SASW Mental Health Officers Conference 2024

Join us on the 28th February 2024 between 10:00 and 16:15, on MS Teams, for this year's annual SASW Mental Health Officer Conference. 

Focused on MHOs practicing in Scotland, the event features a mixture of keynote presentations and interactive workshops. The winner of the MHO Practice Award will also be announced.

Morning Keynotes 

10:00 - 10:10 Lindsey Young, Conference Chair

10:10 - 10:30 Neil Quinn, Professor of Social Work and Health Equity, Univsersity of Strathclyde - Human rights, citizenship and mental health

10:30 - 10:50 Julie Paterson, Chief Executive, Mental Welfare Commission - Mental Welfare Commission: From ambition to delivery 

10:50 - 11:10 Iona Colvin, Chief Social Work Advisor, Scottish Government - How the Office of the Chief Social Work Advisor is supporting MHO Services and Practice 

11:10 - 11:30 Susie Redmond, Euan Williamson and Vaida Raszteborska, Principal Mental Health Officers, Highland Mental Health Officer Service - Decades of Development: Reflections from the Far North

11:30 - 11:40 Maree Todd MSP, Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport, Scottish Parliament - How the Scottish Government is supporting the mental health workforce 

11:40 - 12:00 Questions to the panel 

12:00 - 12:10 MHO Forum 

12:10 - 12:15 Morning close 

12:15 - 13:15 Lunch Break 

Workshops

There are 6 workshops taking place with the option to choose 2. Details of the workshops are below:

13: 15 - 14:15 First Workshop

14:15 - 14:25 Comfort Break 

14:25 - 15:25 Second Workshop 

Workshop A - Complex cases received by the Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland enquiry line.

Workshop B - The needs of adults across the three acts: The Mental Health (Care & Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003, The Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000 and The Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007.

Workshop C - COROs in the Community: A Highland Perspective. 

Workshop D - Alcohol Related Brain Damage - challenges in assessment and management.

Workshop E - The role of the MHO in community CCTO.

Workshop F - Child and adolescent mental health.

Closing Keynote

15:30 - 16:10 Tommy Whitelaw, National Lead, Person Centred Voices - You Make a Difference 

16:10 - 16:15 Conference Close 

Our booking system won't currently accept block bookings - if you would like to book a block of non member tickets now (to pay by one invoice), please contact scotland@basw.co.uk

Please note sessions will be recorded.

BASW members - please log-in to register

Please note this conference is for practising and trainee Mental Health Officers.