Children with intellectual disabilities and emotion regulation study

Mary Girgis is a psychologist attempting to better understand how children with intellectual disabilities regulate their emotions, and how emotion regulation can impact their mental health. 

This Univeristy of Technology Sydney study is currently looking to interview parents of children with an intellectual disability between the ages of 4-18, with an aim of discussing how your child regulates their emotions. All participants are reimbursed $20 Coles-Myer gift voucher for their time. There is also an opportunity for children to participate in a focus group, which will include a brief reading and language comprehension assessment.  

If you are interested in participating, please register your interest here: https://utshealth.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3kISVYyYLLYKoG9.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact Mary either via email at mgpsychologylab@gmail.com or via phone on 0466971432.  

Well-being Research Invitation

We are seeking expressions of interest from NSW high schools with support classes for students with an intellectual disability to participate in our well-being research. 

Our research called “WellSEQ-English Version Project” aims to research the translation and feasibility of an English version of the Swedish Well-being in Special Education Questionnaire (WellSEQ), a self-report tool for adolescents with intellectual and developmental disability. This project has been approved by Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network Human Research Ethics Committee approval # HREC/18/SCHN/549 and the State Education Research Approval Process (SERAP) #2019081. 

Please read more here and then you can complete the survey below to register your interest. We will be in contact shortly after the closing date of 17/06/19. 

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New Webinar available

We have added a new webinar to our series: A background to mental health and intellectual disability by Dr David Dossetor, child psychiatrist with expertise in intellectual & developmental disability. This goes for 48 minutes. Grab a cuppa and enjoy! A copy of the slides and other resources can be downloaded by clicking on the left after you have started the webinar. More webinars will be available in term 2.

Volume 9, Issue 2 is now ready!

We have some excellent holiday reading for you with the latest copy of our journal. Simply click on the image on the right. Happy Holidays!!

Highlights include:

• A Pilot Multidisciplinary Clinic at Aspect Autism School by a Specialist Mental Health Team by Associate Professor David Dossetor and Dr Deepa Singhal, Tom Butterworth and Dr. Michelle Wong
• The Medicine Cabinet: Placebo or Nocebo by Judy Longworth
• Interview with Leanne Dowse from the University of NSW
• Conference Review: Society for the Study of Behaviour Phenotypes (SSBP) 21st International Research Symposium 2018 by Peter Wurth
• Case Report: The Successful use of ECT in a Youth with Autism, Major Depression, Severe Intellectual Disability and Self Injury by Peter Wurth, Shirley-Anne McIntyre, Priyani Ratnayake and Janelle Walker
• Readings and Resources 

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