6 December. Dealing with Conflict, Anger and Aggression (over-12s), Edinburgh. Workshop on how to communicate with young people who display challenging behaviour. It will focus on how to cope with the challenges of entering adolescence. Contact: 0131 222 2426. www.childreninscotland.org.uk
11 December. Perspectives on Performance - The Impact of the Adoption and Children Act (2002), London. Conference about what has been achieved since the Adoption and Children Act. Contact: 01273 666706. www.pavpub.com
12 December. Have Social Workers Forgotten How to Communicate with Children? London. Conference exploring how social workers communicate with the children they work with. Contact: 020 7421 2637. www.baaf.org.uk
12 December. Feeling Good Inside? The 8th Meeting of the Primary Care Trust Children's Network, Birmingham. Meeting about how to improve the emotional and mental health and wellbeing of children and young people. Contact: 020 7843 6330. www.ncb.org.uk
A ROUND UP OF CYP NOW'S UPCOMING CONFERENCES
11 December. Safeguarding Children, Manchester. Offers practical solutions to the challenges of keeping children safe with guidance from the Independent Safeguarding Authority, regulatory updates from the Department for Children, Schools and Families and case studies on bullying. Contact: 020 8267 4011 www.safeguardingchildren.com
28 January 2008. Keeping Children Safe Online, London. A conference that will focus on working together to promote cybersafety and empowering parents and carers to keep children and young people safe when they are using the internet. Contact: 020 8267 4011. www.cybersafetyconference.com
27 February 2008. Tackling Bullying, Birmingham. Full-day conference to review the implementation of the government's anti-bullying guidance and demonstrate how to put anti-bullying strategies into practice. Contact: 020 8267 4011. www.tacklingbullying.com
31 March 2008. Sustainability of Extended Schools, London. A conference focused on measuring impact and identifying long-term funding strategies alongside multi-agency partners. Speakers include children's minister Beverley Hughes. Contact: 020 8267 4011. www.extendedschoolsconference.com.
