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INTERCONNECTIONS UK CONFERENCE

Children and Young People with Disabilities & Special Needs:
IDEAS INTO ACTION

Wednesday 10th September, 2008

Regent’s College Conference Centre,
Regents Park,
London,
NW1 4NS

Book Places

PROGRAMME
9.15 Reception & refreshments
9.45

Peter Limbrick

Introduction to the day

10.00

Peter Limbrick

Independent Consultant, author, originator of the Team-Around-the-Child (TAC) approach, and Editor of Family-Centred Support for Children with Disabilities and Special Needs, Interconnections, 2007.

Visit: http://www.icwhatsnew.com/services/publications/index.htm

Presentation: Making sense of complex service provision: Can we replace the ‘scatter-gun’ response to infants who have multiple needs with a more helpful and cost-effective approach?

10.45

Break

11.30

Anna Kennedy

Mother of two autistic sons, activist and author of Not Stupid, Published by John Blake, 2008.

Visit: http://www.blake.co.uk/e-store/product.php?productid=5583

Presentation: Fighting for the right to education and care.

12.15

Jenni Thomas, OBE

Founder and President of the Child Bereavement Charity

Visit: http://www.childbereavement.org.uk/

Presentation: When a child dies. 

1.00 Lunch
1.50

Jane Fraser

Trainer and Consultant in SRE for young adults with learning disabilities and founder of Bodysense to create innovative teaching resources.

Visit: www.bodysense.org.uk/

Presentation: SRE issues for young people with learning disabilities, for their families, and for those who work with them. (Working title)

2.30

Sue Davies

Early Childhood Intervention Consultant in Australia and Editor of Team Around the Child: Working together in early childhood intervention, Kurrajong Waratah, 2007.

Visit: http://www.kurrajongwaratah.org.au/default.aspx?d=286497

Presentation: Team Around the Child in Rural Australia: Transdisciplinary teamwork in a hub and spoke structure. 

3.15 Break
3.30

Discussion Groups

4.15 End of day

Costs (including lunch) - All prices subject to VAT at 17.5%

1 place: £135.
2
places: £240 (£120 each).
3
places: £315 (£105 each).
4
places: £360 (£90 each).

Book Places

Peter Limbrick, Interconnections
Parks Farm, Clifford, HR3 5HH
Tel/fax: 01497 831550
E-mail: peter.limbrick@icwhatsnew.com