As promised here are the presentations, conference sheets and additional information from the 20th anniversary of the National Deaf Mental Health Service Conference held on 19th September 2013.
Main Talks
| The basics about the National Deaf Mental Health Service by Megan Egan. Megan has been employed by the Trust for 32 years has extensive experience of working with Deaf and Deaf/blind service users. In The beginning - Magreret De Feu, Deaf Mental Health Services Founder and Consultant Psychiatrist. Good Communitation; Its more than just BSL Deaf and unwell; Diagnostic and management challenges Working together with Deaf CAMHS Rob Walker is a CAMHS Consultant Psychiatrist in the Specialist Deaf CAMHS team based in Walsall. |
Special Talks
Coming soon Autism Spectrum Disorder and Deafness Coming soon Why a National Deaf Mental Health Service? | The Drama Triangle The difficulty of diagnosing ASD in the profoundly Deaf is well known within the Deaf mental health services but there is little research advising on assessment or management recommendations. The relevance of specialist mental health services for Deaf people is discussed in relation to issues of misdiagnosis, length of stay and equity of access. |
Additional Information
| Additional information conference pack and fingerspelling chart for the alphabet in British sign language. |