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Research, reports, articles and statistics

How often do you visit the IPA Research Library? Alongside all the valuable CPD learning modules the Research Library has over 60 (and ever growing!) research papers, reports and articles on children and young people's mental health and wellbeing. Here is a snapshot of the most recent additions:...

by Clear Sky Team — Jul 13, 2026 research

The muddle between trauma and the psychiatric diagnoses of ADHD and Autism Spectrum with Dr Margot Sunderland

Many children and young people who’ve suffered traumatic life experiences are given the label of ADHD and/or ASD and sometimes medication without anyone ever asking what has happened to them in their life or hearing their story. The trouble is, there are many overlapping presenting symptoms be...

by Clear Sky Team — May 20, 2026 learning module

Your IPA - your views, thoughts and suggestions

The Institute for Play and Attachment is your IPA! We love hearing from you, our members, about what you like to see on the membership platform. Please take a few minutes to fill in a short feedback form on the link below to help us plan for the future. Complete the form A huge Clear Sk...

by Clear Sky Team — May 19, 2026 feedback learning

IPA's Associate Learning Directory

Looking for further training and learning? Visit our Associate Learning Directory on your IPA membership dashboard. Over the coming months watch the Directory grow with adverts for more training opportunities and information from our IPA friends and partners. Already featured is some wonderful ...

by Clear Sky Team — Apr 01, 2026 advertising associate learning directory learning

IPA is now CPD accredited!

We are so excited to tell you that our Institute for Play and Attachment is now accredited by the CPD Standards Office. We are pleased that we can now provide CPD certification for up to a maximum of 12 hours per year for members. How does it work? As you complete the learning module on your...

by Clear Sky Team — Mar 26, 2026 learning news

Tell your friends about the Institute for Play and Attachment

We are open for new members until Thursday 30 April 2026. Please help us to spread the word by telling your friends and colleagues and encourage them to join you in our IPA community. Since our launch in September 2019 we have grown to: Provide over 100 hours of learning from over 50 speaker...

by The Clear Sky Team — Mar 17, 2026 support

Further Learning with Dr Lynne Souter-Anderson

If you have watched Dr Lynne Souter-Anderson's new IPA learning module 'Expressing Angry Energy through the Arts' and are keen to learn more, here are details of two further training opportunties with Lynne and her Clay Conversation Community. Clay Conversations Practitioner Training has been d...

by Clear Sky Team — Mar 10, 2026 associate learning directory learning

Expressing angry energy through the arts with Dr Lynne Souter-Anderson

Lynne's workshop aims to delve into the nature of anger experienced during childhood and adolescence. By examining the ways young people express aggression and anger, we can better understand the underlying energy and emotions involved. The workshop will highlight specific artistic mediums that ...

by The Clear Sky Team — Feb 20, 2026 learning module

Welcome to your new look IPA Newsletter

Thank you for being part of our IPA community. We have a new way of sharing IPA news with you. Instead of monthly e-newsletters packed full of lots of information which can take time to read and digest we have a brand new online newsletter page where you can view and search news posts whenever y...

by The Clear Sky Team — Feb 19, 2026 welcome

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