We Chose To Climb – an international learning expedition

’We Chose to Climb’ is our two and a half day international gathering, exploring the critical local and global challenges faced in extending greater choice and control to people over their own lives.  We shall come together to reframe the way we think, inspire fresh possibilities and critical solutions that reflect the core vision and principles of the SDS Act.

‘We chose to climb’ will hear from more than thirty compelling speakers from Scotland and around the world, appearing on the main and themed stages, giving timed talks on associated SDS theory, research, lived experience and innovative practice.

We now announce the first of our speakers:

Simon Duffy – Director of The Centre for Welfare Reform. In addition he is Chair of the Housing & Support Alliance and policy advisor to the Campaign for a Fair Society. Simon is also an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the University of Birmingham’s Health Service Management Centre.

http://www.centreforwelfarereform.org/who-we-are/team/simon-duffy.html

Susan Eriksson – Mikkeli University of Applied Sciences’ Department of Culture, Youth and Social Work in Finland.  

Nick Andrews – a registered Social Worker, who is currently working as a Research and Practice Development Officer within the All Wales Social Care Research Collaboration Project (ASCC) at Swansea University

*More speakers will be unveiled the closer we get to the International gathering.*

Booking Your Place

To secure your place, please download our booking form HERE

Please complete the form and then save the file using your name as a reference in the file name. Please return your saved booking form to sarahscif@gmail.com