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SSCR Annual Conference 2015

09:30 - 16:30
New Academic Building, London School of Economics

The NIHR School for Social Care Research's Annual Conference brought together researchers, policy-makers, managers, commissioners, providers, people who use services, carers and practitioners, among others and provided an opportunity to hear about emerging evidence from across SSCR’s commissioned studies and implications for adult social care practice. The Conference featured contributions from experts and practice colleagues in the adult social care field, and brought together presentations on findings from across our funded studies, and their implications for practice.

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Morning Plenary Session
Chair: Professor Yvonne Birks, NIHR School for Social Care Research

Opening plenary: Future of social care
Richard Hawkes, Chair, Care & Support Alliance

Plenary: Future priorities for social care practice and evidence
David Pearson, President, Association of Directors of Adult Social Services


Morning Parallel Sessions

Session 1: Carers
Chair: Helena Herklots, Carers UK

Social care practice with carers
Jo Moriarty, King's College London


Social Care Services and Carers’ Employment: Does ‘Replacement Care’ Work?
Dr Linda Pickard, London School of Economics and Political Science


Older carers’ experiences with social care: ethnicity, stroke and homecare
Dr Nan Greenwood, St George’s University of London and Kingston University


Open discussion: Key priorities


Session 2: Safeguarding
Chair: Professor David Abbott, Associate Director, NIHR School for Social Care Research

Safeguarding, safety and risk: Keeping patients safe in integrated care
Professor Yvonne Birks, University of York


Risk, safeguarding and personal budgets
Dr Martin Stevens, King's College London


Service user and practitioner experiences of Community Treatment Orders
Dr Julia Stroud, University of Brighton


Open discussion: Key priorities


Session 3: Working across sectors
Chair: Dr Mike Clark, Research Programme Manager, NIHR School for Social Care Research

MARACs and adult social care
Professor Hugh McLaughlin, Manchester Metropolitan University


GPs and social workers: old friends or old foes?
Robin Miller, Birmingham University


Care coordination: the emerging role of the non-statutory sector in long term aged care in England
Professor David Challis, University of Manchester


Open discussion: Key priorities


Afternoon Plenary Session
Chair: Professor Martin Knapp, NIHR School for Social Care Research

Plenary: Carers and the Care Act
Helena Herklots, Chief Executive, Carers UK

Plenary: CQC Priorities
Adrian Hughes, Deputy Chief Inspector of Adult Social Care, Care Quality Commission


Afternoon Parallel Sessions

Session 4: Personalised care and support
Chair: Dr Mike Clark, Research Programme Manager, NIHR School for Social Care Research

Personalised approaches to learning disabilities and challenging behaviours: some new economic evidence
Valentina Iemmi and Professor Martin Knapp, London School of Economics and Political Science


Family focused approaches: reablement of people with mental health difficulties
Dr Jerry Tew, University of Birmingham


Taking On and Taking Over: physically disabled young adults and their care and support arrangements
Dr Wendy Mitchell, University of York


Open discussion: Key priorities


Session 5: Housing
Chair: Jeremy Porteus, Housing LIN

ASSET: Adult Social Care Environments and Settings
Teresa Atkinson, University of Worcester


Rebuilding lives: supporting formerly homeless people to achieve independent living
Drs Maureen Crane and Louise Joly, King's College London


What do we know about care home managers
Katharine Orellana, King's College London


Open discussion: Key priorities


Session 6: Emphasising Individuals
Chair: Professor Julien Forder, Associate Director, NIHR School for Social Care Research

People who fund their own social care: findings from a scoping review
Kate Baxter, University of York


Managing organisational change
Dr Tim Freeman, Middlesex University Business School


Satisfaction with social care: the experiences of Pakistani, Bangladeshi and White British care users
Dr Margaret Blake, National Centre for Social Research


Open discussion: Key priorities


Below is a short film summarising the conference.


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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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