Preconference Workshops

Therapeutic Assessment for Young People with Self-Harm

Facilitators

Professor Dennis Ougrin
Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Global Mental Health, Queen Mary University of London. Visiting Professor, King’s College London.

Anna Tarasenko
Neuroscientist and Psychologist, Queen Mary University of London.

This workshop introduces Therapeutic Assessment for young people presenting with self-harm, focusing on collaborative assessment approaches that transform clinical risk assessments into therapeutic engagement.

Recovery-Oriented Practice: Skills for Collaborative and Strengths-Based Care

Facilitator

Professor Lorna Moxham
Professor of Mental Health Nursing, School of Nursing, University of Wollongong, Australia.

An interactive workshop exploring reflection, collaboration, and strengths-based mental health care.

This experiential session invites participants to examine how personal beliefs, professional roles, and systems influence the way care is provided. Through guided activities and discussion, the workshop explores recovery-oriented practice, collaborative partnerships, lived experience, autonomy, and strengths-based approaches across mental health settings.

Stress and Trauma: From Neurobiological Insights to Clinical Care

Facilitator

Professor Zoltán Sarnyai
M.D., Ph.D. Director, Margaret Roderick Centre for Mental Health Research, James Cook University, Australia. Adjunct Professorial Research Fellow, Tropical Futures Institute, JCU-Singapore. Research Professor, Department of Cognitive Science and Neuropsychology, University of Szeged, Hungary.

This workshop examines the neurobiology of stress and trauma and its implications for mental health care. Participants will explore how advances in neuroscience can inform clinical understanding, resilience-building, and trauma-responsive approaches in practice.