Debbie Emberly

Here's a piece of literature by me, suitable for seventeen-year-olds in Alberta schools, unlike -- we are told -- The Handmaid's Tale. (Sorry, kids; your Minister of Education thinks you are stupid babies.) John and Mary were both very, very good children. They never picked their noses or had bowel movements or zits. They grew up and married each other, and produced five perfect children without ever having sex. Although they claimed to be Christian, they paid no attention to what Jesus actually said about the poor and the Good Samaritan and forgiving your enemies and such; instead, they practised selfish rapacious capitalism, because they worshipped Ayn Rand. (Though they ignored the scene in The Fountainhead where “welcomed rape” is advocated, because who wants to dwell, and also that would have involved sex and would de facto be pornographic. Well, it kind of is, eh?) Oh, and they never died, because who wants to dwell on, you know, death and corpses and yuk? So they lived happily ever after. But while they were doing that The Handmaid’s Tale came true and Danielle Smith found herself with a nice new blue dress but no job. The end.

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We were sad to learn that Carlton, our famous neighbourhood campus cat, has passed. He was a #SMUCommunity icon and will be missed by many. Please feel free to share some of your favourite memories in the comments.

New Research! We generated 4 core concepts based on a review of goal-based outcome tool (GBO) taxonomies: Exploring goal taxonomies using the goal‐based outcome tool in children and young people's mental health settings onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ca…

The problem with a lot of leadership in the NHS is this The belief that writing a document, creating a pathway or a policy is “success” Little to no accountability is associated with implementation Guess why most health outcomes in the #NHS are falling Implement your plan

One of my favourite change quotes is from @nancymdixon: "The greatest knowledge deficit in organisations is not the lack of sharing nor poorly designed repositories. Rather, it is the inability to hold authentic conversations". So I was delighted to see these ideas expanded in this blog & sketchnote from @tnvora: t.co/toN0yR1wla. Conversations are the currency of great leadership.

Thank you @PeterFonagy for your opening talk at #CORCForum2022. So many useful, reflective & wise points (words from those attending) - too many points to list in one tweet! The work at CORC aims to progress the support required corc.uk.net #childmentalhealth

Thank you @NHSEngland speakers at #CORCforum2022. One ambition highlighted: #outcomemeasures are routinely used in clinical sessions to help measure the quality & effectiveness of treatment & interventions & the collection/reporting within CYPMH services corc.uk.net/outcome-experi…

There is often a reluctance to use diagnoses for child anxiety disorders - but parents told us they can be helpful but its, of course, critical how they are communicated and used. Well done @emilysarahdavey for really useful #qualitative study listening to parents @topic_group

No one: Me: 2022 Oscar Outfits as Public Health Graphs

Are you a young person age 12-18 in #NovaScotia? We know there have been challenges during the pandemic. Do you want to share your experiences of accessing mental health care? Visit healthyyoungminds.ca/cospacens @IWKHealthMHA @_researchNS

Routine outcome monitoring is one of the biggest new developments in therapy practice. But, to now, it's almost entirely conducted with measures that use standardised, pre-set items. What if clients could set their own items to assess progress against... onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jc…

Great prep kit for the littlest and vaccines- good tips and strategies to make it a good experience.

Are you a parent or caregiver of a child/youth age 4-18 in Nova Scotia? We know there have been lots of challenges during the pandemic. Do you want to share your experiences of accessing mental health care? Visit healthyyoungminds.ca/cospacens @IWKHealth @DalHPI

Are you a young person age 12-18 in #NovaScotia? We know there have been challenges during the pandemic. Do you want to share your experiences of accessing mental health care? Visit healthyyoungminds.ca/cospacens @IWKHealth @maritimespor @LaingHouse @DalHPI @PhoenixHfx

Are you a parent or caregiver of a child/youth age 4-18? We know there have been lots of challenges during the pandemic. Do you want to share your experiences of accessing mental health care during the pandemic? Visit healthyyoungminds.ca/cospacens @IWKHealth @maritimespor @BRIC_NS