These podcasts are an invaluable resource for anyone interested in child and adolescent mental health. They bridge the gap between rigorous research and practical application, featuring expert discussions on mental health. Each episode highlights cutting-edge studies offering insights into findings, and implications for practice.
The series caters to clinicians, researchers, and those interested in mental health. Available on major platforms like Spotify and Apple Podcasts, it’s an accessible way to stay informed about advancements in the field.
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'The Brain, early development, and autism' - In Conversation with Professor Emily Jones
Oct 21, 2020
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Professor Emily Jones of the Centre for Brain and Cognitive Development at Birkbeck University of London talks neurodevelopment, attention training and intervention. Emily talks about her research around understanding cognitive and neural mechanisms that drive variability in the early development of core skills, why early development is highly important and translating findings into clinical practice.
The paper is part of the October 2020 Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry Special Issue on Sleep'Waking Up to the Importance of Sleep for Child & Adolescent Mental Health & Disorders'.
S1 Ep2: 'Education, and Educating, about Tourettes' - Lucy Toghill ‘In Conversation Tourettes Syndrome’ Ep 2
Oct 09, 2020
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Second episode in our ‘In Conversation Tourettes Syndrome’ series, with Lucy Toghill of Tourettes Action discussing education, and educating, about Tourettes.
‘Resilience – a complexity science approach’ Professor Anne-Laura Van Harmelen – ‘In Conversation’
Sep 24, 2020
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In this podcast Professor Anne-Laura Van Harmelen talks about her new appointment of Professor of Brain Safety and Resilience, the work of Risk and Resilience Group, and its work on HOPES project and RAISE Study. Within this Anne-Laura discusses how the brain responds to stress, the idea of a ‘developmental time window’, and the importance of taking a complexity science approach. Please subscribe, rate, and review.
Associate Professor Mina Fazel 'Child refugee mental health needs' - In Conversation
Sep 17, 2020
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Associate Professor Mina Fazel talks child refugee mental health, the predominant symptoms seen in this group, and how are these children and young people can be best supported. The conversation includes discussion about unaccompanied minors, many of whom end up in care, the 'red flags' to look out for refugee children joining a school, and the school based interventions to help.
S1 Ep1: 'Teens, Tics, and Tech' - Camilla Babbage 'In Conversation Tourettes Syndrome'
Aug 26, 2020
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We are delighted to bring you the first in a new series of podcasts that focus on Tourettes Syndrome. Dr. Seonaid Anderson will be talking to leading players in the field, rising stars of research, clinicians, and experts by experience. She'll be discussing the latest evidence-based research, what's in the pipeline, together with insights for mental health professionals, those working with young people and tips for parents. ‘In Conversation Tourettes Syndrome’ kicks off with Camilla Babbage, PhD researcher in Applied Psychology at the University of Nottingham, giving an overview of the development an App for young people with tics, with the specific aim of improving wellbeing.
Professor Sue Fletcher-Watson 'How early life experiences of autistic children shape them as autistic adults'
Aug 20, 2020
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Professor Sue Fletcher-Watson discusses developmental disabilities, in particular in autism, how children develop and learn, and in particular in cases where this follows an unusual trajectory. Sue all talks about research on communication and interaction styles, using a fascinating example of 'diffused chains'. She also talks about using technology for learning with augmentative and alternative communication systems, and her work at the Salveson Mindroom Research Centre, and Development Autism Research Technology.
Dr. Ola Demkowicz ‘Why mixed-method research matters’ – In Conversation
Aug 13, 2020
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Dr. Ola Demkowicz discusses mix-method research and how it enables researchers and policymakers to understand the big picture. She discusses her research on the TELL Study (Teenager’s Experiences of Life in Lockdown) a quantitative approach which involved 16-19 year olds writing about their own experiences in lockdown. Ola also discusses how over time our definitions of resilience have changed and the role of circumstance and mitigating factors.
Challenging Behaviour and Demand Avoidance - Episode 8 'Autism a parents guide' with Dr Ann Ozsivadjian
Aug 04, 2020
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Ann discusses when challenging behaviour can be deemed as Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA), and how to recognise it in an autistic child. Although PDA is not currently formally recognised as part of an autism diagnosis, there is growing evidence showing it can be included in an autism profile. Ann suggests strategies to try at home to help manage the behaviour, getting to the core of the behaviour and how to have conversations with teachers, schools and other institutions to support children.
Dr. Maria Loades ‘COVID19 and social isolation, school-based interventions, and CBT’ – In Converstaion
Aug 04, 2020
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In this podcast Dr. Maria Loades discusses Covid19 and its implications for young people’s mental health, the Rapid Systematic Review exploring the repercussions of the pandemic on social isolation and loneliness, together with her work on the IMPACT study. She also talks about her project to develop a school-based intervention in South-Africa for preventing anxiety and depression, through a CBT based approach, to be delivered by counsellors in classroom settings to young adolescents.
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