Healthcare Conferences UK has notified us about a number of interesting CAMHS events taking place online in the coming months. Details below:

A 10% discount by quoting ‘HCUK10pmha‘ when booking.

The first two events are taking place very soon:

Safeguarding Adolescents and Young Adults: Delivering a Strengths-Based Approach Monday 23 November 2020 (VIRTUAL, Online) We are pleased to announce the National Safeguarding Adolescents and Young Adults virtual conference which this year will focus on improving safeguarding practice: delivering a strengths based approach, transitional safeguarding, contextual safeguarding and complex safeguarding. Through national expert sessions and practical case studies the conference aims to bring together safeguarding leads working with adolescents and young people to understand current issues and the national context, and to debate and discuss key issues and areas you are facing in practice including supporting adolescents and young adults through COVID-19, and developing a strengths based approach to adolescent safeguarding. For further information and to book your place visit https://www.healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk/conferences-masterclasses/safeguarding-adolescents-and-young-adults or email kerry@hc-uk.org.uk Follow this event on Twitter #SafeguardingYoungAdults

Masterclass: Reducing the Harmful effects of exposure to Domestic Violence & Abuse on Children and Young People Tuesday 24 November 2020 (VIRTUAL, Online) This CPD certified masterclass will consider the role of toxic stress and trauma in the pathway to interpersonal violence between parents, and the climate of violence which harms the mental health and development of children and young people. A trauma-informed model of identification, risk assessment, protection and modular intervention will be outlined to reduce the harmful effects of Domestic Violence and Abuse.  For further information and to book your place visit https://www.healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk/conferences-masterclasses/domestic-violence-children-young-people  or email kerry@hc-uk.org.uk

The others are in the coming months:

Masterclass: Safeguarding Children Level 3 – NHS Level 4 Monday 7 December 2020 (VIRTUAL, Online) The course will explore child protection conferences, preparing child protection plans and the role of core groups to ensure the best outcomes for children at risk of harm. You will have the opportunity to take part in a simulated Case Conference based on a detailed case study.The aim of the course is that you will have a clear understanding of the assessment and decision-making processes and a sound grasp of the principles and processes for effective collaboration. You will also gain skills in preparing for the Case Conference including how to write a formal report, identifying what is and what isn’t evidence-based information and how to challenge decisions. For further information and to book your place visit https://www.healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk/conferences-masterclasses/masterclass-safeguarding-children-level-3-nhs-level-4  or email kerry@hc-uk.org.uk

Decision making using the Safeguarding Children Assessment and Analysis Framework Tuesday 8 December 2020 (VIRTUAL, Online) This virtual masterclass, facilitated by Fay Berry and Stephen Pizzey, explores decision making in complex child protection and safeguarding cases using the Safeguarding Children Assessment and Analysis Framework (SAAF).The Safeguarding Children Assessment and Analysis Framework (Pizzey, Bentovim, Cox, Bingley Miller and Tapp, 2016) was designed to help professionals make an analysis of the level of harm suffered or likely to be suffered by the child; the risks of re-abuse or likelihood of future harm; and the prospects for successful intervention in cases that social workers find complex. For further information and to book your place visit https://www.healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk/conferences-masterclasses/safeguarding-children-framework   or email kerry@hc-uk.org.uk

Identifying and Supporting people who are experiencing Domestic Violence & Abuse: Improving Practice during Covid-19 Thursday 10 December 2020 (VIRTUAL, Online) This virtual conference focuses on identifying and supporting people who are experiencing Domestic Violence and Abuse.  Kenny Gibson National Head of Safeguarding NHS England, will give a keynote presentation focusing on the impact of Covid-19 and lockdown on domestic abuse.  You will have the opportunity to network with colleagues who are working to improve the recognition and response to domestic violence, self-assess and reflect on your own practice and gain CPD accreditation points contributing to professional development and revalidation evidence. For further information and to book your place visit https://www.healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk/conferences-masterclasses/domestic-violence or email kerry@hc-uk.org.uk Follow the conference on Twitter #DVCovid

Masterclass: Children’s Safeguarding: Learning from inquiries, serious case reviews and inspections Tuesday 26 January 2021 (VIRTUAL, Online) This masterclass, facilitated by Carla Thomas and Stephen Pizzey, Child and Family Training, gives an opportunity for delegates to review the findings from inquiries, serious case reviews, safeguarding practices reviews and inspections regarding multi-agency safeguarding practice and consider the implications for their agencies policies and practice. Key learning objectives include considering the history of reviews in relation to child’s death and serious harm, and how some of these led to key changes in legislation and guidance. Review thresholds and processes for serious case and child safeguarding practices reviews.           For further information and to book your place visit https://www.healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk/conferences-masterclasses/children-safeguarding-findings    or email kerry@hc-uk.org.uk

Masterclass: Therapeutic work with children and young people suffering child sexual abuse and exploitation Wednesday 27 January 2021 (VIRTUAL, Online) This Masterclass programme, facilitated by Dr Arnon Bentovim and Carol Jolliffe, will help practitioners working in social care, health, education and youth justice to deliver effective therapeutic work with children subject to sexual abuse and exploitation. Practitioners in social care, health, education and youth justice who need to develop their skills in working with children and young people who have been sexually abused and exploited should attend.  The programme will present an innovative approach, the development of a Common Practice Elements approach which capitalises on the knowledge embedded in evidence-based treatments identifying evidenced-based therapeutic procedures and integrates them into a Library of Modules. For further information and to book your place visit https://www.healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk/conferences-masterclasses/therapy-child-abuse   or email kerry@hc-uk.org.uk

Masterclass: Childhood Neglect: Approaches to understanding, assessment and interventions Wednesday 10 Febuary 2021 (VIRTUAL, Online) This masterclass, facilitated by Carla Thomas and Carol Jolliffe, Child and Family Training, will consider the complexity of understanding, managing and modifying the impact of childhood neglect. It will support practitioners and managers in considering interventions to modify neglectful parenting and to increase children’s resilience. All practitioners, and managers, working with children and families in Health, Education, Social Care, in the Public and Voluntary sector should attend. For further information and to book your place visit https://www.healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk/conferences-masterclasses/childhood-neglect or email kerry@hc-uk.org.uk

Masterclass: Therapeutic Interventions to Reduce the Harmful Effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences Friday 12 Febuary 2021 (VIRTUAL, Online) This CPD certified programme will outline the increasing evidence of the impact of Adverse Experiences of Childhood (ACEs) on the health and well-being of children and young people extending into adult life. There is a growing demand for interventions to prevent their harmful effects. Research will be reviewed about the impact of ACEs through population studies, intergenerational studies, and specific groups – self harming, mental health, and substance abuse, offending, and violent behaviour.  Facilitated by Arnon Bentovim, who trained at the Maudsley Hospital/Institute of psychiatry trained as a Psychoanalyst, and subsequently became involved in the growing interest in the systemic/family therapy field. He helped to establish the Association and Institute of Family Therapy, and researched measures of family functioning, and clinical approaches with colleagues at the Institute of Child Health and Great Ormond Street Children’s hospital. For further information and to book your place visit https://www.healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk/conferences-masterclasses/therapeutic-interventions-adverse-childhood-experiences    or email kerry@hc-uk.org.uk