How to Manage: Children and young people's mental health

How to Manage: Children and young people's mental health is organized by Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) and will be held on Nov 24, 2026.

Description:
This course brings together a multi-professional team to equip you with practical guidance on how to manage general mental health problems you encounter in your day to day clinics, as well as, advice on selecting and implementing effective interventions.

With sessions on eating disorders, an acutely dysregulated child, assessment of para-suicide, self-harm or overdose, and non-organic illnesses presenting to general paediatrics, this is an essential course to develop your skills and confidence in managing mental health in general paediatrics.

Course aim:
An introduction to the role of paediatricians in managing common mental health presentations.

The course will cover 4 broad areas of mental health presentations with 5 vertical themes throughout the day of:
1.    Neurodivergence
2.    Legal Frameworks
3.    Biopsychosocial approach
4.    Role of the Paediatrician
5.    The behavioural cycle

Learning objectives:
By the end of this course, you will:

• Feel confident in your role in managing common mental health presentations
• Consider the impact of neuro divergence on managing mental health presentations
• Be able to apply legal frameworks to managing mental health presentations