Let's Talk with the Northern Trust

Specialist Clinical Psychologist, Maeve Cushnahan talks to Aoife Maguire, a young person who has lived with type 1 diabetes since the age of two and a half. Now Seventeen, Aoife tells the story about how her family supported her in the early years, changes in type 1 diabetes technology during her life and how Aoife experienced growing up as a young person with type 1 diabetes from primary to secondary school and now on the verge of university. Please give your feedback here: https://forms.office.com/e/6M0RhzHtjR

Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Aiveen Higgins and Trainee Clinical Psychologist, Lauren McKay continue their discussion on the psychological challenges for infants, parents and families on the neonatal unit and advice on how to support you and yourself on your neonatal journey. Please give your feedback here https://forms.office.com/e/6M0RhzHtjR

We meet Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Aiveen Higgins and Trainee Clinical Psychologist, Lauren McKay as they discuss the psychological challenges of the neonatal unit for the babies and their families and how a neonatal psychologist can support the emotional wellbeing of infants, parents and families in the unit. Please give your feedback here https://forms.office.com/e/6M0RhzHtjR

| Specialist Clinical Psychologist, Maeve Cushnahan and Trainee Clinical Psychologist, Saskia Craig discuss how anxiety may show up for children, young people and families when a health condition such as Epilepsy or Diabetes comes into their lives. The episode also talks about procedural distress and how this might be experienced and managed by a young person. Please give your feedback here: https://forms.office.com/e/6M0RhzHtjR

Specialist Clinical Psychologist, Maeve Cushnahan and Trainee Clinical Psychologist, Saskia Craig continue their discussion on adjustment. In this episode they talk about what the research says about adjusting to life with a health condition, and discuss ideas that may help families during the adjustment period. Please give your feedback here: https://forms.office.com/e/6M0RhzHtjR

Specialist Clinical Psychologist, Maeve Cushnahan and Trainee Clinical Psychologist, Saskia Craig discuss adjusting to living with a health diagnosis as a child or young person; what might the family expect from an emotional point of view at times of transition and change, and how to cope with this. Please give your feedback here: https://forms.office.com/e/6M0RhzHtjR

We meet Specialist Clinical Psychologist, Maeve Cushnahan and Trainee Clinical Psychologist, Saskia Craig as they discuss the role of the psychologist in paediatric teams: what it is that Psychologists do, and what young people and their families can expect coming to a Psychology session. Please give your feedback here: https://forms.office.com/e/6M0RhzHtjR