SFP 10-14(UK) conference info & speaker presentations

Strengthening Families Programme 10-14 (UK): celebrating success, bringing families together and future developments.

Thursday 3 June 2010

Venue:

Oxford Brookes University, Main Lecture Theatre, Gipsy Lane, Oxford OX3 0FL

To bring together parenting experts, practitioners, parenting commissioners, family intervention programme managers, YOT managers, CWDC leads responsible for parenting programmes
To celebrate the success of the Strengthening Families Programme 10-14 (UK)
To describe recent developments and stimulate thinking about future opportunities in the parenting and family work area.

An exploration of the importance & place of evidence based parenting programmes in supporting families
An examination of the nature of the SFP 10-14, who is it aimed at & does it make a difference?
Presentation of insights from US training and links with Oxford Brookes University. New book for parents (Virginia Molgaard from Iowa State University, US)
Presentation of the SFP 10-14 work in practice (stories of successful front-line delivery within a partnership / service)
Making a difference where it matters most: parent success story
Identifying the essential elements of delivering successful programmes (building support and capacity – the regional dimension, quality training etc.)
An exploration of the SFP 10-14 (UK) delivered in schools
Presentation of the SFP 10-14 (UK) delivery in Wales and overview of current research (Cardiff University)
Participatory workshops in the afternoon for facilitators and practitioners

09.30am	Arrive, registration & welcome drink	Welcome team
10.00 – 10.10	Chair’s welcome & introduction to the day	Debby Allen
10.10 – 10.25	My Strong Family Centre and the SFP 10-14(UK)	Debby Allen, Lindsey Coombes
10.25 – 10.45	"The Strengthening Families Program 10-14: From the US to the UK and beyond"	Virginia Molgaard
10.45 – 11.10	Refreshments and networking
11.10 – 11.30	SFP 10-14 (UK) successful front-line delivery within Plymouth Parent Partnership	Angela Archer
11.30 – 11.40	Parent success story	Ann Hutton
11..40 – 12.00	SFP 10-14 (UK) Welsh development	Mandy Morgan
12.00 – 12.20	Cardiff SFP 10-14 (UK) research	Jeremy Segrott
12.20 – 12.30	Building support and capacity – the regional dimension	Dave Bowditch
12.30 – 12.45	Wrap up & explanation of afternoon sessions	Debby Allen
12.45 – 13.45	LUNCH
13.45 – 15:00	Workshops (30 mins duration each)
Option A (G116)	Workshop 1
	Managing challenging behaviour	Peter Baker, Christopher Dawkins
	Workshop 2
	Recruitment / Mainstream (Universal Intervention)	Mandy Morgan, Emma Davis
Option B (G117)	Workshop 3
	SFP 10-14 (UK) – The School Perspective/Setting	Dominic McCall
	Workshop 4
	Supporting parents and young people with additional challenges	Megan Marsh, Sara Male
15.00 – 15.20	Refreshment 2 and networking	All
15:20 – 15:45	Quality Training – Facilitators and TOFTs: Questions & answers	Debby / Lindsey
15:45 – 16.00	Evaluation of the day and concluding comments	Q&A session