It's About Time - Notts Alcohol-related Harm Conference - 12 March 2010
12 March 2010
Friday 12 March 2010 , 9am - 4pm
The ICCA
99 Hucknall Road
Nottingham NG5 1QZ
GPs, nurses, midwives and health visitors working in health and social care settings are at the sharp end of dealing with increasing and higher risk drinkers. This one day conference aims to offer advice, guidance and
information relating to the prevention and management of harmful alcohol use. It is an opportunity to share best practice and for Nottingham to showcase how it is successfully tackling the problem.
To book your place, please follow this link
or email lastorders@frameworkha.org
- 9.00 - 9.45am: Registration and coffee.
- 10.00am - 1.00pm: Morning session - Keynote speakers from the Department of Health, NHS Nottingham City, Nursing Council on Alcohol and the Last Orders Service.
Lunch
- 2.00 - 4.00pm: Afternoon session - Attend two workshops from a choice of five: Community Detoxification, Young People & Alcohol, Hidden Harm, Health Promotion in Targeted Groups, Offender Health, Hospital Liason and Identification & Brief Advice.
Contact: Lesley Pashley (lesley@redlime.co.uk)
Contact Telephone: 0845880029
Solution Focused Substance Abuse Treatment
15 March 2010
London
Monday 15th March 2010 - Tuesday 16th March 2010
Those struggling with substance abuse problems bring with them to treatment their own unique set of challenges. In this two-day workshop, Teri, who works in Denver, Colorado will not only explain the hows and whys behind Solution Focused Brief Therapy, but will demonstrate the effectiveness of this model with this challenging and oftentimes externally motivated population.
Come prepared for an interactive workshop chock-full of practical tools, for discussion, demonstrations, and role play will be the primary methods of learning.
DDN Workshop - What is clinical supervision?
18 March 2010
London
Thursday 18th March 2010
Good performance management and clinical supervision are key elements of providing safe, efficient and effective services to clients. Where staff are not supervised and their practice monitored, then there is a risk of danger to the client, the organisation and to themselves. This one day workshop explores best practice in clinical supervision and how to achieve this in your organisation. Run by Fiona Hackland
Cost £135 + VAT
For further details please contact Ian Ralph on 020 7463 2081 or email ian@cjwellings.com
DDN Workshop - What is management supervision?
19 March 2010
London
Friday 19th March 2010
Line managers are often expected to cope with everything and are not always given the support to provide staff with the resources they need. This course will help managers look at different elements of their role and identify how best they can ensure they offer appropriate timely and effective supervision, so staff can develop their skills through reflective practice. Run by Tim Morrison
Cost £135 + VAT
For further details please contact Ian Ralph on 020 7463 2081 or email ian@cjwellings.com
The National Needle Exchange Forum (NNEF) 2010 All Day Meeting
19 March 2010
Southampton
Friday 19th March 2010
This meeting will showcase examples of good practice from across the UK. For 2010, there will be a special focus on the practical, ‘bolt-on’ services that can easily be delivered alongside needle and syringe exchange to improve appeal, client contact numbers and
service quality. A full agenda will be published in early 2010, and we plan to include:
engaging peer exchangers
offering auricular acupuncture
encouraging route transitions
proactively reducing drug-related litter
providing a full range of equipment
supporting recovery and abstinence
Be careful what you wish for: Families, drugs and alcohol: involvement or support?
23 March 2010
23 March 2010, 09.30am – 4.15pm
ORT House Conference Centre, London
Since it was established in 1984, Adfam has worked dto support families affected by substance misuse. Over the past year, it has been evolving into an umbrella organisation, committed to representing the views of its supporters to policy makers and opinion shapers.
As part of this development, Adfam has consulted with professionasl and volunteers across a wide range of sectors to gather information about the issues which are crucial to the future of family suport.
These issues inform Adfam's manifesto, and reveal the challenges and debates for anyone who works with families where substance misuse is a matter of concern.
Key themes:
The following issues will be considered:
• Families and workforce development
• Families’ involvement in treatment
• Support and interventions for families in their own right
• The cost of caring for a drug user
• Families and primary care
• Think Family: the DCSF perspective
Conference link:
http://www.pavpub.com/pavpub/conferences/showfull.asp?Conference=699
'No place for hate' - 26 March 2010, London
26 March 2010
09.30am – 4.30pm
ORT House Conference Centre, London NW1
About the conference:
The Macpherson Inquiry into the racist murder of the black teenager Stephen Lawrence laid the groundwork for the legal recognition of racist hate crime. In the years that followed, laws recognising hate crime on the basis of religion, sexual orientation and disability came into existence, albeit with differences among the three countries of Great Britain. In addition, policy and practice developments vary, being more advanced in relation to particular types of hate crime than others. The evidence base for the more recently recognised types of hate crime is also at an embryonic stage. These represent significant challenges to our ability to tackle hate crime effectively.
There is increasing recognition that policy and practice on hate crime requires appreciation of the fact that victims and offenders have multiple identities. There are limits to the current ‘equality strand-specific’ approach to tackling hate crime. There is parallel recognition that effective redress and prevention requires partnership working across different agencies and organisations. Hate crime is not merely the responsibility of criminal justice agencies.
This conference explores the challenges and opportunities for taking effective action by bringing together the latest evidence, policy and practice developments across different sectors and countries.
The conference aims to:
• present the latest evidence to inform action
• explore how efforts to tackle hate crime can take into account multiple identities
• clarify what key statutory agencies are doing, the resources available, and the role of other organisations
• encourage the sharing of practice and experience
Conference link: http://www.pavpub.com/pavpub/conferences/showfull.asp?Conference=901
Fourth National Biennial Conference on Adolescents and Adults with FASD
14 April 2010
Canada
Wednesday 14th April 2010 - Saturday 17th April 2010
This conference will bring together a diverse group of professionals and families to share research, experience and practice in order to sustain and enhance the lives of adolescents and adults with FASD, their families, service providers, and communities. Participants can expect to: 1. Continue to expand our understanding of FASD as it presents in adolescence and adulthood and its potential implications and applications. 2. Learn about current findings about adults and adolescents with FASD from scientific, clinical, and community researchers. 3. Learn about innovative programs, projects, and practices that are making a difference. 4. Hear from individuals most directly affected. 5. Network, interact and engage in discussion with others in the field.
Nacro's 20th annual youth crime conference
20 April 2010
University of Nottingham
Tuesday 20th April 2010 - Thursday 22nd April 2010
Effective targeting of interventions to those who need them most, and tailoring them to meet individual needs, is at the heart of the Government's youth justice strategy outlined in the Youth Crime Action Plan. It underlies the commitment to deliver targeted youth support, and provides the rationale for the introduction of the Youth Justice Board's scaled approach and the youth rehabilitation order. Getting it right is key to diverting children away from crime, reducing reoffending and maximising young people's future potential. In a period of economic restraint, effective targeting is also vital to ensure that service provision is delivered in a way that makes the best use of available resources.
Doing more with less: developing higher strength alcohol services in the hangover from the credit crunch
22 April 2010
Norwich
Thursday 22nd April 2010 – Sunday 25th April 2010
Our 2010 conference addresses contemporary challenges facing alcohol treatment services and commissioners. Just at the time when we have had signs that the first comprehensive national UK alcohol strategies are beginning to be implemented locally, the political consensus is that public spending must be cut. NICE alcohol guidance is imminent on providing better, evidence-based alcohol interventions and treatment, but can under resourced alcohol treatment systems really make a difference without new investment?