SSCR Annual Conference 2014 8 April 2014 The School's Annual Conference provided an opportunity to hear about emerging evidence from SSCR's commissioned studies and implications for adult social care practice. The PDF's of the day's presentations are available to download from the links below each video. Opening keynote and Plenary: Evidence-based regulation - can CQC inspire service improvement?
Welcome - Professor Martin Knapp, LSE, Director of NIHR School for Social Care Research Opening keynote - Norman Lamb, Minister of State for Care and Support Plenary: Evidence based regulation: Can CQC inspire service improvement? - Andrea Sutcliffe, Care Quality Commission Session 1: Strengthening support within communities The Connecting People Intervention - Enhancing Social Connections and Wellbeing of Adults with Mental Health Problems or a Learning Disability - Dr Martin Webber - University of York Supporting older people in the community: What next for Shared Lives? - Professor Ann Netten, Lisa Callaghan, Sinead Rider & Nadia Brookes - University of Kent Building Community Capacity - Professor Martin Knapp, LSE Discussant: implications for adult social care practice - Catherine Wilton, Empowered Communities Programme Advisor and Think Local, Act Personal partnership Session 2: Preventing the need for care and support Commissioning for prevention: a study of the supply chain - Robin Miller & Dr Kerry Allen - University of Birmingham Preventing challenging behaviour of adults with complex needs in supported accommodation - Professor Peter McGill, University of Kent Matching methods to evidence for evaluating the outcomes of prevention in social care - Dr Jose-Luis Fernandez, LSE Discussant: implications for adult social care practice - David Brindle, The Guardian Session 3: Meeting the needs of BME groups Reasons for ethnic group differences in satisfaction with social care - Dr Rosalind Willis, University of Southampton People with learning disabilities from black and minority groups - Michael Larkin, University of Birmingham Chinese Voices of Social Care: Factors that contribute to levels of satisfaction with social care amongst people from Chinese backgrounds - Professor Fiona Irvine, University of Birmingham Discussant: implications for adult social care practice - Lord Victor Adebowale, Turning Point Session 4: Personalised care and support Video to follow Personal budgets and direct payments for older people - do they live up to expectations? - Dr John Woolham, University of Coventry Men living with long term conditions: exploring gender and improving social care - David Abbott, University of Bristol Indirect Payments: the Mental Capacity Act meets Direct Payments - Dr Eva Cyhlarova, Mental Health Foundation Discussant: implications for adult social care practice - Dr Sam Bennett, Think Local Act Personal Session 5: Crossing boundaries Can we save the Government £1.3 billion a year by supporting unpaid carers in employment? - Dr Linda Pickard - London School of Economics Making it easier for disabled people wanting to move across local authority areas for employment or education - David Marsland, University of Hull Supporting people with learning disabilities, who have offended, to live safely in the community - Professor Tony Holland, University of Cambridge Discussant: implications for adult social care practice - Paul Coleing, Surrey County Council Session 6: Allocating resources Advance Care Planning: What do we know about the economic case? - Josie Dixon, London School of Economics Resource allocation at the micro-level in adult social care - Professor David Challis, University of Manchester Allocating Resources to Carers through Carer Grants - Dr Wendy Mitchell, SPRU, University of York Discussant: implications for adult social care practice - Oliver Mills, Local Government Association Closing keynote: Social Work - challenges and opportunities Closing keynote: Social work - challenges and opportunities - Lyn Romeo, Department of Health |
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The School for Social Care Research (Phase II, 2014 - 2019) is a partnership between the London School of Economics and Political Science and the Universities of Bristol, Kent, Manchester and York, and is funded by the National Institute for Health Research (www.nihr.ac.uk). Phase I (2009 - 2014) of SSCR involved the London School of Economics and Political Science, King’s College London and the Universities of Kent, Manchester and York.
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