Young Carers Workers Conference 2009
The Princess Royal Trust for Carers organised and hosted its seventh annual young carers workers conference on 24-25 March in Harrogate.
The two day event was well attended with 166 delegates including representation from all nations, workers from within the Trust’s network and other providers, as well as a strong contingent from the statutory sector. It provided practitioners an opportunity for training, networking and up to date policy information.
Keynote speakers were Baroness Delyth Morgan, Minister for Children, Young People and Families and ministerial lead for young carers and Dr Phillippa Russell, chair of the Standing Commission on Carers. 
Download Dr Russell's presentation (107 KB)
Two new pieces of work were launched at the conference; the Manual for Measures of Caring Activities and Outcomes for Children and Young People, developed by Young Carers International Research and Evaluation at The University of Nottingham, and research undertaken by Manchester Metropolitan University called At What Cost to Young Carers.
Mike Nicholson and Carol Watson from Bristol local authority presented delegates with information on how Bristol are implementing the whole family approach and supporting young carers and their families across both adult’s and children’s services. Download the presentation (221 KB)
Sunderland young carers service also did a presentation on the Extended Family Pathfinders initiative, detailing how Sunderland are implementing the initiative in their local authority. Download the presentation (27 KB)
There were also workshops which ran over the two days:
- Partners in Politics: Working with your MP. Download the presentation (202 KB)
- Young Adult Carers (aged 16-24) in the UK: New Challenges for Young Carers Projects and Services Download the presentation (1.8 MB) or Read the full report
- Partnership Working with Schools Download the presentation (198 KB)
- Supporting Young Carers and Young Adult Carers in Wales Download the presentation (2.5 MB)
- Young Carers and Family Group Conferencing: A Short Term and Change Focused Service Delivery Model Download the presentation (2.7 MB) or
Read the notes (89 KB)
- Measuring the Extent of Caring and the Outcomes for Young Carers: New Tools for Assessment and Evaluation Read the full report
- Supporting Young Carers when a Loved One is Terminally Ill Download the presentation (237 KB)
- Working with Local Authorities: Structures and Tools to Better Support Young Carers and their Families
Download the presentation (76 KB)
- New Tools for Supporting Young Carers from Refugee and Asylum Seeking Families Download the presentation (258 KB)
- The Economic Case for Interventions to Support Young Carers Download the presentation (1.1 MB) or Read the full report
- Advocacy with Young Carers Download the presentation (176 KB)
- Data Protection and Data Sharing Download the presentation (228 KB)
- Working with Families: Finding a Way to Positive Outcomes Download the presentation (465 KB)
- The Whole Family Approach: Practice in Health and Social Care Download the presentation (648 KB)
Feedback from the conference included:
“This has been a truly outstanding conference. Info- great, workshops- fab, venue- good, delegates and dialogue- outstanding. Many thanks.”
“As a commissioner and young carers lead in a local authority, this conference is not aimed at me but I always find it useful, better than other national conferences on offer.”
“Very interesting hearing from Philippa Russell and Baroness Morgan”
“The evaluation tool was brilliant and will be really useful”
“Overall really enjoyed the conference and the networking opportunities it provided”
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