Troubled teens Recognising and responding to the health needs of looked after young people

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1 BAAF HEALTH GROUP BIRMINGHAM 22 June 2015 Troubled teens Recognising and responding to the health needs of looked after young people CHAIRS Lin Graham-Ray, Nurse Consultant & Designated Nurse for Looked After Children, Central London Community Health Care Trust Hannah Smith, Designated Nurse, Calderdale SPEAKERS Dr Peter Barnes, Consultant Community Paediatrician, ABM University Health Board Cathy Donoghue, Designated Nurse for Looked After Children, Lambeth PCT/GSTT/LCCG/LBL Carlene Firmin, Senior Research Fellow, University of Bedfordshire Georgia Johnston, Business Development Officer, Child Sexual Exploitation, Abuse & Violence, Brook Jo Thompson, Named Nurse for Looked After Children and Young People, Worcestershire Dr Ellen Townsend, Director, Self- Harm Research Group, University of Nottingham Deborah Turley, 16+ & Transitions Nurse for Looked After Young People, Worcestershire CPD: 6 hours

2 Theme Negotiating adolescence is a challenge for any young person but it is particularly difficult for looked after and adopted young people and care leavers, including those on remand. Although these vulnerable young people experience a wide range of health inequalities, and high levels of mental and emotional health difficulties, professionals may find it difficult to engage with them to address difficulties with school, relationships, sexual health, bullying, including through cyber-space, selfharming and other challenging behaviours, and to safeguard them from child sexual exploitation. This fascinating conference will consider the evidence base and assist health, social care and education professionals to understand these issues and risks, and how to approach them. The themes of engagement, health promotion, building resilience and developing skills for the adult world, all of which are required to promote health in the broadest sense, are considered throughout the conference. This conference contributes to the following competencies described in the 2008 BAAF Job Descriptions and Competencies for Medical Advisers in Adoption and Fostering: A 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, B 1, 2, 3, 5, 10, 12, E 1, 2, Aims to explore ways to engage with looked after young people who can be difficult to reach to appreciate the range of challenges to mental health and well-being in today s world, and consider various interventions to highlight recent research on child sexual exploitation and service responses to it to consider ways to prepare adolescents and support care leavers in the transition to adulthood to examine the health needs of young people on remand to learn about innovative approaches to service development and interventions Who should attend Agency medical advisers, named and designated doctors and nurses, GPs, health visitors, school nurses, midwives and specialist nurses for looked after children, health professionals for disabled children, designated heads and teachers for looked after children, social workers, children s guardians, adoption and fostering panel members, independent reviewing officers, mental health workers, psychiatrists and psychologists working with looked after and adopted children.

3 Programme 8.30 Registration and refreshments 9.00 BAAF Health Group annual meeting 9.30 Welcome and introduction by morning chair Lin Graham-Ray, Nurse Consultant & Designated Nurse for Looked After Children, Central London Community Health Care Trust and CWHH Clinical Commissioning Group Collaborative 9.35 HPV vaccination coverage rates of looked after girls another marker of health disadvantage? Dr Peter Barnes, Consultant Community Paediatrician, ABM University Health Board 9.45 Just an immunisation clinic? Team work approach to increasing immunisation uptake for looked after young people Cathy Donoghue, Designated Nurse for Looked After Children, Lambeth PCT/GSTT/LCCG/LBL Recognition and prevention of self-harm and suicide Dr Ellen Townsend, Director, Self-Harm Research Group, University of Nottingham Refreshment break Mental health and well-being in schools Speaker to be announced Child sexual exploitation in gangs and groups: the nature, scale and safeguarding response Carlene Firmin, Senior Research Fellow, University of Bedfordshire 1.00 Lunch and Nurses networking lunch facilitated by Lin Graham-Ray and Hannah Smith 2.00 Welcome and introduction by afternoon chair Hannah Smith, Designated Nurse, Calderdale 2.05 Spotting the signs of child sexual exploitation and the use of social media Georgia Johnston, Business Development Officer, Child Sexual Exploitation, Abuse & Violence, Brook 2.55 The rewards and pitfalls of establishing a service to engage, promote health and prepare for transition to adult services Jo Thompson, Named Nurse for Looked After Children and Young People and Deborah Turley, 16+ & Transitions Nurse for Looked After Young People, Worcestershire 3.25 Refreshment break 3.45 Fostering resilience and preparing for transition Dr Adele Yeadon, ST8 paediatrics, Leeds Community Healthcare 4.05 Delivering blended mental health services for looked after young people and those on the edge of care Speaker to be announced 4.45 Don t be offended trials and tribulations of working with young people remanded Lin Graham-Ray 5.15 Chair s closing remarks and close Please note: BAAF reserves the right to change presentation topics and speakers

4 BAAF HEALTH GROUP TROUBLED TEENS: 22 JUNE 2015 Booking your place Title Surname Organisation Billing address/invoice Telephone address Purchase order number First name Position Postcode Fees* Full or associate BAAF member: Standard rate VAT total: Nurse, individual BAAF member or student: Standard rate VAT total: Non member: VAT total: Adoptive parent or foster carer: VAT total: *Concessions for care leavers and adopted young people available by negotiation Method of payment Please invoice Requirements (eg. dietary, disability access) We will store your details and may want to contact you in the future with more information about our services and activities. Please tick here if you do not want us to do this. We will not pass your information on to a third party without your permission. Data Protection Act Dinner and networking on Sunday 21 June (tick below for attendance) Delegates will have the option of joining colleagues for dinner and networking on Sunday evening. Please note that the dinner and hotel accommodation are not included in the conference fee I will/will not be attending the dinner & networking Terms and conditions This booking form is a binding agreement. BAAF reserves the right to levy the following charges: cancellations within 2 weeks of the conference are non-refundable; earlier cancellations will be part refunded (50%). Substitutions are welcome at any time. BAAF reserves the right to change presentation topics and speakers. Cheque made payable to BAAF Registered Charity Please debit my credit/ debit card (delete as applicable) for the amount of Card type Valid from date Issue no (Maestro only) Card signatory Card no Expiry date 3 digit security number Date Please return your completed form by 8 June 2015 to: Conference Team, BAAF, Saffron House, 6 10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS T: F: E: conferences@baaf.org.uk Marketing code: BAAF mailing BAAF Vat no:

5 Dinner & Networking on Sunday 21 June 2015 Delegates will have the option of joining colleagues for dinner and networking on Sunday evening. Upon registration the BAAF conference team will provide information on hotels and restaurants. However, delegates will need to book their own accommodation and confirm attendance at the dinner. (Please note that the dinner and hotel accommodation are not included in the conference fee.) HOTEL ACCOMMODATION on Sunday 21 June 2015 A discounted room rate is available for delegates at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Birmingham City Centre. A standard room for single occupancy is at (inclusive of VAT, bed & breakfast). To book please call reservations on and quote BAF. Venue The Crowne Plaza Hotel, Birmingham City Centre Central Square Birmingham B1 1HH Date 22 June 2015 Registration time 8.30am 9.30am Conference time 9.30am 5.15pm Annual meeting time 9.00am 9.30am Closing date for booking 8 June 2015 Contact Conference Team Telephone Fax conferences@baaf.org.uk

6 BAAF IS: the leading UK-wide membership organisation for all those involved in adoption, fostering and childcare a major publisher and training provider a key source of information and advice for professionals, carers and the public a campaigner for the highest standard of child-centred policies and services the leading UK charity working for children separated from their birth families shaping agendas, securing futures British Association for Adoption & Fostering Saffron House 6 10 Kirby Street London EC1N 8TS Telephone Fax Registered as British Association for Adoption and Fostering Registered office, Saffron House, 6 10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS A company limited by guarantee Company no Charity nos (England and Wales) and SC (Scotland) VAT no Topic areas BAAF covers ADOPTION ASYLUM-SEEKING AND UNACCOMPANIED REFUGEE CHILDREN BLACK AND MINORITY ETHNIC CHILDREN IN PUBLIC CARE DISABLED CHILDREN IN PUBLIC CARE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN IN PUBLIC CARE FOSTER CARE HEALTH OF CHILDREN IN PUBLIC CARE THE LAW AS IT APPLIES TO CHILDREN IN CARE RESEARCH RELEVANT TO ADOPTION AND FOSTERING Design Crescent Lodge, London Printed on recycled paper