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POSITIVE OUTCOMES: Strategies to overcome violence and sexual aggression in children and young people

RATIONALE FOR THE CONFERENCE

This two day conference has been designed to bring together senior people from a wide range of backgrounds and disciplines to share knowledge and experiences about a group of children and young people who present increasing problems to society and to those who care for them.

Many of these children will have been victims of abuse themselves, and a high proportion will have major difficulties adjusting to adult life and 'independence'.
The conference believes that a huge body of proven empirical evidence and research findings exists which indicates that appropriate and sufficient intervention can substantially increase the likelihood of these young people being rehabilitated into society.

WHO IS THE CONFERERNCE FOR?

Anyone concerned with child and adolescent psychiatry and psychology, psychotherapists, probation and youth offending team managers, senior strategic managers and practitioners from social services and health departments, training officers, providers of residential and non-residential services targeted at this group, anyone involved in making policy, both at local and national level, across residential care, youth offending and mental health. GP's and educationalists who have responsibility for addressing the issues raised within the community. Others with an interest in developing ways of helping young people who are already presenting seriously problematic behaviour, either through violence and aggression or through inappropriately sexualised acts, and early interventions to prevent younger children developing more severe behaviours.

OBJECTIVES

To bring together a range of experts from the UK and overseas drawn from research, practice and policy development. To provide real opportunities for those working in the field to share their knowledge and learn from each other's substantial experience. To identify common problems in ensuring appropriate interventions are received by children and young people who need them and feedback conclusions to relevant authorities.

FORMAT

Positive Outcomes has been designed to provide maximum opportunity for delegates to tailor the two day event to meet their own needs. Keynote addresses will set the stage for the main themes of the two days, however much of the work will take place in smaller seminary groups, enabling full participation and opportunities to either focus on material which is directly relevant to one's field, or the scope to discover what is going in related areas of practice. Panel question and answer sessions will bring together experts form the audience with experts from the presenter group to create a stimulating forum for debate and we fully anticipate that a ministerial speaker will be present. The conclusions of this major conference will be fed back directly to the Department of Health, ensuring that those responsible for policy making are aware of the most up to date thinking in this area.

SPEAKERS:

From the UK Judith Trowell, Eileen Vizard of the Young Abusers Project, Allan Levy QC, Gwynedd Boswell, Richard Beckett, Roger Bullock, Ray Wyre, and Dave O'Callahan as well as representatives of the ADSS, YOTS Teams, Probation Services, Barnados projects and the renowned Geese Theatre Company.
From Australia Alan Jenkins the Hon David K Malcom AC
From the States: Steven Wolf, Toni Kavanagh-Johnson, Gail Ryan, Michael O'Brien, James Gilligan

Also invited, John Hutton, Minister of State for Social Services.

For a full schedule of this conference please

Further information about 'Positive Outcomes' is available from the conference office at:

Southdene House
16 Booth's Hill Road
Lymm
Cheshire
WA13 ODL
Tel: 01925 752 078
Fax: 01925 768 255
Email: poc@southdenehouse.freeserve.co.uk

POSITIVE OUTCOMES

Forthcoming conferences in the 'Positive Outcomes' series:

July 2001 Positive Outcomes: Healthy Minds Developing a partnership approach to the care of looked after children and young people with mental health difficulties.

July 2002 Positive Outcomes: Towards Social Inclusion - a multi-agency perspective on tackling the difficulties faced by care leavers twelve months on from the introduction of the Children (Leaving Care) Bill.

Bryn Melyn Group Foundation

POSITIVE OUTCOMES:	Strategies to overcome violence and sexual aggression in children and young people
RATIONALE FOR THE CONFERENCE This two day conference has been designed to bring together senior people from a wide range of backgrounds and disciplines to share knowledge and experiences about a group of children and young people who present increasing problems to society and to those who care for them. Many of these children will have been victims of abuse themselves, and a high proportion will have major difficulties adjusting to adult life and 'independence'. The conference believes that a huge body of proven empirical evidence and research findings exists which indicates that appropriate and sufficient intervention can substantially increase the likelihood of these young people being rehabilitated into society. WHO IS THE CONFERERNCE FOR? Anyone concerned with child and adolescent psychiatry and psychology, psychotherapists, probation and youth offending team managers, senior strategic managers and practitioners from social services and health departments, training officers, providers of residential and non-residential services targeted at this group, anyone involved in making policy, both at local and national level, across residential care, youth offending and mental health. GP's and educationalists who have responsibility for addressing the issues raised within the community. Others with an interest in developing ways of helping young people who are already presenting seriously problematic behaviour, either through violence and aggression or through inappropriately sexualised acts, and early interventions to prevent younger children developing more severe behaviours. OBJECTIVES To bring together a range of experts from the UK and overseas drawn from research, practice and policy development. To provide real opportunities for those working in the field to share their knowledge and learn from each other's substantial experience. To identify common problems in ensuring appropriate interventions are received by children and young people who need them and feedback conclusions to relevant authorities. FORMAT Positive Outcomes has been designed to provide maximum opportunity for delegates to tailor the two day event to meet their own needs. Keynote addresses will set the stage for the main themes of the two days, however much of the work will take place in smaller seminary groups, enabling full participation and opportunities to either focus on material which is directly relevant to one's field, or the scope to discover what is going in related areas of practice. Panel question and answer sessions will bring together experts form the audience with experts from the presenter group to create a stimulating forum for debate and we fully anticipate that a ministerial speaker will be present. The conclusions of this major conference will be fed back directly to the Department of Health, ensuring that those responsible for policy making are aware of the most up to date thinking in this area.
SPEAKERS: From the UK Judith Trowell, Eileen Vizard of the Young Abusers Project, Allan Levy QC, Gwynedd Boswell, Richard Beckett, Roger Bullock, Ray Wyre, and Dave O'Callahan as well as representatives of the ADSS, YOTS Teams, Probation Services, Barnados projects and the renowned Geese Theatre Company. From Australia Alan Jenkins the Hon David K Malcom AC From the States: Steven Wolf, Toni Kavanagh-Johnson, Gail Ryan, Michael O'Brien, James Gilligan Also invited, John Hutton, Minister of State for Social Services. For a full schedule of this conference please

Further information about 'Positive Outcomes' is available from the conference office at: Southdene House 16 Booth's Hill Road Lymm Cheshire WA13 ODL Tel: 01925 752 078 Fax: 01925 768 255 Email: poc@southdenehouse.freeserve.co.uk

POSITIVE OUTCOMES Forthcoming conferences in the 'Positive Outcomes' series: July 2001 Positive Outcomes: Healthy Minds Developing a partnership approach to the care of looked after children and young people with mental health difficulties. July 2002 Positive Outcomes: Towards Social Inclusion - a multi-agency perspective on tackling the difficulties faced by care leavers twelve months on from the introduction of the Children (Leaving Care) Bill. Bryn Melyn Group Foundation