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NHS England state that Perinatal mental health problems are those which occur during pregnancy or in the first year following the birth of a child. Perinatal mental illness affects up to 20% of women, and covers a wide range of conditions. If left untreated, it can have significant and long lasting effects on the woman and her family. Perinatal mental health problems can also have long-standing effects on children’s emotional, social and cognitive development.

The Institute of Health Visiting recognise that Health Visitors are best placed to support mothers to ensure that they receive timel ...

This four day course will provide an overview of the Attachment Narrative Therapy (ANT) approach which consists of a combination of three perspectives:
• Attachment theory
• Systemic family therapy
• Narrative therapy and theory

The course will illustrate how these perspectives are combined into an integrated approach to treatment which is applicable to a wide range of clinical presentations. This interactive and engaging course offers an overview of how the ANT approach offers a framework for case formulation to guide the course of therapy.

ANT is organised around four components ...

Following on from the successful Beating Anxiety Conference in October 2018 , AfC’s Emotional Health Service will focus this year on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE’s).
This conference is open to all practitioners working with children and young people across Richmond, Kingston, Windsor and Maidenhead.

The original Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) study was conducted in California in 1995 by Vincent Felitti and Robert Anda. ACEs refer to highly stressful events experienced during childhood such as psychological, physical and sexual abuse; emotional and physical neglect, domestic vi ...

Resilience is the ability to manage stress, to cope positively and keep going through tough times, to bounce back from adversity and achieve despite challenging conditions. It is a set of skills that are very much needed in the workplace and more generally in the 21st century, where uncertainty and impermanence have come to define so much in our lives. Being resilient is also positively associated with happiness.

This training day is intended to help practitioners to develop and sustain their own resilience. The day will include a mixture of presentations of theory and concepts, and self-re ...

“Self-harm is more common than many people realise, especially among younger people. It's estimated around 10% of young people self-harm at some point, but people of all ages do. This figure is also likely to be an underestimate, as not everyone seeks help.”
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/self-harm/

“Self harm is difficult to accurately estimate, but the highest number of admissions to hospital for self harm is in the 15-25 year old age group” (Self Harm in Kingston Annual Public Health Report, H. Raison, 2014) http://www.kingstonccg.nhs.uk/Mental%20Health%20Strategy.pdf

NICE Guidelines ...

The ‘building resilience in children and young people’ training is for everyone who is interested in how to support children in reaching their best potential. Using positive reinforcement and basic strategies to help the child believe in his/herself provides them with the skills to cope with difficult situations they might face.

This course is relevant for everyone who works with children and who would like to learn more about what is useful in supporting the development of children’s ability to ‘bounce back’. Resilience is important to build ‘assets’ as to reduce risk factors that could i ...

Research in the field of child development is one of the most exciting and flourishing areas currently being carried out. There have been many important findings that have relevance to practitioners working directly with children & families. This is an important area, constantly uncovering new data which often contradicts previously held theories underpinning child development.

This new course interprets how some of the latest areas of discovery can be incorporated into direct work with children 0-19 & families to support evidence informed practice.

Attachment theory is one of the key theories and approaches which offers a way of thinking about the development of children and young people. It is widely used across child and adolescent mental health services, children's services, and increasingly, in adult mental health as well. It is concerned with the ways in which a child's experiences of early relationships and their environment impact upon them psychologically, and how these processes may develop and alter across the lifespan.

This series of three courses will focus upon how an improved understanding of attachment strategies can in ...

Attachment theory is one of the key theories and approaches which offers a way of thinking about the development of children and young people. It is widely used across child and adolescent mental health services, children's services, and increasingly, in adult mental health as well. It is concerned with the ways in which a child's experiences of early relationships and their environment impact upon them psychologically, and how these processes may develop and alter across the lifespan.

This series of three courses will focus upon how an improved understanding of attachment strategies can in ...

This course will provide practitioners working with children and young people and/or their families, essential knowledge and understanding of Anxiety Disorders. The course will introduce practitioners to an overview of what anxiety is, and the impact it has upon school and home life. The course will be engaging and offer practitioners valuable advice and guidance when working with a young person dealing with Anxiety.

According to the Royal College of Psychiatrists, “anxiety is one of the most common mental health problems; nearly 300 thousand young people in Britain have an anxiety disorder ...