Webinars

14. To be announced

 

 

12. The importance of attachment in early childhood development.

Researchers from the School Attachment Monitor Team within the Centre for Developmental Adversity and Resilience Team at the University of Glasgow presented a webinar for primary teachers on the importance of attachment in early childhood development on Thursday 9th October

Professor Minnis and Yara Aleid shared their expertise on attachment in young children, the different forms of attachment and why this is important in schools. This was followed by a focus on how schools can support children with attachment, introducing the ‘School Attachment Monitor’ a research study developing digital tools to measure and support attachment assessment in schools.

 

11. What works in responding to emotionally-based school non-attendance? – examples from 2 Scottish Local Authorities

Webinar 11 was presented by Alison White (Senior Educational Psychologist) from Glasgow City Council and Chris Atherton (Senior Educational Psychologist) from East Renfrewshire Council.

This webinar showcased work from both Local Authorities to share practices around approaches to Emotionally-based School Non-Attendance (EBSNA)

9. Young people’s response to e-cigarettes and their broader marketing

Webinar 9 was presented by Dr Marissa Smith (University of Glasgow). The webinar provided interesting insights as to how companies selling e-cigarettes and vaping products are targeting young people on social media. Some resources provided by Dr Smith have been adapted for use in PSE lessons on this topic and can be accessed by members in the SHINE members’ digital resources folder.

8. Interpreting and implementing a SHINE mental health survey data report successfully in the school setting

Webinar 8 was hosted by Dawn Haughton, (SHINE Network Manager) and Judith Mabelis, a Research Fellow on the SHINE team on 19 May 2022. The session provided advice on preparing to engage with the SHINE data report, how to interpret the graphs and measures used in the survey and provided some examples of how SHINE schools and Local Authorities had used the data reports as part of their whole school approach to mental health and wellbeing. 

6. eNurture : young people’s mental health in the digital age

Webinar 6 was held on 28 April 2021 and was presented by Professor Gordon Harold, the inaugural Professor of the Psychology of Education and Mental Health at the University of Cambridge. Professor Harold is also Director of the eNurture network. Further details about  the network can be found at https://www.enurture.org.uk/.

5. Mental lllness and young people: stigma, discrimination and seeking support 

Webinar 5 was held on 27 January 2021 and was presented by Professor Simon Hunter along with three of his PhD students; Rebecca Johnson, Rachel Taylor and Sofia Pimenta. Further reading on this topic can be found here.

3. Attachment difficulties: stress at home, stress at school

Webinar 3 was held on 6 May 2020 and was presented by Professor Helen Minnis (University of Glasgow). Professor Minnis kindly conferred with colleagues at Scottish Attachment in Action  to produce recommendations for further reading on this topic.

2. Suicide and self-harm in young people 

Webinar 2 was held on 19 February 2020 and was presented by Professor Rory O’Connor (University of Glasgow). Please note:  there is a brief section of frozen video lasting only 1 min between 1.33 – 2.40 mins, however, the audio recording continues unaffected until the video resumes. We apologize for the short interruption to viewing.