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CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT

ENABLING PRACTICES OF CARE AND SUPPORT FOR PARENTS WITH BABIES WITH SPECIAL CARE NEEDS

UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE, 15TH OF MAY 20O6

Parents, service providers, academic researchers, policy makers and implementers, disability rights activists and others are invited to a one day conference which marks the conclusion of a three-year study exploring care experiences of parents with babies and young children needing specialist 
care and support in hospital or community settings. 

The aim of the day itself is to explore different aspects of enabling care from a variety of different perspectives. 

Questions we will consider include:

*	What does enabling care mean for different people?
*	What are the social, human and institutional barriers to enabling care?
*	What practices, values, and relationships lead to enabling care?
*	What roles should statutory providers, voluntary services, parents, immediate and extended families, surrounding communities and others play? 
*	What role does care provision play in the production of values and identities associated with 'impairment' and 'disability'?

The day will be a mix of Key Speakers (including a summary of the main findings of the project) and Workshops. Dr Rannveig Traustadóttir, Associate Professor in the Faculty of Social Science, University of Iceland and President of the Nordic Network on Disability Research will conclude the day exploring the issues from an international perspective.

The conference fee (which includes a copy of our report, lunch and refreshments) is £80. However, for those wishing to attend as parents of children receiving specialist care and support there is no charge and support is available for childcare and transport costs.

Those interested in attending the conference can find a flyer and booking form at our website: http://www.shef.ac.uk/disabledbabies/conference.html


If you have any queries you can email Janice McLaughlin ([log in to unmask])

Janice McLaughlin

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Dr Janice McLaughlin
Senior Lecturer
DPD Sociology
Sociology and Social Policy
School of Geography, Politics and Sociology
5th Floor Claremont Bridge Building
University of Newcastle
Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU
Tel: 0191 222 7511