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Nicola Canale

@drnicolacanale.bsky.social
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Psychologist with a special interest in parent-infant relationships and early child development and wellbeing.

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Prof Damien Page @profdamienpage.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
I miss the days when there was understanding of the incredible benefits of properly supporting children and families. www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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Sure Start centres saved UK government £2 for every £1 spent, study finds
New Labour initiative created ‘remarkably long-lasting’ health and education improvements, says report
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Parent-Infant Foundation @parentinfantfdn.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
We're delighted to announce we've been awarded more than £1 million from The National Lottery Community Fund to create a new National Parent-Infant Relationship (PAIR) Framework! Working with delivery partners Ideas Alliance & Anna Freud, we can't wait to get started! Details👉 bit.ly/4jF3G75
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Dr Karen Bateson @karenjbateson.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Investment in early intervention and prevention services, including parent-infant relationship services, is vital. Statement from the BPS. www.bps.org.uk/news/investm...
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Martha Sercombe @marthaserc.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
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Dr Karen Bateson @karenjbateson.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
We desperately need to develop infant & early childhood mental health curricula in all health and social care professional trainings. This new article from the University of Washington provides an example. But with NHSE going, who is going to do it now? pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40044273/
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Training and Curriculum Development in Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health - PubMed
Infant and early childhood mental health (IECMH) is an important field within psychiatry and related disciplines. Historically, IECMH has been absent from mental health training and curricula. However...
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Nicola Canale @drnicolacanale.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Happy world book day. To celebrate, here is a free book all about our emotions for parents to enjoy with their little one www.gov.wales/sites/defaul...
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Nicola Canale @drnicolacanale.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
A free resource by Welsh Government to support parents in understanding and responding to their child’s behaviour in the early years www.gov.wales/sites/defaul...
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Dr Karen Bateson @karenjbateson.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
What works best during early years to improve children’s outcomes? 1. Reducing poverty 2. Protection from harm 3. Parent-child relationships This new report adds to the evidence www.betterpurpose.co/early-childh...
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Early Childhood Outcomes Report | Better Purpose
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Dr Karen Bateson @karenjbateson.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Been chatting with some valued colleagues. Our shared perspective is that even the very best parenting interventions have only limited impact (at best) unless we pay attention to the family's social and economic context, adopt a trauma-focus, work relationally and flexibly, and implement well.
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Nicola Canale @drnicolacanale.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Rhieni/gofalwyr yng Nghymru. Allwch chi sbario 5 munud i gwblhau plis?
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Nicola Canale @drnicolacanale.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Parents/caregivers in Wales. Can you please help us by completing this short survey.
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Dr Karen Bateson @karenjbateson.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
This short film by the Blackpool Parent and Infant Relationship Service (PAIRs) is nominated for a Smiley Charity Film Award. Real people telling their story of parent-infant relationship difficulties and how a PAIRs team helped. smileycharityfilmawards.com/films/the-ca...
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The Caring Connection
A film to raise awareness of what the NHS Blackpool Parent-Infant Relationship Service (PaIRS) offers to workforce, parents and infants.
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Nicola Canale @drnicolacanale.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Fantastic to read that Cwm Taf Morgannwg Health Board are part of Phase Two of this study.
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The Psychologist @psychmag.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
'We need to talk more openly about the impact our upbringing has on us in later life' Laura Mucha introduces her new book, 'Please Find Attached: How Attachment Theory Explains Our Relationships' (@BloomsburyBooksUK); plus a section on romantic relationships www.bps.org.uk/psychologist... #PsySciSky
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ACAMH - Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health @acamh.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
What's the impact of parental #depression on a child's #mentalhealth? bit.ly/parental-dep... Dr.Vicky Powell, Cardiff University, highlights her work on understanding risk and protective factors for depression across different life stages and the epidemiology of depression.
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Effects of parental depression on their offspring's mental health
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Nicola Canale @drnicolacanale.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
I’m curious as to how Educational Psychologists would answer this question? @edpsy.bsky.social
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Martha Sercombe @marthaserc.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
‘Early relationships shape babies' social and emotional development and influence many key outcomes’
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Be A Super Dad @beasuperdad.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
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Why Circle of Security Could Be the Game- Changer for Your Parenting Journey
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Oxford Parent-Infant Project (OXPIP) @oxpip.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
New study from Iceland finds that embedding the Neonatal Behaviour Observation (NBO) system in routine postnatal care improves maternal confidence and knowledge about infant. Outcomes assessed included videoed interaction coded using the EAS bmcpregnancychildbirth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
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The newborn behavioural observations (NBO) system embedded in routine postpartum care in at-risk families in Iceland: a randomised controlled trial - BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Background The Newborn Behaviour Observation system (NBO) is a flexible relationship-based intervention designed to sensitise parents to their newborn’s capacities, to increase parental confidence and...
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Nicola Canale @drnicolacanale.bsky.social · 27/09/2024
A great conference and a pleasure to host a workshop to share the relationally informed books that psychologists from Cardiff Parenting wrote for Welsh Gov as part of their Parenting Give it Time campaign www.gov.wales/parenting-gi...
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