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Supporting children and young people coping with chronic and life limiting illnesses Date: Friday 21 October 2016 Venue: Oxford Mindfulness Centre, POWIC Building, Warneford Hospital, Oxford OX3 7JX Cost: ACAMH Member: £85 Non-Member: £95 Student/trainee: £47.50 Overview This conference will showcase leading research in to young people coping with their own or family members’ chronic or life limiting illnesses. Expert clinical researchers from the fields of oncology, palliative medicine, clinical psychology and psychiatry will report on their work to support young people developing in adverse circumstances to improve outcomes. The conference will provide a stimulating and engaging experience. We have chosen our five eminent speakers for both the high quality of their research and its basis in clinical settings. This will ensure that delegates will be informed of both scientific advances and their clinical application in responding to the diverse needs of children, young people and their families affected by chronic or life limiting illnesses. The event will also provide a networking opportunity and will be of interest to a wide range of individuals and professionals across the health, mental health, allied health, social care, education, youth work and the voluntary and non-governmental agency sectors. By attending this conference, delegates will be able to: • Learn from experts about the latest effective clinical innovations in work with children and young people affected by chronic and life limiting illness; • Network with professionals working in child and adolescent mental health with shared interests; • Bring key scientific and clinical insights to their colleagues on returning to work. Programme Treatment of somatic symptoms in adolescents – the whys and wherefores Professor Trudie Chalder, Professor of Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London. Cancer in older adolescents – issues and possible new solutions Professor Mari Lloyd-Williams, Professor and Honorary Consultant in Palliative Medicine at the Institute of Psychology, Health and Society at the University of Liverpool. Dancing with diabetes: Supporting young people living with diabetes Professor Deborah Christie, Professor of Paediatric and Adolescent Psychology and Consultant Clinical Psychologist/ Clinical Lead for Paediatric and Adolescent Psychological Medicine at University College London Hospital’s NHS Foundation Trust When a parent has cancer: addressing the psychological impact on children, young people and the family system Dr Lucy Grant Consultant, Clinical Psychologist and Deputy Head of Department at the Clinical Health Psychology Service at Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Parental depression in the first few years of life: processes and interventions Professor Alan Stein, Professor and Head of the Section of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford. Feedback session and discussion Delegate registration Cost: ACAMH Member: £85 Non-Member: £95 | Student/trainee: £47.50 To book please visit: http://bit.ly/2beLpN3 * Not a member? Join ACAMH for 2017 now: - Save on the meeting registration fee - Immediate online access to Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) and the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP) - Free access to 25 additional Wiley journal titles - A huge 35% discount off Wiley and Wiley-Blackwell books - 20% discount off journals published by Wiley-Blackwell Join today: http://bit.ly/2d7QUBv --- Other events Mind the gap: Journeying towards comprehensive CAMHS for children and young people with Intellectual Disability Friday 21 October 2016 Dublin, Ireland. http://bit.ly/2baCLkC Third National Conference - Controversies in ADHD Friday 18 November 2016 Glasgow, Scotland. http://bit.ly/2cSNDWw For all other forthcoming events please visit: http://bit.ly/2bbHhLN --- Follow us for the latest updates: LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/company/acamh Twitter https://twitter.com/acamh Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ACAMH RSS feed www.acamh.org/events/rss-feed ___________________________________ The list is jointly managed by David Fryer [log in to unmask] and Grant Jeffrey [log in to unmask], either of whom are able to deal with queries. To unsubscribe or to change your details on this COMMUNITYPSYCHUK list, visit the website: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=COMMUNITYPSYCHUK