Tuesday
23rd October 2007
The Roof-top
Cafe, Grand Theatre, Singleton Street, Swansea SA1 3QJ
What is
it about? The
conference will focus on the issues surrounding legal and police
involvement with children/young people with neurological conditions,
the problems encountered by families and how these can be addressed
by professionals, in order to improve practice.
Cost?
The cost of attending
the day is £50 for professionals, with a limited number of free
places for students.
Professionals
attending the conference can claim up to 5 CPD points in accordance
with current R.C.P.C.H. guidelines
Who’s it
for? People with a
professional interest in legal and police issues affecting brain-injured
children and young people and their families, for example: the
legal profession, psychologists, psychiatrists, police officers,
prison officers, probation officers, voluntary and support workers,
agency/group workers, social services employees, (SEN) teachers,
research assistants and students.
Organisers?
CEREBRA –
for children/young people with neurological conditions.
Plan
for the day
|
09.00 - 09.30 |
Reception
(incl. REFRESHMENTS) + Registration |
|
09.30 - 09.45 |
INTRODUCTION
by Cerebra |
|
09.45 - 10.30 |
Dr.
Ann Edworthy,
Chartered Psychologist and Associated Member of British
Psychological Society,“Stress on parents of children with
neurological conditions” |
|
10.30 - 11.15 |
Dr
Neil Rutterford,
Chartered Psychologist, “Waking up ADD/ADHD brains” |
|
11.15 - 11.30 |
REFRESHMENTS |
|
11.30 - 12.15 |
Catherine
Davies, Research
Assistant, for Cerebra at Swansea Institute of Higher Education,
“Experiences of parents whose children with neurological
conditions have been arrested”. |
|
12.15 - 13.15 |
Mr
Mike Jenkins,
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Child and Adolescent Mental Health
Services, Birmingham and Ms Kim Firkins, Senior
Youth Offending Team Officer, Birmingham, “Making
sense of the youth offending process”, |
|
13.15 - 14.15 |
LUNCH/NETWORKING |
|
14.15- 15.00 |
Simon
Humphreys, Superintendent, North Wales Police and parent
of a child with A.S.D., “Both sides of the thin, blue line
– experiences of a Police Officer and a Parent”. |
|
15.00 - 15.15 |
REFRESHMENTS/NETWORKING |
|
15.15 - 16.00 |
Trisha Rodsett,
SENCO at Lindsworth SEBD Secondary School, Birmingham, “Pitfalls
and bear traps - or trying to get an education. A secondary
special school experience”. |
|
16.00 - 16.45 |
Paul
Osborne, “Detention
issues and people with special needs” (working title) |
|
16.45 – 17.30 |
CONCLUSION
by CEREBRA |
For further
information or to book a place, please telephone Mrs Gaynor
Ellis, CEREBRA Research, on 01267 244 226 or email;
gaynore@cerebra.org.uk
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