From Keeping Records to Memory Keeping in Residential Childcare: How do new technologies help in practice?

This is a one day ‘train the trainer’ workshop which aims to support practitioners, archivists and policy makers to rethink their approach to record keeping for children in care. It is based on findings and resources produced by the ARCH project.

The event includes a range of interactive activities, presentations and reflective discussions.

You can read more about the ARCH project here: https://archproject.stir.ac.uk/ 

There is growing recognition that current record keeping practices do not adequately meet the life long needs of children  in care. The sector has been heavily criticised for the poor quality of records and the focus on risk and protection at the expense of capturing everyday childhood experiences. We have developed an interactive all day workshop which we plan to pilot as a train the trainer style event. The materials used will be free to download from the ARCH project website and can be delivered within organisations.  

Ruth Emond (professor of social work and principal investigator on ARCH) 

Andrew Burns (research fellow on ARCH) 

Residential child care/social work practitioners  

Organisational archivists 

Social work managers 

Policy makers  

Residential child care/social work practitioners  

Organisational archivists 

Social work managers 

Policy makers  

7 days before the event.