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Monday 19th May 2008 (9:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m.)
Hertfordshire Development Centre
Butterfield Road
Wheathampstead
Hertfordshire
AL4 8PY
Hertfordshire Multi-Agency and Psychology Service
are holding their 4th Annual Conference to discuss:
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Establishing joined up support and
inter-agency working
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Working positively to implement change
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Understanding stress in families -
relating to professionals
This one day conference will feature 3
national keynote speakers:
Peter Limbrick:
Independent consultant, writer and sibling, is known for his arguments
for an urgent and radical reshaping of pre-school services for
babies and children who require multiple interventions – to achieve
well organised, effective, seamless, fair and accountable support
for children and their families. Peter has developed the Team
Around the Child system and contributed to Early Support. He is
chair of the Handsel Trust which is working now on the problem
of sleep deprivation in families of disabled children. Peter set
up Interconnections in 1995 to offer independent consultancy to
statutory and voluntary services. Interconnections offers a free
information service for professionals in this field at www.icwhatsnew.com
Dr Penny Lacey:
Senior lecturer in Education, University of Birmingham. Penny
has a background in teaching children and young people with severe,
profound and complex learning difficulties. Her Research interests
include learning and development of people with severe, profound
and complex learning difficulties, and management issues in special
education and adult learning disability services, particularly
interagency work.
Dr Ann Edworthy:
Chartered psychologist, associate fellow of British Psychological
Society. Swansea Metropolitan University. Between 2003-5 undertook
research into stress in parents with brain-damaged children, sponsored
by Cerebra, and has looked into ways of supporting these parents
as well as managing a telephone counselling service.
Day Delegate Fee (includes
lunch and refreshments):
£85 per person £160 for 2 people £210 for 3 people
For further information or to book a place:
Please contact Christine Plastow
Tel: 01992 588585
E-mail christine.plastow@hertscc.gov.uk
(Please note that refunds can only be claimed if cancellations
are received by 6th May 2008)
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