Lights, CCAMHS, Action
The Autumn Term 2016 Newsletter for Community CAMHS
for everyone interested in emotional health and wellbeing on the Isle of Wight
Autumn Term 2016
CONTENTS
Useful mental
health resources
page 2
Community CAMHS
News Flash
pages 3-5
Jargon Buster
Getting Mental
Healthy
pages 6-7
Your Corner
Update on CCAMHS
groups
page 12
A day in the life of…
Katie Birts
page 13
Food for thought…
Cinnamon Pecan
Flapjacks
page 14
pages 8-11
pages 5
Brain Gym
page 15
WELCOME
Welcome to the fifteenth Isle of Wight Community CAMHS
newsletter. This newsletter is produced once a term to provide news
and information about child and adolescent mental health on the Island.
The newsletter is for any children, young people, families or
professionals with an interest in emotional health and wellbeing.
We would be grateful for your contributions and suggestions.
If you would like us to include your stories, poems, pictures, photos,
comments or letters in our newsletter, please contact the service. We
would also welcome your feedback on the newsletter and on our
service in general so that we can make it even better. Please let us
know of any ideas by emailing [email protected].
USEFUL MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES
www.stopbreathethink.org
With this app, you can develop and apply kindness and
compassion in your daily life through a process called
STOP, BREATHE & THINK:
1. Stop: Stop what you are doing. Check in with what you are thinking,
and how you are feeling.
2. Breathe: Practice mindful breathing to create space between your
thoughts, emotions and reactions.
3. Think: Learn to broaden your perspective and strengthen your force
field of peace and calm by practicing one of the meditations.
Community CAMHS, 7 Pyle Street, Newport, Isle of Wight PO30 1JW Tel: 01983 523 602
[email protected] / [email protected]
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Autumn Term 2016
COMMUNITY CAMHS NEWS FLASH

‘An Evening of Entertainment 2016’
Alright? How you all doing? So! … A bit of gossip
as to what has been happening in my world for the
months of August / September. (It’s Dan from
reception by the way.) For a while I’ve been
thinking of different ways of how to raise money
for a charity and as my previous employment for
many years consisted of me working in the
entertainment business, on holiday parks abroad
and throughout the UK, I thought, why not bring
some money back into CCAMHS by hosting an evening of
entertainment, with a programme of ‘Butlins’ styled entertainment.
The event was held at the Amy White Theatre in
East Cowes on Saturday 3rd September and as far
as the reviews go, it was a success! We quizzed
the brains and knowledge of the CCAMHS team
with a ‘Big Fat Quiz of the Year’, Children’s
entertainment such as; Kids gameshows, party
dances -You can’t beat a bit of the ‘Agadoo and
Chu Chu Ua!’ and Prize give aways. We had the
Female vocal sounds of Becky Savage, to which
we had a bit of a boogey to and a prize raffle with
the star prize of a holiday in a lodge, to Lower
Hyde Holiday Park. Exciting stuff!!
In total we managed to raise …*Drum roll
please* …Wait for it!…Waaaait for it!
A
WHOPPING £553!!! We are still making up our
minds as to what to spend the money on for
CCAMHS, so if you do have any ideas, please
let us know! A HUGE Thank You to everyone that
come along on the evening and to those who
bought raffle tickets beforehand. I’ll definitely be
holding another event next year, so keep your
eyes peeled for more information!
“If you miss it! You’ll miss out!”
Daniel James, Team Administrator
Community CAMHS, 7 Pyle Street, Newport, Isle of Wight PO30 1JW Tel: 01983 523 602
[email protected] / [email protected]
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Autumn Term 2016
COMMUNITY CAMHS NEWS FLASH

Update on Training Workshops
Our introductory workshops on anxiety, self harm and resilience
against low mood and low self esteem for professionals working with
children and young people continue to run, with each workshop being
run once a term throughout the year. The dates for this term are as
follows:
Anxiety— Thursday 22nd September 5:30-7:30pm
Self harm— Tuesday 18th October 5:30-8:00pm
Resilience— Wednesday 23rd November 5:30-8:00pm
Please contact [email protected] if you want to find out more about
booking a place on one of the workshops. Dates for 2017 will be
released soon.

Goodbye from Gemma Fenton
The CCAMHS team wishes
Gemma Fenton, one of our
Clinical Psychologists, a fond
farewell. Gemma and her
family are moving to Italy to
start an exciting new life
there.
The team are very sad to say
goodbye to Gemma, who has
been
a
long
standing
member of the service and
an important part of the team,
both
professionally
and
personally.
Gemma wishes all the young
people and families she has
worked with the very best for
the future.
Community CAMHS, 7 Pyle Street, Newport, Isle of Wight PO30 1JW Tel: 01983 523 602
[email protected] / [email protected]
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Autumn Term 2016
COMMUNITY CAMHS NEWS FLASH cont.

Anti-bullying week 14-18th November
Anti-Bullying Week in England is coordinated by the
Anti-Bullying Alliance and this year takes place from
the 14th-18th November.
Anti-Bullying Week shines a spotlight on bullying and
encourages all children, teachers and parents to take action against
bullying throughout the year.
The theme this year is 'Power for Good' with the following key aims:
 To support children and young people to use their Power for Good –
by understanding the ways in which they are powerful
and
encouraging individual and collective action to stop bullying and create
the best world possible.
 To help parents and carers to use their Power for Good – through
supporting children with issues relating to bullying and working
together with schools to stop bullying.
 To encourage all teachers, school support staff and youth workers to
use their Power for Good – by valuing the difference they can make in
a child’s life, and taking individual and collective action to prevent
bullying and create safe environments where children can thrive.
For more information, go to
http://antibullyingalliance.org.uk/antibullying-week/
JARGON BUSTER
Q: What is emotional regulation?
A: “Emotional regulation” is a term used to describe a
person’s ability to effectively manage and respond to
an emotional experience. People use emotional
regulation strategies to cope with difficult situations.
Most of us use a variety of emotion regulation
strategies and apply them to different situations in order to cope with the
demands of our lives and our environment. Some of these coping
strategies are healthy and helpful but some are not.
Community CAMHS, 7 Pyle Street, Newport, Isle of Wight PO30 1JW Tel: 01983 523 602
[email protected] / [email protected]
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Autumn Term 2016
GETTING MENTAL HEALTHY: GETTING ACTIVE
If you keep active, you are:
 less likely to be depressed, anxious or tense
 more likely to feel good about yourself
 more likely to concentrate and focus better
 more likely to sleep better
 improves your physical health
 more likely to find life interesting and fun
 more likely to improve relationships if you are sharing an activity.
Don’t worry about not doing enough – get started by building a bit more
physical activity into your daily life now. Even a small change can boost
your morale, give you a sense of achievement and help you to feel
better in yourself.
Activity should:
 Be enjoyable – if you don’t know what you might enjoy, try a few
different things
 Help you to feel more competent, or capable. Gardening or Art/Craft
and projects can do this, as well getting you more active.
 Give you a sense of control over your life – that you have choices
you can make (so it isn’t helpful if you start to feel that you have to
exercise). The sense that you are looking after yourself can feel good.
 Help you to escape for a while from the pressures of life.
 Be shared. The companionship involved can be just as important as
the physical activity.
Where Do I Start?
1. Write a list of hobbies interests you have or you think you would
enjoy. Start making time each day for your hobby/interest and build
it up gradually. Switching the TV and electronic devises off will help
you get started.
2. Instead of using the car or public transport, start walking, cycling or
jogging to school, your friends house or to the shops.
3. Take your dog for a walk
Community CAMHS, 7 Pyle Street, Newport, Isle of Wight PO30 1JW Tel: 01983 523 602
[email protected] / [email protected]
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Autumn Term 2016
GETTING MENTAL HEALTHY: GETTING ACTIVE cont.
4.
5.
6.
Make a commitment and consider signing up for an event as a
motivator, such as Walk the Wight or Race for Life. You will have
the added benefit of supporting a good cause.
Invite a friend to join you and consider outdoor activities for further
benefits to your mental health.
If you can’t afford a gym session, visit one of the free outdoor gyms
on the Island. These are located at St. Mary’s Hospital, Ventnor
Park, Northwood Recreation Ground in Cowes and Sandham
Gardens in Sandown.
What do you enjoy doing?
Check out these Further Resources for more ideas:
www.nhs.uk/change4life/pages/get-going-every-day
https://www.iwight.com/Residents/Leisure-and-Sport
www.youngminds.org.uk/better_mental_health/exercise_mental_health
Enjoy and Have Fun!
By Marlane Connolly
Primary Mental Health Practitioner
Community CAMHS, 7 Pyle Street, Newport, Isle of Wight PO30 1JW Tel: 01983 523 602
[email protected] / [email protected]
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YOUR
Autumn Term 2016
CORNER
Thank you to all the children and young people who
contribute to our Newsletter each term. It is what makes the
Newsletter so special. You are all super stars in our eyes!
By Emma
Community CAMHS, 7 Pyle Street, Newport, Isle of Wight PO30 1JW Tel: 01983 523 602
[email protected] / [email protected]
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YOUR
Autumn Term 2016
CORNER
By Amy, 8
Community CAMHS, 7 Pyle Street, Newport, Isle of Wight PO30 1JW Tel: 01983 523 602
[email protected] / [email protected]
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YOUR
Autumn Term 2016
CORNER
By Lily, 8
Community CAMHS, 7 Pyle Street, Newport, Isle of Wight PO30 1JW Tel: 01983 523 602
[email protected] / [email protected]
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YOUR
Autumn Term 2016
CORNER
In this picture I aimed to portray how negative and positive
moods and feelings reside inside the brain
By Lottie, 16
Community CAMHS, 7 Pyle Street, Newport, Isle of Wight PO30 1JW Tel: 01983 523 602
[email protected] / [email protected]
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Autumn Term 2016
UPDATE ON CCAMHS GROUPS
There are lots of groups running at the CCAMHS clinic at the moment.
Timid to Tiger group:
We finished our most recent 10-week group for parents of
children with anxiety in July and are looking forward to
running the next group in November. We are always so
impressed with parents’ and carers’ thoughtful and
supportive approaches in this group.
Self Esteem group:
This 7-week group aims to help young people understand
what self esteem is, how it develops and how to improve it.
Our next group began in September and is another roaring
success!
Skills for Life group:
We hope to run our next Skills for Life group for adolescents
in the New Year 2017 and are looking forward to it.
Facing Your Fears group:
Our Facing Your Fears group for 13-17 year olds with
anxiety began again in September. This 6-week group is
based on cognitive behavioural therapy approaches to
overcoming anxiety and gives young people a chance to
share ideas and support each other to overcome fears. The
group have been working really hard together—well done!
Relaxation group:
Our first 4-week group focused on helping young people
to learn relaxation skills ran in June. This appeared to be
a helpful group to the young people who attended so we
hope to run the group again within the next academic
year.
Activities group:
We ran our first Activities group over the summer for young people who
want to use increased activity to boost their mood. The group was a
definite success so we hope to run it again in 2017.
Community CAMHS, 7 Pyle Street, Newport, Isle of Wight PO30 1JW Tel: 01983 523 602
[email protected] / [email protected]
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Autumn Term 2016
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF...KATIE BIRTS
Q. What is your job title?
A. Clinical Psychologist
Q. Describe a typical day doing your job
A. I am fortunate to have a very varied role
within the team as the Clinical Psychologist
linked to the Primary Mental Health arm of
CCAMHS. A big part of my job is offering
therapeutic sessions to children or young people, either individually or
with their parents. I also run some of the groups here at CCAMHS both
for parents and for young people. Additionally, I deliver training
workshops, offer advice and consultation to other professionals and
provide supervision to other members of the team. And last but not least
of course, I am one of the editors of the CCAMHS newsletter.
Q. Name one of the best things about doing your job
A. I think one of the best things about doing this job is getting to work
alongside the hard working, creative and supportive CCAMHS team, a
team who are truly dedicated to supporting the children and young
people of the Isle of Wight to achieve positive emotional health.
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Community CAMHS, 7 Pyle Street, Newport, Isle of Wight PO30 1JW Tel: 01983 523 602
[email protected] / [email protected]
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Autumn Term 2016
FOOD FOR THOUGHT...CINNAMON PECAN FLAPJACKS
Here is a recipe from Maria Webber
for her delicious cinnamon pecan
flapjacks—enjoy!
Ingredients:
 140g/5oz light soft brown sugar
 140g/5oz butter
 140g/5oz light soft brown sugar
 2tbsp set honey
 1tbsp ground cinnamon
 140g/5oz porridge oats
 85g/3oz desiccated coconut
 85g/3oz sesame seeds
 50g/2oz sunflower seeds.
 1tbsp plain flour
 85g/3oz pecans roughly broken
Instructions:
 Heat oven to 160c/140cfan/gas3.
 Grease and line a 20x30cm square tin with baking parchment.
 Melt the butter in a large non stick pan. Add the sugar, honey and
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cinnamon and stir with a wooden spoon over a low heat for 5-10
mins until all sugar is dissolved.
In a large bowl put all remaining ingredients, tip in the butter mix and
stir well until the dried ingredients are fully coated.
Tip into the tin, press down well and bake for 30-35 minutes, until
golden in colour.
Cool for 5 minutes. Mark into squares but don't remove as they wont
hold until cold.
Will keep in a sealed container for several days.
Community CAMHS, 7 Pyle Street, Newport, Isle of Wight PO30 1JW Tel: 01983 523 602
[email protected] / [email protected]
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Autumn Term 2016
BRAIN GYM:
Community CAMHS, 7 Pyle Street, Newport, Isle of Wight PO30 1JW Tel: 01983 523 602
[email protected] / [email protected]
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AND THAT’S A WRAP!!
Please feel free to contact the service if you have any ideas for our next
newsletter or for our service in general. We want to hear from you!
[email protected]
We hope you have enjoyed reading our newsletter!
Community CAMHS, 7 Pyle Street, Newport, Isle of Wight PO30 1JW Tel: 01983 523 602
[email protected] / [email protected]