Summer Conference 2007: Equality and Diversity
As Cumbria’s population continues to become more diverse, many people and organisations are still unclear on how to put equality and diversity into practice. Social care workers are at the forefront of delivering increasingly complex, flexible and personalised services and this year’s conference gave an important and useful opportunity to explore a number of themes which could help ensure that your organisation is able to meet present and future challenges. We don’t want you to just talk about equality and diversity, we want to help you make it happen.
As well as interesting speakers, the day was interspersed with dynamic and engaging drama sketches provided by ‘Drama For Training’, an organisation with a wealth of experience of helping individuals and companies identify the opportunities and address the challenges posed by equality and diversity.
After the conference delegates were asked to score between 1 and 6 to the following questions. Answers were calculated to indicate the following percentages.
Did the conference meet expectations? 86%
How interesting was the programme?: 90%
How useful was the day as a networking opportunity?: 83%
How efficient was the booking process?: 89%
What did you think about the choice of venue? 95%
When asked did any aspect of the conference make you consider your attitude/practice, if yes which, delegates answered:
- Watch what you say, perception is projection
- Not to stereotype, never make assumptions
- Dramatic presentations
- Yes how staff address each other
- Yes management style
- Yes, need to write a new age related policy, rather than simply include it in the equal opportunities one. Explore procedure to support people back to work. Also using drama in presentations.
- Drama and age presentation
INSPIRING YOU: IMPASSIONING STAFF: IMPACTING ON SERVICES, 2006 Conference
CSACs second annual conference took place at Rheged on 13th June 2006. The conference was designed to make the link between workforce development and improvements to practice.
Delegates indicated that they had an interesting ,enjoyable and worthwhile day.
Comments from evaluation forms included:
- Well organised and delivered conference. Excellent venue . Very interesting day. Thankyou
- Enjoyed the day. Thankyou.
- The play was excellent and broke up the day in a very constructive way.
- Look forward to next year
- A good worthwhile day
- Very interesting – would have liked to have heard more
