Programme at a Glance
| SUNDAY 12TH JULY 2009 | |
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O’REILLY HALL 12:00 16:30
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Opening Ceremony to start
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| MONDAY MORNING 13TH JULY 2009 | |
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PLENARY O’REILLY HALL
09:15-10:00
10:00-10:45 |
Moving on again….An analysis of foster care breakdown from an insider’s perspective Danielle Coady Country: Republic of Ireland The impact of child protection reforms on foster care Dr. Helen Buckley Country: Republic of Ireland |
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10:45-11:10 |
Tea/Coffee Break in Newman Building |
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WORKSHOP O REILLY HALL 11.15 -12.45 |
Foster parents’ psycho-socio-economic characteristics and their connections with the fostering experience in Croatia. Maja Laklija Country: Croatia |
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WORKSHOPS NEWMAN BUILDING
11:15-12:45
Room A 105 |
How does foster care work for children? An evidence base Dr. Elizabeth Fernandez Country: Australia |
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Room A 106
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Transforming the lives of fostered young people through education Hugh Mc Allister Country: Northern Ireland |
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Room A 109 |
Counting on carers – How to help at home with numeracy and literacy Maria McDonald Country: Northern Ireland |
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Room C 108 |
The impact of conflict on children Maeve Hurley and Kathy Jones Country: Republic of Ireland |
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Room C 110 |
Shakes the dust Beverly Bagnall Country: Canada |
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Room D 105 |
Critical issues for children of ethnic minority origin in long term foster care in Ireland Ann Mc Williams Country: Republic of Ireland |
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Room D 106 |
Building Connections: Sons and daughters and fostered children working together Judy Walsh Country: United Kingdom |
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Room D 108 |
A Team parenting Approach Peter Toolan and Lorraine Gaughan Country: United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland |
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Room D 112 |
Progress and struggles - developing family-based care systems since the collapse of Communism in Europe and the former Soviet Union 1989 - 2009. Chris Gardiner, Stela Grigoras, Ivanka Shalapatova and Volodymyr Kuzminskyy Countries: Czech Republic, Republic of Moldova, Bulgaria and Ukraine |
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Room G 106 |
The provision of statutory kinship care - Models of best practice Dr. Marilyn Mc Hugh and Paula Hayden Country: Australia |
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Room G 108 |
Brains, bonds and behaviour: Enhanced parenting skills training for therapeutic foster care givers Brad Byrant and Michael Johnan Country: United States of America |
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Room G 108A |
Building relationships with birth families Lori Walters Country: United States of America |
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Room G 109 |
Aspirations: The views of foster children and their carers Kevin Williams and Bob Broad Country: United Kingdom |
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Room J 104 |
Long-term foster carers’ and children’s perspectives of contact with birth families in Northern Ireland Dominic McSherry, Monserrat Fargas, Kerrylee Weatherall Country: Northern Ireland |
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Room J 109 |
The current situation in foster care in Latin America: A vision in progress, relationships with other practices and dilemmas Matilde Luna Country: Argentina |
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Room J110 |
Regulation of out-of-home care in New South Wales: How a strengths based approach can bring about quality improvement Kerryn Boland Country: Australia |
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Room J 112 |
‘All children are equal’: Rights and responsibilities for fostered children with a disability Ingrid Sutherland and Pauline Stormont Country: United Kingdom |
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Room J 114 |
Fostering emotional resilience Katy Grayson, Sheila Patel, Lee Wright and Pete Johnstone Country: United Kingdom |
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12:45-13:55 |
Lunch in UCD Main Restaurant |
| MONDAY AFTERNOON 13th JULY 2009 | |
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PLENARY O’REILLY HALL
14:00-14:45 |
Sharing our stories to make a difference: The National Youth in Care Network’s digital storytelling workshops Yvonne Andrews, Angie Cross and Nicole Herbert Country: Canada |
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14:45-14:55 |
Break |
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WORKSHOP 15.00 – 16.30 O REILLY HALL |
Fostering a new conversation Angie Simpson Country: New Zealand |
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WORKSHOPS NEWMAN BUILDING
15:00-16:30
Room A 105 |
Dr. Robert Twigg Country: Canada |
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Room A 106 |
Power4Youth: To share the philosophy of youth empowerment Miko Carels and Jean Kennedy Country: Republic of Ireland/Europe |
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Room A 109 |
Anna, Ange and sister lib: The impact of a caregivers’ relational history on placement security Shirley Ann Chinnery Country: New Zealand |
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Room C108 |
Working with emotions in the classroom Katy Grayson and Lee Wright Country: United Kingdom |
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Room C 110 |
Developing skills in direct work with children Margy Dyas Country: Republic of Ireland |
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Room D 105 |
The challenges facing foster carers of ethnic minority children in Ireland today Ann McWilliams Country: Republic of Ireland |
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Room D 106 |
Fostering Identity Afshan Ahmad, Suzanne Mc Gladdery and Keilagh Brinkley Country: United Kingdom |
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Room D 108 |
Fostering future leaders – Supporting the natural kids of carers Anita Pell Country: Australia |
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Room D 112 |
Quality4Children: Ensuring the rights of children and youth in care through participative quality standards Emmanuel Sherwin Country: Austria |
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Room G 106 |
Invisible carers - Children who foster Emma Jane Hannett and Sheila Patel Country: United Kingdom |
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Room G 108 A |
Empowering care providers in foster family care in Croatia Aleksandra Selak Zivkovic Country: Croatia |
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Room G 109 |
The effects on children who witness domestic violence Mary M. Mc Gowan Country: United States of America |
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Room J 102 |
Mentor home visitation project: Foster parents helping new foster families Dr. Sumiko Hennessy, Dr. Hiroe Izumi and Hitomi Komatsu Country: Japan |
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Room J 104 |
Examining parent and peer attachment in long-term foster care and adoption Dominic McSherry, Monserrat Fargas, Kerrylee Weatherall, Greg Kelly and Clive Robinson Country: Northern Ireland |
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Room J 109 |
Delegated authority for foster carers – Improving the care experience of young people in long term foster care Phyllis Elwood Country: Northern Ireland |
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Room J 110 |
Model for the delivery of leaving care and after care services Christine White, Rachel Valentine and Niall Keane Country: Republic of Ireland |
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Room J 112 |
The plumber: The role of virtual head teachers Ingrid Sutherland and Sue Dean Country: United Kingdom |
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Room J 114 |
Attachment and early infant brain development Myrna McNitt Country: United States of America |
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16:30-17:00 |
Tea/Coffee break in Newman Building |
| TUESDAY MORNING 14th JULY 2009 | |
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PLENARY
O’REILLY HALL
09:15-10:00
10:00-10:45 |
Understanding the complexity of kinship care and the implications for relationships ‘within the family’ and ‘for the family and state’ Dr. Valerie O’Brien Country: Republic of Ireland Contact – Journey of a foster family Jillian Wain Country: Australia |
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10:45-11:10 |
Tea/Coffee break in Newman Building |
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WORKSHOPS
11:15 – 12:45
O’Reilly Hall
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Outcomes in kinship care Dr. Valerie O’Brien Country: Republic of Ireland |
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Room A 105 |
Hell’s Pavement – A feature length film on the experiences of a young girl living in foster care Brigidin Gorman Country: United Kingdom |
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Room A 106 |
A West Australian study of ‘Children who foster’ Mike Clare Country: Australia |
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Room A 109 |
Fathers Matter Melvin Gravely Country: United States of America |
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Room C 108 |
Building on family strengths - The importance of kinship care in the development of foster care in Georgia Andro Dadiani Country: Georgia |
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Room C 110 |
Voices from across the world Estella Abraham and Jan Rees Country: United Kingdom |
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Room D 105 |
Kinship relative foster care: Dispelling the myths Christina O’Brien and Clare Stokes Country: Republic of Ireland |
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Room D 106 |
Growing up in a multicultural society Luisa Boleo Country: Portugal |
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Room D 108 |
Child abuse: Recognition and response Dr. Mark Doyle, Fran O’Grady, Norma Goggin and Lally Hill Country: Republic of Ireland |
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Room D 112 |
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: More than just a syndrome Michele Savage and Veronika McHugh Country: Republic of Ireland |
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Room G 106 |
The professionalisation of foster care: Transforming outcomes Robert Tapsfield and Sheila Patel Country: United Kingdom and Northern Ireland |
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Room G 108 |
Siblings Together Delma Hughes Country: United Kingdom |
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Room G 108 A |
Supporting Foster carers to care for unaccompanied asylum seeking children Nasseam Khan and Bev Pickering Country: United Kingdom |
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Room G 109 |
Concurrent permanency planning: Foster to adopt Mary M. McGowan Country: United States of America |
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Room J 102 |
The SAACS recovery programme Mike Thomas Country: United Kingdom |
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Room J 104 |
Run with the wolves – The teenage FAS child in foster care Gloria Daniel Country: United States of America |
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Room J 109 |
I will survive! Creative methods and tools for promoting resilience Christine Välivaara and Paula Männikkö Country: Finland |
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Room J 110 |
A conversation on foster care with Irish youth Jean Kennedy, Thomas Kennedy and Tricia Kennedy Country: Republic of Ireland |
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Room J 112 |
Attachment Issues Ingrid Sutherland, Tim Whittingham and Sue Dean Country: United Kingdom |
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Room J 114 |
Child welfare challenges in developing nations Myrna McNitt and Stephen Ucembe Country: United States of America |
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12:45-13:55 |
Lunch in UCD Main Restaurant |
| TUESDAY AFTERNOON 14TH JULY 2009 | |
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PLENARY O’REILLY HALL
14:00-14:45 |
The use of Marte Meo as a supportive intervention to encourage attachment in foster care Patricia Byrne Country: Republic of Ireland |
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14:45-14:55 |
Break |
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Workshop
O’Reilly Hall |
The Creation of a training system for professional maternal assistants in Romania Jane Asquith Country: United Kingdom |
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WORKSHOPS
15:00-16:30
Room A 105 |
Hell’s Pavement – A feature length film on the experiences of a young girl living in foster care Part 2 Brigidin Gorman Country: United Kingdom |
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Room A 106 |
Learning the lessons: enabling young people to remain longer in foster care Robert Tapsfield and Phyllis Elwood Country: United Kingdom |
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Room A 109 |
HIQA SSI inspection of foster care services Patrick Bergin Country: Republic of Ireland |
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Room C 108 |
From Bowlby to your backyard: Fostering attachment in foster care Patti Ranahan and Ellaine Spivak Country: Canada |
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Room C 110 |
Day to day living with FAS Coleen Christie, Sharon Weir, Shannon Weir and Jamie-Lee Christie Country: Northern Ireland |
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Room D 105 |
The essential dad – healing young girls who have been abused Gail Fagan Country: Canada |
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Room D 106 |
Communicating with children and young people – A shared understanding Afshan Ahmad, Suzanne McGladdery and Keilagh Brinkley Country: United Kingdom |
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Room D 108 |
Child abuse: Recognition and response Dr. Mark Doyle, Fran O’Grady, Norma Goggin and Lally Hill Country: Republic of Ireland |
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Room D 112 |
How access/contact with birth parents might be used to promote the emotional and psychological development of the child in foster care Cahal McHale Country: Republic of Ireland |
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Room G 106 |
Better care, better services for children and young people in Western Australia Pauline Dixon and Stephan Lund Country: Australia |
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Room G 108 |
The impact of the fostering process on biological children in the home Áine Kenny Country: Republic of Ireland |
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Room G 108 A |
Preparing for independence Shirley Thomas and Chris Bacon Country: United Kingdom |
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Room G 109 |
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning Youth Mary M. McGowan Country: United States of America |
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Room J 102 |
20 key assets for kids: Promoting developmental outcomes for children Leon Fulcher Country: United Kingdom |
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Room J 104 |
Rise from the ashes: the resilient family Gloria Daniel Country: United States of America |
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Room J 109 |
We are still mom and dad Lotte Juul-Wiese and Christina Roeschmann Country: Denmark |
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Room J 110 |
“New Beginnings” – A training programme for the sons and daughters of perspective foster families Angela Smith and Triona Fitzpatrick Country: Republic of Ireland |
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Room J 112 |
The application of the Marte Meo method in foster care Patricia Byrne Country: Republic of Ireland |
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Room J 114 |
Trafficked children: Trauma and recovery Myrna McNitt Country: United States of America |
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16:30-17:00 |
Tea/coffee break in Newman Building |
| WEDNESDAY JULY 15TH 2009 FREE DAY | |
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AM |
Morning optional tours |
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PM |
Evening optional tours |
| THURSDAY MORNING 16th JULY 2009 | |
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PLENARY O’REILLY HALL
09:15-10:00
10:00-10:45 |
Foster care standards: A four country study Iain Matheson Country: New Zealand The foster flight: The importance of the virtual environment in foster care Dr. Martine Delfos Country: Netherlands |
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10.45-11.10 |
Tea/Coffee break in Newman Building |
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WORKSHOP O’Reilly Hall 11.15 to 12.45 |
TACT Parent Child placement service Janice Rutherford Country: United Kingdom
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WORKSHOPS 11:15-12:45
Room A 105 |
Hell’s Pavement – A feature length film on the experiences of a young girl living in foster care Brigidin Gorman Country: United Kingdom |
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Room A 106 |
Keeping contact- communicating with children and adolescents in foster care Martine Delfos Country: Netherlands |
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Room A 109 |
Mirror families in action – Lifelong support for children and care-giving families Cas O’Neill and Trish McNamara Country: Australia |
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Room C 108 |
The use of storytelling to reach and to teach in foster care Helen Gogarty and Donna McTeague Country: Republic of Ireland |
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Room C 110 |
An understanding of attachment and how it develops Margaret Beaumont Country: Republic of Ireland |
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Room D 105 |
Attachment theory, foster parents and diversity tolerance Michael Kenny and Ted Fleming Country: Republic of Ireland |
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Room D 106 |
“Your rights, your care” Larissa Comiskey, Kathleen Chambers and Damien Hooper Country: Republic of Ireland |
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Room D 108 |
Allegations in foster care – The case for mediation Debra Gibbs Baker Country: United Kingdom |
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Room D 112 |
Fostering children or fostering families? The practice of inclusive care Kathleen Kufeldt Country: Canada |
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Room G 106 |
Linking the past with the present and choosing a better future Sue Dromey Country: United Kingdom |
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Room G 108 |
“Home is where now?” Brenda Kneafsey and Natalie Redmond Country: Republic of Ireland |
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Room G 108 A |
Fostering education: Supporting foster carers to support children’s learning Andrea Warman and Clare Pallett Country: United Kingdom |
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Room G 109 |
Drugs in our system: An exploratory study on the pharmaceutical management of Canadian youth in care Yvonne Andrews Country: Canada |
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Room J 102 |
Joyful learning and foster care Tasheen Asghar and Syed Azhar Kazmi Country: Pakistan |
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Room J 104 |
Outcomes and stability in kinship care compared with non-kinship care Elaine Farmer Country: United Kingdom |
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Room J 109 |
The loyal Children Lotte Juul Wiese and Pernille Hoejmark Country: Norway |
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Room J 110 |
Process of change: Behaviour issues in foster care Mike Thomas Country: United Kingdom |
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Room J 112 |
A siblings relations view on the fostering experience on the part of the foster families’ birth families Atalia Mosek and Alona Tomer Country: Israel |
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Room J 114 |
Who is minding the child – Who is minding the carer? Myrna McNitt and Jane Asquith Country: United States of America/ United Kingdom |
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12:45-13:55 |
Lunch in UCD Main Restaurant |
| THURSDAY AFTERNOON 16th JULY 2009 | |
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PLENARY O’REILLY HALL
14:00-14:45 |
Maturing out of long term foster care: A focus on young people’s education Fiona Daly and Professor Robbie Gilligan Country: Republic of Ireland |
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14:45-14:55 |
Break |
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WORKSHOPS
15:00-16:30 Room A 105 |
Hell’s Pavement – A feature length film on the experiences of a young girl living in foster care Part 2 Brigidin Gorman Country: United Kingdom |
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Room A 106 |
How to prevent and deal with the risk of addiction Dr. Martine Delfos Country: Netherlands |
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Room A 109 |
Foster caregivers’ role in recognising, managing and preventing adolescent suicide: Lessons from the literature on adolescent help-seeking Patricia Ranahan Country: Canada |
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Room C 108 |
Attachment and sensory integration therapy: An Irish programme Helen Gogarty, Cahal McHale, Gerry Hone and Anne Marie Coll Country: Republic of Ireland |
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Room C 110 |
Circle of courage and response abilities pathways John Digney Country: Republic of Ireland and Canada |
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Room D 105 |
Stories from the Circle programme – A therapeutic approach to foster care Anita Pell and Raeleen McKenzie Country: Australia |
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Room D 106 |
Leaving care in Europe and Central Asia Veronique Lerch and Ertion Axha Country: Austria |
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Room D 108 |
Pathways to parenting: A learning model for foster care visitation Baird Sundeen and Charley Joyce Country: United States of America |
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Room D 112 |
Learning and listening to youth Kathleen Kufeldt Country: United States of America |
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Room G 106 |
Challenges in kinship placement contact Dr. Valerie O’Brien Country: Republic of Ireland |
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Room G 108 |
Learning over thunder and lightening: Using culture to improve educational outcomes and identity for indigenous children in care Shelly Johnson Country: Canada |
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Room G 108A |
Recipes for foster care: The role that food and cooking play in promoting emotional well-being Andrea Warman and Andi Hider Country: United Kingdom |
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Room G 109 |
Quality and standards in foster care in global care Lawrence Bangura Country: Sierra Leone |
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Room J 102 |
The supervision of foster carers Jane Asquith Country: United Kingdom |
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Room J 104 |
Minority children and youth of colour in foster care Cora White and Robert Weatherby Country: United States of America |
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Room J 109 |
Children without parental care – A serious violation of children’s rights Rajendra Mehera Country: India |
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Room J 110 |
The five competencies- an educational film for prospective foster parents Raili Bäck-Kiianmaa, Lotte Juul-Wiese and Tone Nordby Wolveston Country: Finland, Norway and Denmark |
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Room J 112 |
These are our lives and we should have a say – A consumer panel process for children and young people Tim Hanly and Gildas Gordan Country: Republic of Ireland |
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Room J 114 |
Parenting time Myrna McNitt Country: United States of America |
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16:30-17.00 |
Tea/coffee break in Newman Building |
| FRIDAY MORNING 17th JULY | |
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PLENARY O’REILLY HALL
09:15-10:00
10:00-10:45 |
What’s so funny about foster families, anyway? Gail Fagan Country: Canada How do foster carers make children feel secure and stable? Stephan Lund Country: Australia |
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10:45-11:10 |
Tea/Coffee break in O’Reilly Hall |
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11:15-13:00 |
Closing ceremony |