Promoting Mental Health in Schools - Birmingham

Programme

09:00 – 09:45		Registration and refreshments
09:45 – 10:10		Chair’s welcome and the latest national plans for mental health
10:10 - 10:40 Keynote 1		Early identification of vulnerable individuals and groups John Ivens, Educational Psychologist and Headteacher, The Bethlem and Maudsley Hospital School
10:40 – 11:10 Keynote 2		A multi agency approach: the range of services available and how to gain access to them Dawn Rees, National CAMHS Strategic Relationships and Programme Manager, National CAMHS Support Service
11.10 – 11.20		Questions
11:20 – 11:50		Morning refreshments
11:50 – 12:40		Streamed sessions
1A			1B		1C	1D
Staff mental health: providing support for the emotional wellbeing of staff Fintan O'Regan Education Consultant, Author and former Headteacher			Supporting students suffering from eating disorders Vathani Navasoth Eating Disorder Expert, Awakening Dawn, NCFED		Help your students with depression, stress and anxiety	Set up a counseling service in your school; lessons learned and outcomes measured Gareth D Morewood Director of Curriculum Support [SENCO], Priestnall School, Stockport
12:40 – 13:40	Lunch
13:40 – 14:10 Keynote 4	Integrating mental health into the whole school and wider education agenda Prof. Katherine Weare, Professor of Education, University of Southampton
14:10 – 15:00	Streamed sessions
2A			2B	2C		2D
Utilise SEAL to promote emotional wellbeing and a culture of respect and awareness amongst students			Support your pupils who have a parent or family member with a mental illness	Provide effective support and understanding for students with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Joe Wells Student, OCD Sufferer and author, Touch and Go Joe, an adolescent's experience of OCD		Handling confidentiality issues and sharing information around mental health: Your legal responsibilities Chris Webb-Jenkins partner, Browne Jacobson LLP
15:00 – 15:30	Afternoon refreshments
15:30 – 16:20	Streamed sessions
3A			3B	3C		3D
Involve parents and carers in effectively supporting students suffering with mental health problems Fintan O'Regan Education Consultant, Author and former Headteacher			Recognise the symptoms leading to self harm and offer support for these students Carly Raby director, LUNA	Raise awareness: end the stigma and discrimination associated with mental health problems Sally Gomme Mental Health Promotion Manager, Rethink		Anger management: Develop an effective approach to helping students with behavioural problems Aqualma Murray Independent child care consultant and trainer, Aqua-Empowerment Services
16:20	Conference close