Events
European Victims Week conference
Date: 20 February 2012
Venue: Scottish Youth Theatre, Glasgow
Details: Speaker / Presenter : Mr Frank Mulholland QC, Lord Advocate
Price: unknown
Contact: Events Team: info@victimsupportsco.org.uk
Families affected by imprisonment
Date: 5-7pm on 21 February 2012
Venue: Royal Society of Edinburgh
Details: Families Outside will be hosting a special event to mark our 21st Birthday ‘coming of age’. For the first time, the four current and previous Chief Inspectors of Prisons in Scotland have agreed to come together for a retrospective discussion of their views and experiences. Alan Bishop CB, Clive Fairweather CBE, the Very Reverend Dr Andrew McLellan CBE and Brigadier Hugh Monro CBE will focus on families affected by imprisonment from 5-7pm on 21 February 2012 at the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Spaces are strictly limited, though we hope to air the discussion via webcam.
Price: Unknown
Contact: For more information, email admin@familiesoutside.org.uk
Rock Trust Training: Relationships & Resilience: Tools for Change
Date: 22nd February 2012
Venue: 22nd February Inverness
Details: This training will enable you to
- Understand how Resilience, Transitions and Social Networks impact on the individuals using your services
- Support service users to explore their social networks, improve social skills and develop positive relationships
- Consider how their services can embed social networks practice in order to improve outcomes for individuals
This full day course is aimed at professionals and volunteers who work with people who have limited social networks. The course is also suitable for professionals who have short contact periods with people, enabling a first level assessment of potential issues.
Price:unknown
Contact:rocktraining@rocktrust.org
Which way now? New directions in evidence based and gender informed practice
5th and 6th March 2012
The conference will explore our understanding of women’s offending and highlight the advances made by academic and practitioner researchers. It will feature presentations and workshops on key topics including:
- Developing a theoretical perspective to underpin our practice that integrates the evidence on reducing reoffending and desistance with an understanding of the role of gender
- Recognising the needs of women who offend
- Evidence-based and gender informed assessment
- Explaining the onset and outcomes of offending and violent behaviour in girls
- Assessing women who offend violently
- Understanding women who sexually abuse.
Speakers:
Elish Angiolini Commission on Women Offenders
Michele Burman University of Glasgow
Teresa Medhurst Cornton Vale Prison
Kelley Blanchette Correctional Service of Canada
Patricia Van Voorhis University of Cincinnati
Nadine Lanctot University of Sherbrooke in Montreal
Vivienne de Vogel Henri van der Hoeven Clinic in Utrecht
Sherry Ashfield Lucy Faithfull Foundation
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Event booking Terms & Conditions
There is the opportunity for agencies/practitioners to showcase examples of innovative approaches through posters/exhibits. A limited number of places are available at no additional charge.
Those interested in displaying poster/exhibits should submit a brief outline to rmaevents@rmascotland.gsi.gov.uk
The RMA will select those most relevant to the conference themes.
Howard League Scotland: A Better Life: the case for not giving up on the most challenging young people
Date: 18:00–20:00. Monday 12 March 2012
Venue: Candlish Hall, St George’s West Church, 58 Shandwick Place, Edinburgh, EH2 4RT
Details: Speak – Angela Morgan, Chief Executive Includem
Price: Free
Contact: events@howardleaguescotland.org.uk
Scottish Government and Local Authorities: Building strong and vibrant communities
Date: Tuesday 13th March 2012
Venue: The Point Hotel, 34 Bread Street, Edinburgh, EH3 9AF
Details: Keynote Speaker: Derek Mackay MSP, Minister for Local Government and Planning, Scottish Government. Other Confirmed Speakers: Rory Mair, Chief Executive, COSLA; Jennifer Wallace, Policy Manager, Carnegie UK Trust; Alex Linkston, Member of the Commission on the Future Delivery of Public Services; Vincent Waters, Association of Scottish Community Councils; Bob Darracott, Director of Planning and Transport, Renfrewshire Council
The conference will explore the following: Does Scottish Government and Local Government need to develop a collaborative approach to help build strong and vibrant communities? Can preventative funding and services be directed to a new policy approach? What are the challenges in making Single Outcome Agreements the building blocks for building strong and vibrant communities? How should we engage with local communities about delivering the services they need? How do you define successful policy strategies in key service areas? Is Christie’s focus on ‘directing resources at preventative measures to help deliver better outcomes’ the best way to help build strong communities and make better use of resources?
Price: Elected Members Special Discounted Rate – £75 plus VAT; Early Bird Discount for other rates Extended to Friday 27th January 2012
Contact: Contact: Gail Susan Hannah [GSHannah@mackayhannah.com]. Further details about the conference can be found on our website
Bringing together perspectives on risk to promote participation in adult support and protection
Date: Thursday, 15 March, 2012
Venue: The Trades Hall, 85 Glassford Street, Glasgow G1 1UH
Details: This workshop focuses on improving interaction between the person supported by services and the practitioner on the subject of risk. It draws on recent research, focused on adult support and protection, which highlighted the importance of improving practitioners’ understanding of how the person they support views their life and the harm they might be facing. The workshop will include a summary of research undertaken by the workshop facilitators and a demonstration of tools developed to aid mutual understanding. It will also provide a space for attendees to discuss and share their experiences of different ways of engaging with people about risk of harm. This workshop forms part of IRISS’s Evidence-informed Practice series. These events provide an opportunity to explore evidence and examine its implications for social services in Scotland. Who should attend? This event has been designed for those working in adult support and protection but all are welcome to attend. The event is free, but there will be a charge applied if a place is reserved and not taken up. Workshop leaders: The workshop will be led by Kathryn Mackay (Lecturer in Social Work) and Beth Cross (Research Fellow) from the University of Stirling.
Price: Free
Contact: http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/event/2562125386
ScotSTAT data linkage CONFERENCE
Date: Monday 26 March 2012
Venue: COSLA Conference Centre, Verity House, 19 Haymarket Yards, Edinburgh EH12 5BH
Details: Data linkage is the joining of two or more administrative or survey datasets to greatly increase the power of analysis then possible with the data. This ScotStat conference is concerned exclusively with data linkage for research and statistical purposes and will cover a variety of topics including statistical methods for data linkage, models for linkage centres, individual referencing systems, alternatives to the census, privacy impact assessments and the Scottish Longitudinal Survey.
The full programme is not yet finalised but will include presentations from the following people: Graeme Laurie, Professor of Medical Jurisprudence in the School of Law at the University of Edinburgh and Chairman of the Privacy Advisory Committee for Scotland; Sarah Cunningham-Burley, Professor of Medical and Family Sociology in the Division of Community Health Sciences at the University of Edinburgh; Ken Macdonald, Assistant Information Commissioner for Scotland and Northern Ireland; Susan McVie, Professor of Quantitative Criminology in the School of Law at the University of Edinburgh; Roger Halliday, Chief Statistician, Scottish Government; Janice McGhee, Senior Lecturer in Social Work in the School of Social and Political Science at the University of Edinburgh. The conference will run from 9am and close by 5pm. COSLA conference centre is 2 minutes walk from Haymarket Station. The Conference is open to members of ScotStat (preference will be given to non-Scottish Government members). In the event that demand for places is greater than capacity we shall endeavour to ensure representation of delegates from across topic areas, sectors and organisations. We will confirm your registration no later than Wednesday 29th February.
Price: Please note that the conference is free to attend, but late cancellation or non-attendance will be charged at £70.
Contact: If you have any queries please contact Gillian Johnstone on 0131 244 0442. To register for this event please complete the registration form by Friday 17th February.
Howard League Scotland: Violence Risk Assessment: National Developments and Implications for Practice
Date: 18:00–20:00. Monday 2 April 2012
Venue: Lecture Theatre 175, School of Law, University of Edinburgh,
Old College, South Bridge, Edinburgh EH8 9YL.
Details: Lecture by Mark Ramm, Head of Forensic Psychological Services, NHS Lothian
Price: Free
Contact: events@howardleaguescotland.org.uk
Howard League Scotland: A Chance Would be a Fine Thing: social class, crime and young people in Britain 2012
Date: 18:00–20:00. Monday 7 May 2012
Venue: Lecture Theatre 270, School of Law, University of Edinburgh,
Old College, South Bridge, Edinburgh EH8 9YL.
Details: Lecture by Dr Gillian Evans
Price: Free
Contact: events@howardleaguescotland.org.uk
Promoting Equality During Austerity
Date: Wednesday 18th April 2012
Venue: The Point Hotel, Edinburgh
Details: Speakers confirmed to date
· Clare Fraser, Equality and Diversity Consultant
· Mandy Laurie, Partner, Dundas and Wilson
· Rami Ousta, Chief Executive Officer, Black and Ethnic Minority Infrastructure in Scotland (BEMIS)
· Richard Hamer, Director of External Affairs, Capability Scotland
· Professor Ailsa McKay, Professor of Economics and Vice Dean, Glasgow School for Business and Society, Glasgow Caledonian University
Price: Delegate Fees (with EBD applied); Full rate £243 plus VAT
(private sector); Standard rate £211.50 plus VAT (public sector); Conference papers only £75 plus VAT; Reduced rate £171 plus VAT (professional bodies, TUs, charities with turnover >£1m, universities and colleges) Supported rate £108 plus VAT (charities with turnover <£1m, voluntary and community organisations)
Contact: Gail Susan Hannah [GSHannah@mackayhannah.com]