Workforce Development in CAMHS National Conference

          - 25th September 2008 -          

Walkers' Stadium, Leicester

Conference Handbook,

Keynote Presentations:

Mental Health Workforce - A National Perspective:  Roslyn Hope, Director, National Workforce Programme,

Evidence Based Workforce:  Prof. Peter Fonagy, Director of the Research Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, University College London and Chief Executive, Anna Freud Centre, London,

Towards a Children's Workforce Strategy - A Government Perspective: Anne Frost, Deputy Director Workforce Development, DCFS,

A Young Person's Perspective on the Workforce:  Carly Raby, Children & Young People's Rights Consultant,

Workshop Presentations:

1. New Ways of Working in CAMHS - Dr Tim Morris & Jo Weller
2. Workforce Planning in CAMHS - Sharing the Learning - Dr Yvonne Anderson & Gill Walker
3. Meeting the Training Needs of CAMHS Practitioners - Panos Vostanis,
4. CAMHS Workforce Data - Richard Wistow,
5. Core Functions and Competencies in CAMHS - Marc Lyall,
6. New Developments in Cultural Competence for CAMHS - Savita Ayling & Philomena Harrison,
7. Meeting the Mental Health Needs of Children & Young People with Learning Disability and Their Families - Jeremy Turk,
8. Commissioning a CAMHS Workforce - Julie Moss
9. Mental Health Act New Roles; Approved Clinician and Approved Mental Health Professional - Teresa Hewitt-Moran,
10. What are the Characteristics and Dimensions of Effective Leadership in CAMHS? - Dawn Rees & Barry Nixon
    The Leadership Challange,
    Matrix of Leadership Styles from major Theories,
11. Everybody's Business - Understanding of the Mental Health of Children and Young People in Universal Services - Jane Sedgewick & Dr Alex Hassett
12. The National Continuous Quality Improvement Framework for CAMHS Education and Training (NCQIT CAMHS) - Dr Fiona Warner-Gale
13. The Choice and Partnership Approach (CAPA) - a Sustainable System for Choice and Workforce Development - Dr Ann York & Dr Steve Kingsbury,
14. Meeting the Challenge of Developing the Primary Mental Health Worker Workforce - Nicole Hickey & Dr Tami Kramer,
15. "URSPACE" The Experience of the Bury Pathfinder Site for Improving Access to Psychological Therapies for Children and Young People - Claire Maguire, Gwyneth Jones & Kirsty Pratt,
16. From Comprehensive Service Model, to a Comprehensive CAMHS Workforce Strategy - A Practical Example' - Fran Beck & Hilary Griggs,
17. Creating Capable Teams Approach (CCTA) - Nicki Hollingsworth, Alison Boyne,