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By Lucy Oakes

Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder

When you think about eating disorders, the most common ones that come to mind are anorexia, bulimia and binge eating disorder. However, when the DSM-V was published, ‘ARFID’ was introduced as a new category of eating disorder. What is ARFID? ARFID stands […]

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By Lucy Oakes

What are Medically Unexplained Symptoms and how can they be treated?

Medically unexplained symptoms (MUS) are physical symptoms without an obvious or known physical cause. 1 in 4 people who see […]

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By Ben Kirton

Spotting a child experiencing trauma

The effects of childhood trauma on the outcomes of those who go through them have been shown in countless studies […]

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By Lucy Oakes

Non-judgemental listening: how and why?

Professional mental health workers and counsellors are trained in the key principles of non-judgemental listening. Mental Health First Aiders are […]

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By Ben Kirton

Mum’s view on male and female Autism

In 2018/2019 3 in every 100 school-aged children were diagnosed with autism in the UK, this is a huge number […]

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By Lucy Oakes

Why is mental health being overlooked in those with cerebral palsy?

What is cerebral palsy? Cerebral palsy is a lifelong condition that affects movement and coordination. Those with cerebral palsy may […]

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By Jan Bogucki

Resilience, stress, and student life

What is resilience? To put it simply, resilience is the ability to face drawbacks and still be able to bounce […]

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By Lucy Oakes

Starting my placement year at HSR Psychology

Before my placement year I am a third year student from the University of Manchester studying Psychology and I have […]

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By Ben Kirton

My upcoming placement year!

Hi! My name is Ben Kirton and I am currently at the start of my placement year as part of […]

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By Martine Crompton

Social styles: why are they important?

Social style can be very important for many reasons. Firstly, we must look at what social styles are. Social style […]

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By Laura Humphreys

What is Selective Mutism?

What is Selective Mutism? Generally speaking, people can characterise Selective Mutism (SM) as a disorder of ‘lack of speech’. SM is quite […]

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By Sarah Ward

HSR Psychology summer update 2019!

Welcome to our summer update 2019! We’ve had a huge mixture of weather this summer, and a huge mixture of […]

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By Jan Bogucki

Self-harm: what it is and what to do

What is self-harm? Self-harm includes a wide range of different behaviours, which are all oriented on inflicting physical pain to […]

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By Jan Bogucki

My first impressions as an international student working at HSR

Hi! I’m a 22-year old Polish student. I really like cooking, brewing coffee – I’ve a LOT of accessories for […]

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By Dana Cluyssen

My experience as an international intern at HSR

Nowadays, without any experience, it is very difficult to find a great job. This is especially true for the field […]

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By Martine Crompton

Being a placement student at HSR Psychology

As my year as a placement student comes to an end, it is time for me to reflect on what […]

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By Dana Cluyssen

Dealing with anger – How to find inner peace again

I recently participated an Overcoming Anger training by @innerspacemanchester (Twitter), where we discussed in depth not only what anger is […]

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By Martine Crompton

HSR Psychology spring update 2019

Welcome to our spring update of 2019! As all the daffodils are blossoming, so are we! Take a look at […]

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By Maisie Willmoth-Allsop

What can parents do at home to help their child prepare for exams?

Exam stress has a huge impact on not just children and young people, but also those around them. Stress makes […]

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By Martine Crompton

HSR Psychology winter update of 2018

Welcome to our winter update of 2018! Over the past few months, we have had a lot of things happen […]

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By Martine Crompton

Excessive sleeping in children and young people

On 8 November, some of us here at HSR Psychology attended the disabled living exhibition held by Kidz to adultz […]

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By Martine Crompton

Vacancy for a clinical psychologist at HSR Psychology

Do you have an appetite to change the way psychology services are delivered to children and young people? We’re looking […]

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By Lauren O'Loughlin

How a psychological assessment can help you to better understand your child’s needs

Psychological assessments can be beneficial for many aspects of your child’s life – for example, they can bring about improvements […]

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By Maisie Willmoth-Allsop

Obsessive compulsive disorder

OCD means obsessive compulsive disorder. First of all, OCD is not being tidy, or having good hygiene. People with OCD […]

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By Maisie Willmoth-Allsop

Impact of bereavement on children, their development and education

For many, the death of a parent, sibling, friend or relative can be extremely difficult. The feeling of bereavement is […]

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By Maisie Willmoth-Allsop

Should children be allowed mental health days?

The BBC reports that there is no legal difference between taking a mental health sick day and a day off […]

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By Maisie Willmoth-Allsop

Therapy rooms: what to buy and why

An introduction to therapy rooms The idea behind creating a therapy room, instead of your traditional clinical room, is that […]

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By Maisie Willmoth-Allsop

Our new nurture room: how you can re-create one like ours

Why a nurture room? Nurture rooms provide a comfortable environment, by where the child feels safe and relaxed. When a […]

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By Martine Crompton

How to support a child with autism over summer

With the summer holidays here, it can be a daunting time for families with children who have autism. Don’t fret! […]

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By Sarah Ward

Vacancy for an attachment psychotherapist at HSR Psychology

Join us and have the freedom to work where you want… when you want… how you want We’re looking for […]

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By Maisie Willmoth-Allsop

Why is positive psychology a popular approach?

Positive psychology, in its simplest form, is the study of positive human functioning and flourishing on multiple levels. It was developed to overcome limitations of both psychodynamic

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By Martine Crompton

Anxiety: What is it?

Anxiety is one of the most common mental health conditions. According to YoungMinds almost half of all mental health disorders develop […]

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By Maisie Willmoth-Allsop

Promoting spelling

This blog is a summary of everything I learnt, or thought was important from the promoting spelling part of our […]

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By Maisie Willmoth-Allsop

Promoting memory

Our CPD event on promoting memory was very interesting for me, here’s a summary for those of you who couldn’t […]

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By Sarah Ward

The impact of domestic violence and abuse on children and young people

Domestic violence and abuse (DVA) includes a range of actions and can impact children and young people in very different […]

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By Sarah Ward

Low mood and depression

Low mood and depression are spoken about together and can be mistaken. Low mood and depression can be difficult to […]

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By Sarah Ward

HSR Psychology becomes a Mindful Employer

HSR Psychology is now a Mindful Employer. HSR Psychology provides a broad range of psychological services to children, young people, […]

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By Sarah Ward

Vacancy for an educational psychologist at HSR Psychology

Will you help children and young people to be happy, safe and ready for life’s challenges? Would you like to […]

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By Sarah Ward

Supporting the wellbeing of LGBT & questioning children and young people

All children and young people have the right to support for their emotional wellbeing. Lesbian, gay, bi, trans and questioning […]

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By Sarah Ward

Mental health and building self-esteem

Low self-esteem is at the heart of many mental health problems A feeling of not feeling worthy or valued can […]

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By Sarah Ward

ADHD Awareness

ADHD Some children, young people and adults live a happy and fulfilled life with undiagnosed ADHD; this could be due […]

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By Sarah Ward

Teaching for neurodiversity

What is neurodiversity? Neurodiversity is a concept which recognises and respects neurological differences in the same way you would for […]

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By Sarah Ward

ASC awareness

ASC Autistic spectrum conditions (ASC) are developmental conditions which affects individuals in very different ways. We need to break the […]

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By Sarah Ward

An introduction to eating disorders in children and young people

Types of eating disorders Eating disorders come in many shapes and sizes, but they can be separated into three main […]

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