Working for Families: Achieving Best Outcomes for Children through Positive Partnerships
Presented on Saturday 7 March 2009
Content
Families are the most important members of their deaf child's 'support team' and have the biggest influence on their child's life and outcomes. Professionals need to ensure that their support and intervention is family centred as well as child focused.
This presentation looked at both research and best practice in relation to establishing and sustaining the parent - professional relationships in both the early years and on through key transition phases.
There was also an opportunity to learn from the first hand support experiences of some parents of young deaf children.
Target Audience: Professionals working with deaf children and their families and parents.
Presenters:
Janis Sugden, Co-ordinator, Scottish Sensory Centre, Edinburgh
Eileen
Burns, CPD Organiser, Deaf Education, Scottish Sensory Centre, Edinburgh
Gwen Carr, Manchester University
Marie McCafferky, Family Support Officer,
National Deaf Children's Society, Glasgow
Representatives from West
of Scotland Deaf Children's Society, Glasgow: Ammar Sherzad; Morag
Duffy; Michelle Masters and Aliya Abrar.
Programme
- 10.30 am Working for families: Achieving best outcomes for children through Positive Partnerships, Gwen Carr
- 3 pm Plenary and course evaluation
12.30 pm Lunch
1.30 pm Parents of deaf children sharing what worked for them and what could have been improved
2.15 pm Parents and Professionals partnership working