Category: EPIC Program

  • New parenting webinar released online – free to access

    New parenting webinar released online – free to access

    We recently were involved in an online webinar for parents focused on parenting. We have now published this webinar on the EPIC YouTube Channel! The webinar includes 3 talks from researchers at the University of Edinburgh. First Dr Vilas Sawrikar talks about supporting parents in managing behaviour and enhancing the quality of parent-teens relationship.  Next Claire Tai talks…

  • EPIC Think Learn at ITAKOM

    EPIC Think Learn at ITAKOM

    It takes all kinds of minds conference, March 2023 EPIC Think Learn are excited to be participating as an exhibitor at ITAKOM, an international conference entirely focused on the far-reaching concept of neurodiversity. We will be bringing along our brand new resources for parents and teachers and look forward to sharing them with a wide…

  • Is EPIC suitable for children with DCD/Dyspraxia?

    Is EPIC suitable for children with DCD/Dyspraxia?

    This blog post was written by Sinead Rhodes, Claire Tai, Peter Wu and Penny Shutt We have been busy working on a pilot study to see if EPIC activities would be suitable for children with Dyspraxia/Developmental Co-ordination Disorder (DCD). A pilot study is a small-scale study with a small number of children taking part –…

  • Co-production of the EPIC programme with children, parents, education and clinical professionals

    Co-production of the EPIC programme with children, parents, education and clinical professionals

    The EPIC programme aims to improve thinking, learning and behaviour in neurodivergent children. EPIC focuses on understanding and supporting thinking difficulties, through psychoeducation and use of strategies. This understanding and support can help improve everyday life for neurodivergent children at home and school. The principles of EPIC such as a transdiagnostic individualised approach were developed…

  • Update on EPIC activities

    We have been a bit quiet on the EPIC blog of late as we have been very busy with a number of activities! We are working hard on developing new booklets! These will be added to the collection of understanding ADHD and DCD and strategy booklets we have already posted on our website. Our new…

  • Helping children with their thinking skills across settings

    Helping children with their thinking skills across settings

    We have been blogging about EPIC over the last few weeks introducing the ideas behind our approach.   Last time we blogged about two of the central foundations of EPIC –our approach being individualised and taking what is called a ‘transdiagnostic’ apporach. Today we are going to discuss the importance of embedding change across contexts.…

  • Taking an individualised approach when helping a child with developmental difficulties

    Taking an individualised approach when helping a child with developmental difficulties

    The EPIC intervention and use of associated materials aims to facilitate optimal thinking, learning, and wellbeing in children and young people. Today we are going to cover a further aspect of EPIC: taking what is called an ‘individualised transdiagnostic’ approach. The EPIC approach is individualised. It is important that psychoeducation and strategies are based on…

  • Personalisation

    Personalisation

    We have published free downloadable materials for parents and teachers to help with thinking and learning in children and young people especially for children with developmental difficulties. Yesterday we blogged about a key feature of EPIC – multiple areas of difficulty and we wrote about our play, game and activity based focus.   Today we are…

  • Multiple areas of difficulty and neurodevelopmental conditions

    Multiple areas of difficulty and neurodevelopmental conditions

    The EPIC intervention and use of associated materials aims to facilitate optimal learning, behaviour, wellbeing and mental health in children and young people. We recently blogged about strategies paired to areas of difficulty.   Today we are going to cover a further key aspect of our approach: targeting multiple areas of difficulty. Children with neurodevelopmental difficulties…

  • Strategies to help with thinking skills

    Strategies to help with thinking skills

    A central part of the EPIC approach is the use of psychoeducation and pairing of that knowledge with suitable strategies for facilitating optimal thinking, learning and wellbeing. Once the child, parent and/or teacher are aware of a child’s difficulties, strategies can then be paired to difficulties to meet an individual child’s needs. In our Strategy…