Appendix 1: Conference Programme
9.00 - 9.30 Registration and Coffee
9.30 - 9.40 Welcome - Chairman Professor Roy McConkey, University of Ulster
9.40 - 9.50 Introduction
Councillor Pat Watters: South Lanarkshire Council
President of COSLA
9.50 - 10.30 Supported Accommodation for People with Learning Disabilities
Professor Eric Emerson: Professor of Disability and Health Research, Institute of Health Research at Lancaster University
- The session will focus on new results arising from the first national survey of the life experiences of adults with learning disabilities in England
- Summarise the main themes and issues that have arisen from research on quality and cost issues
- Draw out key implication for policy and practice.
10.30 - 11.05 Community Living. How well does what staff do match people's needs?
Professor David Felce, Welsh Centre for Learning Disabilities, Cardiff University
- How well is what staff do in today's community residences match the need of service users, and does staff performance meet service user outcomes.
- What training better matches service user outcomes.
11.05 - 11.30 Tea and Coffee
11.30 - 12.05 Adult Protection and People with Intellectual Disabilities: Exploring their multiple vulnerabilities
Professor James Hogg, White Top Research Unit, University of Dundee.
- The concept of the vulnerable adult
- Characteristics of abuse
- Models of abuse
- Scottish Executive Response to Adult Protection
12.05 - 12.20 Plenary Session
12.20 - 1.30 Lunch
1.30 - 2.05 The Impact of Ageing on People with an intellectual disability
Tony Holland: Health Foundation Chair, University of Cambridge
Editor: Journal of Intellectual Disability Research
The challenge to develop services to support people with learning disabilities in later life that are of sufficiently high quality and to set standards for succeeding generations.
2.05 - 3.20 Parallel Workshops - Some Scottish experience
Workshop 1 Protection and Legislation
- Dr Margaret Whoriskey - Assistant Director, Joint Improvement Team
- Margaret Anne Gilbert - Social Work Officer, Mental Welfare Commission
- Dr Keith Bowden - Consultant Clinical Psychologist, NHS Forth Valley
An overview of research evidence on vulnerability and abuse, and data on the use of current legislation.
Workshop 2 Practical Aspects of Research into Staff Training
- Dr Martin Campbell, Senior Teaching Fellow, School of Psychology, University of St Andrews
- Dr Andrew Jahoda, Senior Lecturer (Learning Disability), Section of Psychological Medicine, University of Glasgow
Workshop 3 Promoting Healthy Lifestyles
- Dr Craig Melville, Section of Psychological Medicine, University of Glasgow
- Dr Sarah Hamilton, Section of Psychological Medicine, University of Glasgow
3.20 - 4.00 Plenary and Feedback