Liz Lucy Robillard

 Child Psychologists v Educational Psychologists The best help and I ever got with my learning disabled son, was from a regular child psychologist, Sharon. She gave very needed practical advice that was actually effective. I'll forever be grateful to her. Child psychologists are essential when deciding care and probably education too- educational psychologists could be best used to identify specific learning styles and/ disabilities only, an example would be an autistic child could benefit from an ep input if dyspraxia/dyslexia/apraxia etc were an issue.  The lines cross between the two professions and in my experience, I believe they really, really should not.   Ed Pychs are not really taught general mental health and should never be regarded as experts in that.  Distressed children—whether labelled or learning disabled or not—need safety, understanding, and therapy, not punitive behavioural modification that is often mistakenly supported by Ed Psychs.  La...

PTSD in Journalists: The Unique Pressures and How to Get Help Journalists face a higher risk of post-traumatic stress disorder than most people realise.  It is not only war correspondents who are affected. Investigative journalists covering abuse, corruption, organised crime, or systemic failure can also be repeatedly exposed to trauma.  The harm does not always come from witnessing violence directly. It can build up from reviewing distressing material, hearing survivor accounts, enduring threats, or being targeted for your work. Common PTSD symptoms in journalists include: 1. Re-experiencing Flashbacks, nightmares, and vivid mental images of traumatic events or details. 2. Hyperarousal Constantly being on edge, startling easily, feeling irritable, or struggling to relax. 3. Avoidance and numbing Pulling away from friends and family, avoiding certain assignments or locations, feeling emotionally shut down. 4. Reintegration problems Difficulty shifting from intense investigativ...

 Today's Telegraph reported that there was dangerous, deadly bacteria at the Countess of Chester Hospital at the time Lucy Letby worked there. It made me question the likelihood of the bacterium being found by the coroner- as well as the obvious questions. I asked an ai to explain: 'Should the deadly bacteria in the Letby case have been found during post-mortems? Yes. Under UK medical law and standard hospital practice, if a baby dies unexpectedly, a coroner’s post-mortem is usually required. These post-mortems include infection screening through blood cultures, tissue samples, and swabs from areas like the lungs or brain. If a dangerous bacterium (like Serratia or something similar) caused or contributed to the death, it should have been detected. Who is responsible for identifying it? The hospital’s pathology and microbiology team are responsible for running these tests and reporting results. If the case is under the coroner, they also review the findings. If multiple babies ...