Presented by : Dr. Paul Ramchandani
In this talk, Dr. Ramchandani will cover two topics: First, three things that we know about children’s play and the benefits it can offer. Second, how we can use what we have learnt about play to inform and improve what we do for children and families – both in research and practice.
Paul Ramchandani, D.Phil, M.Sc, M.Med.Sc, MRCPsych is the LEGO Professor of Play in Education, Development and Learning at the University of Cambridge. Prior to this he was Professor of Child and Adolescent Mental Health at Imperial College London. He trained initially as a medical doctor, subsequently training in Psychiatry. He continues to work as a Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist in the NHS.
Paul works at the PEDAL Research Centre, with a team studying early child development and developing and testing interventions to promote children’s mental health and children’s wider positive development. Paul is a trustee of Foundations, the What Works centre for children and families (previously the Early Intervention Foundation) and is a member of the DfE’s scientific advisory council.