14 March - Cultural aspects of attachment, London. A look atattachment's impact on learning, with guest speaker Varija Rao, a UKCouncil of Pyschotherapists registered psychoanalytic psychotherapist.Contact: 020 7704 1977, www.caspari.org.uk
14 March - Improving the resilience of minority ethnic children, London.An opportunity to consider the importance of promoting empowermentthrough a positive social context. Contact: 020 7593 2074,www.baaf.org.uk
14 March - Life routes: excellence and creativity in life skills,education, London. An opportunity to discuss the importance of emotionalsocial development work in schools and community settings. Contact: 0207843 6040, www.ncb.org.uk
16 March - Emanuel Miller lecture and day conference, London. Lecturesbased on the theme of fostering, adoption and alternative care. Contact:020 7403 7458, www.acamh.org.uk
16-17 March - Creating opportunities, building futures: deliveringthe
integrated children's agenda, London. 4Children's annual conference willconsider how the vision of integrated support for children and familiescan be delivered. Contact: 020 7522 6970,www.4children.org.uk/annualconference2006
16-17 March - Pre-school Learning Alliance changing attitudesconference, Milton Keynes. Debate about gender, race and disability witha focus on how these factors can affect children's wellbeing. Contact:01908 266 681, www.pre-school.org.uk
30 March - Meeting the needs of children in residential care,Birmingham. Children Now's conference will bring together commissionersand providers of residential care to share best practice and improveoutcomes for looked-after children. Contact: 020 8267 4079,www.childresidentialcare.com
TRAINING
13 March - Dyspraxia: fundamentals and practice, London. Relevant toprofessionals working alongside children aged five to 11. Contact:www.ican.org.uk
14 March - Parenting training for alcohol professionals, Worcester. Aimsto enable alcohol specialists to work effectively with parents who havea drinking problem. This course will also take place in Buckfast, Devonon 16 March. Contact: 020 7922 8705, www.alcoholconcern.org.uk
14 March - Understanding the new Additional Support for Learning Act,Glasgow. An explanation of how the Act fits into the overall frameworkfor children's services and it's impact on families. Contact: 0131 2222426, www.childreninscotland.org.uk
16 March - Anger management: working with young people, Glasgow.Providing methods for helping young people to understand and managetheir own anger. Contact: 0131 222 2426,www.childreninscotland.org.uk
16 March - Contact post implementation of the Adoption and Children Act,Manchester. This workshop aims to help practitioners to develop goodpractice in planning and management of contact, in light of the newlegislation. Contact: 0113 289 1101, www.baaf.org.uk
17 March - The Children Act 1989, London. This course will provide anunderstanding of the aims of the Children Act 1989 and the Children(Leaving Care) Act 2000. Contact: 020 7490 6720,www.shelter.org.uk/training.
