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.