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@PETALProgramme

@NIHRresearch @UCLPsychiatry funded programme looking to develop personalised treatments for adults with learning disabilities to help manage aggression.

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Joined September 2020
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Delighted to have this published! Thankful to our advisory group with lived experience from @CBFdn for their work on the @petalprogramme. Our 1st author Connor Clark is an alumnus of @MentalhealthMSc @UCLPsychiatry
PETAL (@PETALProgramme) profile picturePETAL@PETALProgramme7 Mar 2025
🆕 PETAL paper about impact of PPIE is out now! Click the link to read more.
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We are supporting the PETAL Trial - Personalised treatment packages for adults with learning disabilities who display aggression in community settings. The trial is testing a therapy for people with learning disabilities who show aggressive challenging behaviour.
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Learning about the @NIHRresearch @PETALProgramme at the Estia centre #LearningDisabilityWeek event - research about how to support people who display aggressive behaviour and improve lives - PETAL therapy will be tested in a new trial @likahassiotis #EstiaLearningTogether
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🚨ANNOUNCEMENT🚨 The #BJPsych has appointed Professor Gin Malhi as the incoming Editor-in-Chief and will also take on the position of @rcpsych College Editor. He will take up the post in July as @KSBhui finishes his second term. Full details here: bit.ly/3Ms8UUh
Professor Gin Malhi, incoming College Editor and BJPsych Editor in Chief

ALT Professor Gin Malhi, incoming College Editor and BJPsych Editor in Chief

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Effective interventions for aggressive challenging behaviour require personalisation, carer inclusion and service level buy-in. Read more in our rapid realist review here: journals.plos.org/plosone/ar… @UCLPsychiatry @PETALProgramme @likahassiotis @rapaport_penny

Complex interventions for aggressive challenging behaviour in adults with intellectual disability:...

Objectives Approximately 10% of people with intellectual disability display aggressive challenging behaviour, usually due to unmet needs. There are a variety of interventions available, yet a...

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Introducing @HPFT_NHS neurodevelopmental research stream's portfolio studies: (2) The HaSB-IDD study: Funded by the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) youtu.be/skij7bApfAw via @YouTube @DrChetShah @NIHRCRNeoe
The HaSB-IDD trial: CBT for men with intellectual disabilities and harmful sexual behaviour

The HaSB-IDD trial: CBT for men with intellectual disabilities and harmful sexual behaviour

The HaSB-IDD trial is a randomised controlled trial (RCT) of group ...

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Don't miss the #PETALprogramme webinar on April 17th @PETALProgramme @BeasleyJoan @andrea_caoili @CenterforSTART1 @ABAli_neuronUCL @SujeetJaydeokar @likahassiotis @drandrestrydom @RachelRoyston2 Get your FREE ticket now! 👇🏽 #IntellectualDisabilities #ChallengingBehaviour
The Learning Dis Elf (@LearningDisElf) profile pictureThe Learning Dis Elf@LearningDisElf13 Apr 2023
Community Support for Challenging Behaviour 🌼 #PETALprogramme 🌼 Join us 10-4 BST on Mon 17 Apr for this FREE webinar Interactive talks about new approaches to crisis care & behaviour that challenges in adults with intellectual disabilities. eventbrite.co.uk/e/community…
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Don't miss this on Monday! The @PETALProgramme webinar on Community Support for Challenging Behaviour My woodland friend, the @LearningDisElf will be live tweeting at #PETALprogramme and we'll be recording the talks in case you want to watch them back afterwards 👍🏼
Nancy Kouroupa (@akouroupa) profile pictureNancy Kouroupa@akouroupa3 Apr 2023
A few days left to book your tickets for the #PETALprogramme webinar on supporting adults with #ID. 👉eventbrite.co.uk/e/community… See you on Mon 17th April 2023 @Mental_Elf @likahassiotis @UCLPsychiatry
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SAVE THE DATE: free webinar to talk abt international models for community support for ppl who display chall beh pls RT book place here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/community… @PETALProgramme @CamdenLDService @psychiatryofid – at Islington, London
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Get your tickets now for the #PETALprogramme webinar on Mon 17th April 2023 "A day of interactive talks about new approaches to crisis care and behaviour that challenges in adults with intellectual disabilities." We're supporting the @PETALProgramme team to make this happen!
The Learning Dis Elf (@LearningDisElf) profile pictureThe Learning Dis Elf@LearningDisElf7 Mar 2023
I'm working with the lovely @PETALProgramme team to host this online event next month 🌼 #PETALprogramme 🌼 Community Support for Challenging Behaviour @CenterforSTART1 @ABAli_neuronUCL @SujeetJaydeokar @likahassiotis @drandrestrydom @RachelRoyston2 eventbrite.co.uk/e/community…
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The Learning Disabilities Team, led by Dr Soni Bhate, @livewellsw are proud to be working on the @PETALProgramme study with our colleagues @UCL below. Personalised treatment package for those with #LD and aggressive behaviour. 1st participant and carer recruited @NIHRSW.
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Excellent work from @alister_baird and hope it’ll contribute to a sparse literature on physical environment influences on #id and disruptive behaviour; only 6/67 papers were on #id @UCLMentalHealth @UCLPsychiatry @NickTyler4 #eiriniflouri @PETALProgramme – at Islington, London
Dr Alister Baird (@alister_baird) profile pictureDr Alister Baird@alister_baird31 Jan 2023
7000+ articles screened, 250+ full texts assessed, 67 finally included papers across 40+ physical environmental exposures, 2+ years of work, see below for our systematic review on the effects of children’s physical environment on aggression outcomes 👇 mdpi.com/1660-4601/20/3/2549
The Association between Physical Environment and Externalising Problems in Typically Developing and...

The Association between Physical Environment and Externalising Problems in Typically Developing and...

The physical environment is of critical importance to child development. Understanding how exposure to physical environmental domains such as greenspace, urbanicity, air pollution or noise affects...

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ADR UK funded PhD opportunity in UCL.
Dr Gemma Lewis (@GemmaLewis13) profile pictureDr Gemma Lewis@GemmaLewis1320 Jan 2023
Funded PhD studentship ⁦@UCLPsychiatry⁩: School attendance problems and educational attainment in children with neurodevelopmental conditions With ⁦@VasoTotsika⁩ and ⁦@GemmaLewis13⁩ Starting Oct 2023. Applications close 8th March 👇 findaphd.com/phds/project/sc…
School attendance problems and educational attainment in children with neurodevelopmental conditi...

School attendance problems and educational attainment in children with neurodevelopmental conditi...

PhD Project - School attendance problems and educational attainment in children with neurodevelopmental conditions (intellectual disability and/or autism). at University College London, listed on...

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New—An inclusive approach to people with #disabilities in #diabetes care and #education thelancet.com/journals/landi… #IDPD2022
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1. So pleased to have our #2 PETAL paper out in #Euro_psychiatry using #CRIS data that describes aggressive chall beh in adults w/ #id our @NIHRresearch PG shows that mood instability, irritability & agitation are significant contributing factors.
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Findings from our ESRC-funded study on educational experiences of children with neurodevelopmental conditions 1 year after COVID. Plus a Policy Briefing with recommendations from education policy makers across the 4 UK countries @CDC_tweets @ESRC ucl.ac.uk/news/2022/oct/auti…
Autistic children left behind during pandemic school closures | UCL News

Autistic children left behind during pandemic school closures | UCL News

Many children with autism or intellectual disability had poor attendance or even deregistered from school, often due to unmet needs, after their schools switched to online learning, reports a study...

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If you are attending the #EPAPsyEpi2022 Congress in Cambridge make sure to have a look at the presentations of @alister_baird and @marie_ahoi in the morning and @F_Bentivegna in the afternoon 💪🏻 @EPAPsyEpi
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@UCLPsychiatry is an Athena Swan silver w/ lots of developmental opportunities and we encourage ppl from diverse backgrounds to apply Jobs.ac.uk: jobs.ac.uk/job/CSO879/associ… @jmhrid @PETALProgramme @MindfulRussell – at Camden Town, London
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An enormous team effort by @UCLPsychiatry ➡️ Athena SWAN silver award 🥈 🥳🤝 We look forward to improving gender equality for all staff and students @UCLPsychiatry with @REED_UCL @UCLBrainScience
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"Little Miss Parent Carer: Always ‘fine’, constantly tired, collecting documents, always advocating, worrying, planning, and dragging her baggage everywhere!" Brilliant drawing by Contact supporter and @SunderlandPCF member Tracey, who is mum and carer to Delilah 😂❤️
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