From the Director – Pymble Institute

Exciting opportunities for students interested in psychology, psychiatry and science, and research in these areas

Thanks to the easing of COVD-19 restrictions and the assistance from our girls in the mental health Irritability Study with the CADE Clinic at the University of Sydney, we are pleased to offer a valuable opportunity for students in Years 10, 11 and 12.

Students in these years who have elected to participate in the study now have the opportunity to see behind the scenes into how data from this study and others is turned into ‘research’, research outputs and, ultimately, into information that leads to change and improvement in mental health services for people. If you and your daughter (Years 6 to 12) are still interested in her participating in the research study, please check your parent email for the required information or contact the Pymble Institute.

Ms Erica Bell, researcher with the CADE Clinic and PhD candidate, and colleagues from her team, will be holding workshops at the end of Term 1 for small groups of students to visit their centre and see their work in action. These students will then have the opportunity to work on their own research and inquiry questions and, if they wish, present a paper at the Pymble Student Research Conference to be held later this year.

The visits will be run by the Pymble Institute and participating students will be supported to further their interests in research in this area through future projects.

You can read an article by Erica Bell and Professor Gin Malhi in the latest edition of Illuminate, pp.8-9, A new model of resilience, in which they discuss why mild adversity is a necessary ingredient in the development of adversity.

Please contact Dr Sarah Loch, Director – Pymble Institute for more information or to receive copies of the Information and Consent forms for the Irritability Research Study: pymbleinstitute@pymblelc.nsw.edu.au.