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Our blogs for education professionals include information which may be useful for people working with children and young people in education.

By Jan Bogucki

Resilience, stress, and student life

What is resilience? To put it simply, resilience is the ability to face drawbacks and still be able to bounce back. Think about the device that many books and movies use – the protagonist initially sets out on their journey and meets […]

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By Martine Crompton

Social styles: why are they important?

Social style can be very important for many reasons. Firstly, we must look at what social styles are. Social style […]

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By Laura Humphreys

What is Selective Mutism?

What is Selective Mutism? Generally speaking, people can characterise Selective Mutism (SM) as a disorder of ‘lack of speech’. SM is quite […]

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By Jan Bogucki

Self-harm: what it is and what to do

What is self-harm? Self-harm includes a wide range of different behaviours, which are all oriented on inflicting physical pain to […]

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By Martine Crompton

Being a placement student at HSR Psychology

As my year as a placement student comes to an end, it is time for me to reflect on what […]

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By Lauren O'Loughlin

How a psychological assessment can help you to better understand your child’s needs

Psychological assessments can be beneficial for many aspects of your child’s life – for example, they can bring about improvements […]

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By Maisie Willmoth-Allsop

Obsessive compulsive disorder

OCD means obsessive compulsive disorder. First of all, OCD is not being tidy, or having good hygiene. People with OCD […]

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By Maisie Willmoth-Allsop

Should children be allowed mental health days?

The BBC reports that there is no legal difference between taking a mental health sick day and a day off […]

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By Maisie Willmoth-Allsop

Therapy rooms: what to buy and why

An introduction to therapy rooms The idea behind creating a therapy room, instead of your traditional clinical room, is that […]

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By Martine Crompton

How to support a child with autism over summer

With the summer holidays here, it can be a daunting time for families with children who have autism. Don’t fret! […]

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By Maisie Willmoth-Allsop

Why is positive psychology a popular approach?

Positive psychology, in its simplest form, is the study of positive human functioning and flourishing on multiple levels. It was developed to overcome limitations of both psychodynamic

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By Martine Crompton

Anxiety: What is it?

Anxiety is one of the most common mental health conditions. According to YoungMinds almost half of all mental health disorders develop […]

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By Maisie Willmoth-Allsop

Promoting spelling

This blog is a summary of everything I learnt, or thought was important from the promoting spelling part of our […]

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By Maisie Willmoth-Allsop

Promoting memory

Our CPD event on promoting memory was very interesting for me, here’s a summary for those of you who couldn’t […]

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By Sarah Ward

The impact of domestic violence and abuse on children and young people

Domestic violence and abuse (DVA) includes a range of actions and can impact children and young people in very different […]

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By Sarah Ward

Low mood and depression

Low mood and depression are spoken about together and can be mistaken. Low mood and depression can be difficult to […]

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By Sarah Ward

Supporting the wellbeing of LGBT & questioning children and young people

All children and young people have the right to support for their emotional wellbeing. Lesbian, gay, bi, trans and questioning […]

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By Sarah Ward

Mental health and building self-esteem

Low self-esteem is at the heart of many mental health problems A feeling of not feeling worthy or valued can […]

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By Sarah Ward

ADHD Awareness

ADHD Some children, young people and adults live a happy and fulfilled life with undiagnosed ADHD; this could be due […]

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By Sarah Ward

Teaching for neurodiversity

What is neurodiversity? Neurodiversity is a concept which recognises and respects neurological differences in the same way you would for […]

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By Sarah Ward

ASC awareness

ASC Autistic spectrum conditions (ASC) are developmental conditions which affects individuals in very different ways. We need to break the […]

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By Sarah Ward

An introduction to eating disorders in children and young people

Types of eating disorders Eating disorders come in many shapes and sizes, but they can be separated into three main […]

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