NACCW 21st Biennial Conference 2017
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Day 1: Tuesday 04 July
09:00 - 11:00 Opening Ceremony
11:00 - 11:30 Tea Break
11:30 - 13:00 Keynote Address
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch
14:00 - 15:00 Breakaway 1 (1 hour)
1. An Overview of the Guidelines on the Reintegration of Children: A Reference Group Perspective
Fiona Balgobind - General Manager Pietermaritzburg Children’s Home
2. Monitoring and Evaluation in a Residential Care Setting: A Conversation on a Way Forward
Nicia De Nobrega - M&E Manager, NACCW
3. Decolonizing Masculinity through centering Indigenous Land-Based Pedagogies: Understanding Other Fathering on the Land
Dr Devi Dee Mucina - Assistant Professor in Indigenous Governance program, University of Victoria, Victoria, Canada
4. Safe Parks in Lebanon
Maher Btaiche – Himaya, Lebanon
5. The Voice of a Child in the Botswana Child Protection System:Focus on Child Sexual Abuse
Dr Nanki Ramabu – Leeds Beckett University
Annelize Roos & Damaris Moleke – NICDAM
7. Taking Child and Youth Care to the Next Level
Third Year Durban University of Technology Students: BCCYC
15:00 - 15:30 Tea Break
15:30 - 16:30 Breakaway 2 (1 hour)
1. Youth Transitioning into Adulthood - Moving Adult-Youth Relationships into a New Era
Gerald Jacobs - Panel discussion: Gerald Jacobs, Adjmali Kwitona, Clairisha Jacobs, Liezl Conradie & Leroy De Klerk – Team from Mamelani Projects
2. The Daughters of Izzat: Navigating and Resisting “Honour” Related Violence in Canada
3. Court Intermediaries Working in the Moment and Holistically in Department of Justice and Constitutional Development
Thembisile Msibi & Sarah Mahlangu – Court Intermediary Secunda Magistrate Court
Andre Lewaks – Sonke Gender Justice
Carol Bews – Johannesburg Child Welfare Society
6. The Me I Am - Exploring Self-Reflection
Elwin Gallant – Social Worker, Department of Social Development, Eastern Cape
7. Spotlight on our CYC Journey
Fourth Year Durban University of Technology Students: Btech CYC
18:30 Mayoral reception
Mittah Seperepere Convention Centre
Day 2: Wednesday 05 July
08:30 - 10:30 Plenary session
10:30 - 10:30 Tea Break
11:00 - 13:00 Breakaway 3 (2 hours)
1. Developmental and Behavioral CYC Approaches, Treatment Strategies that are Often Incompatible
Jack Phelan – Faculty member, CYC degree program at MacEwan University, Edmonton, Canada
2. What should I do now? Professionalism and The CYCW Code of Ethics
Professor Emeritus Nicholas P. Smiar, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, USA
3. What is Happening to Child & Youth Care Workers and How Can They be Supported?
Werner van der Westhuizen – Clinical social worker in private practice, Port Elizabeth
4. Child Protection is Everyone’s Business (The Protective Behaviours Program)
Hilda O’Callaghan – Protective Behavours Program, Western Australia
6. The Circle of Courage: A Framework for Human Services Teams
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch
14:00 - 14:45 Breakaway 4 (45 min)
1. Leaving Care: The Challenges of Preparation
Peter Marx – Girls and Boys Town, South Africa
2. Volunteerism in Child and Youth Care Work in Kisumu, Make Me Smile Kenya”
Simon Peter – Make Me Smile, Kenya
3. Child Participation: Moving from “doing for” Children to “doing with” Children. Heatherdale’s Journey thus far.
Clairishia Jacobs & Ramona Isaacs – Heatherdale Child and Youth Care Centre
Katharine Frost – Director Ububele Educational and Psychotherapy Trust
Michelle Nyarai Mapurazi – Social worker at Child Welfare Bloemfontein & Childline Free State
6. Supervision, the Cornerstone for Effective Child and Youth Care Practice
S. Maduray, N.Mkhwanazi, R.Mashoko – KZN NACCW EXCO MEMBERS
Memoria Vryman & Kerileng Finger – NACCW Isibindi Mentors
14:45 - 15:15 Tea Break
15:30 - 17:00 NACCW Biennial General Meeting
19:00 - 23:00 Social Event at Mittah Seperepere Convention Centre.
Day 3: Thursday 06 July
08:30 - 10:15 Plenary Session
10:15 - 10:45 Tea Break
10:45 – 13:00 Breakaway 5 (2 Hours 15 min)
1. Child and Youth Care Supervision
Jack Phelan – Faculty member in the CYC degree program at MacEwan University, Edmonton, Canada
2. Spirituality, Religion and Child and Youth Care Practice
Professor Emeritus Nicholas P. Smiar, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, USA
3. Think Outside the Box
Frikkie van Dyk – Principal social worker, Engo our CYC Centre, Bloemfontein
4. Isibindi Ezikoleni
Isibindi Ikhwezi
Marumo Mphosi & Sibongile Mzulwini, Rosina Kanawanga & Nonhlanhla Mpungose – Senior mentors and Isibindi mentor team members, NACCW
5. Child Protection is Everyone’s Business (The Protective Behaviours Program)
Hilda O’Callaghan – Protective Behavours Program, Western Australia
6. The Joy of CYC Practice
Andy Leggett – Clinical Director of Treatment Broken Arrow Residential Treatment Services, Ontario, Canada
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch
14:00 - 15:00 Breakaway 6 (1 hour)
1. Providing Pathways for Responsible Decision-making from Adolescent to Young Adults
Gwen Palmer and Youth Mentor Team – NACCW
2. Youth Transitioning into Adulthood - Moving from the Backseat to the Driver’s Seat
Leroy De Klerk & Charlene Hill – Mamelani Projects
3. Monitoring Child Wellbeing Indicators: The Isibindi M&E System
Nicia De Nobrega – M&E Manager, NACCW
4. The EDUCO Africa Program
Niki Alexander and Lali Mili
5. Multi-disciplinary Case Management: The Isibindi Approach
Ashika Pramlal – Senior Mentor, NACCW
6. Innovating Beyond Traditional Child and Youth Care Practices
Vincent Hlabangana - SOS Children’s Villages South Africa
15:30 - 16:30 Closing Ceremony
16:00 - 16:30 Tea Break