Prof Glynis Murphy presented the early results of the OFFSCA-ID research to Kent & Medway Partnership Trusts (November 2016). The project involved following up men with learning … Read more
Category: Tizard Centre
“My Feral Heart” – Film
A quick reminder to you all that ‘My feral heart” is showing this Saturday (10 Dec) at 15:00 hrs in the Gulbenkian cinema. A sudden … Read more
Attitudes towards Tourette’s syndrome
Melina Malli (PhD student) and Prof Rachel Forrester-Jones have recently published an article looking at the attitudes of adolescents towards their peers with Tourette’s syndrome … Read more
Light touch services to support those with mild intellectual disabilities
Exploring the service models available for promoting well-being and positive outcomes for people falling below the threshold for social care support. With the continuation of … Read more
SHIEC Seminar 2016 – Employing people with complex needs
The SHIEC group (Sustainable Hub of Innovation Employment for People with Complex Needs) met on Monday 21 November 2016 to look at what had been … Read more
Podcast – SafeLives Organisation on domestic violence against women with learning disabilities
Dr Michelle McCarthy, Reader in Learning Disabilities, Tizard Centre, has made a podcast as part of the Spotlight series focusing on disabled people experiencing domestic … Read more
“My Feral Heart” viewing at the Gulbenkian
The Gulbenkian cinema (University of Kent, Canterbury) will be showing the film “My feral heart” on Saturday 10 December at 1500 hrs. This will be … Read more
Supporting learning disabled offenders in the Community – Conference
On Wednesday 9 November Prof Murphy chaired a conference for Cartref Homes, “Supporting learning disabled offenders in the community: balancing rights and restrictions“. Speakers included … Read more
QORU Pilot Questionnaire
Help us to pilot a new questionnaire designed to measure the quality of life of people with learning disabilities or autism who use adult social … Read more
Person-centred active support and Talking Mats training 2017
The University online booking system is now open to register for either of our courses. Person-centred active support training will take place over two days, … Read more