Diary of forthcoming events 2010

Key conferences, seminars, exhibitions and training events will be displayed here. They are listed in date order under broad subject headings for your convenience. Please contact the relevant organisation for more information.

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Benefits and personal finance

AA/DLA – challenging decisions
18 February 2010 Glasgow
This one-day course is aimed at advisers challenging attendance allowance and disability living allowance decisions.
For more information visit the CPAG in Scotland website - www.cpag.org.uk/scotland.

Criminal justice, law and rights

Working with sex offenders
8 March 2010 Dundee
A one-day Sacro training event covering how attitudes can affect practice, the role cognitive distortions play in offending, Finkelhor’s pre-cursors to offending, Marlatt’s Model of relapse prevention, and reasons for denial.
For more information visit the Sacro website - www.sacro.org.uk.

Families, children and young people

Breaking-down stereotypes and engaging fathers in services for children and families
9 March 2010 Aberdeen
In 2009, Children in Scotland carried out a survey of the Gender Equality Duty activities and priorities of local authorities and NHS boards across Scotland. These one-day practice sharing events will examine the key findings of this survey and explore practical solutions to the challenges of achieving gender equality in services for children and families.
For more information visit the Children in Scotland website - www.childreninscotland.org.uk.

Families today: where are we now?
10 February 2010 Edinburgh
A one day conference looking at issues facing today’s families.
For more information visit the Centre for Research on Families and Relationships website - www.crfr.ac.uk

Child internet safety: understanding risk and responsibility
10 February 2009 Edinburgh
The event will bring together practitioners, policy makers and experts in the field of internet safety to consider risks, responsibilities and partnerships to protect young people.
For more information visit the Holyrood conferences website - http://internetsafety.holyrood.com/

Continued professional development for child protection
11 February 2010 Edinburgh
A two day training event around child protection organised by Sacro.
For more information visit the Sacro website - www.sacro.org.uk

Dealing with conflict, anger and aggression (over 12s)
4 March 2010 Edinburgh
This one-day workshop will consider adolescence as a concept, young people's perception of the adult world and the potential for conflict and confrontation with authority.
For more information visit the Children in Scotland website - www.childreninscotland.org.uk.

More choices, more chances: creating opportunities for those not in employment, education or training
9 March 2010 Edinburgh
This conference will be an opportunity to hear from policy makers and key partners looking at best practice examples and the shape of future policy.
For more information visit the Holyrood conferences website - http://morechoices.holyrood.com/

An introduction to child protection procedure
16 March 2010 Edinburgh
This one-day workshop for practitioners explores the steps organisations should take where there are concerns that a child could be at risk of harm/abuse.
For more information visit the Children in Scotland website - www.childreninscotland.org.uk.

Group work with young people
18 March 2010 Glasgow
This one-day workshop is aimed at teachers, support staff, youth workers and those working with children and young people in settings other than these. The workshop will cover some theoretical perspectives but will also focus on practical aspects of groupworking skills.
For more information visit the Children in Scotland website - www.childreninscotland.org.uk.

The impact of family lifestyle on child behaviour
23 March 2010 Edinburgh
This one-day workshop is presented in a participative format with exercises and opportunities for discussion in both large and small groups. By drawing on your own and others shared experiences, participants will develop a broader understanding of the issues and indicators of the impact of different family lifestyles on children and as they grow and develop.
For more information visit the Children in Scotland website - www.childreninscotland.org.uk.

Supporting fostering in Scotland
24 March 2010 Erskine Bridge Hotel
This years conference will consider the importance of learning from young people, foster carers and professional who support services with a view to developing practice and improving outcomes for young people.
For more information visit the Children in Scotland website - www.childreninscotland.org.uk

Seeking excellence in culture, policy and practice for looked after children and young people
21 April 2010 Edinburgh
This CPPS seminar brings together key figures from across sectors in Scotland and elsewhere in the UK in the important debate on how to tackle the challenges for all agencies in society to ensure the best possible outcomes in life for looked-after children.
For more information visit the CPPS website - www.cppseminars.org.uk

CRFR International conference 2010: Changing families in a changing world
16-18 June 2010 Edinburgh
Families are more diverse and more likely to change, with divorce, separation, stepfamilies, international adoption, increased life expectancy in some parts of the world and decreased in others, and a growing divide between rich and poor at local and global levels all becoming more prevalent.
For more information visit the Centre for Research on Families and Relationships website - www.crfr.ac.uk

Housing

Housing, homelessness and substance misuse: developing effective responses
8 February 2010 Clydebank
This event will launch important recommendations on the design and delivery of effective services which prevent homelessness and address substance use.
For more information visit the Scottish Drugs Forum website - www.sdf.org.uk

The housing rights of refugees: supporting those with Leave To Remain into appropriate housing
18 February 2010 Glasgow
The half day course is particularly relevant to professionals assisting refugees to access homelessness and housing services or to organisations providing these services directly.
For more information visit the Scottish Refugee Council website - www.scottishrefugeecouncil.org.uk

Tenancy sustainment
2 March 2010 Edinburgh
A one-day training course to examine different areas of their practice when supporting young people in tenancies.
For more information visit the Scottish Youth Housing Network Leaving Home website - www.leavinghome.info

Sexual exploitation and links to homelessness
4 March 2010 Aberdeen
26 March 2010 Edinburgh
13 April 2010 Stirling
A one-day training course that aims to cover legislation and practice based skills and to dispel myths and jargon relating to exploitation and trafficking.
For more information visit the Scottish Youth Housing Network Leaving Home website - www.leavinghome.info

CIH annual conference and exhibition 2010
16-18 March 2010 Glasgow
For more information visit the conference website - www.cihscotland-conference.org/

Mental health and mental health care

Mental health first aid
22-23 February 2010 Glasgow
A two-day Sacro training event covering Scottish mental health policy and legislation, common mental health problems and risk factors and crisis first aid for suicidal behaviour, panic attacks, acute stress reactions and acute psychoses.
For more information visit the Sacro website - www.sacro.org.uk.

Making recovery real roadshows
24 February 2010 Oban
24 March 2010 Stranraer
A series of roadshows to raise awareness of recovery from mental health problems, encourage local action that supports recovery, and gather new insights about mental health and recovery.
For more information visit the Scottish Recovery Network website - www.scottishrecovery.net.

Resilience through life: an exploration of theory and practice and how it applies to the transitions faced throughout life
3 March 2010 Stirling
A one-day seminar to discuss the questions can resilience theory applied in practice promote wellbeing for individuals experiencing adversity? and can it provide support in transitions throughout life?
For more information visit the Scottish Social Networks website - www.scottishsocialnetworks.org

Living with loss
6 March 2010 Edinburgh
A half day workshop to explore the healing power of stories.
For more information visit the Scottish Storytelling Centre website - www.scottishstorytellingcentre.co.uk.

Physical and learning disabilities

Equal, connected and contributing: research perspectives on the citizenship and human rights of people with learning disabilities
24 February 2010 Perth
The Scottish Consortium for Learning Disability, in collaboration with the Open University and the Institute for Research and Innovation in Social Services, is organising this one day research conference to reflect upon the contributions and participation of people with learning disabilities within our society.
For more information visit the IRISS website - www.iriss.org.uk

Refugees

An introduction to working with asylum seekers and refugees
2 March 2010 Glasgow
During this one-day course, participants will understand all the fundamental issues and are fully briefed on current legislation and entitlement to services.
For more information visit the Scottish Refugee Council website - www.scottishrefugeecouncil.org.uk

An introduction to the needs and experiences of refugee women
9 April 2010 Glasgow
During this one-day course, participants get to grips with all the fundamental issues affecting refugee women both in terms of legislation and service provision.
For more information visit the Scottish Refugee Council website - www.scottishrefugeecouncil.org.uk

Research and evaluation

Scottish Communities Research Conference
24 February 2010 Glasgow
The Glasgow Anti-Racist Alliance is inviting all people who may have contribute in research/evaluation in some form or another in Scotland to come and present their work to fellow researchers, service providers and academics to share their experiences.
For more information visit the GARA website - www.gara.org.uk

7th International conference on evaluation for practice
11 March 2010 Elgin
The focus of the conference is on evaluation research which has implications for practice, defined broadly to include social work, as well as education, health and other human services.
For more information visit the Moray Council website - www.moray.gov.uk.

Social work and social workers

What works: putting research into practice
Youth justice - 5 February 2010 Edinburgh
Mental health and employment - 17 March 2010 Edinburgh
Childhood resilience - 15 April 2010 Edinburgh
Re-ablement - 30 April 2010 Edinburgh
A series of workshops hosted by IRISS on how to apply research and evidence effectively in practice.
For more information visit the IRISS website - www.iriss.org.uk

20:20 Vision – the social service workforce fit for the future
19 February 2010 Glasgow
The Scottish Social Services Council conference with topics covering: the benefits and purpose of workforce development and planning, registration with the SSSC, and involvement of the people who use services and carers.
For more information visit the SSSC website - www.sssc.uk.com

Continuous Learning Framework conference 2010: the journey to date
28 May 2010 Edinburgh
This conference will give you an opportunity to hear from a number of organisations across the sector about their experience of using the CLF and their journey to date.
For more information visit the SSSC website - www.sssc.uk.com/

User participation

Practical participation
10 March 2010 Dunfermline
24 March 2010 Dumfries
A one-day training course to consider the legislative and policy drivers for youth participation, understand barriers and consider potential strategies to overcome them.
For more information visit the Scottish Youth Housing Network website - www.leavinghome.info