Road to Recovery Conference 2010
18 Oct 2010
ROAD TO RECOVERY CONFERENCE 2010
Tuesday 2 November
National Motorcycle Museum, Birmingham
The conference is just two weeks away so it’s your last chance to book for this must-attend event! The conference is for anyone working with families bereaved by any kind of sudden death, including Family Liaison Officers, other police officers, health professionals, voluntary sector support workers, counsellors, personal injury solicitors and educators.
This one day event explores the latest research and practitioner advice on providing effective care and support.
The full programme of speakers is below:
- Linda Heynes, bereaved parent
Linda's personal experience of being provided with support from a range of agencies - Prof Tim Dalgleish, Clinical Psychologist and Co-Director of the Cambridge Clinical Research Centre in Affective Disorders - Cambridge University
Is prolonged grief distinct from bereavement-related posttraumatic stress? - Craig Butler, Senior Associate - Lyons Davidson Solicitors
Legal issues facing bereaved families following a sudden death - Deborah Coles, Co-director - INQUEST
Families' experiences of investigations into sudden and traumatic deaths - Yunus Dudhwala, Head of Chaplaincy & Bereavement Services - Newham University Hospital NHS Trust
Cultural and religious issues for bereavement support workers - Pamela Dix, Executive Director - Disaster Action
The role of self-help groups following a disaster - Dr Ash Kahn, Consultant Psychiatrist
Addiction and suicide risk following sudden bereavement - John Lippitt, Practice Coordinator - Child Death Helpline
Helpline best practice and the role of helplines in supporting families - Julie Townsend, Campaigns Director - Brake
Bringing the forgotten victims to the fore - care provision in a Big Society - PC Mark Linnemann, Family Liaison Officer - Mid Wales Road Policing Unit
Hear from an experienced FLO on supporting families, what works in practice, and improvements which could be made.
For more information go to Brake website.
*Special Offer* places cost just £88(+VAT) for Brake subscribers and £106(+VAT) for non-subscribers. To book, click here and fill in our online form, or contact our admin team on 01484 559909 or admin@brake.org.uk.
This conference is run thanks to sponsorship from Fentons, Irwin Mitchell, Lyons Davidson and Pannone.