Tizard Centre - University of Kent

Join us next month as Dr Paraskevi Triantafyllopoulou shares more about the Safer Online Lives: Internet Use and Safety for People with Intellectual Disabilities project.

The online session, which is part of our ongoing Tizard Research Seminar Series will:

➡️discuss the findings from the Safer Online Lives project

➡️ explore the online experiences of adults with Intellectual
Disabilities, as well as the experiences of their careers and professionals working with them

➡️ look at the codevelopment of a bespoke app used by people with intellectual disabilities to navigate different potential online scenarios

For more details and tickets visit be21eb98-2070-4bb5-9704-77467806077c@51a9fa56-3f32-449a-a721-3e3f49aa5e9a" rel="ugc" target="_blank">https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/be21eb98-2070-4bb5-9704-77467806077c@51a9fa56-3f32-449a-a721-3e3f49aa5e9a

Our next Tizard Research Seminar Series of the 2023-2024 academic year will be on January 25th from 5:15-6:15pm. This event will take place in-person. Our presenter will be Professor Laurence Taggart joining us from the Ulter University and he will be discussing "Supporting acute hospitals to implement the Oliver McGowan Learning Disability and Autism Training: Using Systems Approach".

Please see the information attached for more information and disseminate widely to your networks! School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research, University of Kent

To register your attendance, please click here:

https://bit.ly/3v3eGXp

Tizard January Seminar

Alternatively, you can also scan the QR code below:

Good luck to our MSc ABA & PBS students who finished their teaching last week. Pictured with the staff team, and graduates who returned to deliver a guest lecture. Find out more about our courses here: https://shorturl.at/aGIV6

Good news! We are offering two new : one for research in adult social care in England & the other in research into education for prisoners with additional learning needs.

Find out more: https://www.kent.ac.uk/scholarships/search/FN40TIZARD01

You’ve until 12 June to apply 💻

Call for participants via Tizard Centre - University of Kent

Register now for the next Autism Journal Club
📅23 May, 16:00-17.00 GMT
💻Online, via Teams

Please see the poster for more information and register your place here: http://ow.ly/2nYw50OlnUI

Autism Online Journal Club – Tizard Centre in collaboration with PARC

This presentation will be delivered by Nathan Keates and Krysia Waldock.

Nathan is a lecturer in Health and Social Care at University of Sunderland in London. His research explores autistic people’s wellbeing, and his PhD explored the impact of improv classes on autistic people’s anxiety.

Krysia (kri-shah) is a PhD Candidate (Tizard Centre) and Research Assistant (iCSS) at the University of Kent. Their research interests include: disability and neurodivergence and (non)-religion; autistic voice in academia; cyber security education in schools.

Article for discussion: Autistic People, Gelotophobia, Gelotophilia and Katagelasticism: a Narrative Review in Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders . Accessible at: http://rdcu.be/dbjjO

Following a short presentation, there will be an opportunity for discussion.

Please direct your queries to: [email protected] and [email protected]

Findings from Wave 4 of the study into the and people with learning disabilities revealed they're facing a crisis in accessing the care they need, exacerbated by the

Read the report, including an easy-to-read version here: https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/cedar/covid19-learningdisability/results/wave4finalreports/?fbclid=IwAR0v4iAdKjVT7f6psuOPiq2kFvM2MwRO6xCBKmQjpqT3W7DAg5PVJ7T62MA

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📢 Job alert for a Research Assistant

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join an NIHR-funded research project looking at group CBT for men with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities and harmful sexual behaviour.

All the details in the link below ⬇️

Job Opportunity at the University of Kent: Research Assistant The Tizard Centre, within the School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research has an excellent opportunity for a Research Assistant to be involved in a large scale research project: Harmful Sexual Behaviour - Intellectual and Developmental...

Our PhD Researcher, Winnie Tsang, would like to speak to people with learning disabilities, who are currently being investigated for dementia. Winnie is looking for participants within the regions: Southeast, midlands, East and London. Contact [email protected] & receive a £10 voucher for participating.

We’re delighted to announce that the National Institute for Health and Care Research has awarded funding for a team, including Tizard Centre experts, to research the effectiveness of ‘Intensive Interaction’ used with people with Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities (PMLD).

Find out more: http://ow.ly/XNg550N5NpO

University of York

PMLD Link

Call for participants (18+) 📢 Take part in a 10-minute online anonymous survey on your perceptions of people with learning disabilities. There's even a chance to win a £25 gift card. All the details in the flyers 👇

An opportunity for young people to be heard!
Our researcher would like to listen to the views of young people aged 14 - 25 with a disability or special educational need, who were in education during the pandemic.
Please get in touch if you're interested ⬇️

Call for Papers!

The Tizard Learning Disability Review (TLDR) is a journal valued as readable and challenging for those working in the field of learning and intellectual disabilities. It brings together the experiences of managers, practitioners, academics, researchers, users and carers, offering a unique opportunity to share their perspectives.

Submissions are always welcome; contact any of the editorial team or email us direct.
https://www.kent.ac.uk/social-policy-sociology-social-research/tizard

Happy New Year to all our friends and followers. We’re back online after our winter break. Looking forward to engaging with you all in 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣3️⃣

Call for submissions!

The Tizard Learning Disability Review (TLDR) is a journal valued as readable and challenging for those working in the field of learning and intellectual disabilities. It brings together the experiences of managers, practitioners, academics, researchers, users and carers, offering a unique opportunity to share their different perspectives.

Editor in Chief: Dr Jill Bradshaw
Co-Editor: Professor Peter McGill
Associate Editor: Dr Magali Barnoux
Associate Editor: Athanasios Vostanis

http://ow.ly/K8Cw50LSvNZ

Watch back our November Behaviour Analysis Journal Club https://youtu.be/Jh4oLK7GIBs

Next event is today at 6 pm; sign up here https://bit.ly/3uQMgwf

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As December begins, we enter the second half of Disability History Month.

Check out the exhibitions, talks, workshops and more on the University of Kent Student Guide. Including our event Thu 1 Dec 2 pm: 'How to Manage your Workload: The Neurodivergent Way'.

Register for your free place now http://ow.ly/tBV950LSf4O

Participant invitation from our PG Researcher Huw Price.
Please help with his short survey for a study to investigate perceived organisational support and mindfulness and how these relate to staff burnout in services that support autistic individuals who display behaviours of concern.
https://kentsspssr.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_7a0sz2KsrvnfuUS

Sign up for this one-day conference on 5 Jan 📅 on autistic people and people with learning disabilities as suspects and offenders in contact with the criminal justice system. Find out more and register here:

Training - Safer-IDD - Research at Kent 3rd Tizard Forensic Issues conference Please see below for the registration link to the one-day conference, on 5th January 2023, on autistic people and people with learning disabilities as suspects and offenders in contact with the criminal justice system. We’ve collaborated with Avon Forensic CLD...

Call for Papers

Special Issue: Tizard Learning Disability Review

Submit your Spotlight on Students via Emerald Publishing here http://ow.ly/OX2250Lw2aq

Deadline 31 December 2022

Watch back the latest Tizard Behavioural Analysis Journal Club: Naturalistic Developmental Behavioural Intervention with Dr. Jamie Hughes-Lika http://ow.ly/kZLO50Lmtwc

Reserve your space for the next session Thu 3 Nov 6 pm https://bit.ly/3gNeuEm

We were proud to hear that Advances in Autism awarded two of our staff members the 2022 Emerald Literati Award for outstanding reviewer . Read our latest news blog on the impact they’ve made:

Tizard staff awarded prestigious Emerald Literati Awards – SSPSSR news blog Tizard staff awarded prestigious Emerald Literati Awards By Gabrielle Grant | 13 October 2022 Last month, the editorial team from Advances in Autism awarded two members of staff from Tizard Centre the 2022 Emerald Literati Award. Nathan Keates, Lecturer in Intellectual and Developmental Disabiliti...

We are still recruiting participants for our 'care relationships' study (see flyer 👇). Eligible participants who take part in the interview will receive a £10 payment and a certificate of participation. Feel free to share 🙂

Nathan Keates, part-time lecturer and PhD researcher, is looking for autistic people (diagnosed or self-identifying) to complete a survey on functioning labels.

For more information including a link to the survey, please visit: https://kentsspssr.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0JSNsdVsCvyUcoC

Please share widely.

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📢 We are pleased to announce a joint PhD studentship with the Personal Social Services Research Unit (PSSRU) in Adult Social Care.

To find out more, please visit the Kent scholarship page:

Scholarships search - University of Kent We are offering one full-time PhD scholarship to be based in the Personal Social Services Research Unit (PSSRU) and the Tizard Centre in the School of Social Policy and Social Research (SSPSSR), University of Kent. The studentship is funded by the NIHR School for Social Care Research (NIHR SSCR).

We are deeply saddened by the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second. We stand united in grief with the nation, the Commonwealth and all those around the world who have been touched by her dignity, devotion, exemplary service, and unfailing sense of duty.

The thoughts of our entire University community are with the Royal Family at this time.

Opportunity to participate in research exploring relationships between autistic and non-autistic siblings and how siblings care for each other 👇

📢 Participants needed for interview-based study on supporting decision making of people with learning disabilities: