT.
Chaired by Dr Jon Goldin, Consultant, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Trust, and Vice Chair, Faculty of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Royal College of Psychiatrists this Fourth National conference focuses on Saving Young Lives – Preventing Suicide in Children and Young People. Through national updates, case studies from multi-agency settings and lived experience insight, this conference will look at progress being made and what needs to change to improve resilience, wellbeing, mental health support and effectively prevent suicide in children and young people. The conference will use case studies to demonstrate interventions that work in health, schools, universities and multi-agency settings. The conference will examine implementation of the self harm and suicide prevention competence framework for children and young people and will also discuss offering tailored support to families bereaved by suicide in line with the NICE recommendations.
20% discount available quoting hcuk20edpsy

Reflecting & learning from criminal behaviour
2021-04-27 19:00 - 20:10 | Online training

How understanding insecure attachment patterns supports children’s learning and behaviour in school, with Angela Greenwood
2021-04-29 16:00 - 16:30 | Online training
Angela will give an overview of how understanding of attachment patterns can help support learning.

Sensory processing awareness - classroom strategies
2021-04-29 16:00 - 18:00 | Online training
Cost plus VAT
Join Scarlett Leedham, Paediatric Occupational Therapist and Advanced Sensory Integration Practitioner, to better understand the theory of Sensory Integration and how it differs to other sensory approaches; how it impacts on function and practical activities; and strategies which support sensory processing difficulties in school, the classroom and in everyday life

Circle Solutions training
2021-05-06 08:00 - 2021-05-07 11:00 | Online training
Growing Great Schools Worldwide is offering an online Circle Solutions Trainer course for those who would like to be accredited to train schools. This two-day professional accreditation programme will enable you to introduce, support and sustain Circle Solutions as a tool for whole-school wellbeing. This booking is for a places on the course to be held via Zoom in four half-day sessions on 6,7,13 & 14 May 2021, 8-11am UK time. Circle Solutions is not just a programme: it is a pedagogy to develop social/emotional skills and a positive class ethos.
All course attendees must have previously attended the Introduction to Circle Solutions course.

Tomorrow's teens: Educational psychology in action
2021-05-14 10:00 - 15:30 | Online training
DECP Members £15.00
Trainee EPs £15.00
BPS Member £48.50
Non-Members £80.00.

The DECP are organising an online continuous professional development event. We will be hearing from local and national psychologists and researchers about ways in which we can support secondary school aged children. In particular, we will be focussing on enhancing knowledge about the developing teenage brain, promoting adolescent wellbeing and the role of educational psychologists in understanding and working with children involved in or ‘at risk’ of being involved in gangs.

Sandwell Educational Psychology information event
2021-05-17 17:00 - 18:00 | ...
Are you interested in Educational Psychology? Wherever you are in your journey, all are welcome to attend our virtual information session on 17th May, 5pm-6pm.

Children's Safeguarding: Learning from inquiries, serious case reviews and inspections
2021-05-19 10:00 - 17:00 | Online training
Cost plus VAT.
This masterclass, facilitated by Carla Thomas and Stephen Pizzey, Child and Family Training, gives an opportunity for delegates to review the findings from inquiries, serious case reviews, safeguarding practices reviews and inspections regarding multi-agency safeguarding practice and consider the implications for their agencies policies and practice.
Key learning objectives include considering the history of reviews in relation to child’s death and serious harm, and how some of these led to key changes in legislation and guidance. Review thresholds and processes for serious case and child safeguarding practices reviews.
20% discount available quoting hcuk20edpsy

Working on What Works – A ‘WOWW!’ approach to classroom behaviour with David Lamb (Applied Psychologies)
2021-05-20 16:00 - 16:30 | Online training
David Lamb speaks to Paula Pashley (Southend EPS) about their shared enjoyment of using the Working on What Works (WoWW) with schools. David shares a case study using WoWW. An informative session for EPs, TEPs, aspiring EPs, teachers and anyone with an interest in education and positive interventions.

Coaching for resilience
2021-05-26 09:30 - 16:30 | Online training
Learn psychology-informed coaching methods/tools that can be used to support adult/young adult resilience and wellbeing. The methods explored are accessible and applicable across a range of professional roles.
Prior formal training in psychology is neither necessary nor assumed, but will of course help if you’ve got it!

Childhood neglect: Approaches to understanding, assessment and interventions
2021-05-27 10:00 - 17:00 | Online training
Cost plus VAT.
This masterclass, facilitated by Carla Thomas and Carol Jolliffe, Child and Family Training, will consider the complexity of understanding, managing and modifying the impact of childhood neglect. It will support practitioners and managers in considering interventions to modify neglectful parenting and to increase children’s resilience. All practitioners, and managers, working with children and families in Health, Education, Social Care, in the Public and Voluntary sector should attend.
20% discount available quoting hcuk20edpsy

Webinar: Is that clear? Effective communication in a neurodiverse world
2021-06-01 19:00 - 19:40 | Online training
For those of you who missed the webinar organised by Sarah Sivers from Educational Psychology Reach-Out, here’s another chance to meet Joe Butler, autism consultant, founder of SEND Support and co-author of Is that clear? Effective communication in a neurodiverse world.
In this free webinar, Joe will be sharing some of the book’s practical tips for how allistic (non-autistic) people can communicate more inclusively with autistic people. The book amplifies the valuable insights and experiences of our panel of autistic readers, and has since received great feedback from both autistic and allistic readers alike. It has reached the finals of the Business Book Awards UK in the Diversity, Inclusion and Equality category.

The Safeguarding Children Assessment and Analysis Framework (SAAF)
2021-06-08 10:00 - 17:00 | Online training
Cost plus VAT.
This virtual masterclass, facilitated by Fay Berry and Stephen Pizzey, explores decision making in complex child protection and safeguarding cases using the Safeguarding Children Assessment and Analysis Framework (SAAF).
The Safeguarding Children Assessment and Analysis Framework (Pizzey, Bentovim, Cox, Bingley Miller and Tapp, 2016) was designed to help professionals make an analysis of the level of harm suffered or likely to be suffered by the child; the risks of re-abuse or likelihood of future harm; and the prospects for successful intervention in cases that social workers find complex. The SAAF provides a systematic, robust, evidence-based and time-efficient model and a range of methods for assessing, analysing and making decisions in the safeguarding context. The Safeguarding Children Assessment and Analysis Framework focuses on analysis and decision-making and enables practitioners to evidence the rationale underpinning their recommendations and decisions to their managers and the courts.
20% discount available quoting hcuk20edpsy

Behavioural Therapy for Tics Institute: Non-clinician behavioural therapy workshops for teachers and parents
2021-06-08 20:00 - 21:30 | Online training
Online webinar & Q & A, about behavioural therapy, the facts, myths and strategies which could be used at home or school.
Tuesday 8th June 8-9.30pm (TS awareness day)
Tuesday 23rd November 8-9.30pm

CAMHS National Summit 2021: Transforming mental health services for children & young adults
2021-06-09 10:00 - 17:00 | ...
Cost plus VAT.
This national 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 and learning from the Covid-19 pandemic and how CAMHS has had to adapt and innovate to provide effective care. The conference will address monitoring outcomes in CYP Mental Health including the development of a National CYP Mental Health Outcomes Metric.
Follow the conference on Twitter #CAMHS2021
20% discount available quoting hcuk20edpsy
