A One Day National Conference

Early Intervention for Children and Families in Wales

Thursday 19th September, 2013 – Cardiff

Booking Reference Code TSDE – Please quote this when booking on line

Mae Cyfieithiad Cymraeg ar Gael

Please note that we still have places available for this popular and CPD Certified event. For brochure and booking form please click hereor email me at.Please feel free to forward these details on to anyone you feel would benefit from attending.

Our expert speakers include:

  • Martin Swain, Deputy Director, Children, Young People and Families, Welsh Government
  • Chair: Jan Leightley, Director of Children’s Services, Action for Children
  • Katy Burch, Principal Researcher, Institute of Public Care, Oxford Brookes University
  • Carryn Williams, Head of Planning and Commissioning, Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council
  • Sally Jenkins, Assistant Director, Children’s Services, Barnardo’s Cymru
  • Ian Benbow, Head of Adult and Family Social Regeneration, Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council
  • Gail Bennett, Parenting Strategy Co-ordinator, Flintshire County Council and Chair, All Wales Parenting Coordinators Forum
  • George Jones, Assistant Director, Tros Gynnal Plant

With the current roll-out of the Welsh Government’s Families First programme advocating whole family working with an emphasis on addressing issues at the earliest opportunity, our Early Intervention for Children and Families conference looks at how to best embed early intervention programmes into the delivery of all services to improve life chances and lift children and families out of poverty.

Don't miss this opportunity to network and share experiences with peers from across Wales who are working to realise effective early intervention strategies for vulnerable children and their families.

Benefits of Attending

  • Hear the Welsh Government outline the current policy landscape for early intervention including Families First and examine how family working has been interpreted across Wales
  • Gain insight into how to construct an effective Team around the Family model based on expert research analysis
  • Examine the development of distance travelled tools in order to capture and identify progress from early intervention work
  • Take part in our panel discussion to exchange experiences and key learning points on delivering Families First
  • Get to grips with how one area is developing a learning set focused on employability
  • Explore the challenges involved in developing a Joint Assessment Family Framework (JAFF) with multiple agencies and establishing thresholds and eligibility
  • Examine how to tailor and deliver a flexible Team around the Family model to support interventions for families of children with disabilities

***Booking Instructions***

Places can be booked on this event by filling out and returning the booking form on the final page of the conference brochure to us by fax to 0870 165 8989, or by e-mailing either the delegate details or a scanned copy of the completed booking form to me at

Alternatively you can book online by clicking here, clicking on ‘Book Online’ and using Booking Reference Code TSDE. If you have any questions or difficulties please call me direct on 0207 202 0597 or drop me an email.

Our group discounts are as follows:

Book 3 people, the 3rd delegate goes half price

Book 5 people, the 5th delegate goes free

Book 10 people, the 8th delegate goes half price and the 9th and 10th delegates go absolutely free!

*Special offers may not be used in conjunction with other discounts.

THEBOOKING REFERENCE CODE ISTSDE.PLEASE REMEMBER TO QUOTE THIS WHEN BOOKING.

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Many thanks,

Dave.

Dave Eastman
Capita Conferences

Barnard’s Inn
86 Fetter Lane
London
EC4A 1EN
Tel: 0207 202 0597

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