SPARC/CAP Annual Conference 2010 - Photographs, Presentations and Podcasts

 

Becoming Visible: Older People as Active Participants in the Community

and in Long-term Care Settings

16 & 17 November 2010

At Dublin Castle

Organised by the Social Policy and Ageing Research Centre (SPARC), Trinity College Dublin in partnership with the Changing Ageing Partnership (CAP), Queens University Belfast

The focus of this conference was older people’s participation in the community and in long-term care settings. It considered how policies and practices for engaging older people in the community and in long-term care settings differ across countries. Focusing on older people in both the community and in long-term care settings, the conference explored the principles and practicalities of optimising older people’s participation and the mechanisms for engaging greater numbers of older people as active citizens.

Plenary presentations

Day 1: Plenary One: 'Older People's Participation in Socially Productive Activities'	Prof James Nazroo, Professor of Sociology and Director of the Cathy Marsh Centre for Census and Survey Research, University of Manchester
Day 1: Plenary Two: The Older Carer	Maev-Ann Wren, award-winning Irish Times journalist and commentator
Day 2: Plenary One: 'Having a Say in Care/Care Full Deliberation: older people participating in decision making'	Prof Marian Barnes, Professor of Social Policy, University of Brighton
Day 2: Plenary Two ‘Listening harder: The Challenges of Creative Communication’	Eleanor Edmond, Advocacy Manager, Alzheimer Society of Ireland

Link to podcasts of Plenary sessions

Link to conference programme and conference summary

Link to speakers profiles

Link to conference photos

Link to Parallel presentations (where these are not available, a link is given to the abstract)