Conference and Seminar Calendar

2009 Conference Dates

Double Jeopardy: Finding and supporting families for foetally affected minority ethnic children

Tuesday 17^th February 09, London (Venue - TBC)

Speakers:

Julie Selwyn, Director of the Hadley Centre for Adoption and Foster Care Studies, at the University of Bristol
Dr. Mary Mather, Director, FACT (Foetally Affected Children's Team), Parents for Children
David Akinsanya, BBC Producer & Presenter and has been in care himself

Violence on the streets: The cycle of drugs and alcohol in pregnancy

Tuesday 17^th March 09, McDonald Rooms Conference Centre, Edinburgh

Speakers:

Dr Harry Burns, Scotland's Chief Medical Officer
Julie Gelo, BSHS/M, Mother of 8 children diagnosed with FAS and related conditions, Executive Director for the Washington State affiliate to the National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (NOFAS Washington State) and the co-founder of the FASt Friends FASD Community Support Network, U.S.
Dr. Raja Mukherjee, Consultant Psychiatrist, Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Trust
Dr Mary Mather, Director, FACT (Foetally Affected Children's Team), Parents for Children

Alcohol & Adolescence: Ways forward for foetally affected teenagers of their mothers' substance misuse in pregnancy

Monday 23^rd March 09, Belfast (Venue TBC)

Speakers:

Prof. Ed Riley, International FASD Neurodevelopmental Brain Expert, US
Julie Gelo, BSHS/M, Mother of 8 children diagnosed with FAS and related conditions, Executive Director for the Washington State affiliate to the National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (NOFAS Washington State) and the co-founder of the FASt Friends FASD Community Support Network, U.S.
Kevin Williams, Chief Executive, TACT
Dr Raja Mukherjee, Consultant Psychiatrist, Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Trust
Dr Mary Mather, Director, FACT (Foetally Affected Children's Team), Parents for Children
Prof. Peter Hepper, Head of Pyschology School, Queens University, Belfast

The Impact on Children of Alcohol and drugs in Pregnancy: Why do we deny the risks?

Thursday 26^th March 09, London (Venue - TBC)

Speakers:

Prof. Ed Riley, International FASD Neurodevelopmental Brain Expert, US
Celia Dawson, Headteacher, Cricket Green Special School, Surrey
Dr. Philip Preece, Consultant Paediatrician, Chesterfield and North Derbyshire Royal Hospital NHS Trust
Dr Mary Mather, Director, FACT (Foetally Affected Children's Team), Parents for Children
Met Police Representation

Short-Break Care - The Labrynth: Direct Payments, Fostering Regulations and Adoption Support

Thursday 28^th May 09, London (Venue - TBC)

Speakers:

Candy Smith, Joint Chief Executive, Shared Care Network
Other speakers TBC

You can register for any of our conferences online. If you have difficulty with the online registration form please call Charlotte Lindsell on 020 7520 2880 or email charlotte@parentsforchildren.org.uk

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