Childrens Network 0-13
Next meeting 30th October 2008 at Ovenden Initiative.
Agenda
Minutes Sept 08
Directions
Are you a Community or Voluntary sector group?
Do you work or support children and young people?
Would you like to attend a meeting which will provide an opportunity to:
- Share information and good practice
- Support each other
- Provide a "voice" for the sector as a whole
- Influence local decisions
- Develop services you deliver to the community
- Learn about new ways of funding
Meeting dates can be viewed by clicking here
For further information contact Kala Wil, Network Development Officer01422 438731 or 07504 090324, kala@calderdalecommunityforum.co.uk
IQJ Newsletter and Seminars
The October IQJ is online now, and there spaces at two Seminars this November.
Interconnections Quarterly Journal (IQJ) Number 3
To see the Contents List please visit http://www.icwhatsnew.com/iqj/index.htm
Topics covered include risk-taking, TAC transition into school, the Move Programme, dealing with unwelcome change, families who do not sleep, rare chromosome disorders, a parent who feels professionals are not really concerned about her wellbeing - and haiku poetry.
Costs in UK and Ireland: Annual subscription for individuals costs £25 + VAT. Corporate subscription is £250 + VAT. Please apply for prices outside UK and Ireland.
Subscribers have full access to previous issues.
2. Seminar: Just Empty Words? Or Real Support in pre-school and early years provision for children with disabilities / special needs
Thursday 6th November, 2008. 9.45 a.m. to 4.00 p.m.
Postgraduate Centre, City Hospital, Birmingham, B18 7QH
Is it possible to work with a child with complex needs and be child-centred?
What would early intervention with a new family look like if we started with the question, 'What does this family need most at this time?'?
How flexible are services and practitioners expected to be?
Places still available. Prices from £90 to £120 + VAT.* Free places for parents.
3. Seminar: Team Around the Child (TAC) in early support and beyond
Tuesday 18th November, 2008. 9.30 a.m. to 4.00 p.m.
Park Inn Cardiff City Centre, Mary Ann Street, Cardiff, CF10 2JH
This one-day seminar will focus on babies and young children who have disabilities / special needs and require ongoing multiple interventions. Discussions will include:
This one-day seminar will focus on babies and young children who have disabilities / special needs and require ongoing multiple interventions. Discussions will include:
How does TAC empower parents?
How does TAC reduce the load on the child and on the family?
How does TAC support practitioners?
Places still available. Prices from £90 to £135 + VAT.* Free places for parents.
Seminars can be booked online and the programmes are available at - http://www.icwhatsnew.com/services/events/index.htm