Information on the programme and speakers will be available shortly. 

Confirmed talks:

  • The CASPAR Review for young people with disabilities and complex needs in residential care: implications for practice Amanda Allard, Director Council for Disabled Children
  • FASD - challenges of a complex neurodevelopmental condition and it's interface with safeguarding Dr Jamie Carter, Consultant Paediatrician, Designated Doctor for Safeguarding & Designated Paediatrician for Child Deaths, Sussex
  • Lived Experiences of FASD Jan, parent of a Young Person with FASD 
  • Mental Capacity Assessment and its implementation for safeguarding children and young people with disabilities Stephen Down, MCA & LPS Lead, South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust 
  • Recognition of sexual abuse in children with disabilities - case management to court report writing Dr Kim Barett, Consultant Paediatrician and lead for NE Forensics


Abstract submission is open - deadline 26 February 2025

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