Learning Disability Symposium Invitation

"Specialist Placements, Value for Money and the Wellbeing of Children and Young People with Learning Disabilities and Complex Needs"

Chair: Dr Brian Durham, Director of Young Foundations

Wednesday 5th March 2008

Venue: Whitehouse Hotel, Foregate Street, Worcester, WR1 1EA

Places are free, but limited in number, so do apply today!

Registration: 9.30am
Programme: 10.00am – 3.00pm

The Directors and Clinicians of Young Foundations are pleased to invite you to a learning disability symposium at the Whitehouse Hotel, Worcester on Wednesday 5th March 2008.

More about the symposium

With a rise in the number of children with learning disabilities and very complex needs and those with life limiting conditions at a greater risk of developing mental health difficulties, the practical challenge is how to ensure children and young people’s services are coherent in design and delivery, with good co-ordination, effective joint working between sectors, with smooth transitions, and achieved in partnership with children, young people and families.

Entitled “Specialist Placements, Value for Money and the Wellbeing of Children and Young People with Learning Disabilities and Complex Needs”, the symposium aims to explore the commissioning challenge for local authorities and PCTs as they work towards achieving the aims set out in the new Children’s & Young Persons Act 2007.

Who will the symposium appeal to?

The symposium will appeal to professionals working in both health and social care who seek a deeper understanding of people with learning disabilities and with high support needs who require support to progress across their individual care pathway.

PROGRAMME

10.00am	Opening Address from Chair Brian Durham Director of Young Foundations
10.15am	Where to now? Mapping the journey of Looked-after Children through inpatient admission, and where they move on to after that time. Dr Pru Allington-Smith Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist/ Consultant in Learning Disability Psychiatry, Coventry Teaching PCT
11.30am	“I don’t know what will become of me…” How can we best respond? Peter WilsonFormer Director of Young Minds, the children’s mental health charity, now Clinical Advisor of The Place to Be
12.15pm	“Commissioning for Children with behaviours that challenge” Anne Troman Lead Nurse for Complex Care Commissioning, Birmingham East North PCT
2.00pm	“Checking how close we are to the requirements of the new Children & Young Person’s Act 2007". This session will describe an audit tool to reflect on the requirements of the new Act. David Allan Programme Lead for Children's and Families Services in the West Midlands, Care Services Improvement Partnership

Symposium information:

Lunch and refreshments will be provided during the day. Car parking is easily available and directions are available on request.

A Continuing Professional Development certificate will be issued to all those attending.

To book please email rebeccahill@castlebeck.com or telephone her on 07971 538981

Confirmation will be sent to you nearer the time if you have reserved a place.
There is no charge for those attending the symposium.