Join Spiral Creative Arts Therapies for a day of panel discussions, group work and practical workshops exploring non-statutory mental health services for young people in Scotland.
A collective step towards early mental health intervention for children and adolescents.
In the last decade, there has been a significant rise in the number of children and young people presenting with mental health difficulties. With high demand for Child Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) and often long waiting lists, our panel will discuss the landscape of non-statutory mental health services for young people in Scotland and how they sit in relation to CAMHS.
Who is it for?
This Symposium is for anyone who works with/supports children & adolescents, including therapists, psychologists, educators, social workers, third-sector workers/ volunteers, policy makers, and NHS workers.
Who are Spiral?
Spiral delivers creative arts therapies, therapeutic arts-based programmes & training. We provide services in education and our local communities, working with children, young people & their families. Our team includes HCPC-registered Art, Drama, and Music Therapists, & therapeutic community artists.
Panel & Discussion Groups
Minding the Gap: Collective Action and Partnership in Practice
Chair:
Annie Baikie, Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist for Barnardos adoption and fostering services. Tutor/ seminar leader/supervisor for Human Development Scotland. Previously worked for 25 years in CAMHS in Grampian and London.
Panelists include:
Genevieve Smyth, dramatherapist, freelanced during Northern Ireland’s war, created Scotland’s Dundee Rep Service and Place2Be mental health service hub in education, treated adolescent and older NHS patients, and worked internationally.
Lynne Conway is a Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist and Dramatherapist, and has worked with children and young people, their families and carers for over 40 years. Lynne has a special interest in supporting creative therapies across Scotland.
Sarah Bradley is a Dramatherapist, formerly at Dundee Rep. Sarah has set up therapy services with youth theatres and youth clubs. She now runs a school-based service in Glasgow, supporting young people through creativity, emotional expression, and embodied storytelling.
Mags Coyle, retired primary school headteacher. Worked for 30 years in Glasgow schools as a class teacher, EAL, and headteacher. Throughout her career, Mags developed nurturing strategies to meet the needs of all pupils. Latterly, she established supportive agencies working within her school, including Spiral.
Laura Corrigan is a music therapist who has worked with children and young people within schools and a range of settings for the past ten years. Her work has focused on supporting clients with a range of additional support needs.
Practical Workshop
Liz Young (Art Therapist) & Sarah Bradley (Dramatherapist)
Through case studies and experiential learning, participants will gain insight and understanding in how art and drama therapy can work for children and young people.
