Friday 18^th November

‘Fitness to Practice & Social Work; Lessons to learn from International Experience’

and ‘CORU – Update on Registration & Related Issues’

Speakers:            Gloria Kirwan & Brian Melaugh School of Social Work & Social Policy, TCD. Ginny Hanrahan, CEO of CORU

09.30 – 11.00; Gloria Kirwan & Brian Melaugh

• How registration bodies that already exist in other jurisdictions deal with fitness to practise issues that come to their attention
• The kinds of issues that typically give rise to complaints and how social work registration boards have responded to those complaints in other countries.
• We look at the findings from research that has examined trends and patterns based on reviews of fitness to practise hearing reports and ask what lessons can we learn from the experience of social workers in other countries that can usefully inform our practise in Ireland in relation to fitness to practise

11.00 – 11.15; Tea & Coffee Break

11.15 – 12.00; Gloria Kirwan & Brian Melaugh cont’….

12.00 – 12.45; Ginny Hanrahan

“Update on Registration & Related Issues’

12.45 – 13.00; Q&A Session

Registration @ 9.00am   Seminar @ 09.30 – 13.00

Fees:                     €5.00 Members                                €10.00 Non Members

Venue:                 The Ashling Hotel, Parkgate Street, Dublin 8

CPD:                      3 CPD POINTS HAVE BEEN AWARDED TO THIS COURSE

Friday November 4^th

“Experiences of Young People who were raised in the Care System”

Speakers:            Fiona Daly WPIC Research Office - EPIC research data on outcomes for care leavers in Dublin North area

Brenda Kneafsey Coordinator Aftercare Advocacy & Support Services - Advocating for young people leaving care and in aftercare in Ireland

 Title:                    Making a Difference – Outcomes in Aftercare 

Advocating for young people leaving care and in aftercare in Ireland.

• The presentation looks at the current aftercare provision available to young people leaving care in Ireland and how the new National Aftercare Policy will on aftercare planning.
• It focuses on EPICs Aftercare Advocacy & Support Service work with care leavers and gives case examples of Epics individual advocacy work.
• We will then look at how we as professionals can look to create positive outcomes for young people leaving our care by listening to what our young people want from their aftercare and understanding their needs.
• Ending with a care leaver’s perspective of what aftercare has meant to them. 

EPIC Research Study: Outcomes for Young People Leaving Care in North Dublin

This presentation explores some of the main findings from a research study that was carried out by EPIC on outcomes for young people leaving care in North Dublin.  Information was collected on 65 young people aged 17-18 years from their Aftercare Workers. 

Speaker: Ed Murphy, Prinicpal Social Worker

Title: ‘I was raised by a Committee; an inside/outside perspective’

Ed’s presentation is a personal look at residential care from the perspective of working in it and social work for over 35 years.

• An overview of residential care in the SE and the role and opportunities of the monitoring of services
• Feedback from ‘exit from care interviews’ conducted with young people (in 2005 I held long exit from care interviews with 26 young people who had left care)
• Why some residential units work some of the time  (a personal viewpoint)
• Children’s rights. (What makes young people safe makes workers safe)
• The importance of relationships

Time:                   Registration @ 9.30am                               Seminar 10.00am – 13.00

Fees:                     €5.00 Members                                €10.00 Non Members

Venue:                 St. Andrews Resource Centre, 114-116 Pearse Street, Dublin 2

CPD:                      3 CPD POINTS HAVE BEEN AWARDED TO THIS COURSE