Today I presented my small scale research project to an audience of 120 professionals at the Division of Psychology and Psychological Therapies conference for Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust! π£π It was great day at Pride Park with lovely colleagues. πππ‘ #DClinPsy
π¨RESEARCH ALERTπ¨
Are you a professional working with autistic children and young people who display technology-assisted harmful sexual behaviour? Please see the attached research advert for my project that aims to develop professional guidelines, and email/ DM me for info!
Placement 3/5 down (and another nice leaving lunch!) Enjoyed working in LD, lovely staff and service users and definitely an area I'll consider post-training! Onwards now, to a holiday to Morocco... π²π¦ππΉ followed by a full steam ahead September of thesis recruitment! #DClinPsy
Last week, I presented my first research poster, evaluating an MBT older adults group as part of my #DClinPsy. More research coming soon... you may be able to take part if you work with autistic young people involved in harmful sexual behaviour online... keep your eyes peeled! π
Worrying new data from @AFNCCF reveals 1 in 4 young people, aged 16-24, have a mental health condition, rising by more than a third in a decade. #MentalHealthMatters
"We urgently need the upcoming 10 Year Health Plan to include robust funding to tackle the root causes of mental health problems"
Read our full response to new data revealing 1 in 4 young people in England have a mental health condition π
https://t.co/R8mzK42Kvr
Interesting day today on the Trent #DClinPsy panel, helping to choose Psychologists of the future! It was strange to be on the other side of the table, and reminded me what a gruelling process it all is. π€― Well done to all, whatever the result, don't give up on your dream! ππ₯²
SafeCall are running free online sessions for parents, carers and family members who are worried about County Lines or exploitation.
These sessions will take place on March 18th, 6-7pm and March 20th, 1-2pm.
Learn more and sign up: https://t.co/hYJO3856sF
Older adults placement... complete! β οΈ So lucky to have worked with such a lovely team and will miss everyone! That's 2 placements down, 3 to go! πͺπ₯³ #DClinPsy
We are encouraged by todayβs #CrimeAndPolicingBill. The new offence of child criminal exploitation is a critical step forward; however, it's important to have a clear definition of child criminal exploitation alongside the offence to properly safeguard child victims π
Absolutely shocking statistics from @IWFhotline on the ongoing increase in the amount of child sexual abuse material online. #OnlineHarms
https://t.co/uwRZezid9b
Are you a parent/carer looking after a bereaved child or young person? We're offering 1-hr sessions to provide information to help you support a child or young person when someone important to them has died.
Visit for more info: https://t.co/S5pkxPUSFL
#BereavementSupport
A number of free training courses are provided by the government around #radicalisation and #extremism... make sure you stay up to date and know how to respond to concerns appropriately: https://t.co/rWsCfvoucB
This looks like a fantastic resource for helping people to understand trauma responses and the impact of trauma and distress on our body and behaviours.
Explore our free resource looking at the internal responses of fight, flight, freeze, and collapse to help you gain a deeper understanding of these experiences and start meaningful conversations, even in small ways.
We hope you find the resource useful. https://t.co/CUTIbeomJa
Your kids are sharing explicit, sexual imagery with people online. To keep them safe, you need to talk about it. Don't get angry. For help and support to start these conversations go to https://t.co/w1Ci4UHTXZ
#ThinkBeforeYouShare#AwarenessCampaign
Interested in Risk Outside of the Home (ROTH) Child Protection Pathways?
We are running a free online event alongside pilot areas on Tuesday 10th December 12:00 - 14:00 to share learning from the latest round of tests.
Book your place here: https://t.co/ftfUsvkkAW
First placement and year of #DClinPsy complete and had a lovely night out with work crew to celebrate! π₯³ Next week it's time for a sunshine holiday before moving onto y2! I'll take the rest whilst I can get it!! π X
Getting ready for #BackToSchool?
Our collection of guides, leaflets and more for #OnlineSafety can help both parents and teachers prepare for the new school year.
See more β¬οΈ
https://t.co/Tc9JdWYnVt #parents#teachers#school
Systematic Literature Review... COMPLETE!!! Thought it was never going to happen! Off to celebrate in a field for a few days now at ArcTanGent festival!!! ππ₯³π»