Keynote Speaker(s) / Event Special Guest(s) / Presenter(s)

• Nicola Killean, Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland; Maree Todd, Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport; Dr Lisa Cherry, Director of Trauma Informed Consultancy Services and Graeme Armstrong, Bestselling Author.

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Kibble’s Annual Conference invites you to be part of a wider conversation about the world children and young people grow up in. Kibble is on the mission to transform lives, families and communities, and ultimately give young people a chance at life. It is a monumental challenge that cannot be tackled alone, instead, in order to ignite change, we must act together. Our own inaugural event will bring people from children and young people’s services together in the same room to discuss how to drive valuable transformation from within the sector. Whether you’re part of residential child care, education, secure care, fostering, young workforce development, mental health services or another, we all have a part to play in shaping the world young people grow up in. Keynote speakers include: Nicola Killean, Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland, Maree Todd, Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport, Dr Lisa Cherry, Director of Trauma Informed Consultancy Services and Graeme Armstrong, acclaimed author of The Young Team who is educating young people around the country on the power of education as a tool to overcome youth gang culture and violence. Workshops are being delivered by CELCIS, CYCJ, Kibble’s Skills Academy, Kibble’s therapeutic practitioners, Resilience Learning Partnership, Children in Scotland and more. Book quick to take advantage of Early Bird Pricing.

Keynote Speaker(s) / Event Special Guest(s) / Presenter(s)

• Frank

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As each new generation enters the workforce a whole new set of dynamics develop in supervisory relationships. When “The Millennials” entered the workforce about 15 years ago the TV show 60 Minutes did a show suggesting the Millennials entering the workforce “would destroy everything you hold sacred”! There was near hysteria across organizations and agencies looking for strategies to supervise this new generation that was perceived to have such a different work ethic, different values, less desire to ‘pay their dues’ etc. Although at times it was a rocky ride, everything we hold sacred sacred was not destroyed, Millennials contributed much positive and we learned a lot. But now … it is Generation Z creating a similar stir. Of course there are also issues with younger supervisors supervising older workers who may not want to adapt to newer ways of doing things. This highly interactive workshop will look at characteristics of those in each generation and what generational dynamics influence them in the workforce. It will also present strategies to most effectively supervise those in each of the generations. Participants are encouraged to bring real life issues to class for discussion and to share their ideas. * This 3-hour training will include one break.

Keynote Speaker(s) / Event Special Guest(s) / Presenter(s)

• To be confirmed

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Relational Practice exists as a concept in many caring professions including Child & Youth Care / Social Care, Social Work, Education, Medicine / Nursing, Psychology/Psychotherapy and as an ‘approach’ Relational Practice is universally appreciated as one that is necessary to adopt, if we are to be of any assistance to the people we work with and serve. Yet, no single and universally accepted definition exists of what Relational Practice is, instead there are different (but related) interpretations. It was noted at the UNITY23 conference by one of the speakers that, Relational Practice is a bit like love or humour … we mightn’t be able to clearly define it, but we know it when we see it or feel it. Building on the success of the 2023 UNITY conference (Refocusing The Trauma Lens), UNITY 2024 will provide a space to meet with colleagues from around the world, listen to and engage in presentations and workshops, get involved in conversations and discussions, and generally get a chance to revisit the core of Relational Practice in the contexts of both learnings from the past and contemporary developments and understanding. Speakers from around the globe will present across a spectrum of topics that can be viewed as the foundation stones of Relational Practice. Some of these topics might be considered ‘values’; some ‘traits of the effective practitioner’; some could be considered ‘wisdoms’ that need to be known, as well as ‘approaches, techniques, and ways of thinking and doing’.

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Contact Prof. Lucija Vejmelka for more information.