Plenary Sessions
Keynote Plenary Session 11 May [here]
Video features Frances Fitzgerald TD, Steve Aos, Cheryl Hopkins, and Karen Blase speaking at the first day of the What’s Working for Children Conference 2011.
Keynote Plenary Session 12 May [here]
Video features Mary Sutton, Sinead Hanafin, Billy Gamble, John Lonergan, Fergus Finlay, Mary Doyle, Nuala Doherty, Mary Black, Paul Murray, Gordon Jeyes, and Karen Blase speaking at the second day of the What’s Working for Children Conference 2011.
Seminars
Seminar A – Preparing for Life – 11 May [here]
Seminar Presenters: Dr. Orla Doyle, Deputy Director, Geary Institute, UCD (Principal Investigator PFL Evaluation) and Noel Kelly, Programme Manager, Preparing for Life, Northside Partnership.
Seminar Title: Preparing for Life – Early Intervention with families to improve child and family outcomes.
Seminar B – Lifestart – 11 May [here]
Seminar Presenters: Dr Pauline McClenaghan, Executive Director, Lifestart Foundation
Seminar Title: Educating Parents Developing Children: Lifestart Growing Child Programme
Seminar C – Longford Westmeath Parenting Partnership – 11 May [here]
Seminar Presenters: Conor Owens, Project Director Triple -P, Longford/Westmeath Parenting Partnership and Eamonn Farrell, Chair Person Longford/Westmeath Parenting Partnership
Seminar Title: What works for lots of children? Good Parenting does!
Seminar D – Families First – 11 May [here]
Seminar Presenters: Prof. Tom Sexton, Director, Centre for Adolescent & Family Studies, Indiana University (Day 1) and Astrid Van Dam, Clinical Director, Functional Family Therapy Associates (Day 2) and Alice Ann Lee, Clinical Supervisor, Families First
Seminar Title: Functional Family Therapy (FFT): The implementation of an effective multisystem intervention for youths with emotional and behaviour problems in a community setting
Seminar E – Tallaght West Childhood Development Initiative (CDI) – 11 May [here]
Seminar Presenters: Aileen Murphy, Quality Specialist, Tallaght West CDI and Gráinne Smith, Quality Specialist, Tallaght West CDI
Seminar Title: Programmes for school-aged children
Seminar F – Start Strong – 12 May [here]
Seminar Presenters: Ciairín de Buis, Director, Start Strong and Ann Stellenberg, Programme Manager, youngballymun
Seminar Title: Area-based, integrated early childhood initiatives: Addressing the gaps in policy and practice for our youngest citizens 0-6
Seminar G – The Centre for Effective Services – 11 May [here]
Seminar Presenters: Dr Sean Denyer, Principal Fellow, Practice Development, CES and Ms. Lily Murphy, Independent facilitator, Blue Heron Coaching
Seminar Title: The ‘What Works Process and Tool’: helping children’s services become more evidence informed.
Seminar H – Early Years – the organisation for young children – 11 May [here]
Seminar Presenters: Clionagh Boyle, Senior Early Years Specialist, Early Years – the organization for young children and Rachel Steele Senior Early Years Specialist, Early Years – the organization for young children
Seminar Title: Implementing Evidence Based Programmes on Diversity – the experience of The Media Initiative for Children
Seminar I – Tús Maith, Barnardos – 11 May [here]
Seminar Presenters: Mary Corrigan, Tús Maith Coach and Grainne Burke, Assistant Director of Children’s Services and Early Years Project Manager and Mark Brennan, Project Manager, Barnardos
Seminar Title: Tús Maith – Barnardos’ new Early Years Care and Education Programme
Seminar J – Archways – 11 May [here]
Seminar Presenters: Dr. Sean McDonnell, Deputy CEO & Research Manager, Archways and Fiona O’Grady, Programme Manager, Incredible Years, PAUL Partnership and Anne Lynott, Acting Director of Nursing, HSE
Seminar Title: Evidence based implementation – Making new initiatives work with existing resources
Seminar K – youngballymun – 11 May [here]
Seminar Presenters: Eleanor McClorey, Chief Executive, youngballymun and Gemma Cox, Research and Evaluation Manager, youngballymun
Seminar Title: Evidence-based Prevention and Early Intervention across the life cycle of the child and family: Design, Implementation, and Evaluation of a community change initiative
Seminar L – National Children’s Bureau, Northern Ireland (NCB NI) – 12 May [here]
Seminar Presenters: Teresa Geraghty, Senior Research & Development Officer, NCB NI and Frances Molyneaux, Assistant Director, NCB NI
Seminar Title: The importance of fidelity when implementing evidence based programmes
