SEND Health Focus Week 2023

SEND Health Focus Week is a series of interesting and engaging workshops and webinars by health professionals and Experts by Experience for parents/carers and professionals in Bedfordshire and Luton who care for or work with young people with Special Educational Needs or Disabilities.

The week begins on the 9th of June and finishes on the 16th. 

These talks will cover a range of topics from ADHD or sleep, to autism or the positives of neurodiversity. 

To find out more about each topic or to book your place, please click the links below. This will take you to the Eventbrite page. Once you have booked your place, you will receive a link to the online session the day prior to the event. 

All of the talks are free to attend and will be recorded in case you can't make it on the day. However there will be a Q&A after the talks which won't be recorded, so if you have any questions please try and come along!

SEND Health Focus week is bought to you in partnership with Bedfordshire and Luton Community Health Services, Bedfordshire and Luton CAMHS, Bedford Borough Parent Carer Forum, SNAP Parent Carer Forum (Central Bedfordshire and EPIC Luton Parent Carer Forum. 

• Friday 9th June, 11 am - 12.30pm: All About ADHD, Including Information on ADHD Medication

• Friday 9th June, 1 - 2.20pm: SEND and Dietetics: Making Mealtimes Manageable

• Monday 12th June, 10 - 11.30am: Young People’s Transitions into Adults Services with the Continuing Care Team

• Monday 12th June, 1 - 2.30pm: Supporting Learning with SEND

• Tuesday 13th June, 10.30am - 12pm: Sleep

• Tuesday 13th June, 1 - 2.30pm: Eating Disorder Workshop

• Wednesday 14th June, 10 - 11.30am: The Positives of Neurodiversity

• Wednesday 14th June, 1 - 2.30pm: Gender Identity Workshop

• Thursday 15th June, 10 - 11.30am: SEND, Neurodiversity, and Managing Puberty

• Thursday 15th June, 1 - 2.30pm: Oral Health and Children With SEND

• Friday 16th June, 1 - 2.30pm: The Reality for Autistic Girls – Looking Beyond the Diagnosis