14th April
2010
Chorley
Lancashire,
UK
Derian
House Children’s Hospice Study Day in collaboration with Interconnections -
Finding
the Right Balance
of
practitioners and programmes for babies and pre-school children who need
ongoing multiple interventions
An innovative Study Day for professionals caring for children
0 -5 years with complex needs.
Facilitator: Peter Limbrick, writer and independent consultant
This
one-day seminar will discuss the disadvantages of what Peter has called the ‘scatter-gun’
approach in the UK of offering a new practitioner to the child and family for
each new disability or need that emerges.
While
this is well motivated in a genuine desire to be as helpful as possible, the
multiple interventions approach might not always be the best way forward for a
particular child and family. There are children who at some times cannot relate
to so many people, there can be programme overload which might detract from
development and learning, and the family can be overwhelmed by so many
interventions to fit in.
Peter
will argue that the Team Around the Child (TAC) can be the forum for a creative
response to the situation resulting in a more child-centred and family-centred
intervention system. He will offer protocols designed to safeguard the child’s
wellbeing and to help the family on their journey towards something like ‘normal
family life’.
The
day will be an opportunity for open and explorative discussion of these
difficult and complex issues and will not offer formulaic solutions. There will
be a mix of presentations, plenary discussion and discussion in small groups. Peter
will offer delegates pre-reading material once they have booked.
Programme
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9.00
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Reception
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9.30
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Introductions.
Presentation and plenary discussion: The ‘real’ Team
Around the Child as an antidote to the disadvantages of the traditional
fragmented approaches. This will touch on systems theory and on graded levels
of joint working.
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11.00
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Break
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11.30
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Presentation and small group
discussions: Addressing the dangers of overloading some children with too
many practitioners and too many programmes. This will include discussion of
appropriate integration of therapy and education programmes and the need
sometimes for a primary interventionist.
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1.00
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Lunch
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2.00
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Small groups followed by
presentation and plenary discussion: Creating an audit to see how
family-centred a service is – and exploring the potential for
practitioners and services to be genuinely family-centred.
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3.00
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Comfort break
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3.15
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Plenary discussion to reflect on
the study day and to think about ways of taking the issues forward.
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4.00
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End of Study Day
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For more information about the venue, and to book your place
contact:
Patricia Clarkson
Derian House
Tel: 01257 233300
E-mail: pacderian@yahoo.co.uk
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