Understanding Mental Health Concerns Seminar Series 2014/2015

Understanding Mental Health Concerns Seminar Series 2014/2015

CF2103 Depression and Low Mood in Young People

This seminar will be delivered by Dr Stella Chan, Chancellors Fellow of Clinical Psychology at EdinburghUniversity and Clinical Psychologist will explore theory and practisein relation to the topic.

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SuicideTalk and support implications when suicide occurs Details TBC.

For further information on any of these seminars please contact or call Molly Page, Development Officer Mental Health and Wellbeing on tel: 529 7655

Training for learning and teaching staff.

The Mental Health and Wellbeing and Psychological Services Teams have liaised with a number of local and National organisations to bring together this exciting programme of seminars. The seminars aim to develop staff understanding about Mental Health issues andpromote confidence to support emotional wellbeing and positive mental health to ensure the best outcomes for young people. They compliment the work of both teams and wider CEC agendas inc GIRFEC and CfE. Seminarswill explore underlying aggravating factors which can lead to specific mental health concerns,the potential physical and behavioural indicators as well as highlight and discuss appropriate support for thoseaffected.

CF2101 Eating Disorders

Thisseminarwill be delivered by Beat’s professional trainers alongside Fiona Duffy, a localclinician from Lothian CAMHS and Adult Services.Beat provides helplines, online support and a network of UK-wide self-help groups to help adults and young people in the UK beat their eatingdisorders.

CF2104 Self Harm Awareness

The seminar will be delivered by staff from Penumbra’s Edinburgh Self Harm Project, which offers confidential support to individuals who self harm as well as responding to the needs of loved ones and professionals supporting them.

CF2112: Emotional Attachments and Developmental Vulnerabilities: The importance of children’s early experiences for mental health

Delivered by DrJoanna Williams, Senior Lecturer in Clinical Psychology at the University of Edinburgh, this seminar takes a more theoretical approach to exploring the impact of early childhood emotional attachments on mental health whilst still considering the practical implications for working with children and young people with attachment difficulties.

CF2102 Social Anxiety and School Non-Attendance - Identifying, Understanding and Intervening to prevent chronic problems

This seminar will be delivered by Dr Emily Taylor from the School of Health in Social Science at the University of Edinburgh.

CF1624 Understanding Change, Loss and Grief

This seminar will be delivered by Naomi Stewart, Seasons for Growth Coordinator in Edinburgh.The seminar is designed for people with an interest in learning about grief, its potential triggers and impacts, and strategies for managing it and moving forward. This seminar is suitable for those not yet trained in Seasons for Growth .