Family-centered solutions - changing child welfare policy and practice on the ground17th-18th September 2008 Holiday Inn, Stratford-Upon-Avon, England Family Rights Group is hosting a major international conference with key partners bringing together families, policy makers, researchers and practitioners. The conference will: Examine the principles and values that underpin family-centred approaches Consider the national and international evidence on whether such approaches work in enabling more children to live safely within their families Hear directly the experiences of social care service users and practitioners Explore family-centred models, including family group conferences, mediation and advocacy Look at ways of implementing family-centred organisations including how to overcome practice resistance and policy and cultural obstacles.
The conference will inspire, enthuse and educate. Speakers include: Naomi Eisenstadt, Director of Social Exclusion Unit, UK, Cathy Ashley, Chief Executive, Family Rights Group, Prof Ravinder Barn, Royal Holloway, University of London, Dr Marie Connelly, Chief Social Worker in the New Zealand Government, Andy Couldrick, Head of Service for Children and Families, Oxfordshire CC, Nick Crichton, District Judge, Inner London Family Proceedings Court, Prof Frank Fruchtel, Potsdam University, Germany, Mark Gurrey, Asst. Director, Children’s Services, LB Barnet, Dr Jacqueline Gallinetti, University of Western Cape, South Africa, Paul Nixon, Asst. Director, Children’s Social Care, North Yorkshire CC, Mark Sieben, Asst Deputy Minister, Ministry of Children and Family Development, BC, Canada, Ann Tucker, grandparent carer For more information and how to apply please click here.
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