Learning Disabilities Nov 2009

This collection contains the conference handbook and presentations for the NCSS conference on Promoting Mental Health and Psychological Well Being in Children and Young People with Learning Disabilities. The conference was held on 4 November 2009 at Walkers' Stadium, Leicester.

• Conference handbook: Promoting mental health and psychological well being in children and young people with learning disabilities. 4 November 2009

• Inclusive Education in Practice

  Presentation by Mark Vaughan for a workshop on Inclusive education in practice at the conference Promoting mental health and psychological well-being in children and young people with learning disabilities

• CAMHS and learning disability - a core responsibility

  A presentation by Christine Lenehan, Director of the Council for Disabled Children. Presented at the conference, Promoting mental health and psychological well-being in children and young people with learning disabilities.

• Promoting mental health and psychological well being in children and young people with learning disabilities [Presentation

  A presentation by Julie Curtis and Jenny Talbot

• Learning disability CAMHS and the Youth Offending Service (YOS)

  A presentation by Julie Curtis, Learning Disabilities CAMHS Development Worker, NCSS (North East). Presented at a workshop at the conference Promoting mental health and psychological well being in children and young people with learning disabilities

• Individuals, their families and ethnicity issues: The impact of mental health on self and others

  A presentation by David Grundy and Jill Davies. Presented at a workshop at the conference Promoting mental health and psychological well being in children and young people with learning disabilities.

• Developing individual support for young people with complex health needs and learning disabilities. The personalisation agenda and its potential impact on health care services

  A presentation by Janet Cobb. Presented at a workshop at the conference Promoting mental health and psychological well being in children and young people with learning disabilities.

• LD-CAMHS in Norfolk community health and care [Part 1]

  A presentation by Dr Pippa Humphreys and Gill Jinkerson. Presented at a workshop at the conference Promoting mental health and psychological well being in children and young people with learning disabilities.

• LD-CAMHS in Norfolk community health and care: Diagrams [Part 2]

  Diagrams to accompany the presentation by Dr Pippa Humphreys and Gill Jinkerson. Presented at a workshop at the conference Promoting mental health and psychological well being in children and young people with learning disabilities.

• Commissioning the LD CAMHS pathway

  A presentation by Helen Jackson, Commissioning Manager (Children) at NHS Norfolk. Presented at a workshop at the conference Promoting mental health and psychological well being in children and young people with learning disabilities.

• Developing mental health services for children and adolescents with learning disabilities: A toolkit for clinicians

  This practical and concise book will help clinicians, service managers and commissioners to rapidly develop the necessary skills and knowledge in this expanding area of clinical practice. It provides a comprehensive overview of epidemiology, mental health disorders and their clinical presentations, multidisciplinary assessment and intervention, and multi-agency working. It reviews the specific roles of different medical practitioners, such as clinical psychologists and occupational therapists. Plus there are sections on working in partnership with families, and service tiers and models. This toolkit is aimed at mental health professionals and especially service managers and commissioners of child and adolescent mental health services.