The role of cognitive processes in suicidal ideation

The role of cognitive processes in suicidal ideation

Professor Dr. Regina Miranda, Professor of Psychology at Hunter College, City University of New York, explores the cognitive processes involved in suicidal ideation. She highlights her research on topics such as the processes and content of suicidal ideation (e.g., the role of ruminative thinking or hopelessness-related thinking).

Emotion Regulation Difficulties and Differences in Autism

Dr. Nicky Greaves discusses her JCPP Advances Clinical Review paper ‘Emotion regulation difficulties and differences in autism including demand-avoidant presentations - A clinical review of research and models, and a proposed conceptual formulation: Neural-preferencing locus of control (NP-LOC). This includes the practical implications for education and clinical practice and the impact of early interventions and social understanding on emotion regulation in autistic children.

Advancing the Understanding and Treatment of Anxiety Disorders in Young People

EARLY BIRD RATE ENDS FRIDAY 31 JANUARY!

Live stream, 02/04/25. Delegates will have exclusive access to recordings for 90 days after the event, together with slides. A must-attend for professionals dedicated to enhancing outcomes for young people with anxiety disorders. Our line-up is arguably the best we have ever had with;

Professor Cathy Creswell - Making the most of digital approaches (and parents) to increase access to effective prevention and treatment for child anxiety problems

Associate Professor Dylan Gee - Neurobiology of anxiety disorders in young people

Dr. Matt Hollocks - A Translational Approach to Understanding and Treating Anxiety in Autistic Youth

Dr. Georgina Krebs - Body dysmorphic disorder and its relation to anxiety disorders in young people

Associate Professor Eleanor Leigh - Understanding and treating social anxiety in youth

Professor David Mataix-Cols - OCD and related disorders in youth: A brief research update

Professor Richard Meiser-Stedman - Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in children and adolescents

Dr. Wendy Silverman - Parental involvement in the treatment of child and adolescent anxiety

Story Stems – a window into a child’s internal world

11 Feb FREE for ACAMH Members (Print, Online, Concs, Undergrad/Postgrad, LMIC), ￡5 others. Dr Saul Hillman, and Gabrielle Lees will present a webinar covering the Story Stem Assessment Profile ?and its use as an assessment of a child’s attachment and internal representations. The SSAP consists of 13 narrative stems, to which the child provides their own story completions; information is thus gained directly from the child in a non-threatening context.?

Encouraging the next generation of CAMHS researchers

19 Feb FREE for ACAMH Undergrad/Postgrad members and LMICs, ￡5 for others. Keynote address by Professor Tamsin Ford on ‘Whys and wherefores of an academic career’. Valuable insights into how, why, where to start off an academic career. What the current trends and challenges are in child and adolescent mental health research, and research in general.

?Responding to sibling sexual abuse – putting research into action

25 Feb FREE for ACAMH Members (Print, Online, Concs, Undergrad/Postgrad, LMIC), ￡5 others. This workshop will outline current knowledge and evidence in the sibling sexual abuse field and look at how that knowledge can be used to inform how we positively support a family’s journey, from identification of harm, safety planning and assessment, through to therapeutic intervention, case closure and aftercare support.

?Words Matter: Understanding, Impact, and Prevention of Childhood Verbal Abuse

6, 13, 20 March. ￡40 for ACAMH Members (Print, Online, Concs, Undergrad/Postgrad, LMIC), ￡60 others. Three webinars on Childhood Verbal Abuse, characterised by adults shouting, yelling, denigrating, and verbally threatening the child. These types of adult actions can be as damaging to a child’s development as other currently recognized and forensically established subtypes of maltreatment such as childhood physical and sexual abuse.

Assessing and understanding trauma: bridging the gap between research and practice

6 May FREE for ACAMH Members (Print, Online, Concs, Undergrad/Postgrad, LMIC), ￡5 others. Dr Saul Hillman, Richard Cross, and Katharine Anderson present.?

The Risks and Benefits of Social Media on the Mental Health of Adolescents

20 May FREE for ACAMH Members (Print, Online, Concs, Undergrad/Postgrad, LMIC), ￡5 others. Presented by Dr. Jon Goldin?

Why I didn’t send my child back to school after the pandemic: The Rise in Home Education

17 June FREE for ACAMH Members (Print, Online, Concs, Undergrad/Postgrad, LMIC), ￡5 others. Presented by Tami Alikhani

VIDEOS ON AUTISM

Autism in females: what we know and where do we go? - Assistant Professor Clare Harrop discusses the disparities in autism diagnosis, highlighting how autism has historically been predominantly diagnosed in males, leading to females with autism being overlooked and underserved. She explores various factors contributing to delays or misdiagnoses in females, and the distinct phenotypical variations associated with each sex.

Best practices in autism assessment and intervention - Professor Tony Attwood discusses the process of designing a diagnostic assessment for children and adolescents with autism. He also explores best practice models for intervention, including the objectives of the intervention and the use of evaluation instruments. Tony emphasises the importance of making necessary adjustments to accommodate the unique profile of abilities and experiences associated with autism.

Developmental pathways in early autism - Professor Emily Jones delves into the realm of autism, a neurodevelopmental condition that affects approximately 2% of the population. She highlights that autism is associated with genetic changes present from conception but often goes undetected until a child enters school. Emily focuses on the significance of prospective longitudinal studies that track infants from early life to childhood, offering insights into the earliest developmental changes that precede the emergence of autistic traits.

PODCAST EXAMPLES

From Zimbabwe to Cambridge - Clara Faria is joined by Tanatswa Chikaura, a mental health researcher and advocate, Founder and Director of Ndinewe Foundation, and PhD candidate in the Department of Psychiatry in the University of Cambridge. Tanatswa’s research interests include suicide prevention, trauma, and mental health among autistic children and adults. Tanatswa was acknowledged in 2023 with a Diana Award for her mental health advocacy work. The focus of this podcast is on Tanatswa’s research journey, her mental health advocacy work, and how she conciliates both.

Sleep Duration and Later Sleep Timing from Infancy to Adolescence - Dr. Isabel Morales-Mu?oz discusses her JCPP paper in which she; defines poor sleep health and its hallmarks, explores the typical trajectory for sleep duration from 6 months to 16 years of age, examines persistent shorter sleep and the impact of later chronotype on adverse outcomes, discusses the association between family adversity, as well as lower maternal socioeconomic status during pregnancy, and comments on poor sleep health from infancy to adolescence.

Early Life Language Experience - Professor Sophie von Stumm, Anna Brown, and Emily Wood explore child language development with a specific focus on the influence of children’s early life language experiences on their speech development and educational achievement.