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Compassionate co-regulation to reduce anxiety in children, young people and adults with Jyoti Manuel
2021-11-18 16:00 - 16:30 (Europe/London) | ..., Sheffield
As care-givers we underestimate the impact and importance of our state of being for the children and young people around us, whether we are an educator, parent or therapist. We are so busy trying to make everything right for them, often creating a hugely anxious state in ourselves trying to control the impossible. However when we are calm and regulated there is an unspoken communication circle of safety and care. From there everyone can thrive.

How are parenting practices associated with bullying in adolescents?
2021-11-22 17:00 - 18:00 | ..., Sheffield
ACAMH’s vision is to be ‘sharing best evidence, improving practice’, to this end in December 2020 we launched ‘CAMHS around the Campfire’, a free monthly virtual journal club, run in conjunction with André Tomlin.
Each 1-hour meeting features a new piece of research, which we discuss in an informal journal club session. The focus is on critical appraisal of the research and implications for practice. Primarily targeted at CAMHS practitioners, and researchers, ‘CAMHS around the Campfire’ will be publicly accessible, free to attend, and relevant to a wider audience.

For this session we are pleased to welcome Dr. Ana Pascual-Sanchez, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Brain Sciences, Imperial College London,to discuss her CAMH paper ‘How are parenting practices associated with bullying in adolescents? A cross-sectional study’.

A panel, comprising paper author Dr. Ana Pascual-Sanchez, Imperial College London, Associate Professor of Experimental Psychology Lucy Bowes, University Oxford, and a lived experience perspective from the McPin Foundation, will discuss the research and its implications with information scientist Douglas Badenoch. This discussion will be facilitated by Andre Tomlin (@Mental_Elf).

Behavioural Therapy for Tics Institute: Non-clinician behavioural therapy workshops for teachers and parents
2021-11-23 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.

‘Beyond the Medical’- The school experiences of young people with a chronic health condition with Dr Sarah Lakeman
2021-11-25 16:00 - 16:30 | Online training
Following on from Lauren Baggley and Erika Payne’s research presentations which also explore the impact of attending school with a chronic health condition, Sarah Lakeman (a newly qualified EP) presents her thesis research, an IPA study which explores the school experiences of five young people with a chronic health condition. Sarah will explore the key themes arising from the research, which extend beyond the purely ‘medical’. She will then describe how the themes were linked to Self Determination Theory (Ryan & Deci, 2017) to the create a reflective framework which demonstrates how the three basic psychological needs; autonomy, relatedness and competence were met or frustrated for the young people in the study. Finally she will consider how this framework could be further developed to help school staff gain a greater awareness of the broader psychosocial impacts of having a chronic health condition at school, promote person-centred planning and support the development of holistic and bespoke support for this cohort of young people.

Dynamic Assessment overview and refresher
2021-12-01 09:15 - 12:15 | Online training
This training is delivered in two 3 hour sessions:
Wednesday 1st December 9.15 to 12.15 and Wednesday 8th December 1.30 to 4.30
This training provides an overview and reminder of the theory underpinning DA, cognitive functions of the learner, mediation and analysing the cognitive content of tasks. Refresher about test use which can be tailored to specific requirements: for example, in relation to specific ages/Key Stages or target group of learners.

Eating Disorders Summit 2021: Improving access, treatment & recovery outcomes
2021-12-02 10:00 - 17:00 | ..., Sheffield
Cost plus VAT.
The Covid pandemic has led to surging numbers of people with eating disorders. This conference focuses on Eating Disorders: Improving access, treatment and recovery outcomes, and meeting the national standards for children, young people and adult services during and beyond Covid-19. There is focus on early intervention and also a particular focus this year on Eating Disorders in boys and men. You will hear from James who has lived experience in eating disorders, and from a service working to reduce stigma and improve outcomes for boys and men with eating disorders.
20% discount available quoting hcuk20edpsy

Revision: tips and strategies to make the most out of your time with Dr Sarah Wendland
2021-12-02 16:00 - 16:30 | ..., Sheffield
This session is for young people (and those who support them) and Sarah will explore different methods to revise, how to plan and make the most out of your time.

Improving access, treatment and support for people with a diagnosis of Personality Disorder
2021-12-08 10:00 - 17:00 | ..., Sheffield
Cost plus VAT.
This conference focuses on improving access, treatment and support for people with a diagnosis of Personality Disorder both during and beyond Covid-19.
20% discount available quoting hcuk20edpsy

Depression in adults: Supporting people through Covid-19
2021-12-08 10:00 - 17:00 | ..., Sheffield
Cost plus VAT.
This virtual conference focuses on the important issues of Depression in Adult – supporting people through and beyond Covid-19, and will also focus on the forthcoming NICE Guideline Depression in adults: treatment and management which is due to be released in draft form in November 2021, and in full in May 2022. National update sessions and case studies will focus on meeting the increased demand, ensuring access, providing effective treatment and management and case studies will highlight best practice and challenges in managing people with depression experiencing social isolation and loneliness, supporting young adults in higher education, supporting healthcare professionals, people from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds, and those experiencing depression as a co-morbid symptom of long Covid.
20% discount available quoting hcuk20edpsy

The retrospective experiences of young adults who had Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS/ME) in secondary school: An IPA study with Dr Charlotte Davies
2021-12-09 16:00 - 16:30 | ..., Sheffield
CFS/ME is an illness with a range of symptoms, however a core feature is fatigue after physical or mental exertion. CFS/ME is thought to impact up to 2% of secondary school children. However, little research exists into the experience of secondary education with the condition. My research was an exploratory study to address this research gap. I interviewed young adults about their time at secondary school with a diagnosis of CFS/ME and analysed the interviews using IPA. I will share reflections on my findings, including possible facilitators and barriers to education with CFS/ME, and how these can be supported. This is part of an ongoing series of health-based webinars.

What you told us #2: Pupil Views of the Covid-19 pandemic and their experiences of education
2021-12-15 16:00 - 16:30 | ..., Sheffield
Dr Maddi Popoola, Dr Sarah Sivers and Dr Sarah Wendland share findings from the Pupil Views Collaborative Group Project, in which 6,175 primary, secondary and college-aged pupils shared their experiences of Covid-19 and their views about education. This webinar aims to give children and young people an overview of the themes and ideas generated from this research and invites everyone to think with us about how to create positive change in education.

Writing a thesis during a pandemic: The DECP Trainee Educational Psychologist Conference 2022
2022-01-12 09:00 - 17:00 | ..., Sheffield
Attendance costs will be available shortly.
The Division of Educational Psychology is excited to invite you to attend our 2022 TEP Conference to hear from trainee and recently qualified EPs about their various research and thesis journeys despite the restrictions that the Covid-19 pandemic placed on their research activity.
We would encourage trainee and recently qualified EPs to submit talk abstracts relating to any or all aspects of their research.
The DECP Trainee conference is an energetic and supportive atmosphere where you can disseminate your work and its implications for professional practice.
For attendees, this will be an exciting opportunity to hear about research journeys, to find out about different methodological approaches, and to learn about the developing research evidence base of the profession.
This conference is a valuable part of the training process and will help many of you to develop your research ideas and gain valuable insights into the thesis study process.

Executive functions: connecting into practice
2022-01-17 09:00 - 16:00 | ..., Sheffield
The course will guide you through the layers of understanding the concept of executive functions, how we assess those skills and bring it together in a formulation that makes sense.
*To find out more and book, visit: www.edpsyched.co.uk/executive-functions. Sign up to hear about our exclusive pre-launch discount – there are also discounts for TEPs.
The course lead Dr Rebecca Ashton is an experienced educational psychologist working in neuropsychology. She has a wealth of experience working with executive functioning issues in school casework and is excited to be sharing her knowledge and understanding in this area.
The course is in an eLearning format which can be taken at your own pace (goes live on the 17th January but does not need to be competed on this date), and used as a reference guide to come back to over time. It also includes a host of useful resources which can be utilised in your practice, reflective activities to facilitate your learning, and a space for the EP community to ask questions and share thoughts between us.
What is included?

Training: The course is in eLearning format, broken down into six core chapters to increase knowledge and skills across key areas relating to executive functions and our role as an Educational Psychologist. Each core module encompasses a series of subchapters, containing short animated videos, which you can view at your own pace.
Content Packed: Defining what we mean by executive functions at different levels of specificity, and understanding how those functions develop in typical children, leads us on to how we can assess those skills in individual children. You won’t need to rush out and buy lots of expensive equipment – Dr Rebecca Ashton will explain how you can gather data about executive functioning in a range of ways and bring it together in a coherent formulation. The course will go on to get you thinking about how you talk and listen with others, in order to come to a shared understanding about executive functions. And, of course, we will talk about interventions that might feed into your action planning.
Assessments: There are a range of observational, informal and standardised assessment approaches we look at in the course, including a number of ideas and resources that can be utilised directly from your psychological toolkit.
Strategies: A detailed look at a range of evidence-based and practice-based strategies and interventions, alongside practical ideas on how we can talk about Executive Functions with consultations to gain a shared understanding and jointly formulate helpful accommodations and interventions.

Behavioural therapy training for clinicians and therapists (3 half days)
2022-01-18 09:00 - 13:30 | ..., Sheffield
This online training session is for professionals from disciplines such as psychology, nursing, occupational therapy, psychiatry and neurology as well as clinicians with experience of delivering behavioural therapy.
9.30 – 1.30pm across three days

First session: 18.01.2022
Second session: 25.01.2022
Third session: 01.02.222

The training will cover behavioural therapy for children and adults. This training consists of a ‘live’ online training where trainers Dr Tara Murphy and Jolande van de Griendt deliver presentations including pre-recorded videos and a live patient demonstration using ERP & habit reversal. By signing up to this event we ask you to agree to not video record or copy any part of the online training but especially any patient videos or ‘live’ patient session.

Supporting schools to develop language provision
2022-01-19 09:30 - 12:30 | Online training
This workshop is aimed at Educational Psychologists who want to increase their knowledge of the approaches that can be used to support early years and primary school settings to develop their language provision and support for all children. The session will cover:
Why is language and communication important for child development and learning in early years and at school?
The most up-to-date research evidence on improving communication and language in the early years and primary school age.
Explore how to support early years and primary school settings in enhancing learning environments for all children (including those with identified language learning needs).
Explore how to support early years and primary school settings in developing a wide range of approaches and strategies that can be used to develop children’s communication and language.
Opportunities to think about your professional practice and explore evidence-informed tools that can support you in your work with early years and primary school settings.

Improving mental health crisis care
2022-01-19 10:00 - 17:00 | ..., Sheffield
Cost plus VAT.
This national conference focuses on ensuring best practice in mental health crisis services and delivering effective access during and beyond the Covid-19 pandemic. The conference takes a practical case study based approach to improving services and outcomes for people with mental health conditions reaching crisis point, and will also examine meeting demand and how currently stretched services can meet the new NHS access standards. The day will focus on improving services for mental health crisis care, through learning from organisations that have succeeded in addressing the challenge of improving access and delivering an effective mental health crisis pathway.
20% discount available quoting hcuk20edpsy

The Psychologically Flexible School: A Whole Community Approach to Wellbeing in Education with Dr. Duncan Gillard
2022-01-20 16:00 - 16:30 | ..., Sheffield
This 30 minute webinar explores the value of a whole-school approach to wellbeing, describing one example of a framework for enabling such a systems-wide approach. The session explores the various ways in which the term wellbeing can be defined, making the case that a clearly explicated and workable definition of wellbeing is essential if we are to make meaningful progress toward improved mental health and wellbeing for a school community. We will then explore the conception of wellbeing adopted by Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and allied models, which emphases connection with personal value, values-based action and flexibly and openly relating to our inner world – to our thoughts, emotions and sensations. Finally, the session outlines a wide range of ways in which approaches based on Psychological Flexibility can be applied to promote and improve the wellbeing of children, school staff and parents and to promote whole-school community cohesion and belongingness.
Register here

Therapeutic interventions to reduce the harmful effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences
2022-01-27 10:00 - 17:00 | ..., Sheffield
Cost plus VAT.
A modular, multi-focal, trauma-informed solution. This CPD certified programme 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. There is a growing demand for interventions to prevent their harmful effects.
20% discount available quoting hcuk20edpsy

Equity in Education for children with medical needs with Stephen Lowe (Headteacher Oxfordshire Hospital School)
2022-01-27 16:00 - 16:30 | ..., Sheffield
The barriers are not in the abilities of our pupils, but in the disparate opportunities they are afforded by the impact of their medical condition. Pupils with medical conditions are likely to be victims of an education opportunity gap which is unfair and far from inclusive. Pupils who miss the most education require more support and resources than their peers to succeed. This webinar offers professionals practical solutions.
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The psychology of resilience
2022-01-28 10:00 - 17:00 | BPS London Office, 30 Tabernacle Street, London, EC2A 4UE, United Kingdom
Prices range from £75-120.
The Crisis, Disaster and Trauma Section recognises the importance of psychological resilience across the life-time and during our conference you will have the chance to learn about the cutting edge research which is taking place on this topic.
Our conference will explore a diverse range of research, looking at psychological resilience from birth through to end of life. We will consider how an evidence-based understanding of the psychology of resilience can help to support people who are experiencing trauma.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the day we expect delegates to:

Have an awareness of current research into the psychology of resilience.
Have gained a personal insight into increasing resilience using a psychobiological approach.
Understand the role that psychological resilience has across the life-span from birth to old ago.

Coaching foundations
2022-02-02 09:30 - 16:30 | Online training
If you want to….
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.

Sexual abuse & mental health: Reducing the impact of abuse on mental health
2022-02-03 10:00 - 17:00 | ..., Sheffield
Cost plus VAT.
Researched and produced in collaboration with Paul Scates Peer Specialist, Campaigner and Survivor of Sexual Abuse, this important and timely conference focuses on the important issue of sexual abuse and mental health and reducing the impact of abuse on mental health.
20% discount available quoting hcuk20edpsy

Therapeutic work with children and young people suffering child sexual abuse and exploitation
2022-02-10 10:00 - 17:00 | ..., Sheffield
Cost plus VAT.
This Masterclass programme, facilitated by Dr Arnon Bentovim and Carol Jolliffe, will help practitioners working in social care, health, education and youth justice to deliver effective therapeutic work with children subject to sexual abuse and exploitation. The approach recognises that sexual abuse and exploitation occur in a context of significant adversity, and is based in Trauma Informed Practice which recognises common responses to adversity in childhood are traumatic, and such responses in association with a variety of social, psychological and genetic influences can trigger an extensive set of complex overlapping physical, behavioural and mental health responses. Trauma-Informed Practice TIP advocates that services should recognise the traumatic base of the problems presented to them and adapt their practice to encompass this understanding. The Hope for Children and Families Intervention Resources are a set of step-by-step guides, focusing on relevant themes, including Working with Child Sexual Abuse and Addressing Emotional and Traumatic Responses. Each module includes guidance notes, scripts, activities, and worksheets that can be organised into a customised treatment menu for each child or young person. They are designed to help practitioners from all types of services, training and levels of experience.
20% discount available quoting hcuk20edpsy

Prosocial in schools: building more collaborative and effective groups in education with Dr Owen Cogan
2022-02-10 16:00 - 16:30 | ..., Sheffield
This session will give a brief introduction and overview of the Prosocial Process Framework and some of the work we’ve been doing using the framework in Bristol. Prosocial is a group-based intervention based on the insights and principles of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, as well as on the pioneering work exploring effective communities carried out by the Nobel prize winning political economist Elinor Ostrom.
Register here

Hampshire and Isle of Wight EPS - Aspiring EPs session
2022-02-15 16:30 - 17:30 | ..., Sheffield
HIEP run two sessions a year led by qualified educational psychologists (EPs) and current trainee EPs. These sessions offer individuals the opportunity to:

Ask questions they may have about educational psychology
Hear about recently qualified EPs’ experiences of being an EP including:
Their experience of applying for the doctorate
Their experience of training on the doctorate course
The day-to-day role of being an EP within HIEP

15th and 16th February, 4.30 – 5.30pm
These free sessions take place remotely via MS Teams and sign up here.

Is social media actually bad for adolescent mental health?
2022-02-16 14:00 - 16:00 | Online training
Society members: £58.20
This webinar unpacks the complex relationship between social media use and adolescent mental health.
Social media has long been blamed for causing a crisis in adolescent mental health. But this is an oversimplification, and the scientific evidence indicates a far more nuanced picture of this relationship.
This webinar aims to provide clarity on this topic, covering the latest findings from psychological research. The webinar is relevant for anyone working with adolescents, particularly in educational and clinical settings, and will provide attendees with a more accurate – and more hopeful – understanding of the role social media plays in young people’s lives.

Promoting Emotional Wellbeing in Young Children with Keith Hibbert and Hannah Craig
2022-02-24 16:00 - 16:30 | ..., Sheffield
Overview: In this EP Reach-Out webinar Keith Hibbert (retired Educational Psychologist) and Hannah Craig (Programme Director at Partnership for Children) will explore the significance of emotional wellbeing in young children and work aimed at preventing the development of Mental Health problems in children, as distinct from programmes to promote positive mental health. They will also share the work that is done by the Partnership for Children in promoting emotional wellbeing and mental health.
Keith has continued to promote Partnership for Children’s flagship Programme on a voluntary basis as a member of the Newcastle Quaker Meeting. That programme, called Zippy’s Friends, will be central to this presentation.
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Being clear: an initial desktop review of LA EP service websites - report launch webinar
2022-02-24 16:30 - 17:30 | ..., Sheffield
A short webinar to mark the launch of our report ‘Being clear: an initial desktop review of LA EP service websites’

The webinar
Register for the webinar
To coincide with the launch of our new report we would like to invite all EP service leads, those involved in managing EP service websites, or anyone that might be interested, to our free launch webinar.
In the first part of this webinar (30 minutes) we will:

Discuss why we undertook this piece of work
Describe what we did and how we did it
Provide an overview of our findings
Offer some considerations and reflections for next steps

The second part of the webinar (20 minutes) will be a question and answer session.
Information about the ‘Being Clear’ project
Increasingly Local Authority Educational Psychology (LA EP) services are using the internet to communicate with people.
To date, and to the best of our knowledge, there has been no broad exploration of LA EP service websites, how these sites are organised, and the information provided on them for parents, carers and education staff.
The aim of this project was to explore features of these webpages, particularly focusing on accessibility and ease of recognition / access.

A self-reflective framework for Culturally Responsive EP Practice
2022-02-24 18:00 - 20:00 | ..., Sheffield
The members of TEPICC invite TEPs and Newly Qualified EPs to join us for our first event of 2022 with Guest Speaker Dr Ellie Sakata.
Educational psychologists (EPs) work with children and young people, their families, and professionals from a variety of cultural backgrounds. EPs are responsible for engaging in, and developing, Culturally Responsive Practice (CRP). This is an ongoing process which is both intrapersonal and interpersonal; this will ensure the best possible outcomes for their culturally diverse clients.
Ellies’ thesis aimed to explore and address the lack of research regarding how EPs take culture into account in their work. She recently developed a framework that can be used by EPs to evaluate the extent to which they are culturally responsive in their practice.
In this event, we are excited to have Dr Ellie Sakata, a newly qualified Educational Psychologist introducing her new CRP framework. There will also be a chance to ask Elie questions about her framework and having the opportunity to discuss and reflect on the framework in relation to casework.

Cultural-Historical Activity Theory (CHAT) Conference
2022-02-25 09:30 - 12:00 | ..., Sheffield
This conference showcases research undertaken by Educational Psychologists and trainee Educational Psychologists in educational contexts using Cultural-Historical Activity Theory (CHAT) as an analytical and theoretical framework.
Topics include:

Educational Psychologists research practice
Care-experienced children
Educational Psychologists service delivery to schools
How Trainee Educational Psychologists learn at university and on placement
Decision-making for specialist school placements.

An open discussion/Q&A session will follow the presentations and abstracts are available on the eventbrite page.
Cultural-historical activity theory
CHAT-informed approaches are now being used increasingly in educational contexts from early years through to higher education focusing upon learning, change and development at both the individual and systemic levels (Edwards, 2017; Hedegaard & Edwards, 2019; Leadbetter, 2017; Gedera & Williams, 2016). Viewed through a CHAT lens, the educational contexts within which Trainee Educational Psychologists learn, and Educational Psychologists work, can be viewed as interacting activity systems (Leadbetter, 2017).
This complex landscape can be characterised as having tensions and contradictions within and across children’s services as professionals work collaboratively to support children and families. Tensions occur around professional roles, tools and resources used, and the policy/practice/ethical frameworks that underpin professional activity. CHAT conceptual and analytical tools are useful to gain insight into how professionals understand and have a shared purpose or object of their collaborative practice, the actions undertaken and with whom, and the tools used to achieve this purpose.
