Strathclyde's ChildrenWorking together to improve the lives of children and young people
Monday, 28th April 2014, 9:45 am - 3:30 pm
Research expertise in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences contributes towards developing a better understanding of the challenges in educating, protecting and empowering children and young people.
This full day event offers you a range of workshops to tailor your day at the University of Strathclyde to suit the interests of your organisation. Whether you work in teaching, social work, youth work, residential child care, or an allied health care profession with children and young people or if you have an interest in children and young people’s issues, we have an exciting programme of free events for you.
To find out more about individual workshops, the full programme can be downloaded here.
Programme
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9.45 - 10.15 |
Registration and Coffee |
| 10.15 - 10.30 | Welcome |
| 10.30 - 11.15 | Inter-professional Working and the Children and Young People’s Bill |
| Andrew Kendrick, Claire Cassidy and John Paul Fitzpatrick | |
| 11.15 - 11.30 | Morning Coffee |
| 11.30 – 13.00 | Workshop Choices: |
| A: | Children on the Margins: Supporting the Inclusion of Roma Children in the City of Glasgow |
| Daniela Sime, School of Social Work and Social Policy | |
| B: | Threshold Learning for Child and Youth Care |
| Laura Steckley and Graham McPheat, School of Social Work and Social Policy | |
| C: | Well-Connected: The nature of human connection and how to work with it |
| Jonathan Delafield Butt, School of Education | |
| 13.00 – 14.00 | Lunch |
| 14.00 – 15.30 | Workshop Choices: |
| A: | Supporting Positive Futures and Transitions: a groupwork approach to supporting children and young people |
| Joan Mowat, School of Education | |
| B: | Thinking Children: Philosophy with Children |
| Claire Cassidy and Donald Christie, School of Education | |
| C: | David’s Story: Home Supervision: My Life, My Education and Me |
| John Paul Fitzpatrick, Associate Dean, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences | |
Who should attend?
This workshop will be of interest to those working with children and young people such as:
- teachers
- social workers
- youth workers
- care givers
- allied health professionals
- academic staff and students
Benefits of attending
Join the conversation with our researchers and academics on issues covering poverty, transitions, creating stimulating learning environments and engaging with vulnerable young people, there is something for everyone at our interdisciplinary learning event.
Contact
phone 0141 444 8509
Associate Dean, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
website
Further information
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