During this course you will go through the techniques of plain English and demonstrate how these techniques can be applied to your own communications, with an emphasis on report writing.

Presented by the Andrew Sims Centre’s established Mental Health Law multi-professional training team.

Led by Dr Helen Miles, this two day course will teach you to use the Risk for Sexual Violence Protocol.

This multi-speaker event is ran by Consultant Psychiatrists at the National Psychosis Service, a national service for treatment resistant psychosis.

This workshop is suitable for professionals who wish to learn more about a cognitive behavioural approach to menopause management.

Presented by the Andrew Sims Centre’s established Mental Health Law multi-professional training team.

Delegates will learn how to decide which behaviours warrant further action and what those actions may be.

Significant number of people with brain injury presents to mainstream mental health services including emergency setting, community care, inpatient and forensic setting. Their presentations can be at times challenging to manage, difficult to understand, and appropriate assessment and interventions may not be easily accessible. Better understanding and awareness among clinicians can help to improve the management of these patients and help access appropriate interventions.

The session will explore most common reasons why it is hard to distinguish Bipolar Disorder from other mental health conditions. It will cover differences in presentation in teenagers and most common misdiagnosis (Major Depression, Borderline Personality Disorder, ADHD).