SAFEGUARDING IN TREATMENT SERVICES
;
EVERYBODY'S BUSINESS
BIRMINGHAM, 10 NOVEMBER 2015
ADFAM/DDN
, SPONSORED BY CRI, SUPPORTED BY INDIVIOR
More information and booking
Child safeguarding will always be a
priority for everyone coming into
contact with families facing
substance misuse problems. This one-
day event explores ways to improve
multi-agency working, and combines
practical advice and examples of best
practice alongside policy updates.
THE PROGRAMME
9.00 - 10.00am
: Registration, tea and coffee
Welcome:
Vivienne Evans
, Adfam
10.00 - 11.00am
:
Rosanna O’Connor
, Health and
Wellbeing Director, PHE: update on national
policy. Emphasising that safeguarding is
everyone's responsibility and the importance of
multi-agency working.
Joy Barlow
, former head of STRADA: ‘healthy
scepticism’, what signs to look out for – aimed at
general drugs workers and recovery workers.
Defensible decision making, looking at how to
keep both clients and their families safe.
11.00 - 11.20am
: tea and coffee
11.20 - 1.00pm
: Workshops of 45 mins, to be run
twice, allowing everyone the opportunity to
attend two of the four.
OPIOID SUBSTITUTE MEDICATIONS IN DRUG
TREATMENT: TACKLING THE RISKS TO CHILDREN –
Adfam
and
Martin Smith
, Derbyshire
Safeguarding Team. Alongside Martin Smith,
Adfamwill update the data from their April
report,
Medications in drug treatment: tackling
the risks to children
, as part of a workshop
offering advice on training, strategy development
and practice improvement for local authorities.
HOME VISITS/ASSESSMENTS –
Sue Smith
, National
Safeguarding Lead, CRI. Working with families
dynamically: tools for assessments and improving
outcomes for both clients and their children.
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT –
Carole Sharma
,
Chief Executive, FDAP. The need for a well trained
workforce, and ongoing assessment.
MULTI-AGENCY WORKING: the challenges and
opportunities –
Howard Woolfenden
, Assistant
Director, Integrated Services Birmingham, and
Micky Brown
, Safeguarding Lead, Birmingham
CRI. Provider and local authority giving their
perspectives on partnership working, and looking
at developing protocols and building pathways.
1.00 - 2.00pm
: Lunch
2.00 - 3.30pm
: Panel and closing session
A REAL-LIFE PERSPECTIVE – A personal story,
highlighting why safeguarding is important and
emphasising that, with the correct support, an
individual can turn their life around.
THE PANEL – Using a ‘question time’ format the
panel will address key issues from questions
submitted through DDN magazine. There will
also be the opportunity for comment and
supplementary questions from delegates.
Panel participants:
Sue Smith
, CRI;
Judith Yates
,
GP;
Max Vaughan
, Birmingham Commissioner;
Martin Smith
, Derbyshire Safeguarding Team;
Joy Barlow
, formerly STRADA.
CLOSE AND THANKS:
Vivienne Evans
, Adfam
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