Registration will take place from 8.45 - 9.15am. The registration desk will also be an central point for information about the conference.

Jane Hutt AM (Minister for Children, Education, Lifelong Learning & Skills, Welsh Assembly Government) will officially open the IFCW WorldForum 2008, and will give an overview of Welsh policy involving children and young people.

In this paper I bring you an outline of a new model of provision of family services for vulnerable children, youth and families in my home state of Victoria in Australia. We have recently reviewed our old legislation and now have the Child and Young Persons Act 2005 and have moved from an old model of the provision of family services on a government funded but fragmented model of community developed services to a statewide government funded early intervention system called ChildFIRST.

Please download the abstract for full details of the workshop

Prof Tom Arnkil will explore the Finnish Early Intervention Programme that he has been developing from three years of research. It is comprehensive, involving whole municipalities; professionals from all sectors working with children, adolescents and families plus, of course, families themselves.

Delegates will be presenting details of their work in 8 Syndicate Rooms across City Hall. Please see below for details of the venues and key speaker, and to download the abstract for each workshop.

Ferrier Hall

Peter M Dudding (Child Welfare League of Canada):
The Uptake and Utilization of Research Evidence by Child Welfare Decision Makers

Click here to download the powerpoint presentation for this session.

Alan Coombe & Helen Edwards (NSPCC, England):
Safe communities: the eyes and ears of vulnerable and hard-to-reach children

Click here to download the powerpoint presentation for this session.

Syndicate Room A

Tracey Pike & Val Taylor (Youth & Children's Association, Wales):
A meeting of Minds-Combining Therapies to Promote Emotional Health in Young People

Click here to download the powerpoint presentation for this session.

Charlotte Dickinson (Pyramid Project Coordinator) & Ruth Weltch (Pyramid Development Officer, Cardiff & Vale NHS Trust)
Prevention Can Be Fun! The Pyramid Club: Primary School Based Preventative Intervention.

Click here to download the powerpoint presentation for this session.

Syndicate Room B

Elspeth Webb (Cardiff University, Wales):
Understanding the Relationship Between Rights & Discrimination - a Necessary Step in Implementing the UNCRC.

Click here to download the powerpoint presentation for this session.

Syndicate Room C

Sam Carson (Senior Educational Psychologist), Chris Parry (Specialist Health Visitor) & Pam Davies (Education Co-ordinator, Cardiff Family Support Strategy)
No Home! No Hope?– early interventions with homeless families in temporary accommodation

Click here to download the powerpoint presentation for this session.

Syndicate Room D

Margaret Wazakili (University of the Western Cape, South Africa)
Paradox of risk: Sexuality and HIV/AIDS among Young People with Physical Disabilities in Nyanga Township

Click here to download the powerpoint presentation for this session.

Winarti Sukaesih (The Indonesian Child Welfare Foundation):
A UNGEI (United Nations Girls’ Education Initiative) Award for Prevention

Syndicate Room G

Mary Ellen Rood (Child Welfare Fund International) & Alan Davis (National Council on Child Abuse & Family Violence)
Understanding The Past - Envisioning The Future: Documenting The Founding and First Two Decades of The International Forum For Child Welfare (IFCW)

Syndicate Room H

Anne Crowley & Catriona Williams (UNCRC Monitoring Group, Wales)
Implementing the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (the UNCRC) in Wales: The role of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and civil society

Syndicate Room I

Jen Scott & Bronach Hughes (Pyrammid Programme, ContinYou, UK)
School based support for the mental health and wellbeing of the ‘quiet ones.’

Click here to download the powerpoint presentation for this session.

Maddie Ohl (Thames Valley University and Pyramid/ContinYou, UK)
Pyramid School-based Interventions: Working together to improve outcomes in children’s socio-emotional well being.

Amanda Squire (University of Wales Institute Cardiff, Wales):
A Whole School Approach to Food-preliminary Findings

Click here to download the powerpoint presentation for this session.

Syndicate Room J

David Newton (NSPCC, England)
From stranger danger to stronger and safer: Preventing child sexual abuse within families and communities

Click here to download the powerpoint presentation for this session.

Joyce Yen Feng (Child Welfare League Foundation, Taiwan):
Early intervention in protecting children from abuse and neglect: policy to implement UNCRC

Click here to download the powerpoint presentation for this session.

Syndicate Room K

Martin Wright (Office of the Child and Youth Representative), Jeremy Berland & Leslie Foster (School of Child & Youth Care, University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada)
The Imperative of Improving Outcomes For Vulnerable Children and Youth For Future Economic and Social Well-being

Click here to download the powerpoint presentation for this session.

Natasha James & Bruce Newman (SMART, UK)
SMART SYSTEMS: Innovative interventions: successful resilience: improving outcomes for children, young people, families and communities

Click here to download the powerpoint presentation for this session.

Site Visit: Neville Street Barnardos Project

The Neville Street Service offers a range of supports to vulnerable and disadvantaged children and families from BME communities in Cardiff. The support services offered include Stay & Play sessions and Family Workshops for pre-school children and their parents, after school activities for older children, Girls’ Group for teenage girls and Family Support to children and families referred by the Local Authority. All of the services are underpinned by the provision of language support via an Interpreter Service which currently covers 19 community languages.

Delegates will be presenting details of their work in Syndicate Rooms across City Hall. Please see below for details of the venues and key speaker, and to download the abstract for each workshop.

Syndicate Room A

Ann Tansley & Jill Matthews (Gwent Visual Impairment Service, Wales):
Getting ready for school: 'Social and learning opportunities for sensory impaired children and their parents’

Click here to download the powerpoint presentation for this session.

Sian Howells & Diane Rogers (Children and Young People's Physiotherapy Service, Cardiff and Vale NHS Trust, Wales)
Provision of a Seamless Paediatric Physiotherapy Service at the Regional NNU, UHW, Cardiff'

Click here to download the powerpoint presentation for this session.

Syndicate Room B

Professor Judy Hutchings (Research Team Director, Incredible Years Centre, Bangor University, Wales):
Developing & Researching the Incredible Years Programmes in Wales

Click here to download the powerpoint presentation for this session.

Dr Tracey Bywater (Research Projects Trials Co-ordinator, Incredible Years Centre, Bangor University, Wales):
Outcomes from Delivering the Incredible Years Parent Programme with Foster Carers in Wales

Click here to download the powerpoint presentation for this session.

Dr Karen Jones (Research Officer, Incredible Years Centre, Bangor University, Wales):
Evaluation of the Incredible Years Programme for Preschool Children With Conduct Problems and ADHD Symptoms

Click here to download the powerpoint presentation for this session.

Nia Griffith (Incredible Years Centre, Bangor University, Wales)
Researching the Toddler Programme in Flying Start Areas

Click here to download the powerpoint presentation for this session.

Syndicate Room C

Sue Simms, Colin Davies & Sharon Northall (Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council, Wales)
'A Smooth Successful Journey'

Click here to download the powerpoint presentation for this session.

Syndicate Room D

Gareth Todd Jones & Melanie Davies (Pen Pych Community Primary School, Wales)
Developing Early Intervention support services for Families and Fathers in a School setting

Click here to download the powerpoint presentation for this session.

Tony Ivens (Children in Wales)
Engaging Fathers In Early Intervention And Prevention

Click here to download the powerpoint presentation for this session.

Council Chamber

Jan Coles & Sam Clutton (Barnardo's Cymru, Wales):
Child Sexual Exploitation – Educating to Protect

Click here to download the powerpoint presentation for this session.

Syndicate Room G

Dr David Hayes & Dr Trevor Spratt (Queen's University Belfast, Ireland)
State Social Workers & Early Intervention: Problems & Possibilities

Click here to download the powerpoint presentation for this session.

Syndicate Room H

Sally Jenkins & Sarah Smith (Barnardo's Cymru, Wales)
Bounceback – emotional support for young people at the transition from school to the adult world'

Syndicate Room I

Nicola Oberzaucher & Elsa Osmani (SOS Kinderdorf International, Albania);
Prevention of separation of children through family strengthening programmes in CEE/CIS/Baltics – lessons from practice in 20 countries

Click here to download the powerpoint presentation for this session.

Evelyn Winkler (SOS Kinderdorf International, Albania);
Family Strengthening Programmes – an approach to prevent children from losing the care of their families

Click here to download the powerpoint presentation for this session.

Jana Hainsworth (Eurochild AISBL)
Combating child poverty and social exclusion in the EU and promoting the well-being of children

Click here to download the powerpoint presentation for this session.

Syndicate Room J

Bernice Bird & Sam Carson (Cardiff Local Authority Flying Start/Sure Start Programme)
Multi-agency partnerships – are they the best approach to achieving positive outcomes for children in their early years? (Cardiff Sure Start share learning from a seven year journey).

Click here to download the powerpoint presentation for this session.

Lorraine Childs & Nia Richards (Flying Start Torfaen, Wales)
Flying Start – Early Intervention, Effective Intervention The Torfaen Targeted, Integrated Model of Delivery

Click here to download the powerpoint presentation for this session.

Syndicate Room K

Anna Stuttard (Home-Start, Wales)
Home-Start International: Learning from families about social exclusion in Europe

Click here to download the powerpoint presentation for this session.

Jocelyn Lewis & Sarah Thorne (Spark Blaenymaes, Wales)
'Pop in and Play': An effective tool for youth engagement

Click here to download the powerpoint presentation for this session.

Dr Alison Kemp is a Clinical Reader in Child Health at Cardiff University. Her research interests include child protection and PROTECT Primary research Programme into the diagnosis and investigation of children with suspected child abuse.

For more details of Dr Kemp's biography and research visit her Cardiff University webpage

More details of Christine James Brown's talk will follow shortly. For more details of her current and previous work please visit her biography here

This will also be followed by closing remarks on the conference, and a presentation on the WorldForum 2009 which will be hosted by Indonesia.