Educational Psychologist sharing evidence & ideas - infants, early years, literacy, trauma, family wellbeing & more. Enjoys: different views. Loathes: broccoli
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Join us for 45 minutes on Wednesday 3 June to learn about the impact of Project Intercept, our innovative partnership programme with the world's biggest online platforms to implement warning messages that prevent online child sexual abuse.
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A knock from the police changed Deana's life. Her dad was arrested for online child sexual offences. These are her own words, with images inspired by her drawings.
Find out more: lucyfaithfull.org.uk/what-ab…
Webinar: events.teams.microsoft.com/e…
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#SaferInternetDay from @UK_SIC is today! We're taking part alongside thousands of other organisations.
There are many great resources to help parents and children on saferinternetday.org.uk.
Young people can get guidance, reassurance, and support: shorespace.org.uk/topics/onl…
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Our anonymous Stop It Now service is here for anyone who needs us over the holiday period, with some adjustments to our regular hours, and a period of closure over the Christmas week.
If you're concerned about child sexual abuse, get in touch at stopitnow.org.uk
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Some of our children had never been to the cinema – until today! 🎞️🍿🤩
There’s no standardised score, progress measure or league table to demonstrate the importance of this but when you’re serving a community where this stuff isn’t a given, let me tell you, it matters.
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We used to have a lot more autonomy to do this. Since the huge push on “fidelity” regardless of age or stage, things have moved to a much more “one size fits all” approach which has led to some children having gaps and still being expected to make the same progress. It’s complex.
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Absolutely. The cognitive load of sitting still for children who haven’t fully mapped their bodies is often overlooked by CLT enthusiasts. If a child hasn’t developed proprioception, they’re not what Pagani (2012) refers to as “mind free” . They won’t be able to focus for long
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Just because we can, it doesn’t mean we should. This is why we need people to understand that literacy is a physical process. We can’t separate brain and body, not should we try to. There’s so much research available to back this up.
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Our study in Nature Mental Health asked: why are traumatic memories so different from ordinary life memories & what does this mean for treatment? See this easy-to-understand summary here! 1/4
Questions? Comment below!
#Trauma #PTSD #Neuroscience #MentalHealth #SomaticTherapy
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Continued (4/4) - Implications of our paper in nature mental health about how reliving is not remembering - read the easy-to-understand summary here!
#Trauma #PTSD #Research #Psychology #SomaticTherapy #TraumaTherapy #TraumaInformed
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Thanks for sharing, James. There’s definitely an assumption that children arrive with phonological awareness “all done”, but the research says otherwise. Even when we’re cracking on with phonics, spotting and adapting to early phonological gaps can prevent long-term difficulties. This study looks interesting, but it’s behind a paywall, so I can only access the abstract.
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We are pleased to announce that our Psychological Services/Children’s Rights and Participation Group are COSLA Excellence Awards Finalists in Cat 4 – Strengthening Communities & Local Democracy. Read More:buff.ly/a5wC5lq
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And here is a short film with more samples
If you’d like to try out the whole resource, just get in touch – happy to share in return for feedback!
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One year on from Scotland’s UNCRC Incorporation, Highlands children’s rights and participation group are delighted to share this resource.
Too often capacity myths prevent children from participating in issues that directly impact on them… meet Callum and Mungo!
The UNCRC supports children’s rights to give consent, to be consulted & to complain
But often adult myths about their capacity get in the way
@JoChamberlain83 and I researched with children what they think of this and what might help
Some resulting resources to share! 🧵 1/4
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What do we know about child sexual abuse prevention?
Using insights from our #StopItNow helpline, we're busting frequently seen myths around child sexual abuse.
➡️ Take a look at our #FaithfullPaper for more information: lucyfaithfull.org.uk/researc…
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How can we improve access to services for children & their families?
The Nurturing, Empowering, Safe, & Trusted, N.E.S.T framework 'Matches families with services that best meet their need.' Dr Liz Gregory
Because #PsychologyMatters: bps.org.uk/blog/psychology-m…
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Excited to see how this piece of work will grow and how the voices of the children and young people involved will influence change!
Enacting the UNCRC means children have rights to consent, to be consulted, and to complain. But often adult myths about their capacity get in the way.
@JoChamberlain83 and I asked children & young people what they thought of these myths - here is what we learned from them!
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The children & young people had a lot to say on this, privileged to have had the opportunity to listen to their views and hear what they think needs to be done. Next step is to follow through on what they’ve asked and share this and the resources we are developing far and wide.
Enacting the UNCRC means children have rights to consent, to be consulted, and to complain. But often adult myths about their capacity get in the way.
@JoChamberlain83 and I asked children & young people what they thought of these myths - here is what we learned from them!
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Could you be our Fundraising and Partnerships Manager in #Scotland?
We're looking for a proactive, outcome-focused professional with exceptional communication and relationship skills who can lead on charitable income generation.
✅ Apply now: lucyfaithfull.org.uk/careers…
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