Speakers

Dr Asha Patel (founder of Innovating Minds) is a registered Clinical Psychologist and co-developed the Healing Together facilitators programme. The programme that is supporting children, young people and adults nationally access early trauma informed help within educational and community settings. This is the first trauma informed programme that upskills front line practitioners that are not clinically trained with the knowledge and resources they need to provide early trauma informed interventions. Dr Patel is also the mastermind behind EduPod, the online platform that provides training for designated mental health leads that are implementing a whole school approach to mental health. Her clinical expertise and contribution to developing sustainable intervention models has enabled her to support schools, children, young people and adults nationally.