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Conference Resources

Practitioners Conference 2023

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Welcome and Opening Address
Penny Thompson CBE, Independent Chair, Birmingham Safeguarding Children Partnership
Launch of Neglect Strategy and Graded Care Profile 2
Graham Tilby, Assistant Director, Safeguarding, Birmingham Children’s Trust
Luisa Fraser, Neglect Lead Manager, Birmingham Children’s Trust
Morning Keynote Speech – Making Sense of the World of the Neglected Child and their Family
Emeritus Professor Jan Horwath DLit, CQSW, AcSS, FRSA
Exploring the causes of childhood neglect, impact of abuse on a child and key components for effective practice.
Breaking the Cycles of Neglect: In conversation with Kerry Littleford
Graham Tilby and Luisa Fraser interview Kerry Littleford
Kerry Littleford, Advocate for Children in Care and Public Health Specialty Registrar
Listen to Kerry’s profound and moving story of growing up in Birmingham. This specially recorded interview examines the key issues that can make a difference in reducing childhood neglect.

The Development of a Contextual Safeguarding Approach Implications for Policy and Practice
Dr Carlene Firmin MBE, University of Bedfordshire
Workshop 1 – Reachable Moments – What are they and what do they mean for your practice?
Sean Monaghan, Redthread HIVE Birmingham
Workshop 2 – Radicalisation, Trauma and Relational Practice During the Pandemic
Dr Marie Kershaw, Birmingham Childrens Trust
Workshop 3 – Lived Experience – Insights from the journey of Perpetrator to Practitioner
Arnold Yousef, St Giles SOS+ Team
Keynote Address – West Midlands Regional and Local Perspectives on Exploitation and Youth Violence
Clare Gollop, Director, West Midlands Violence Reduction Unit
Reflections on Safeguarding Children During the Pandemic – Presentation and Question Time Panel
Chaired by Penny Thompson CBE