Camphill School Aberdeen is
to host a conference on Tuesday, April 13 that
will focus on how children and young people are
affected by trauma.
The conference, which is supported by Aberlour Child
Care Trust, Barnardo’s Scotland, Children First and
VSA, is aimed at people who work with children and
young people, including parents, foster carers,
educationalists, social workers and health workers.
The main speaker is Dr Bruce D Perry, Senior Fellow
at the
Child Trauma Academy in
Houston, Texas.
His experiences as a clinician and a researcher with
traumatised children have led many community and
governmental agencies to seek his guidance following
high-profile incidents. These include the Branch
Davidian siege, the Oklahoma City bombing, the
Columbine school shootings, the September 11th
terrorist attacks and the Katrina and Rita
hurricanes.
Dr Perry is also author of the book ‘The Boy Who Was
Raised as a Dog’, which presents accounts of his
experiences working with emotionally stunted and
traumatised children.
Commenting on the conference, Laurence Alfred,
co-ordinator at
Camphill School Aberdeen,
said:
“It is 70 years since Camphill was founded here in
Aberdeen, dedicated to helping children with special
needs. It is therefore most appropriate that we
should host this special event as Camphill reaches
such an important milestone.
“Our hope is that this conference will help Camphill,
the supporting organisations and the delegates to
develop a better understanding of the needs of
children and young people who have suffered some sort
of trauma in their lives.”
Camphill School Aberdeen is
one of seven
Camphill Aberdeen City and
Shire charities in the Aberdeen area with
more than 700 people. From the first centre
which opened at Camphill House, Milltimber,
Aberdeen, Camphill now has 100 centres, with
10,000 people in 23 countries.
- The full-day conference ‘Living and Working
with Children and Young People Who Have Suffered
Trauma’ will take place in Camphill Hall on the
Murtle Campus of Camphill School Aberdeen on
Tuesday, April 13. Places at the conference cost
£95 and can be booked through Fiona Stuart,
Camphill House, Camphill Estate AB13 0AP Tel
01224 739703 f.stuart@crss.org.uk
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