Pre-Registration for UNITY 2023 Conference

NOTE: THIS PAGE IS FOR BOOKING THE EARLY BIRD TICKETS FOR THE UNITY CONFERENCE.

THE ACTUAL CONFERENCE WILL BE TAKING PLACE ON THE 6TH & 7TH NOVEMBER.

THE DATE USED HERE IS THE CLOSING DATE FOR 'EARLY REGISTRATION' AND ALLOWS THE OPPORTUNITY TO AVAIL OF PRE-CONFERENCE DISCOUNTS.

Professionals and carers have long understood that a particularly difficult experience or cumulative disadvantage in a child’s life can leave a legacy that impacts their present-day functioning. It is also true that not all children who have experienced adversity seem to be overly affected by it. So, we should not necessarily assume a debilitating reaction to past experience. In the space of little more than a decade, this connection between past and present has come to be understood through a lens of trauma, yet the question of just what trauma is remains largely unexamined.

The adoption of a trauma lens requires further examination, particularly asking what might differentiate “trauma informed care” from any other form of care, when the principles of TIC are essentially principles of good care that are not specific to trauma.

Reframing the Trauma Lens will be a forum for conversation and discussion on the topic of Trauma Informed Care where we will deliberate on the various perspectives associated with this concept. We will seek to broaden the frame through which we understand trauma, and ‘being trauma informed’ while attempting to answer questions such as:

1. What is trauma … really?
2. Is this the only or most helpful way of understanding the past?
3. What does the evidence tell us on trauma and trauma informed care?
4. What are the politics of trauma?
5. What are the implications of trauma approaches for professionals and carers?

Included in the registration fee:

• Access to plenary & workshop
• Light lunch
• Refreshment breaks
• Materials / books

CONFERENCE WEBSITE: www.unityconference.org

NOTE: Dinner on the evening of 6th is booked separately to the daily conference tickets (limited seats available). This will include evening entertainment.

Accommodation is booked separately and we have a conference rate of €130 per night B&B (single) and €150 per night (double):

https://secure.bonningtondublin.com/bookings/specials/unity-conference-2023

The booking code is UNITY23

Please also check the Bonnington website and other booking engines as often other discount might be available (especially if you are staying multiple nights). https://www.bonningtondublin.com/

PLEASE READ BELOW FOR OPPORTUNITY TO WIN 21 BOOKS

During the process of registration for the Unity 2023 conference you will have the opportunity to enter a raffle organised by Unity 2023 co-host, CYC-Net. Enter this raffle and you stand a chance of winning 21 paperback titles with a total value of over US$700/€640. Only 100 raffle tickets will be sold on a first come, first served basis.

The books that will be raffled are:

1. Caring To Connect: Nurturing Hopeful, Healing Relationships with Young People (James Freeman – ed)
2. Relational Child and Youth Care in Action (Heather Modlin, James Freeman, Christine Gaitens and Thom Garfat - eds)
3. Child and Youth Care Practice: Collected Wisdom for New Practitioners (Patricia Kostouros and Michelle Briegel - eds)
4. Making Moments Meaningful in Child and Youth Care Practice (2nd ed) (Thom Garfat, Leon Fulcher and John Digney - eds)
5. Child and Youth Care: The Long and Short of it (Jack Phelan)
6. A Guide to Developing Effective CYC Practice with Families (2nd ed) (Thom Garfat and Grant Charles)
7. Intentional CYC Supervision: A Developmental Approach (Jack Phelan)
8. The Therapeutic Applications of Humour (John Digney)
9. Child and Youth Care Practice with Families (Leon Fulcher and Thom Garfat)
10. Supervision in Child and Youth Care Practice (Grant Charles, James Freeman and Thom Garfat - eds)
11. Child and Youth Care in Practice (Thom Garfat and Leon Fulcher, eds)
12. Tiny Chunks of Wisdom: Observations on Relational Work with Children, Youth & Adults (John Digney and Maxwell Smart)
13. Moments with Youth (Mark Krueger)
14. Residential Child and Youth Care in a Developing World: Global Perspectives (Tuhinul Islam and Leon Fulcher – eds)
15. Residential Child and Youth Care in a Developing World: European Perspectives (Tuhinul Islam and Leon Fulcher – eds)
16. Residential Child and Youth Care in a Developing World: Middle East and Asia Perspectives (Tuhinul Islam and Leon Fulcher – eds)
17. Residential Child and Youth Care in a Developing World: African Perspectives (Tuhinul Islam and Leon Fulcher – eds)
18. Sisters of Pain: An ethnography of young women living in secure care (Leon Fulcher and Aliese Moran)
19. CYC Practice Hints I - A collection of practice pointers for work with children, youth and families (Brian Gannon)
20. CYC Practice Hints II - A collection of practice pointers for work with children, youth and families (Brian Gannon)
21. CYC Practice Hints III - A collection of practice pointers for work with children, youth and families (Brian Gannon)

For more information on each of the above titles, please visit https://press.cyc-net.org

The proceeds of this raffle are used entirely toward the funding CYC-Net - an open access online learning resource serving those who work with children and youth living in “alternative” care.