Category Archives: Think Family Regional Subgroup

Family Focused Practice Symposium with HSCB & QUB

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During Mental Health Week in Northern Ireland, the School of Nursing and Midwifery at QUB, in partnership with the HSCB, will launch the findings of this significant study completed across the five Health and Social Care Trusts from 2016 – 2017. 

This one day FREE symposium will also include presentations on Think Family Northern Ireland initiatives.  

 

Details of the Event

Date: 18 May 2018

Time: 9.15am – 4.00pm  (Registration: 8.15am – 9.15am)

Venue: Riddel Hall (Conference Room 1 & 2) at Queens University, Belfast

 

Click here to download the symposium flyer

Application Form (Places are limited therefore booking is essential. Register by 28 February 2018)

 

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

We invite colleagues to submit abstracts in the form of an oral presentation or poster submission in advance of the conference.  The focus will be on family focused practice with parents who have a mental illness, their children and families in Northern Ireland.

Click here to read more about how to submit an abstract

Deadline for Submissions is: 23 March 2018

 

Contact Us:

For further information please contact Stuart Greer, CYPSP Project Support by email at stuart.greer@hscni.net or telephone 028 9536 3011

 

Family First Service

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Does your child have an acquired brain injury?  Is this having an impact on your daily life?
If yes, the Family First Service may be for you.

The Family First Service is designed and dedicated to empower families to support children who have sustained an acquired brain injury (ABI).  The Family First Service recognises that the whole family system is affected when a child sustains an ABI. The programme works with the whole family unit to enable everyone to better manage the impact of ABI in daily life.

Who can apply?
Anyone can make a referral, whether you are a family member, social
worker, GP, counsellor or teacher.

How do I apply?                                                                                                                     A referral form can be accessed on the Family First Service section of the Brain Injury Matters website

For further information please contact Brain Injury Matters on:

Tel: 02890705125
Email: info@braininjurymatters.org.uk
Website: www.braininjurymatters.org.uk

Family First Service Flyer – Click here

Think Family Social Work Pilot

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The Children and Young People’s Strategic Partnership (CYPSP) Regional Think Family Subgroup in partnership with the Health and Social Care Board recently hosted a Think Family Social Work Assessment Pilot workshop in Antrim.

 

The workshop was to give the Social Work staff who are taking part in a Social Work Pilot the opportunity to gain an Intensive Knowledge and skills overview of The Family Model. It provided a forum for dialogue between Social Work staff in adult mental health, Social Services Trainers, Service users and carers and child care Social Work staff and local academics to agree a process to motivate and sustain the social work pilot within current Health and Social Care Trusts.

 

Read more about the Think Family Workshop

 

For further information about the Think Family Subgroup please contact Mary Donaghy, Health and Social Care Board

Email: mary.donaghy@hscni.net

Telephone: 02895 363 255

 

Symposium on Health and social care professionals’ family focused practice with parents who have mental illness, their children and families

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The School of Nursing and Midwifery at Queen’s University Belfast in partnership with the Health and Social Care Board wish to invite you to attend a symposium on:

Health and social care professionals’ family focused practice  with parents who have mental illness, their children and families

Date: Monday, 16 May 2016 with registration from 12.15pm

Location: Riddel Hall, Queen’s University Belfast, Conference Room 1

There will be presentations from Dr Anne Grant (QUB) and Mary Donaghy (Think Family NI Lead) in conjunction with three international experts in the area of parental mental illness, Dr Adrian Falkov, Sydney, Dr Bente Weimand, Norway and Dr Tytti Solantus, Finland. Presentations will focus on initiatives internationally and in Northern Ireland for families when parents have mental illness.

Light refreshments will be served from 12.15pm, with presentations to commence at 1.10pm. The symposium will come to a completion at 4.45pm.

If you would like to attend, please RSVP by Monday 2nd May 2016 to Amber Mulholland at amber.mulholland@qub.ac.uk

For more information click here …

Think Family Downe Sector Workshop

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Think Family Downe Sector Workshop

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August 2014

More than 50 health and social care professionals from the statutory and voluntary sectors attended the third ‘Think Family’ workshop which was held on the 12th August in Downpatrick.
Dr Adrian Falkov, author of The Family Model Handbook facilitated the event sharing his expertise on roles and skills required to engage with family members. The workshop proved to be a key opportunity to update attendees of the on-going Think Family Pilot within the South Eastern Trust.