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Events
Through out the year SACCS attends and hosts a variety of regional, national and international events, 2007 is no exception. This year also has a special bearing on SACCS, since it is our 20 year anniversary. Our 2007 programme consists of:
- 'Inside SACCS' - Open days at SACCS
- Training & Conferences
- National events SACCS will attend
'Inside SACCS' - Open days at SACCS
SACCS will be offering professionals involved in the decision making process of specialist external placements an "Inside SACCS" experience. This will provide an opportunity to discover, engage and learn about the SACCS Recovery Treatment Programme via a series of Open Days. The next open day will be held on:
- October 23rd: Shropshire
Training & Conferences
2007 brings the launch of the Mary Walsh Institute through a programme of national and international conferences presented by SACCS in partnership with several of the leading experts in child trauma in the world.
National events SACCS will attend
Community Care Children & Families
Design Business Centre, Islington, London
11 October 2007
Community Care's one-day event is for everyone working with children, young people and families across the statutory, voluntary and private sectors in social care, health and education. This free-to-attend one-day event, comprising of a full and comprehensive conference programme, and a large exhibition. It provides a valuable opportunity for SACCS to meet with everyone involved with children, young people and families; to come together to debate the big issues, share best practice and network. See you there.
NATIONAL CHILDREN’S CONTRACTING & COMMISSIONING CONFERENCE
13th and 14th September 2007
Developing the Market for Children’s Services
The National Contracting and Commissioning Conference for Children’s Services is to be held on Thursday 13th and Friday 14th September, at The Hayes Conference Centre, Swanwick, Derbyshire.
This is the 5th conference held specifically on children’s services. (In the previous 10 years many of the annual conferences had often focused mainly on adult services.)
The Conference is organised by regional representatives and staff with contracting and commissioning responsibilities in Social Care, Education and Health who are in LA’s and PCT’s. This year it is also organised in collaboration with INLOGOV (which is part of Birmingham University) with the support and blessing of the Department for Education and Skills (now the DCSF).
The Conference seeks to address both strategic commissioning issues, and important areas of contracting techniques and skills (the nuts and bolts). We will have input from the DfES and be able to share some of the findings from the Regional Centres of Excellence as well as numerous examples of what is being developed and works across the country. The DfES will be running a number of sessions to share what they are doing in various partner pilots up and down the country.
One of the key themes of the conference will be the commissioning with partners and how they have led to innovation and improved service outcomes for children.
This conference is aimed at staff currently based in education (and health) will link with social care colleagues to send a balanced team.
SACCS are delighted to announce we have been invited to present a workshop which is entitled The Importance of Early Intervention in Decision Making with Children; Strategic Commissioning to Achieve Maximum Outcomes for Minimum Cost. The workshop presenters are Billy Pughe, Operations Director and Patrick Tomlinson, Strategic Director.
