Conference : Promoting Recovery in Looked After and Adopted Children : Theory into Practice

This was first posted on the home page of goodenoughcaring at http://www.goodenoughcaring.com in January, 2011

Stuart Hannah tells us that the next Northern School of Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy conference  Promoting Recovery in Looked-After and Adopted Children : Theory into Practice  is to be held on 21st March, 2011 at NSCAP, Bevan House, 34-36 Springwell Road, Leeds, LS12 1AW

The principal speakers will be : Graham Music, Associate Clinical Director, Child and Family Department at the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust, Richard Rose, Lead Clinical Consultant at SACCS, who will speak on ‘Life story work and the healing process’ and Nick Frost, Professor of Social Work, Childhood, Children and Families, at Leeds Metropolitan University
The event which is sponsored by Bryn Melyn Care will be of value to sector leaders, CAMHS clinicians, LAC nurses, residential staff/managers and others who are concerned with outcomes for this vulnerable group of  children and young people.
For an application form for this event go to

http://www.nscap.org.uk/doc/New%202010/Promoting%20Recovery%2021_03%20Flyer%20&%20App.pdf

"Celebrating Success in Residential Child Care "

This news item first appeared in January, 2011 on the home page of  goodenoughcaring at http://www.goodenoughcaring.com

A day conference,‘Celebrating Success in Residential Child Care'  will be held at the
Glasgow Marriott Hotel on  Tuesday, 22 March, 2011.
 
The Children, Young People and Social Care Directorate of the Scottish government have informed us of this event which will provide an opportunity for the residential child care sector and social work professionals to consider progress made on implementing the NRCCI recommendations. One of the main difficulties in making residential care the first and best choice for those children who need it is that all too often a bleak picture is painted of the sector. An important way of challenging the negative perceptions of residential child care is to draw attention to the many positive experiences of young people, parents and practitioners by providing a forum to celebrate success. This event will focus on the positive role residential child care has played in young people’s lives and will celebrate what for them have been positive outcomes. 
This event is aimed at residential child care practitioners, social workers, managers, students and all those with an interest in the developments within residential child care. The format of the event will provide for short facilitated discussions and networking.
Speakers include:
· Adam Ingram, Minister for Children and early Years
· Mark Smith,  University of Edinburgh and author of Rethinking Residential Child Care
· Dr Donald Forrester,  University of Bedfordshire, Director of the Child and Family Welfare Research unit.
· Zachari Duncalf, Research Fellow at Glasgow School of Social Work and Care leaver.
Contact :
If you wish to propose a workshop for the event or require a space for a stall or display please contact wendy.milne@scotland.gsi.gov.uk
 If you wish to reserve a place, please contact Suzanne Allan on 0131 244 0407 or by e-mail at Suzanne.allan@scotland.gsi.gov.uk by Friday 18 February, indicating whether you have a special dietary or other special requirements. There is no charge for this event.
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Social Care Ireland’s first National Conference : 'Bringing Back Innovation and Creativity to Social Care'

This year’s annual conference which will be held at the Sheraton hotel, Athlone on 9-10th March 2011,is the first conference presented by the new umbrella body of Social Care Ireland (consisting of the IASCW, RMA and IASCE). Building on last year’s theme, this combined conference  promotes the development and integration of social care practice, management and education. The theme of this conference focuses on the recognition of the current difficult economic climate and the need for new ideas and creativity in maintaining and achieving quality care services in Ireland. A range of topics will be presented at this year’s forum under the theme of creativity and innovation.

The principal speakers will be

Geraldine Ring, the director for the Matt Talbot Adolescent Services, which provides drug and alcohol treatment services to young people with serious drug problems : Dave Williams the acting Chairperson of Social Care Ireland who lectures in the Department of Social Sciences at the Dublin Institute of Technology ; Gaye Graham, lectures in the Department of Social Sciences at the Dublin Institute of Technology: Raymond Watson lectures at the Open Training College ; Aiden Carthy lectures at the Department of Humanities at the Institute of Technology, Blanchardstown ; Jim Cantwell, a lecturer at the Waterford Institute of Technology ; Clare Hopkins lectures at the Open Training College ; Roisin McGlone is a lecturer at the Department of Humanities, Institute of Technology, Sligo ; Laura Steckley is course director of MSc In Advanced Residential Care at the Glasgow School of Social Work, a joint school of the Universities of Glasgow and Strathclyde ; Dr. Brian McClean is the Principal Clinical Psychologist for the Brothers of Charity, Roscommon who was at the forefront of the move towards non aversive strategies and the use of behaviour support plans for people labelled as challenging in Ireland ; Ona McGrath lectures at the Department of Social and General Studies at Cork institute of Technology ; Dr. Carmel Gallagher is a lecturer in the Department of Social Sciences at the Dublin Institute of Technology; Dr. Martin Power is a University Fellow with the Discipline of Health Promotion, National University of Ireland, Galway who is co-ordinator on the BA Social Care ; Eric Valente does statistical research at the National Perinatal Epidemiology Centre (NPEC), Cork ; Tamsin Cavaliero lectures at the Institute of Technology, Sligo ; Dr. Kay Inckle lectures in the School of Social Work and Social Policy in Trinity College Dublin ; Susan Ni Chuileann  holds an MSc in Applied Forensic Psychology and lectures at Carlow College ; Brenda Kneafsey is a research officer with the Irish Association of Young People in Care ; Fiona Daly is a research officer with the Irish Association of Young People in Care ; Derek McDonnell is a community child care leader in the Social Work Department in Co. Laois and Mary Jennings  has a background in communications and marketing and works in the Community and Voluntary sector as well as the private sector.

For more information about the conference in the first instance contact Noel Howard at : nhcc2@eircom.net 

This item appeared first on the http://www.goodenoughcaring.com website homepage on February 1st, 2011 where you will find the latest news and opinion items.

"Community Care" Survey

Camilla Pemberton of Community Care has written to us about a survey the magazine is carrying out which is "looking at the effect of government spending cuts on adults and children’s social care providers." Camilla is particularly hoping for responses from children’s homes. The survey is completely anonymous and readers can link to it at  http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/FKC8YYM

This first appeared on the http://www.goodenoughcaring.com home page on February 10th, 2011