Social Services Research Group
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26th-27th November, Sheffiled
The Department of Health is holding a major FREE dissemination event on the findings from the Learning Disability Research Initiative (see www.bild.org.uk/05policyandresearch_dohinit.htm for more details) in Sheffield next month.
This event is open to all those with an interest in the LD field. As well as hearing the findings of completed research, it will be an opportunity to influence the development of the future research agenda'.
SSRG ANNUAL WORKSHOP
Balancing and Managing RISK
Research, Information, Systems and KnowledgeMonday 7th, Tuesday 8th and Wednesday 9th April 2008
Chancellors Conference Centre, University of Manchester
Speakers confirmed:
Maggie Atkinson, President , Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS)
Catherine Beverley, Knowledge Manager, Cumbria County Council
Simon Fanshawe, Journalist and Broadcaster
Jess Harris, Researcher, Kings College London
Ian Johnston, Chief Executive, British Association of Social Workers (BASW)
Julie Jones, Chief Executive, Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE),
Mark Watson, CareKnowledge
Anne Williams, President, Association of Adult Social Services (ADASS)
Thursday 8th November 2007
The Banqueting Suite, the Council House, Birmingham
The Local Government White Paper, published in October 2006, set out a new performance framework for local government. The backbone of the new framework is around 200 indicators that will cover all government priorities for local delivery.
The new performance system will be in place for the next round of Local Area Agreements (LAAs) in 2008
The aim of this event is to look at the detail of the Every Child Outcomes Framework for children in the context of the 'big picture' - how it relates to the national framework - and then go on to consider issues relating to arrangements for performance management locally, and inspection under the new CAA proposals.
Chair: David Hawker ADCS
Additional Speaker
SSRG is pleased to confirm an additional speaker for this event:
Richard Grice, Head of Strategy and Policy, Improvement and Development Agency (IDeA)
Programme
Friday 9th November 2007
The Banqueting Suite, the Council House, Birmingham
The Local Government White Paper, published in October 2006, set out a new performance framework for local government. The backbone of the new framework is around 200 indicators that will cover all government priorities for local delivery.
The new performance system will be in place for the next round of Local Area Agreements (LAAs) in 2008
The aim of this event is to look at the detail of the Health and Social Care Outcomes and Accountability Framework for adults in the context of the 'big picture' - how it relates to the national framework - and then go on to consider issues relating to arrangements for performance management locally, and inspection under the new CAA proposals.
Chair: Veronica Jackson ADASS
Additional Speaker
SSRG is pleased to confirm an additional speaker for this event:-
Caroline Watts, Associate Director – Health, Audit Commission
Programme
This event took place on Monday 8th October 2007 at the CoSLA Conference Centre in Edinburgh
This event will:
There will also be an interactive session that will illustrate the concept of ‘turning the curve’ which participants can replicate in their local areas.
Presentations
The REU's fifth annual Strenghtening Families Strengthening Communities conference is taking place at the Institute of Education on Tuesday July 10th. There are still a small number of free and subsidised places available for parents and voluntary organisations, so book now to take advantage!
The day will include SFSC training tips, stories from parents and children who have been affected by the programme, and an award ceremony hosted by Angie Le Mar. For further information check out the Race Equality Foundation website here, or call on 0207 619 6220.
FREE lecture on research about elder abuse: a chance to hear Karl Pillemer, the internationally recognised expert on elder abuse, talk about the prevention of abuse in the context of the UK national study of the extent of elder abuse in the community. The research, for which he was the expert adviser, will be launched the day before by the funders, Comic Relief and the Department of Health. This will be held in London, on World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, 15th June, 2007. Download the file for more details.
Children's services research group (incorporating
LEARG)
Date: Wednesday, 6th June 2007
Venue: London Diocesan Board for Schools, London
SW1P 4AU
Web: www.csrg.org.uk
SWoRD Social Work Researcher Development
Interested in research methods? This FREE event (£10 charge for lunch) is a chance to hear about some useful methodological issues in social work and social care research
QUALITI ESRC Regional Training Centre
School of Social Sciences
Cardiff University
Venue: The Council Chamber
The
Glamorgan Building
Electronic booking via SWAP website www.swap.ac.uk (look up under events)
Workshops:
John Carpenter (Bristol): Plenary: Social Work
Counts David Shemmings (Middlesex): Workshop:
Using Q-methodology in social work research Eldin
Fahmy (Policy Studies, Bristol: Workshop: Using
large scale data sources'
Tower Hamlets Community Research Network
12:30-2pm Tuesdays at the Women's Library, Old Castle St, E1 7NT ( Nearest tube: Aldgate East)
The Community Research Network aims to provide a forum for health researchers, practitioners, and community researchers to meet, present on, get support for, and discuss new research initiatives in a relaxed and informal environment. Meetings are aimed at creating a network of researchers interested in research and action on health issues in East London .
Mohamud Ahmed will be presenting at our first meeting. John Eversley (London Metropolitan University), will give some background and outline the aims of the Network. Meetings will take place monthly:
8th May -
Substance misuse in the Somali community
Mohamud Ahmed
5th June -
Asthma and School attainment among
Bangladeshi school children
Prof. Chris Griffiths
3rd July -
Child and Adolescent Health in East
End Children
Prof. Stephen Stansfeld
Meetings are open to the public, free of charge and all are welcome. If you would like to attend we ask that you register (by emailing enrico.panizzo@thpct.nhs.uk ) so that we have an idea of numbers.
Friday 22nd June 2007
The British Library,
96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DB, 09:30 - 16:00
'Showcasing social care research: 22 June, British Library London A FREE event presenting latest research outputs from the Department of Health funded units. Short, punchy presentations, about a wide range of topics. Also at the event the official launch of the National Research Register for Social Care, hosted by the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE), a major new resource for the dissemination of social care research'.
Dowload programme (PDF 45kb)
There is no charge for this event, but places
are limited and will be filled on a first come
basis.
To register, please send details of name and organisation
to: farheen.shafiq@nihr-ccf.org.uk,
or telephone Farheen on 0208 943 8984
Tuesday 20th March 2007
The Women's Library, Old Castle
Street, London E1, 17:30 - 20:00
SUMEHR together with John Eversley is pleased to invite you to the second in a series of seminars exploring contemporary issues in researching Black and Minority Ethnic Health in historical perspective. Each seminar aims to attract a specialist audience familiar with the specific issue to be discussed either historically or today and a more general audience interested in contemporary research and action on the health of Black and Minority Ethnic communities. Please feel free to distribute these details as widely as possible. The seminars are free and open to all. It is fine to turn up on the day, but if possible please register by emailing enrico.panizzo@thpct.nhs.uk
Programme:
17:00 Tea & Coffee
17:30 Jerry White will give a historical perspective.
Jerry White is a social historian and author of several
books on London history, including London
in the Nineteenth Century: A Human Awful Wonder and London
in the Twentieth Century: A City and its People, winner
of the Wolfson History Prize for 2001, and Rothschild Buildings .
He is a Visiting Professor at Middlesex University
and one of the three Local Government Ombudsmen
for England .
18:20 Peter Ambrose will address contemporary
issues.
Peter Ambrose is a Visiting Professor in Housing
Studies in the Health and Social Policy Research
Centre (HSPRC), University of Brighton . His research
centres on the effects of poor housing and poverty
on health. He has worked closely with a number of
residents and community groups in London , notably
on the Central Stepney SRB Programme to assess the 'health
gain' associated with the improvement of the Limehouse
fields estate and part of the Ocean estate.
18:45 Discussion (end at 20:00)
Contact: Enrico.Panizzo@thpct.nhs.uk
21 March 2007
Venue: School of Oriental and African Studies, Thornhaugh Street , Russell Square , London WC1H 0XG . 9.30am - 4.00pm
The Race Equality Foundation is holding a conference that will provide an opportunity to explore evidence on the health needs and experiences of black and minority ethnic communities as well as how to improve policy and practice. The event will:
Keynote speaker: Gurch Randhawa, Professor of Diversity in Public Health, and Director, Institute for Health Research University of Bedfordshire
The delegate fee is £50. To book a place, please download the booking form from our website www.raceequalityfoundation.org.uk/news/events.asp#mlbmar
Contact Tracey Bignall on 020 7619 6225 or email: tracey@racefound.org.uk for further information
A joint LARIA/LGA Seminar
Thursday 15 February 2007
Local Government Association Offices, London
What Is It About?
At a time when so much research, consultation and evaluation is taking place it is important to ensure that you can stand out amongst the crowd with approaches that are imaginative and enjoyable. This seminar explores simple but effective ways of approaching research and consultation that can help get the best out of participants - keeping them engaged whilst obtaining the outcomes officers want. The programme takes a look at a broad range of approaches from using information technology, to making changes to group discussions. Two speakers talk about the benefits of involving local people in research and consultation - either as mystery shoppers or peer interviewers - something that can assist with the Stronger Communities agenda and another speaker describes participatory budgeting approaches and how consultation intersects with decision-making.
Who is it for?
This seminar is for research and consultation officers working across local authorities. It will also be of interest to strategic partners involved in community development and consultation.
Cost
£140 per delegate
(including lunch). £120 for Corporate Members
of LARIA
Tuesday 16 Jan 2007
9:30am - 5:00pm
Venue: Friends Meeting House, 6 Mount Street, Manchester, M2 5NS
Conference Background
AFRUCA - Africans Unite Against Child Abuse is the premier charity promoting the welfare of African children in the UK. Established in May 2001, we play a leadership role within our community in raising awareness of key child safeguarding issues and work with various government organisations at the local,regional and national levels to inform and implement policies impacting on the welfare of children.
This conference is being held to explore key safeguarding issues within different faith organisations. It will examine how they (faith organisations)can play a leadership role in the African community in protecting and promoting the welfare of African children.
Conference Aims & Objectives
Seminar Themes
Keynote Speakers
Invited Speakers
Conference Chair
Anthony Decrop, Director of Children Services, Manchester TBC
Who Should Attend
Social work practitioners, faith organisations, policy makers, academics, refugee and asylum seekers groups, voluntary sector groups, health sector practitioners, education sector workers, sure start programme staff, crime prevention officers etc
Seminar Fees
£130.00 per delegate
Limited free spaces available for Faith group leaders and community group leaders please send in the form as soon as possible to book your place.
Further Information
Million Joseph, National Advocacy Officer, AFRUCA
- Africans Unite Against Child Abuse. Unit 3D/F
Leroy House, 436 Essex Road. London N1 3QP.
Tel: +44(0)20 7704 2261. Fax: +44(0)20 7704
2266
Email: million@afruca.org website: www.afruca.org
AFRUCA is a UK registered charity number 1093027 and a Company Limited By Guarantee no 4306536
THURSDAY 22nd February 2007 (from 10.00am until approx 4.00pm) Banqueting Suite, the Council House, Victoria Square , Birmingham
Chair: John Freeman
This event will give participants the opportunity to consider issues relating to:
Speakers: David Allan, Chair of SSRG Children's Services Standing Committee Andrew Baxter, DfES Policy lead for Children's Services Planning John Freeman, Joint President of Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) Kay Kinder, National Foundation for Education Research (NfER) Ian MacGregor, Lead on the IDeA 'Planning for Excellence' Network Mike Pinnock, Hull City Council . Rob Willoughby, Government Office West Midlands Tina Wood, Shropshire Primary Care Trust
Fees: £75 SSRG members; Others £135 Includes lunch, refreshments and documentation
For further information please contact David Henderson dhender421@aol.com
MONDAY 29th JANUARY 2007 SOAS, University of London
SSRG and the Race Equality Foundation (formerly the REU) are holding a third one-day conference on 'Inclusion and Exclusion' exploring the messages for policy and practice of research on racism and ethnicity on Monday 29th January 2007 at the School for Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London.
Presentations
Debbie Kramer
Saffron Karlsen
Robert Williams
Tracey Bignall
Louise Ryan et al
Katherine Twamley et al
Vivienne Forster et al
George Binnet
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