Issue 34: November 2001 - Youth Work Ireland

Teaching Behaviour Management Skills toParents using the Parents PlusProgrammesChild Neglect: Is My View Yo ur View?Date: 11 December, 2001One day conference by the North Eastern HealthBoard involving a series of interactive workshops .Speakers incl ude Jan Horwarth, Department ofSociolog ical Studies, University of Sheffield; To nyMorrison, Independent Social Care Trainer &Consultant, Lancashire; Jane Tresidder. ConsultantCommunity paediatrician, Derbyshire; Alice Malone,Project Manager, Louth Springboard Initiative. Alsobeing launched on the day is a piece of researchentitled " Wo rking with cases of Child Neglect in theNEHB: Developing Current Systems fo r Effe ctivePra ctice under Children First".Cost: £65Further Details:Mary McAlesseRegional Child Care OfficeNorth Eastern Health Board1 st Floor, Foley's ForgeDunshaughlinCo. MeathTe l: (01 ) 8250907Date: Level 1 - Th ursday 7th March 2002Level 2 - Thursday 21 st March 2002Ve nue: Mater Hospital, Eccles Street, Dublin 7Facilitators: Dr. John Sharry & Prof. CarolFitzpatrick, Mater Child Guidance Clinic.A two-day training course for potential facilitato rs ,theParents Plus Progra mmes are practical andpositive video-based parenting courses fo rmanaging and solving discipline problems inchildren.The Level 1 workshop is focused onprofessionals wishing to understand the principlesbehind both the programmes and to learn skills onhow to apply them effectively in groups.The Level2 workshop is suitable for professionals who havestarted to use either of the Parents PlusProgrammes or who have co mpleted the Level 1one day workshop.Further Details:Parents PlusC/o Dept. of Child & Family PsychiatryMater HospitalNorth Circular RoadDublin 7Tel: (01 ) 853 2426E-mail: parentsplus@eircom.netManaging Yo ur Info rmationDate: Wed nesday 16 JanuaryVenue: Carmichael Centre, North Bru nswick Street,Dublin 7Facilitato r: Brid McGrathOne day training course on how to manageinformation effectively. It aims to allow theindividual:• Identify the information needs and resources oftheir group• Organise info rmation so that it can be easily found,using databases and fi ling systems• Deal with your own inte rnal information• Get the best out of the info rmation collectedFurther Details:Grainne FoyTraining Development OfficerCarmichael CentreNorth Brunswick StreetDublin 7Tel: (01) 873 5282Fax: (01 ) 873 5283E-mail: tdocarmichaelcentre@eircom.netDate: 20 February 2002Ad olescents at RiskVenue: Storthes Hall Park, HuddersfieldA one day conference which aims to provide up-todateinfo rmation on a range of issues related toyoung people and risk. It will cover developments intheory, research and practice a nd consider specificri sk behaviours, risk groups and protective factors .Further Details:Jan HillConference and Course AdministratorTrust fo r the Study of Adolescence23 New Road, BrightonEast Sussex, BN1 1WZTel: +44 01 23 771 249Fax: +44 0123 729098E-mail: jhill@tsa.uk.comIrish YouthWork Scene•November 2001