Developmental Coordination Disorder Research and Handwriting Conference 2010
Knowledge exchange: research – practice conferences
Bringing research and practice together
Developmental Coordination Disorder Research UK - 8 July
2010
Handwriting in the UK - 9 July 2010
"Excellent conference, good spread of topics and links
to practice"
Held on 7th and 8th of July these two one day conferences were
hosted by York St John University in collaboration with Oxford
Brookes University. They were attended by people from a wide range
of professional backgrounds with the aim of improving services for
children.
The keynote speaker for both days was Dr. Jill Zwicker, an
occupational therapist from the University of British Columbia,
Canada.
Previously held in Oxford and Newport, Gwent the conferences
brought together therapists, teachers, psychologists, doctors,
academics and researchers enabling them to share knowledge and
ideas in a multi-disciplinary forum.
Developmental Coordination Disorder, Research,
UK
The Developmental Coordination Disorder Research UK conference
included presenters from University of Leeds, Goldsmiths and Royal
Holloway, University of London, Coventry University, Cardiff
University, University of Wales, Queen Margaret University, York
and Humber, Solihull and Lothian NHS Trusts and Wakefield Local
Education Authority.
The presenters included professors, academics, PhD students,
psychologists, teachers and clinicians.
There were over 90 delegates from the UK, Ireland, Ghent,
Greece, Italy, Norway, Israel and Canada.
Feedback was overwhelmingly positive including comments such
as:
"Great day with really interesting range of
speakers"
"Nicely varied programme in a great
venue"
"Very well organised, really excellent in
every way"
"Found workshops interesting and
challenging"
"Very informative and helpful"
"Thank you for such a thought provoking day,
it has been great!"
Final DCD Conference Programme
Handwriting in the UK
The Handwriting in the UK conference included presenters from
University of Haifa, Israel, University of Leeds, Oxford Brookes
University, York St John University, University of London and
Nuffield NHS Trust.
There were over 80 delegates from the UK, Ghent, Norway and
Canada. The presenters included professors, academics, PhD
students, psychologists and clinicians.
Again feedback was very positive, comments included:
"Really enjoyed the clear lecture from Jill
Zwicker"
"Great venue, excellent catering and the
admin staff have been fantastic"
"Really liked the discussion
workshops"
"Excellent conference, good spread of topics
and links to practice"
"Extremely well organised; great support
from organising team and student helpers"
"Really useful day to have input from
different professionals"
"Mixture between therapists and researchers
was great for combining ideas and knowledge"
Final Handwriting Conference
Programme
In the News: 'Write' The Newsletter of the National Handwriting
Association featured a piece about the Handwriting conference -
click here for a
pdf copy
Presentations
A number of presentations from the conferences will be available
soon. Links will be emailed to attendees as soon as they are
available.
Further Study Options
York St John University runs a range of CPD study days around
Child Development subjects. Find out more here.
Keep in Touch
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Conference Organisers
Dr Carolyn Dunford, Senior Lecturer in Occupational Therapy,
Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, York St John University
- c.dunford@yorksj.ac.uk
Dr Anna Barnett, Senior Lecturer, Department of Psychology,
Oxford Brookes University