Homing In Conference 2009

SYHN - helping frontline workers and agencies keep up-to-date on practice and policy in youth housing

Practical Participation

Friday 18th September

Wishart Centre
50 Constable Street, Dundee

Who is it for?
All people working with -and for- young people and who want to get to grips with a range of activities and opinions surrounding participation and involvement.

Why should I go?
Apart from learning about best practice when involving young people, the day offers an opportunity for useful networking, structured discussion and a chance to re-energise & re-focus your ideas.

How will the day run?
Each presentation will be followed by an opportunity for questions then a structured discussion session in break-out rooms throughout the Wishart Centre. Each discussion session will focus on an aspect of practice related to the previous presentation. It won’t all be just talk either - some sessions will require putting words into action. Added to which, there are plenty of opportunities for coffee breaks and further networking.

How much does it cost?
£80 for SYHN members
£135 for non-members

Programme

10.00   Welcome
10.05   Working with young homeless people: an overview, Dr Phil Robinson, CEO Quarriers
10:30   Making it matter: maximising the contribution of young people throughout a service, Tamzin Taylor-Rosser, Ian Bennett, St Basils National Youth Reference Group
11:00 Coffee Break
11:15 Group Work Activity 1
12:00 More than just listening: involving young people in research,
Kathleen Kelly, Joseph Rowntree Foundation              
12:30   Group Work Activity 2
13:15 Lunch
14:00   Experience counts: the benefits of training young people as lay inspectors for the Social Work Inspection Agency: Biddy Donald, May Croan, Rudi Roberts, Move On
14:30   Groupwork Activity 3
15:15   Roundup & feedback with coffees
15.45   Close

Highlights of Previous Conferences

Fab Pad Activity, Homing In Conference 2006 - Young people worked creatively with Impact Arts to produce attractive household items on a budget. These were displayed for delegates at the end of the conference and presented in a power point presentation (View Presentation)

Pictures of young people working on the Grand Designs activity at the 2007 SYHN conference.

Find out what previous delegates thought about the Homing In Conference here