Programme
- Share best practice in promoting awareness of siblings and the unique challenges they face
- Discuss the mental health impact of being a sibling during a pandemic
- Assess how services can provide interventions for siblings as part of an holistic approach
- Explore the legal rights of siblings
- Examine how siblings can imagine and plan for their own futures
- Understand the particular challenges faced by sibling young carers
Confirmed Speakers
Clare Kassa, CEO Sibs
Sir Edward Davey, MP
Steve Broach, Barrister, Essex Chambers
Dr Georgia Pavlopoulou, University College London
Linda Owen, Young Siblings Information Officer, Sibs
Tracey Stewart and Amaya Bañuelos Marco, Edinburgh Young Carers
Linda Partridge, a sister
Who should attend?
- Young Carers Teams
- NEET Teams
- Social Workers and Social Services
- Families Services Officers
- Child Protection Teams
- Local Safeguarding Children Boards
- Children’s and Youth Services
- Family and Systemic Psychotherapists
- Family Intervention Project Workers
- Family Support and Outreach Teams
- CAMHS Practitioners
- Child and Family Health Teams
- Local, Regional and National Health Services
- Children’s Health Service Professionals
- General Practitioners
- Primary Care Trusts
- Commissioning and Delivery Teams
- Disability Practitioners
- Parental Support Workers
- Schools
- School Nurses and Health Visitors
- Head Teachers, Teachers and SENCOs
- Educational Psychologists
- Voluntary sector organisations
More information available at https://www.sibs.org.uk/sibs-workshops-and-training/conference-for-professionals/