Tizard News and Events

This week Prof Murphy, Prof Langdon and Dr Neil Sinclair ran two days of SOTSEC-ID training for psychologists in Dublin. The psychologists came from all over Ireland and are wanting to provide SOTSEC-ID treatment for men with intellectual disabilities and harmful sexual behaviour. Dr Emily Blake and Dr Magali Barnoux were also there, receiving training and providing admin support.

A number of academics and professionals have been working on a  free online training resource for anyone about people with intellectual disabilities and challenging behaviour, autism, and those with mental health problems with funding from HEE.  The CBF have been working alongside experts in this area to develop these training modules.  They are now live, with an official launch date to be announced.

If anyone wants to access them, they just need to set up an account.   This is free to anyone.

Researchers at the Tizard Centre and PSSRU, University of Kent are conducting a study about the experiences of family carers who manage personal budgets for people with intellectual disabilities and/or autism who have moderate to high levels of support need.

The researchers would like to speak one-to-one with family carers to understand more about your experiences of managing personal budgets, such as what information and support is available to you.

If you would be interested in taking part in this please contact Agnes Turnpenny or Beckie Whelton.

For more information please see our poster: Recruitment advertisement_KentSurreyEssex

On Monday 15^th October, Dr Michelle McCarthy from the Tizard Centre will join colleagues from University of Nottingham at the House of Commons to discuss the findings of their Forced Marriage  research project and show My Marriage My Choice , the film they have made with, and for, people with learning disabilities and their families.

Michelle will also be giving a seminar on this topic on Wednesday 24 October at the University of Kent, Canterbury campus, 17:00-18:00 hrs.  If you wish to attend please email J.Ruffels@kent.ac.uk

The lecture is free and open to everyone.

United Response have an exciting job opportunity for a Positive Behaviour Support Lead. Working across North England, the successful candidate will shape and maintain PBS practice across our services. United Response are committed to making PBS accessible to everyone and increasing team competence. The PBS lead will undertake functional assessments, and interpret these in a way that is meaningful to the person and their circle of support. Candidates will hold a qualification relevant to PBS and will have extensive experience of supporting individuals with learning disabilities and/or autism who may present behaviour that challenges.

Please check out the link for the full job description and details on how to apply. For further information, please email marie.cresswell@unitedresponse.org.uk

In September 2018, Prof Murphy (Tizard Centre), Dr Neil Sinclair and Dr Rowena Rossiter  welcomed 10 visitors from Japan, including Mayumi Howie (Prof of Psychology), Takeshi Hirai (Professor of Education), Yoko Ise (psychiatrist), Yoshiko Hashimoto (lawyer), and 4 social workers (from Nagoya child guidance centre). The group had come for further training in SOTSEC-ID and Keep Safe, as they have started running such CBT groups in Japan in the relative absence of other treatment initiatives for people with intellectual disabilities and/or autism who have harmful sexual behaviour. The group came with Masako Suzuki, who acted as Translator. Masako is also chair of the Itabashi Parents association for persons with developmental disorders.

After 3 days with Prof Murphy, Dr Rossiter & Dr Sinclair, the group also visited the Prison Reform Trust (to meet with Jenny Talbot) and met with Respond. Finally on Friday, Prof Murphy accompanied them to Oxleas NHS Trust to meet with facilitators of SOTSEC-ID groups and some experts by experience.

This year’s Seattle Club Conference is being held at the Shrewsbury Centre of the University of Chester, on 3 – 4 December 2018.

The Conference is open to any researcher based in the UK or Ireland, who has new data relevant to the study of intellectual and developmental disabilities.

More details will be available shortly with regards to registration/applications.  http://seattleclubconference.org/