23-29 October - National Care Leavers' Week 2006. Raising awareness ofthe ongoing needs of care leavers. Contact: 01678 540 598,www.brynmelyngroup.com/foundation/leavers.php
24 October - Shaping the future: Social care in Northern Ireland,Templepatrick. Marking the fifth anniversary of the Northern IrelandSocial Care Council. Contact: www.niscc.info
26 October - Save the Children UK tour, Nottingham. An introduction toSave the Children's work with vulnerable children. Contact:www.savethechildren.org.uk/showcase
30 October - The Additional Support for Learning Act: sharing practice,Edinburgh. Identifying practical ways of achieving successfulimplementation of the Act. Contact: 0131 222 2403,www.childreninscotland.org.uk
31 October - Extended schools: progress so far, London. This conferencewill look to the key milestones ahead, and address the challenges forall involved. Contact: 020 7522 6970, www.4children.org.uk
TRAINING
23 October - Amendments to regulations for looked-after children,Swansea. A Welsh Assembly Government workshop that looks at theconsultation on amendments to regulations, which aim to improve thehealth and wellbeing of looked-after children. This workshop will alsotake place at the North East Wales Institute on 25 October. Contact:02920 825 472, www.childreninwales.org.uk
24 October - Self-harm in young people, Edinburgh. An introduction toself injury, suicide and parasuicide. Contact: 0131 222 2426,www.childreninscotland.org.uk
24 October - Working with lesbian and gay foster carers, Portadown,Northern Ireland. Examining the issues in recruiting and supporting gayand lesbian foster carers. Contact: 028 9070 5056, www.fostering.net
25 October - Every child does matter, Manchester. Skills in how tochange the lives of challenging children and adolescents. Contact: 01323811 440, www.mindfields.org.uk
25 October - Postnatal depression in teenagers, Staffordshire. Thisworkshop will list the symptoms exhibited and suggest suitablenon-medical treatment strategies. It will also identify reasons whyyounger parents are especially vulnerable to postnatal depression.Contact: 020 8993 3441, connect@national-childbirth-trust.co.uk
26 October - Helping children recover from abuse, Glasgow. Providingskills for understanding and assessing sexual trauma in children, andtechniques to get angry and aggressive children to co-operate. Contact:01323 811 440, www.mindfields.org.uk
26 October - Releasing the artist within, Aberdeen. A workshop forpractitioners who are not arts specialists who want to be able tosupport children and young people in creative sessions. Contact: 0131222 2426, www.childreninscotland.org.uk
31 October - Special Fathers Direct training day, London. Threeconcurrent training courses on working with men: a leadership roundtable on developing strategies for engaging fathers; working with youngfathers; and media strategies for children's services. Contact: 0845 6341328, www.fathersdirect.com.
