The UK Intensive Interaction Conference 2012

“The Management of Intensive Interaction in Educational and Residential Services”

Date: Monday 12th March 2012
Location: The Met Hotel, King Street, Leeds

Presented in association with the Intensive Interaction Institute and Leeds Partnerships NHS Foundation Trust Learning Disabilities Directorate

The aim of this conference is to bring together those people who have some responsibility and experience in managing residential and educational services and whose staff use Intensive Interaction to facilitate social inclusion and developmental progression. The conference will look to clarify which strategies are successful at overcoming barriers to the sustained facilitation of Intensive Interaction for service users in both residential and educational settings.

Who should attend?

This conference is suitable for service managers (residential, schools, educational, day service, and respite), school heads and deputies, school or service Intensive Interaction or special needs co-ordinators, policy development and strategic level managers, and anyone else who supports, supervises or trains others to practice Intensive Interaction.

After you have attended this conference, you will:

  • understand how to develop Intensive Interaction services through effective management and supervision strategies
  • look to develop ‘quality’ measures for Intensive Interaction practice
  • look to support collaborative reflection and improve practitioner supervision