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Today at 6 pm join us on ZOOM for the next webinar. Please follow the registration link below: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
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Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme and People with Learning Disabilities Can you help with our research survey? Many adults with learning disabilities are the victims of crimes. Please take a look here: universityofkent.qualtrics.c… Michelle McCarthy,Magali Barnoux,Beckie Whelton

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Join us next month as Dr @P_Triantafyllop shares more about the Safer Online Lives: Internet Use and Safety for People with Intellectual Disabilities project. Sign up for the online session at bit.ly/3OPresj
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Great in person event coming up! Can't wait to hear @laurencetaggart talking about the Oliver McGowan training @TizardCentre
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Join us on-campus on January 25th 5:15-6:15pm to hear Professor Laurence Taggart discuss the Oliver McGowan training and supporting acute hospitals. Register & info here: forms.office.com/e/JEy0Wu3bh… #tizard
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Don't miss the @kssldcop conference in December! It's our 1st F2F event since the pandemic, and we have a fantastic programme for all interested in LD and wellbeing. @KCHFT_LDservice @EastKentMencap @bemixUK @KMMSmedschool @BSMSMedSchool @LArcheUK @CCCUNursing @TizardCentre
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Thrilled to share our latest publication with the world! This project, led by the amazing Becky Cowell and featuring the incredible @p_langdon, is now out in the open. 🌍📚 Published as open-access. #mask #hygiene #ABA #metaanalysis doi.org/10.1007/s10803-023-0…

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PG student Marasuli Nuur is looking for UK participants to start interviews by end Aug for their dissertation research. Please get involved.
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Our friends at NSUN are doing a survey on community and mental health. Details in their tweet below!
📢Take part: research exploring "community" & the mental health lived experience landscape Our survey on the meaning(s) of community to people with lived experience of mental ill-health, distress & trauma is now open (closing on Monday 11th September)👇 nsun.org.uk/projects/explori…
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Looking for professionals who work w/people w/learning disabilities who display behaviours that challenge to complete a short survey about Trauma Informed Care! You do NOT need to have experience in TIC to participate. Info below via the link or QR code tinyurl.com/TICstudy1
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Thank you @SLTLaurenL for alerting us - our paper on phase 1 of the @RCSLTResearch priority setting project for learning disabilities was one of the top downloaded papers @TizardCentre ! @AmitSaLT @bangerasai @vjoffe @JoWallinger @EmmaPagnamenta @dellamoney @RPalmerSLT 👏⤵️
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Congratulations @sjomorrison 👏👏👏
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Replying to @AutismSEuk
If you’re an autistic adult (aged 18 ) or parent/carer, we’d like to hear about your experiences of adult social care to support a new campaign. Please fill in our survey: bit.ly/44buZOn for autistic adults and bit.ly/3JGqvag for parents/carers
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And congratulations @A_lambourn 👏👏👏
A big Heartfelt thank you to my Family,my Friends and awesome Supervisors that have supported my journey. It really does take a village!My love and gratitude 🥰👏@P_Triantafyllop @TizardCentre @ThanosGR 🍾🥂👏🥰
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Congratulations @ThanosGR 🙌🎓😍
Thank you to @p_langdon and @CiaraPadden for being wonderful supervisors and mentors. Officially done with the PhD. Now onwards and upwards!
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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: shorturl.at/aGIV6
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What an inspiring occasion - and so promising! Well done, all organisers and graduates ⁦@bemixUK⁩ ⁦@EastKentMencap⁩ ⁦@KMMSmedschool⁩ ⁦@kssldcop⁩ ⁦@GeorgeMatuska⁩ ⁦@dmarsden49⁩ ⁦@TizardCentre
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Are you a CLDN in the south-east, and have contact with clients with dementia? If so, please contact @Winniee_Tsang @TizardCentre to help with some important research. @KCHFT_LDservice @kssldcop @KMPT_Research @TraceyPockett @SueMarsden6 @dmarsden49
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Our GOLD (Getting On with Learning Difficulties) group is working with @TizardCentre @unikentlive on a new interactive gaming app about staying safe online. Researcher, Vivi said: "Internet safety is a big issue for people with a #LearningDisability and their carers."
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What a great evening @TizardCentre discussing support for people with #LearningDisabilities and #autistic individuals ♡
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