Emotions Clinic, Education and Training Centre
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Empowering People: Making them Partners in Diagnosis Making and Management
One day Conference
Neurodevelopmental Disorders: Diagnostic and Management Issues
The Wade Hall, North Staffordshire Medical Institute, Hartshill, Stoke on Trent, ST4 7NY
Organised by:
Emotions Clinic, Training and Education Centre Community interest Company
31 August 2024
Programme Details
10.00 – 10.30 Arrival, registration and refreshments.
10.30 – 10.40 Kishore Chandiramani - Welcome and opening remarks
Morning session 10.40 – 13.15
Chairpersons: Dr Ananta Dave, Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist and Chief Medical Officer, Black Country Integrated Care Board and Dr Meenakshi Sharma, Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, College Tutor and Training Programme Director (CT2), CAMHS services, Birmingham Women and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.
10.40 - 11.00 – Dr Ananta Dave - Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist and Chief Medical Officer, Black Country Integrated Care Board.
Understanding the epidemic of mental health crises in schools and its possible solutions. What the teachers need to know.
- The impact of the current socio-economic and political climate on school aged children’s mental health.
- The impact of parent/carer factors on children & young people’s mental health.
- An integrated approach to the problem - health, education, voluntary sector & social care working together
- The role of Integrated Care systems in improving mental health of children & young people in schools
11.00 – 11.20 Dr Gaurav Kohli, Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Manchester, Independent sector, Emotions Clinic, Education and Training Centre.
Confluence of ASD and ADHD in neurodiverse girls: diagnostic and therapeutic challenges and gender differences.
- Challenges in diagnosing and managing conditions where ADHD and ASD co-exist.
- Understanding the gender differences.
11.20 – 11.40 Meenakshi Sharma, Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, College Tutor and Training Programme director (CT2), CAMHS services, Birmingham Women and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.
Challenges in Managing Tics and Tourette disorder and their prognosis.
11.40 – 11.50 Ananta Dave, Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist and Chief Medical Officer, Black Country ICB..
Poems for Experiential Learning and Healing
11.50 – 12.00 Q&A
12.00 – 12.10 Comfort Break
12.10 – 12.30 - Dr Lubna Latif, Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, North Staffs Combined Healthcare NHS Trust.
Diagnosing and managing psychiatric disorders associated with neurodevelopmental disorders.
- How children present to CAMHS with Neurodiversity.
- How the coexisting mental health disorders affect them.
- How to manage complex situations.
12.30 – 12.50 - Shreekant Bobdey, Consultant Psychiatrist in Independent Sector.
Diagnosing neurodevelopment disorders in children and young adults with confidence. Drug treatment and parenting issues in managing ADHD/Autism.
12.50 – 13.00 – Ananta Dave, Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist and CMO Black County ICB.
What Schools can do to help Neurodiverse Children.
13.00 – 13.15 Panel Discussion.
13.15 – 14.00 Lunch
Afternoon session: 14.00 – 17. 00
Chairpersons: Professor Subodh Dave, Dean at The Royal College of Psychiatrists, UK and Xenofon Sgouros, Consultant Psychiatrist, NHS Community Mental Health Teams, Exeter, Devon.
14.00 – 14.20 Sarah Templeton, ADHD Psychotherapist – Headstuff, CEO ADHD Liberty (charity), author of three books on ADHD.
Why rates of ADHD in children and adults are rocketing. How best to manage the symptoms whilst waiting for a formal assessment.
– How the family and teachers can do to help the child.
– What works and what really doesn’t.
14.20 – 14.40 Xenofon Sgouros
Autism: A condition or a disorder some thoughts on current diagnostic guidelines
- Brief history of Autism diagnosis in 20th and 21st centuries
- Similarities and differences between diagnostic systems: ICD, 10 and ICD, 11, and DSM-V
- The Neurodiversity model and how it differs from the medical model
- Is Autism an impairment or a gift.
14.40 – 15.00 Katerina Fitz-Sgouros: Director of Devon Holistic Neurodiversity and Autism advocate. She is a complimentary trauma healing and holistic somatic therapist. She is a workshop facilitator with special interest in Neurodevelopmental disorders.
Understanding Autism and the person-centred approach
- Understanding Autism beyond textbooks and research papers
- Autistic person vs patient with autism diagnosis, and importance of the language we use around autism
- Autistic colourful spectrum vs classical linear model
- Social vs medical disability / condition
- Importance of person-centred approach as an answer to stigmatising stereotypes
14.40 -15.00 Harsh Jhingan, Consultant Psychiatrist, Leicestershire NHS Trust
Some reflections on why the rates of ADHD are Rocketing
15.00 – 15. 20 Dr Mina Bobdey, Consultant Psychiatrist, Independent Sector, London. Medical Member of the Mental Health tribunal, UK and a specialist visitor for the Office of Public Guardian.
The role of stress management and resilience building strategies in Neurodevelopmental disorders
- Effects of stress on Neurodevelopmental disorder clients
- How health care professionals can help client manage their stress.
- Simple strategies for building resilience for overall improvement of quality of life
Q&A 15.20 -15.30
Coffee Break – 15.30 – 15. 50
15.50 - 16.10 Professor Subodh Dave
The Hidden Mental Health Crisis among Professional: Some Solutions
15.50 - 16.10 Professor Subodh Dave
The hidden Mental Health crisis among professional : some solutions
16.10 – 16.40 - Sarah Templeton, ADHD Psychotherapist - Headstuff, CEO ADHD Liberty (charity), author of three books on ADHD.
ADHD counselling and Coaching: The differences and indications
- How to know what help your child needs.
- How to introduce the possibility to the child that they night have ADHD.