I am facilitating a workshop on compassionate leadership and teamworking in June with the support of compassionatemind.co.uk see this link for further details compassionatemind.co.uk/workshops/co... I welcome your joining. Please share with others who may be interested in participating.
Did you know half of mental health problems start before a child is 14 years old?
That’s why we need to focus on prevention – building good wellbeing from the start to help children thrive.
Our next webinar is taking place this Wednesday lunchtime from 12:30pm and it's completely free access to watch live! This month our webinar will be about Emetophobia and will be presented by Dr Sasha Walters.
Register here: https://www.ocduk.org/webinars/
Our friends at the Anxiety and OCD Laboratory at Concordia University are conducting research to get to the heart of ‘just right’/incompleteness related symptoms in OCD. To find out more please visit our webpage: www.ocduk.org/do-you-experience-ocd-wi...
This looks to be a must-read for anyone interested in imagery rescripting: an account by Arnoud Arntz of their updated imagery rescripting protocol, including very extensive supplements with therapist resources:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
This panel discussion will take place in the parent room at our conference on Saturday 8th November.
Parents will have the opportunity to ask questions to experts and people with lived experience.
To book a ticket or to find out more, click here https://www.ocduk.org/ocdconference2025/
Introducing Dr Sasha Walters 👋
We are thrilled that Dr Sasha Walters will be joining us for our annual conference! This talk will take place in the parent stream.
To book a ticket or read more, click the link here https://www.ocduk.org/ocdconference2025/ 🔗
#OCDUKConference
Introducing Dr Alice Farrington 👋
We are delighted that Dr Alice Farrington will be joining us for our annual conference in Nottingham on Sat 8th November in our parent stream of the conference.
Click here for more info https://www.ocduk.org/ocdconference2025/ 🔗
Interested in understanding the foundations of #Anxiety: what it is, what causes it, and how it presents?
Check out Dr Chloe Chessell's fantastic #ACAMHLearn Introductory Learning Series - with 3 brilliant videos and eligible for CPD certification upon completion!… https://t.co/14DdDt3kYt
Calling all parents/caregivers! 📣
Do you have a child (under 18) with OCD?
Our parent stream at our annual conference has been designed just for you.
This event will take place on Saturday 8th November in Nottingham
Click here to book/read more; https://www.ocduk.org/ocdconference2025/
Megan and Ashley were recently privileged to spend time with the team from the Oxford Health Specialist Psychological Interventions Centre to discuss all things OCD and gain a better understanding of how patients can access the clinic.
Clinic website: https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk/ohspic/
We are thrilled that Dr Alison Roberts will be joining us for our annual conference this year in Nottingham on 8th November, and her presentation will be focusing on ERP/Behavioural Experiments for Neurodivergent People.
Click the link to book!🔗 https://www.ocduk.org/ocdconference2025/
Introducing Dr Gazal Jones! 👋
We are super excited to welcome Dr Jones to our annual conference this year. 'When OCD Affects the Whole Family: Involving Parents and Carers in Treatment', will take place in the 'parent stream'
🔗Link to book a ticket https://www.ocduk.org/ocdconference2025/
Looking forward to presenting at the upcoming OCD UK conference in Nottingham on 8th November about Supporting neurodivergent children to recover from OCD. A great conference line up this year! www.ocduk.org/conference/
Hurrah!
We can finally share the animations I have been working on with @thrivingautistic.bsky.social
Lightbulb Moments: Being Autistic
Please do let us know what you think and share if you find valuable!
youtu.be/3O6hy-usIug?...
A FREE and by donation Conference Event
Aimed at Parents, Carers, Teachers & Health Professionals
This October 2nd at 4 pm GMT, @laurahellfeld.bsky.social and I will be presenting for the @panspandasuk.bsky.social Charity
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/neurodiver...
📢 Our systematic review, led by Bomikazi Lupindo, is out in BJPsych International!
We examined how school and community violence affect adolescents’ mental health in Sub-Saharan Africa.
#YouthMentalHealth @topicgroup.bsky.social @oxexppsy.bsky.social
📄Read full article here ➡️ bit.ly/424I4tT
57 #autistic & #ADHD adolescents described upsetting experiences.
Their nuances are often missed by adult observations and I argue they are vital for shaping supportive whole school mental health interventions. #publication #new #research
acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
We're delighted to be starting the new academic year by welcoming @jodieclarke.bsky.social to our Wellbeing Hub webinar series
Join us on 18th Sept 7-8.30pm for this important discussion - Understanding Autistic Burnout in Children and Young People
All welcome
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/jodie-clar...
We are thrilled to announce that we are taking our parent project to Sheffield in September.
Are you a parent of a child between the ages of 5-18 who is suffering because of OCD? To learn more about our parent project, visit our parent page - www.ocduk.org/parents/
🔍 Practitioner Psychologists (incl. 2nd/3rd yr Trainees): Have you experienced indirect trauma exposure through work?
We're running a short survey to understand its impact.
📝 psychiatryoxford.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
@ox.ac.uk @oxexppsy.bsky.social
New paper from our very own @jopavlopoulou.bsky.social and wonderful collaborative led by Prof Sonuga Barke.
In RE-STAR we are comparing Emotion Regulation Deficits (ERD) and Emotional Burden (EB) as potential mechanisms underpinning this risk.
acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
There are plenty more things I wish more people knew, but here are my top 6: #bfrb #bodyfocusedrepetitivebehaviors #trichotillomania #trichotillomaniaawareness #dermatillomania #skinpickingdisorder #hairpullingdisorder
#livedexperiencescientist #mentalhealthawareness
And now there is a video version… please share! youtu.be/Rkc-vpXJ8Bw?...
📣Oxford Health BRC Neurodiversity Conference Sept 2025
Day 1: Identifying Gaps and Advancing Mental Health Research Saïd Business School
Day 2: Community Support, Advocacy, and Lived Experience
Dept of Psychiatry, Warneford Hospital
All details including how to book:
tinyurl.com/NDConference...
📢📢 Come and work with us! We are seeking a highly organised and enthusiastic research assistant to support an evaluation of a novel digital cognitive therapy for adolescent social anxiety. More info here: my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
a white child's face
Anni wasn’t happy at school. She was crying in the evenings and saying she had tummy aches in the morning.
Her dad went into school for a meeting. 1/
I'm delighted that our book Break Free from Maternal Anxiety is part of @readingagency’s #ReadingWell for families book collection! Designed to support parental mental health and wellbeing in pregnancy and beyond, find out more about the scheme here 👉 readingagency.org.uk/reading-well 📚
Just popping up to share this again - do you have 15 mins free to complete some online questionnaires and help us to finally validate this new measure of compassionate healthcare in action? Shopping vouchers to win and also our eternal gratitude 🙏🏻 uniofbath.questionpro.eu/a/TakeSurvey...
📰 New autism research
"Both autistic and non-autistic participants in this study robustly preferred neurodiversity-aligned terms, such as “neurodivergent” and “difference,” to traditional terms assuming pathology and deficiency"
www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/...
#autismresearch #LTU