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Dr Rowena Rossiter, Aida Malovic and Prof Glynis Murphy have recently presented workshops on the Keep Safe Research Project at NSPCC’s Conference on young people and sexually harmful behaviour.  The conference “Shaping the Future” proved very popular, no doubt because … Continue reading →

The NICE Guideline Development Group for ‘Learning disabilities and behaviour that challenges’ met for the final time last week.  The guidelines are the first that NICE have completed for people with learning disabilities.  The final touches are currently being made … Continue reading →

Prof Murphy was an invited speaker at the NOTA South East Region annual conference on Autism and the Criminal Justice System, on Tuesday 10th February 2015. The event was also attended by Dr Tania Tancred (psychologist from Kent probation), who  helped organise … Continue reading →

Yesterday’s article in The Guardian looks at the problem of domestic abuse suffered by  women with learning disabilities and links into the recent research carried out by Dr Michelle McCarthy, Reader in Learning Disabilities. “This is about coercive control and women … Continue reading →

Taking Mats is a communication symbols tool.  It is based on extensive research and designed by Speech and Language Therapists. It uses unique, specially designed picture communication symbols that are attractive to all ages and communication abilities and is used by … Continue reading →

England’s key health and care bodies have today published a report setting out the next steps of a system-wide plan to answer the calls from individuals and their families to overhaul services for people with learning disabilities. For full details: http://www.england.nhs.uk/2015/01/29/next-steps/ … Continue reading →

Michelle McCarthy, Reader in Learning Disabilities at the Tizard Centre has just completed an independent research project commissioned and funded by the NIHR, School for Social Care Research.  As part of her team’s findings a video has been released to … Continue reading →

We were sad to learn of the death of Professor Barbara Tizard on January 4th 2015. She was the wife of Jack Tizard, after whom we are named, and she was very supportive of the Tizard Centre. Her obituary appeared in … Continue reading →

Dr Michelle McCarthy, Reader in Learning Disabilities, will be presenting her findings following on  from her 2 year research project on domestic violence,  funded by the NIHR School for Social Care. The Conference is taking place on the 28th January … Continue reading →

We are delighted to announce that Allan Finn, one of the project advisors on Living in Fear (a big lottery funded project carried out by the Tizard Centre, working in partnership with mcch and Kent Police)  has  won a citizenship … Continue reading →