31 October - Domestic violence: addressing the needs of children andyoung people, London. This conference will focus on tackling the effectsof domestic violence on young people and children. Contact: 0870 4001000, www.capita-ld.co.uk/search/conferencespage.asp?ID=L1056
1 November - Antisocial behaviour - in search of solutions, London. Aconference to address the challenges faced by practitioners working totackle and prevent anti-social behaviour in the community. Contact: 0207848 1688 www.kcl.ac.uk/ccjs
1 November - Safeguarding children and young people from sexualexploitation, London. This conference will examine ways to tackle sexualexploitation of young people in all its forms. Contact: 0870 400 1000,www.capita-ld.co.uk/search/conferencespage.asp?ID=L1153
1 November - Where education and care meet, London. A Daycare Trustconference discussing the benefits and challenges of bringing educationand care together to provide high-quality services. Contact: 020 78403350 www.daycaretrust.org.uk
7 November - Young people and counselling: exploring professionalboundaries, Perth. This conference is for everyone who is interested indeveloping the potential for counselling to support young people acrossScotland. Contact: 01786 475 140 www.cosca.org.uk
7-13 November - Road Safety Week. The aim of the week is to help preventdeaths and injuries in the community. Contact: 01484 559 909www.roadsafetyweek.org.uk
8 November - Beyond listening: young children's perspectives on earlychildhood, London. A conference to discuss and reflect on the manycomplex and important issues raised by listening to young children,combining innovative examples of work with young children, from England,Scotland and Scandinavia. Contact: 020 7612 6944 www.ioe.ac.uk/tcru
TRAINING
25 October - Parenting education materials showcase, Brighton, (also 9November, Nottingham). These events are aimed at increasing theawareness and understanding of parenting education materials andconsists of a range of presentations and workshops. Contact: 020 78333319 www.ncvcco.org
26 October - Black minority ethnic parenting seminar, Leicester. Thisseminar aims to recognise the contribution improved parenting skillsmake to the issues of crime, education and health within BMEcommunities. Contact: 0116 255 6507, parenting@leicesterymca.co.uk
4 November - An introduction to autism and Asperger syndrome, London.This half-day course will focus on the principle problems associatedwith these conditions and recent research on the causes and prevalenceof autism. Contact: 0845 225 4071, www.ican.org.uk
7 November - Emotional well-being and the early years, London. Thiscourse will cover issues such as the attachment process, braindevelopment in the first years of life and concepts of resilience andvulnerability. Contact: 020 7 336 8445,www.youngminds.org.uk/auumntrainingdays
8 November - Managing allegations within foster care, Lisburn. Thiscourse is for foster carers and social workers and allows participantsto explore the process of managing allegations and to consider thevalues and conflict issues involved. Contact: 020 7620 6400www.fostering.net.
