Course director
Dr Valeria Parlatini
Dr Valeria Parlatini is an associate professor and honorary consultant in child and adolescent psychiatry at the University of Southampton/Solent NHS Trust. Her research aims at the identification of predictors of mental health outcomes that can be used to personalise and improve clinical care, especially for children and adults with ADHD.
During her PhD in Biological Psychiatry at King’s College London, she investigated predictors of treatment response in adult ADHD, primarily using neuroimaging techniques. As an appreciation of her research, she received three international awards, including the Young Scientists Award at the World Congress on ADHD.
During her clinical lectureship at King’s College London and Maudsley Hospital, she was awarded the Academy of Medical Sciences Starter Grant to carry out epidemiology research on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of children and young people under CAMHS.
Faculty members
Dr Michael Absoud
Consultant in Paediatric Neurodisability, Evelina Children Hospital, London
Dr Joanna Begent
Paediatrician with special interests in Adolescent Medicine
Dr Simon Chapman
Consultant in Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, King’s College Hospital
Prof Sam Cortese
Professor of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Southampton University
Dr Nicola Cosgrave
Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Director, London Infant Family Team, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Alice Debelle
Consultant Child and Adolescent, Psychiatrist, Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Alex Edwards
Community Sexual and Reproductive Health, The Wolverton Centre, Kingston Hospital NHS Trust
Dr Matthew Fernando
Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist
Dr Ruchika Gajwani
Senior Research Fellow in Clinical Psychology/Honorary Clinical Psychologist, School of Health & Wellbeing | Academic CAMHS, University of Glasgow
Dr Rachel Howells
Consultant Paediatrician in Acute Paediatrics / Neurology, Royal Devon University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Carlos Hoyos
Senior lecturer and child and adolescent psychiatrist, Southampton University
Dr Suhas Hydros
Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, National & Specialist Paediatric Liaison Team, St Thomas Hospital, London
Dr Holan Liang
Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist, Honorary Associate Professor, UCL Developmental Neuroscience Research and Teaching Department
Dr Jackie Phillips-Owen
CAMHS, Leader of project linking school and Mental Health Services
Dr Omer Moghraby
Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist, Lead Clinician at the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Mariana Pinto Da Costa
Senior Lecturer, Consultant Psychiatrist, Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King’s College London
Dr Anna Price
NIHR Senior Research Fellow, Exeter School for Primary Care Research, Children and Young People’s Mental Health Research Collaboration, University of Exeter Medical School
Dr Anna Price is a research leader in health service provision for people with neurodevelopmental disorders, such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism, with a wider research focus on healthcare transitions, and on equitable access to health and social care for people with mental health needs. She holds a National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) funded Three Research Schools Mental Health Career Development Fellowship, leading the ‘Managing young people with ADHD in Primary care’ (MAP) study, and is a co-located between the School for Primary Care Research (SPCR), and the Children and Young People’s Mental Health Research Collaboration (ChYMe) at the University of Exeter Medical School. She previously led the mapping strand of the NIHR funded ‘Children and adolescents with ADHD in transition between children’s services and adult services’ (CATCh-uS) project. Dr Price is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and holds expertise in a range of applied health research methodologies, including quantitative and qualitative methodologies, clinical trial management, and evidence syntheses, with additional strengths in public and patient involvement and engagement (PPIE), and collaborative research methods.
Dr Rani Samuel
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Terry Segal
Consultant in General Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University College Hospital
Prof Emily Simonoff
Professor of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and Head of Department Director, King’s Maudsley Partnership for Children and Young People, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London
Dr Jenny Taylor
Jenny is the Assistant Director for Clinical Practice in the London Borough of Southwark Children & Families Service. She is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist with over 20 years experience leading NHS and local authority clinical services within CAMHS, Children’s Social Care, Youth Justice, and the CYP Secure Estate, and is the lead developer of the STAIRS framework used in a number of local authorities and in the secure estate. In her current role she oversees clinical staff embedded within each social work and management team throughout Southwark’s Children & Families department; social work staff embedded within SLAM inpatient units; and the Pause project for women who have had their children removed, as well as helping ensure NHS and private mental health providers are working well with the local authority to meet the needs of Southwark’s children. She is Southwark’s Virtual Mental Health Lead for our Looked After Children. Jenny is also twice Past Chair of the British Psychological Society’s Division of Clinical Psychology.
Dr Catherine Wills
Medico Legal Advisor, MDU Services Limited