For Professionals

Understanding adolescence is a key feature of any training for professionals, whether they be teachers, social workers, doctors and nurses, youth workers or others who work with young people.

The Teen Brain: Implications for policy and practice.

The Teen Brain: Implications for policy and practice.

A 30-slide powerpoint presentation outlining the key changes in the brain during the teenage years: • Why this new knowledge matters;•  A quick outline of the book "The Teacher and the Teenage Brain";• Key changes in the brain at this time;• Reward processing;• Risky...

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Healthy brains for girls and boys

Healthy brains for girls and boys

Healthy brains for girls and boys A 24-slide powerpoint presentation about a healthy brain: • What is a healthy brain?• Learning about the brain• The brain changes during the teenage years• Comparing yourself with others    

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Why teach brain development to secondary school pupils?

Why teach brain development to secondary school pupils?

Our knowledge of the changes in the teenage brain is not exactly “new knowledge”.   It is 20 years now since reports of research on the teen brain starting appearing in the media.   However, there is a long way to go before the field of education catches up with these...

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A workshop for Parents

A workshop for Parents

“The teen brain – a workshop for parents” A 40-slide powerpoint presentation: These slides are designed for a 2 hour session. The workshop is designed for parents or carers of teenagers.  It would be appropriate for parents or carers of any age teenager during the...

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Working with parents of teenagers

Working with parents of teenagers

This article was written for the Parenting UK Newsletter in 2013.   Introduction Support for parents of teenagers can play a critical role in helping families cope with difficult situations, and ensuring that problems first identified in the adolescent years do not...

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Adolescents constructing their own adolescence

Adolescents constructing their own adolescence

A 38-slide powerpoint presentation This presentation is based on the fourth edition of my book “The nature of adolescence” (2010), and on the ideas contained within it. The major objective of the book is to highlight key areas of research that help us to better...

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The impact of trauma on brain development

The impact of trauma on brain development

A 17-slide powerpoint presentation covering: Four aspects of trauma: Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) The impact of trauma on brain development Developmental traumatic disorder (DTD).

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Teen Brain Matters

Teen Brain Matters

A 24-slide powerpoint presentation covering: The brain is immensely complex Three key areas of the brain The hormone balance Melatonin and sleep How does the brain work?

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