AnDY at the BABCP conference

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British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP) Annual Conference Last month some of our AnDY team had the fantastic opportunity to attend the BABCP conference, held at the University of Warwick. Located on a great campus, the conference  gave us the chance to meet fellow researchers and hear about the interesting research being carried out. Importantly it also allowed us to share the work we do at AnDY with others. Our team was part of symposiums, skills classes, poster presentations and debates. (more…)...
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GET INVOLVED: Improving research to help children and young people with anxiety and depression

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On Tuesday 11th August the AnDY Team held an informal event focusing on how we involve children and young people who have been affected by anxiety or depression and their parents in research.  The evening included fun, interactive activities for the whole family to get involved with and share their views.  The event provided the AnDY team with practical information on potential barriers to participation, what parents and young people would like research to focus on, and what it means to them.  The youngest children who attended also worked with members of the team to create a colourful story book based on their thoughts about managing worries. We will upload a copy of the story book to this site soon. We would like to thank the parents and young people who attended for their positive feedback and for helping make the event a great success!...
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Reading Children’s Trust Board Workshop

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On Wednesday, our AnDY clinic team was invited to take part in an exciting workshop led by Reading Children's Trust Board titled "Let’s work together to improve the emotional health and wellbeing of children and young people in Reading". Dr Laura Pass attended the event and was very pleased to meet many new people from young people's services in Reading, as well as see some familiar faces from the CAMHS Anxiety & Depression pathway.  The workshop was full of energy and ideas, including ways to improve collaborative working and evidence clear outcomes of services, to ensure young people get the best start in life.  For more information on the Reading Children's Trust and the great work they do, go to: http://www.reading2020.org.uk/childrens-trust/...
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A little info about Alice’s research project: how goal and threat attention interacts in people across a spectrum of anxiety levels

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Our brains are hard-wired to identify and pay attention to threats, whether this be snakes, spiders or angry faces. Lots of researchers think that this is an evolutionary process, designed to help keep us safe. Some people however attend more to these threats than others, and this heightened attention is thought to play a key role in the development and maintenance of a range of anxiety disorders. (more…)...
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