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Childhood and Youth Transitions
Examining and improving transitional processes for vulnerable children and young people
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Wednesday 19th May 2010
Grosvenor Hotel, Edinburgh
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Conference chair:Keynote speakers:- Tam Baillie, Scotland’s Commissioner for Children and Young People
- Boyd McAdam, Head, Getting it right for every child, The Scottish Government
Also presenting:- Shelley Gray, Director of Policy and Campaigns, Long Term Conditions Alliance Scotland
- Mig Coupe, Head of Direct Help and Support, Mindroom and member of For Scotland's Disabled Children liaison project
- Roger Catchpole, Training and Development Manager, Young Minds
- Lorna Mulholland, Children's Services Manager, Barnardos Scotland
- Alan Moir, Deputy Chief Executive, Epilepsy Scotland
- Gillian Newman, Children's Consultation Worker, Highland Children's Forum
- James McTaggart, Educational Psychologist, Highland Council
- Marlyn Campbell, Development Officer, Additional Support Needs Team, Highland Council
- James Fletcher, Development Worker, ARC Scotland
- Eileen Keddie, Area Manager, Sense Scotland
As young people progress through life they, and their families, experience a number of key transition stages on the journey from birth to young adulthood. As children experience their early years, transition through their school years, and then through to their post school destination physical situations; health, education and social care requirements and emotional dependencies can all change.
These periods can be times of great uncertainty with the success of transitions crucial to further development as well as physical and emotional wellbeing, but it is during these transitional stages that some of societies most vulnerable can be left behind. For those living with long term conditions the management of multiple care plans; the constant adaption to changing situations and the maintenance of numerous relationships can present some real challenges.
This one day conference will bring together all those involved with developing, progressing and maintaining transition pathways for Scotland’s children and young people at some of the most crucial life stages, identifying where there is a need for development and how to better facilitate joined up thinking and service delivery at local, regional and national levels.
Key topics for discussion during the day will include:
- Identifying need – recognising gaps in service provisions and support, and identifying those most at risk of unsuccessful transitions;
- Design and delivery – examining and improving relationships between services and service professionals;
- Addressing inconsistencies – tackling inconsistencies in funding, service qualification criteria, communication and care leads;
- Joined up thinking – facilitating more partnership and joined up working to improve processes, services and support
A programme for the day has now been published and can be accessed through the relevant link above. This will be continually updated, so do please keep checking back.
Please also download a copy of the electronic conference brochure featuring updates to the conference programme, including a complete agenda. NEW!
If you have any questions or comments regarding the programme for the day, please email us or if you have a booking enquiry, call the conference support team on 0131 272 2133.
We hope you can join us. |
Conference development by: Jennifer McConachie
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