This new conference from the Royal Society for Public Health and the Institute of Health Visiting will bring together distinguished experts to examine the evidence base for the extraordinarily close links between early e ...
Coverage: Thursday, 6th June 2013 to Thursday, 6th June 2013
http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=149795
This 10th International Congress on adolescent health provides a unique opportunity to help catalyse change, bringing together clinicians’ detailed knowledge of young people’s lives with the broader perspectives of publi ...
Coverage: Tuesday, 11th June 2013 to Thursday, 13th June 2013
http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=146861
This course is aimed at professionals whose work requires them to support gang-affected young women experiencing sexual or domestic violence. Participants will gain an overview of the main areas of learning needed to wor ...
Coverage: Wednesday, 12th June 2013 to Friday, 14th June 2013
http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=160874
This free event is aimed at CAMHS managers, practitioners and commissioners and also at child and adolescent counsellors and psychotherapists. Participants will learn about research on the impacts of couple conflict on c ...
Coverage: Wednesday, 19th June 2013 to Wednesday, 19th June 2013
http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=153770
This one-day course is for those who want to become an autism trainer within their own organisation. Participants will be required to have a good understanding of the autism spectrum. The course aims to enable participan ...
Coverage: Wednesday, 19th June 2013 to Wednesday, 19th June 2013
http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=150936
ACAMH's Jack Tizard Memorial Lecture and Annual Conference will this year focus on looked after children.
The keynote address will be given by Professor Phil Fisher, Professor of Psychology (clinical) at the University ...
Coverage: Wednesday, 19th June 2013 to Wednesday, 19th June 2013
http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=153347
This seminar provides training for tier 1 and 2 primary care staff, who assess and support children at home and school with toileting or continence issues. Supporting toileting programmes with appropriate products and he ...
Coverage: Wednesday, 19th June 2013 to Wednesday, 19th June 2013
http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=156374
Ambitious about Autism is hosting a series of free transition seminars for parents and carers of young adults with a learning disability.
This seminar will cover:
NHS Continuing Care and Social Services – and an over ...
Coverage: Wednesday, 19th June 2013 to Wednesday, 19th June 2013
http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=153760
The course for health visiting teams explores how to support breastfeeding mothers to continue to breastfeed for as long as they want. Identifying broader influences on infant feeding and parenting practice will provide ...
Coverage: Thursday, 20th June 2013 to Friday, 21st June 2013
http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=156483
This event is aimed at neonatal nurses and doctors, midwives, foetal medicine staff, hospice care team members and community nurses. The course outline includes:
what neonatal palliative is and who needs it
how neonata ...
Coverage: Thursday, 20th June 2013 to Thursday, 20th June 2013
http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=156501
The aim of the training is to equip professionals to make evidence-based assessments and plans in complex cases where there are ongoing safeguarding concerns. The key objective is to introduce and train practitioners in ...
Coverage: Thursday, 20th June 2013 to Friday, 21st June 2013
http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=141091
This course explores how to support breastfeeding mothers to continue to breastfeed for as long as they want. Identifying broader influences on infant feeding and parenting practice will provide a basis for considering i ...
Coverage: Thursday, 20th June 2013 to Friday, 21st June 2013
http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=150197
This conference is organised by an experienced speech and language therapist who is also the carer of a child with special educational needs. It is aimed at those who live or work with children with:
autistic spectrum c ...
Coverage: Thursday, 20th June 2013 to Thursday, 20th June 2013
http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=154849
This two-day course aims to provide national expert speakers and the opportunity for networking. Day one covers “Linking poor mental health across the generations” and day two concentrates on “Breaking the intergeneratio ...
Coverage: Thursday, 20th June 2013 to Friday, 21st June 2013
http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=161076
Offering visitors essential updates, briefings and an opportunity to discuss national policy and strategy developments with key players, the seminar programme will also explore the impact of national policy on local fron ...
Coverage: Thursday, 20th June 2013 to Thursday, 20th June 2013
http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=159339
This talk will look at the transition between primary school and secondary school. This talk aims to help parents understand how to best support their child through this key stage of change and development.
Coverage: Thursday, 20th June 2013 to Thursday, 20th June 2013
http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=162066
This event is aimed at anyone who works with, or supports, people who experience autism with varying degrees of complexity and will look specifically at the sensory issues that can affect individuals with an autistic spe ...
Coverage: Friday, 21st June 2013 to Friday, 21st June 2013
http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=147606
The organisers see communication as a key factor in addressing the needs of young people on the autism spectrum and addressing the issue provides them with opportunities, enabling them to progress, to further their educa ...
Coverage: Friday, 21st June 2013 to Friday, 21st June 2013
http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=159389
This conference would be of interest to: teachers, support assistants, LEA staff, allied health professionals, speech and language therapists, educational psychologists, parents and carers or others who are meeting the n ...
Coverage: Friday, 21st June 2013 to Friday, 21st June 2013
http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=162833
The organisers of this conference say that those living or working with young people diagnosed with autism or Asperger’s syndrome know that the barriers within education, employment, and social situations are significant ...
Coverage: Friday, 21st June 2013 to Friday, 21st June 2013
http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=154851
This conference will explore the challenges for the future examining what provision, vision and good practice is available and what will be needed. It will provide an opportunity to identify what alternate routes and opp ...
Coverage: Friday, 21st June 2013 to Friday, 21st June 2013
http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=163224
The aim of this course is to provide an understanding of the EYFS statutory requirements in regards to special education and inclusion and to provide practical strategies for implementing it and is for anyone working in ...
Coverage: Friday, 21st June 2013 to Friday, 21st June 2013
http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=163240
Louise Bomber, expert in the field of education and attachment and author of ‘Inside I’m Hurting’ and ‘What About Me?’, will present on supporting pupils - at home and in residential care – who have experienced significa ...
Coverage: Friday, 21st June 2013 to Friday, 21st June 2013
http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=162045
For 2013 the Annual Update in Paediatric and Adolescent Gynaecology will be moving to Liverpool to coincide with the RCOG World Congress in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
This pre-congress event is applicable to specialty ...
Coverage: Sunday, 23rd June 2013 to Sunday, 23rd June 2013
http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=162124
This event will be part of the 2013 programme of How to manage events, a series of one-day training events from RCPCH for senior trainees, SSASGs and newly-qualified consultants.
Coverage: Monday, 24th June 2013 to Monday, 24th June 2013
http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=162589
This is an advanced workshop, aimed at people who have already completed the Voice Collective’s Level 2 workshop or group facilitation training. It is aimed at people who already support, or work with, young people who h ...
Coverage: Monday, 24th June 2013 to Monday, 24th June 2013
http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=160651
This is a free event for health professionals and breastfeeding supporters working in Northern Ireland. Subject to availability, booking for those outside Northern Ireland will open on 14 May 2013, at a cost of £120 per ...
Coverage: Tuesday, 25th June 2013 to Tuesday, 25th June 2013
http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=153727
The Psychiatric Assessment Schedules for Adults with Developmental Disabilities was originally designed for adults, but has been extended to include children and adolescents. The PAS-ADD clinical interview has been speci ...
Coverage: Wednesday, 26th June 2013 to Thursday, 27th June 2013
http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=151552
This seminar will provide an opportunity to discuss key implementation issues in the move of public health responsibility to local authorities, following the authorisation of Public Health England (PHE) and Health and We ...
Coverage: Wednesday, 26th June 2013 to Wednesday, 26th June 2013
http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=161983
This conference will bring together nurses and midwives to hear about and shape the professions' contributions to improving health at community and population level.
Coverage: Wednesday, 26th June 2013 to Wednesday, 26th June 2013
http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=160593
This course looks at the overlapping issues of domestic violence and substance use and examines the impact of these on families, with a particular focus on safeguarding children. Participants will gain a better understan ...
Coverage: Wednesday, 26th June 2013 to Wednesday, 26th June 2013
http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=146879
Capita’s Men in childcare half-day briefing event will cover ways in which the early years sector can work towards increasing the numbers of men working in the profession and working on encouraging the profession for men ...
Coverage: Thursday, 27th June 2013 to Thursday, 27th June 2013
http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=154282
This event aims to be the UK’s most comprehensive event of its kind, showcasing a huge variety of products and services to aid an independent lifestyle and giving anyone with a mobility problem - drivers, passengers, adu ...
Coverage: Thursday, 27th June 2013 to Saturday, 29th June 2013
http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=160138
This course is designed to provide neonatal staff with the background knowledge and practical skills they need in order to support mothers to initiate and maintain lactation within the neonatal setting. There is a strong ...
Coverage: Thursday, 27th June 2013 to Friday, 28th June 2013
http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=156485
The theme of the 2013 congress will be Breaking down the barriers: reducing health inequalities for Europe’s children and young people. The aims are to identify the causes of these inequalities, the actions which have th ...
Coverage: Thursday, 27th June 2013 to Thursday, 27th June 2013
http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=143071
This conference brings together the worlds of research, maths teaching and SEN expertise. Three keynote speakers and a choice of three workshops from eleven themes to give access to cutting edge research and opportunitie ...
Coverage: Thursday, 27th June 2013 to Thursday, 27th June 2013
http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=151546
Action for Children is hosting three briefing sessions, each offering a fresh perspective and new evidence on an important policy agenda impacting vulnerable children and families.
A year on from the start of the tro ...
Coverage: Thursday, 27th June 2013 to Thursday, 27th June 2013
http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=153337
This one-day workshop will look at what foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) is; how it impacts on not only the affected individual but the family, carers and professionals around them; the reality of the implications ...
Coverage: Thursday, 27th June 2013 to Thursday, 27th June 2013
http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=160375
This workshop will provide information on the guiding principles of Supported Internships and how to approach developing this programme of study for disabled young people. It will also provide information on the benefit ...
Coverage: Thursday, 27th June 2013 to Thursday, 27th June 2013
http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=162120
At this event there will be opportunities to hear from professionals and parents on the latest research and useful strategies. Individuals on the autism spectrum will speak about their experiences of living with the cond ...
Coverage: Friday, 28th June 2013 to Saturday, 29th June 2013
http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=149005
This one-day event run by the Division of Educational and Child Psychology, will look at the debate and implications of the recently published American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-5) ...
Coverage: Friday, 28th June 2013 to Friday, 28th June 2013
http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=162064
This national conference, held by EQUALS, will focus on the vision set out in the Government Green Paper Support and aspiration: a new approach to special educational needs and disability, the progress made since it was ...
Coverage: Friday, 28th June 2013 to Friday, 28th June 2013
http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=148164
The most recent updates in the study and treatment of depression and suicidal
behaviours will be presented by speakers who embody clinical expertise and world class
research. Empirical data from top quality studies, re ...
Coverage: Monday, 1st July 2013 to Monday, 1st July 2013
http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=163173