SHCN Healthy Care Matters - National Conference & AGM
25 Sep 2008 - 09:00
25 Sep 2008 - 17:00
Etc/GMT+1
The Beardmore Hotel & Conference Centre, Glasgow
Cost: £125
The Scottish Healthy Care Network promotes the well being of looked after children and young people in and leaving care. www.shcn.org.uk
This national cross-sector event will bring together practitioners, policy makers, children’s services planners, residential and foster carers, staff and managers from health, social care, education and other services.
Provisional Programme
Registration 9.00am for a 9.45am start and finish by 5pm including Scottish Healthy Care Network AGM.
Chairs
- Liz Brabender, Organisational Change Facilitator, NCH.
- Emma Witney, Head of Healthy Sectors, NHS Health Scotland.
Guest Speakers
- Tom Lowe, Senior Psychologist, Psychological Services, N. Lanarkshire Council - Our Challenges in
Supporting Young People Who Self-Harm. - David Cowan, Schools Directorate, Scottish Government - Nutritional Guidance for Residential Care Settings in Scotland.
- Allyson McCollam, Chief Executive Scottish Development Centre for Mental Health & Mary Sparling Lead Officer, HeadsUp Scotland - Lessons from Practice: effective approaches to supporting the mental health of LAAC.
- Bryan Livingstone, Development Manager Care Commission - Health Messages from Inspection.
Dramatic Presentations: Telling Young People’s Stories!
- Breeze Productions Drama Production ‘Broad Shoulders’ by Naomi Breeze, Artistic Director.
- National Theatre of Scotland & Edinburgh International Festival presents ‘365’ – a filmed extract of a new theatre production which explores the transition made by a group of young people from care to independence. Vicky Featherstone, Artistic Director / Chief Executive NTS.
Workshops
Details on the booking form.
