Monthly Archives: June 2013

ACAMH Conference – Nick Gore key note speaker

Therapeutic Approaches for Children and Young People with Intellectual Disability.  Dr Nick Gore, Tizard Centre, will be giving a talk at the Conference taking place on 2nd July 2013 in Durham.  This focused event concentrates on therapeutic working with children … Continue reading

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CQC Consultation Paper – deadline 12th August 2013

The CQC are carrying out a consultation paper looking at changes to be made to the way the CQC inspect, regulate and monitor care services.  To this end they have requested feedback to the plans they are developing.  Their mission … Continue reading

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Postgrads struggling to focus……

Postgraduates and postdocs are invited to attend a new workshop aimed to cut down on procrastination and to promote concentration.  Whatever you are writing, whether it’s a thesis chapter, grant application, lit review, journal article, research proposal, essay, code, book … Continue reading

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The Autism Show

The Autism Show, is taking place in London 14th-15th June and in Manchester 28th -29th June 2013.  The Autism Show is aimed at the growing community of parents, carers, professionals and individuals on the autism spectrum who all too often … Continue reading

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Common and distinct cognitive correlates of co-occurring psychiatric and sensory processing difficulties in autism: A developmental study of high risk siblings

An opportunity for a student to work with a post-doctoral research fellow and closely with the IoP supervisors and team from the BASIS UK Autism at-risk-sibling study, led by Prof Mark Johnson (Birkbeck College).  See: http://www.basisnetwork.org/ Psychiatric and sensory processing difficulties commonly … Continue reading

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British Sign Language Beginners Class

Lizzie King,  currently studying for an MSc in Analysis and Intervention in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities at the Tizard Centre, will be offering a beginners class in sign language at a cost of £5 per person.  Lizzie is hoping to … Continue reading

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Making a Difference Fortnight 5th -19th June 2013

The Tizard Domestic Violence Project team, involved in developing and running domestic volence awareness work for adults with learning disabilities in partnership with Greenwich Safeguarding Adults Team, Advocacy in Greenwich Services, HER Centre and Oxleas NHS are participating in the … Continue reading

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39th Annual Association for Behaviour Analysis International Conference (ABAI)

Jamie Hughes and Becky Hardiman,  PhD students at the Tizard Centre, attended the 39th Annual Association for Behaviour Analysis International (ABAI) Conference in Minneapolis, USA in May 2013. Jamie, alongside Dr Gwen Dwiggins (Summit Autism Services) presented a workshop “24 … Continue reading

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Positive Behaviour Practitioner Posts

We have been advised that Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust are advertising 2 Positive Behaviour Practitioner posts and 1 Specialist Behaviour Practitioner post.  For more details please look at the website: www.jobs.nhs.uk references 812-13-1331PE and 812-13-1332PE these can only be applied for via … Continue reading

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