Forthcoming Events
The Andrew Sims Centre is a leading provider of education and training in the fields of mental health and learning disabilities.
The majority of our events are designed for a multi-disciplinary audience of health and social care professionals and are run in Leeds.
If you cannot find what you are looking for, please contact us on
0113 305 5638 or fill in our enquiry form.
Risk Management in Eating Disorders: Managing Minds and Bodies
Date: Thursday 17 May 2012
This one-day conference is designed to allow you to learn the skills needed to assess both physical and psychological risk in people with eating disorders. You will also receive an update on mortality in eating disorders, including discussion of balancing physical against psychological risks.
More Information »Essentials: Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia
Date: Monday 21 May 2012
This seminar will inform all of those responsible for caring for a patient with dementia about the identification of BPSD, the nature of the symptoms, assessment of their severity and recommends a structured and sequential approach to management.
More Information »Approved Clinician Induction
Date: Thursday 24 May 2012 to Friday 25 May 2012
This two-day course is accredited by the East Midlands and Yorkshire S12/AC Approval Panel and is valid for those attending from other parts of England. It is designed to deliver the necessary training to those who are able to demonstrate the required competencies and wish to take up the role of Approved Clinician.
More Information »Nursing 2012: Care and Compassion
Date: Thursday 14 June 2012
The aim of this year’s conference is to create a forum that reflects upon the concepts of compassion and caring in mental health and learning disability nursing from a historical and contemporary context, and offers you the opportunity to share knowledge and celebrate innovation and achievements within your own service areas.
More Information »Essentials: Human Rights-Implications for Clinical Practice
Date: Monday 18 June 2012
The purpose of this seminar is to provide you with a basic knowledge of the important articles of the HRA 1998 and salient case law in relation to clinical use, and an overview of the human rights based approach and how it complements the HRA 1998.
More Information »Master Class: Prevention of Suicide in Older People
Date: Tuesday 19 June 2012
This seminar will review the epidemiology, methods, social, physical and psychiatric risk factors with a focus on attempting to build up a profile of at risk individuals and explain possible prevention strategies.
More Information »Therapy Outcome Measures (TOM)
Date: Wednesday 20 June 2012
This workshop will provide you with the tools to collect and measure outcomes data on clients receiving treatment.
More Information »A Mental Health Law Update (Section 12 / Approved Clinician Refresher)
Date: Thursday 21 June 2012
This one-day refresher course is for S12 Approved Doctors and Approved Clinicians and is also designed to deliver the regulatory requirement for annual further relevant training essential for DoLS Mental Health Assessors.
More Information »Essentials: Therapeutic Communities: Fit for Purpose in the 21st Century
Date: Tuesday 26 June 2012
No single therapeutic approach is an adequate solution for of those diagnosed with personality disorder. What is needed is a cross-agency, multidisciplinary, whole system solution which acknowledges the need for stabilisation, engagement and psychological containment before definitive treatment can begin. The therapeutic community approach delivers this.
More Information »Essentials: Dementia and End of Life Care
Date: Wednesday 27 June 2012
This seminar will explore the issues around addressing the end of life care needs of people with dementia and their carer’s. Recognition is given to the complex multiple needs of people with dementia and their families and the crucial part that good team work plays in the coherent delivery of physical, psychological and spiritual care.
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