Winterbourne: There must be another way - but what is it?

The North West Training and Development Team (NWTDT) is hosting a conference with workshops in March:

This is a Post-Winterbourne opportunity to identify positive, outcome focused alternatives to expensive, out of area placements and assessment and treatment units.

Date: Thursday 7th March 2013 

Time: 10am-4pm

At: Double Tree by Hilton Hotel Manchester

Keynote speakers include:

• Mark Palethorpe - Director of Adult Social Care and Health, Cheshire West and Chester and North West ADASS lead for Learning Disability
• Simon Duffy - Director of The Centre for Welfare Reform
• Viv Cooper - Founder of the Challenging Behaviour Foundation
• Lynn James-Jenkinson - Director of NWTDT
• John Boyington CBE - Transition Support Director, NHS Greater Manchester

More information and a booking form is available here:

http://www.pathwaysassociates.co.uk/events/1178782.pdf