This online panel discussion, held on 15 July 2021, celebrated the publication of Dr Robbie Duschinsky and Sarah Foster’s new book, ‘Mentalising and Epistemic Trust: The work of Peter Fonagy and colleagues at the Anna Freud Centre’ and Dr Duschinsky’s 2020 work ‘Cornerstones of Attachment Research’. The panel was Dr Chloe Campbell, Deputy Director of […]
New analysis of early help for struggling children and families underlines challenge facing Government’s social care rethink
New report ‘Supporting and strengthening families through provision of early help: A rapid review of evidence’, highlights problems the Government must grapple with in its response to the independent review of children’s social care. The report is published by the National Children’s Bureau and co-authored by Dr Robbie Duschinsky, Senior University Lecturer at the Primary […]
150,000 downloads for open access book on attachment research by Dr Robbie Duschinsky
Dr Robbie Duschinsky’s Cornerstones of Attachment Research, a widely accessible introduction to the field of attachment research, has been downloaded 150, 000 times in less than two months. Attachment theory is among the most popular theories of human socioemotional development, with a global research community and widespread interest from clinicians, child welfare professionals, educationalists and […]
It’s not clear where General Practitioners/Family Doctors get their information about autism, but is “more training” the only answer?
Considerable variations in knowledge of autism spectrum disorders in children exist amongst GPs in different healthcare systems around the world. The variations are revealed in a new study, which explored what GPs – or family doctors as they are known in many countries – know about autism and the factors that influence their ability to […]
Social care assessments of children ‘in need’ to be explored in new research
A new programme of research called ‘Living Assessment’ will explore how health is considered in social care assessments of children in need in England, including those who are disabled. A central focus will be how children and young people experience the assessments process. The research, beginning later this year, follows a major, five-year […]
Contribute to a new medical humanities working group at the University of Cambridge
The Department of Public Health and Primary Care is setting up a new medical humanities working group. This aims to explore and utilise the relevance of the arts and humanities to medical education. Dr Anne Swift (Director, Improving Health teaching) Dr Robbie Duschinsky (Head, Applied Social Science group at the Primary Care Unit) and Dr […]