C O N F E R E N C EP R O G R A M M E

11-13 SEPTEMBER

NATIONAL SOCIAL CARE CONFERENCE

3.00-3.30pm Refreshments and exhibition

Dora Stoutzker Hall, Ground floor

Dora Stoutzker Hall, Ground floor

Conference opensWelcome address by our conference chairs Jenny Williams, president of ADSS Cymru, and Arwel Ellis Owen OBE, the chair of Social Care Wales. Followed by:• citizen’s voice• a word from the NSPCC, our main sponsor

8.30am Exhibition opens: Registration and refreshments

Conference reception

10.45-11.15am Refreshments and exhibition

Opening address: Huw Irranca-Davies AMThe Minister for Children, Older People and Social Care Huw was appointed the Minister for Children and Social Care in November 2017, having been elected to the Welsh Assembly as the Assembly Member for Ogmore in May 2016. He previously served as Member of Parliament for Ogmore from 2002 to 2016

Nazir Afzal obe Less lessons learned and more get it right first time Nazir is a national advisor to the Welsh Government on eliminating gender-based violence. He was chief crown prosecutor for the north west of England from 2011 to 2015, and led teams responsible for a number of high-profile cases, including the Rochdale child abuse case

Keynote speaker Before I forget: A conversation with Fiona Phillips Former GMTV presenter Fiona quit the show in August 2008 to care for her father Phil who had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, just a year after her mother died of the same disease. Here she opens up about her experiences of caring for her parents

Plenary: Dementia and the arts Drama and music, and those living with dementiaWith contributions from:• the award-winning charity Re-Live and its ground-breaking theatre

production Memoria• the findings of the commission on dementia and music, which examined the

potential of using therapeutic music with people with dementia• With Music in Mind, which runs singing groups for people at risk of social

isolation, loneliness, or worsening physical or mental well-being

9.30-10.00am

Conference launchTuesday, 11 September

Lunch and exhibition Fringe events

Workshops 1 (simultaneous) 1. Sally Bowell, International Longevity Centre UK The Commission on Dementia and Music: Considering what works and how to influence changeThis workshop will look at the commission’s work, which explored the role of music-based interventions in the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, care and end-of-life care for people with dementia

2. Hayley Clark and Helen Gazzola, NSPCC Getting more evidence used in practice: implementation science and innovation A look at using implementation science frameworks and organisational behavioural change to successfully put more sustainable evidence-based programmes into practice in children’s social care 3. Dr Lydia Hayes, Cardiff University Insights into the homecare workforce Lydia provides an unprecedented insight into the experiences of homecare workers, based on extensive interviews with staff in the sector. Her research found a proud, skilled workforce who feel underfunded, overstretched and undervalued

4. Heléna Herklots CBE and Daisy Cole, The Older People’s Commissioner for Wales Rethinking respite for people living with dementia, family carers and friends This workshop will provide an opportunity to rethink the provision of respite so that it focuses on achieving positive outcomes, and meaningful activity and relationships for people living with dementia and their carers

5. Nicola Stubbins and Vanessa Young, ADSS Cymru and The Welsh NHS ConfederationThinking strategically, delivering locally A discussion about how we can provide a seamless, sustainable health and care system. The workshop will also look at the context for change and how organisations overseas have tackled the challenges of working across boundaries 6. Simon Pickthall, Vanguard Cymru Creating a system that enables great practice This session will share frameworks that will help practitioners reflect on their practice and work with the principles of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 at the forefront of their minds

7. Dr Diane Burns, Adrian Roper and Sue Evans, Sheffield University, Cartrefi Cymru and Social Care WalesAre we spending our money wisely? Ambitions of care integration and sustainability raise money-related questions. Can a foundational economy perspective provide the answers? This session will explain the foundational economy, share learning, and explore how we could all benefit from us spending our money in better ways 8. Karen Evans, James Wood and Julian Molloy, Denbighshire Children’s Services Merger of children’s services and education In 2015, Denbighshire decided to bring together education and children’s services under the leadership and management of one head of service. This workshop will discuss this new approach, what they’ve learned and the impact it has had

Conference – day 1Wednesday, 12 September

2.05-3.00pm

Dora Stoutzker Hall, Ground floor

Dora Stoutzker Hall, Ground floor

Seligman Studio,Level 1

Simon Gibson Studio, Level 2

Shirley Bassey Studio, Level 2

Rowe-Beddoe Studio, Level 2

Studio 2, Level 1

Foyle Room, Level 1

Carne Room, Level 2

Dora Stoutzker Hall, Ground floor

Dora Stoutzker Hall, Ground floor

10.00-10.15am

10.15-10.45am

1.30-2.05pm

12.15-1.30pm

11.15am- 12.15pm

6.00-8.00pm Exhibition area, Foyer

Please note the information in this programme was correct at the time of going to print and may be subject to change.

Evening programme

Conference – day 2Thursday, 13 September

11.30am-12.00pm

9.45-10.00am

10.00-10.30am

10.30-11.00am

11.00-11.30am

12.00- 12.30pm

12.30- 12.45pm

9.15-9.45am

Plenary: Spending more on health care is the expensive way to buy good health – a case for social services Dr Daniel Dutton, University of Calgary, and Prof Ceri Phillips, Swansea University, will present the case for more social spending to improve health outcomes. They will consider case studies from Canada, England and the United States, and how similar models can be applied in Wales. Chaired by Arwel Ellis Owen OBE, Social Care Wales

Pre-dinner drinks reception

Conference dinner

Followed by Suburban Disco

5.30pm

8.30am

3.30-4.30pm

7.15-8.15pm

8.15-late

4.30-5.30pm

Dora Stoutzker Hall, Ground floor

Dora Stoutzker Hall, Ground floor

Dora Stoutzker Hall, Ground floor

Dora Stoutzker Hall, Ground floor

Dora Stoutzker Hall, Ground floor

Dora Stoutzker Hall, Ground floor

Dora Stoutzker Hall, Ground floor

Dora Stoutzker Hall, Ground floor

Seligman Studio,Level 1

Simon Gibson Studio, Level 2

Shirley Bassey Studio, Level 2

Rowe-Beddoe Studio, Level 2

Studio 2, Level 1

Foyle Room, Level 1

Carne Room, Level 2

Workshops 2 (simultaneous)

9. Prof Ceri Phillips and Dr Daniel Dutton, Swansea University and University of Calgary Health and social spending at the population level, the academic and applied issues Following on from their plenary session, the pair will discuss the challenges to this type of analysis and investigation, such as data and modelling, knowledge translation and policy changes that impact interpretation

10. Michael Dolan, CareWorks, and Lucy Jones and Tracey Bell, WCCISDigital transformation in Western Bay: an insight into the benefits, opportunities and challenges of implementationThis workshop provides a unique opportunity for delegates to hear about the experiences and benefits of integrated working with the computer system Welsh Community Care Information System (WCCIS) today and in the future 11. Mary Ryan, co-author of The Care Crisis Review, and Sally Ann Jenkins, Head of Children and Family Services, Newport The Care Crisis ReviewThis workshop will discuss how to address the crisis in children’s social care and the family justice sector as a result of record levels of children in care, and explore the factors that have contributed to it 12. Dennis Vergne and Joe Badman, Basis Have you heard of Buurtzorg? Can it be done in Wales? Buurtzorg is one of the largest providers of adult social care in the Netherlands, providing care by hyper-local, self-sufficient teams who address most, if not all, their needs. This session explores its use in children’s and adults’ services in the UK

13. Jonathan Griffiths and Jon Day, ADSS Cymru and Social Care Wales Developing a joint health and social care workforce strategy This session will explore the development of a joint health and social care workforce strategy in line with A Healthier Wales. Groups will be asked to identify and feedback on examples of collaborative work, opportunities and challenges

14. Sue Morgan and Alan Lawrie, Aneurin Bevan University Health Board and Cwm Taf University Health Board Cluster working Working collaboratively across health and social care at community level provides an opportunity to maximise resources to improve health and well-being. This session explores how care could be provided in the future at a cluster level

15. Jan Sensier and Kelly Burt, Office of the Public GuardianThe work of the Office of the Public GuardianThis workshop will provide updates about the office’s work, including the deputyship function and its Welsh language work. It will also consider how we can broaden the lasting power of attorney landscape and reduce deputyships

16. Adrian Smith and Rhys Fidler, Data Cymru, and Karen Benjamin, Children’s Commissioning Consortium Cymru Profiling of children’s residential care for looked after children in Wales An opportunity to share evidence from current research about profiling children’s residential care in Wales. This workshop will cover the research outputs from one of the projects commissioned by the Task and Finish Group for Residential Care

Finish

Cardiff City Hall

Cardiff City Hall

Exhibition opens: Refreshments

Welcome address Our conference chairs Jenny Williams and Arwel Ellis Owen OBE welcome delegates to the second day of the conference. Followed by a citizen’s voice

Opening address: Albert Heaney, Director of Social Services and Integration in WalesAlbert joined the Welsh Government in 2013, bringing with him more than 25 years of experience in social care having previously worked in social services, health and the voluntary sector.

A new era of collaboration across health and social care A joint session by Alex Howells and Sue Evans, chief executives of Health Education Improvement Wales and Social Care Wales, explaining how we should respond to A Healthier Wales’s vision to provide a seamless service across social care and health

Dr Helen Beckett, University of Bedfordshire Moving beyond child sexual exploitationHelen, the director of the International Centre Researching Child Sexual Exploitation, Violence and Trafficking, explores whether the current emphasis on, and definition of, child sexual exploitation helps or hinders our responses to adolescent sexual abuse

Refreshments and exhibition

Simon Duffy, The Centre for Welfare Reform Where have all the citizens gone? The world is calling out for active citizens to restore sanity to our politics and our community life. But where are these citizens? Simon will explore some of the changes happening in the world and where we see true citizenship emerging

Motivational speaker: Richard McCann An inspirational speaker with a unique story At a young age Richard experienced tragic losses, spent part of his childhood in care, and dabbled with drugs and prison. Then he turned his life around. He grew to become a motivational speaker and loving family man. This is his story about overcoming adversity

Close of 2018 conference Jenny Williams, ADSS Cymru, and Sue Evans, Social Care Wales

Dora Stoutzker Hall, Ground floor

Our exhibitorsOur chairs

Our sponsors

Arwel Ellis Owen obe, Social Care Wales Arwel is the chair of Social Care Wales, the organisation that brings together social care workforce regulation, workforce development and service improvement. Our aim is to build confidence in the workforce, and to lead and support improvement in social care. socialcare.wales

Jenny Williams, Association of Directors of Social Services (ADSS) Cymru Jenny is the current president of ADSS Cymru, the national leadership organisation for social services in Wales. We represent the collective voice of those working in social services on a range of issues about social care policy, practice and resourcing. adsscymru.org.uk

Practice Solutions We support the public, third, and private health and social care workforce in Wales to lead, manage and deliver sustainable and transformational services to ensure the well-being of people in communities. practicesolutions-ltd.co.uk

The Open University in WalesWe are the leading provider of part-time undergraduate higher education and supported distance learning across Wales. We have more than 7,000 students all over Wales supported by 300 tutors. open.ac.uk/wales

CareWorks We provide software solutions to enable social care and health organisations to make a real difference to people’s lives. Our solutions free clinicians and social workers from unnecessary paperwork. careworks.co.uk

NSPCC Cymru/Wales We are the leading children’s charity fighting to end child abuse in Wales. We help children who have been abused to rebuild their lives, protect those at risk and find the best ways of preventing abuse from happening. nspcc.org.uk/wales

The Waterloo Foundation We are an independent grant-making foundation providing support to organisations working in Wales that help unpaid carers, increase employment opportunities and address educational inequality. waterloofoundation.org.uk

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STAND EXHIBITOR 1 CareWorks 2 NSPCC Cymru/Wales 3 NSPCC Cymru/Wales 4 The Open University in Wales 5 Practice Solutions 7 ADSS Cymru 8 Social Care Wales 9 ICS Assessment Services 10 Data Cymru 11 Dewis Cymru 12 Skylakes 13 CM2000 14 Appropriate Adults UK 15 Barnardo’s Cymru 16 Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse17 The Welsh NHS Confederation 18 National Commissioning Board Wales 19 Wales Co-operative Centre 20 Shared Lives Plus 21 The Guardian 22 Regener8 23 Carers Trust Wales 24 Children in Wales 25 BASW Cymru26 Disabled Living Foundation

STAND EXHIBITOR 27 The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy 28 Academi Wales29 Welsh Government30 Third Sector Support Wales31 Tunstall Healthcare32 Age Cymru33 Healthcare Inspectorate Wales and Care Inspectorate Wales34 North Wales Regional Collaborative Committee35 GMB36 Art exhibition37 Art exhibition38 Sibling carers exhibition39 Sibling carers exhibition40 Accomplish41 Forget Me Not Choir42 Wales & West Utilities43 GambleAware44 Delta Wellbeing45 Public Health Wales46 Alzheimer’s Society47 HC-One48 Community Care49 Post-It wall 50 Ideas wall

Research corner Wednesday, 12 September

10.45-11.15am Heather Tyrrell Developing co-productive models of outcome-based social work supervision

12.15-1.00pm Fiona Verity and Nick Andrews, “Catch and hatch” session Wales School of Social Care Research

All day Lisa Trigg and Gwyndaf Parry, Social Care Wales Future proofing social care data – share your thoughts about using data in research

All day The Wales School for Social Care Research Talk to a researcher – find out how to progress a research idea

1.00-1.30pm Christala Sophocleous, WISERD Social value in social care systems

3.00-3.30pm Alison Orrell, Bangor University Social network analysis in north Wales

STAND EXHIBITOR1 Health and Care Research Wales 2 Social Care Wales3 The Wales School for Social Care Research4 The Dementia Engagement and Empowerment Project (DEEP)

STAND EXHIBITOR 5 Wales Institute of Social and Economic Research, Data and Methods (WISERD) 6 Continuing Professional Education and Learning for Social Workers (CPEL)7 Enrich / My Home Life Cymru

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