Making the Case for Housing Support Services

Wednesday 25th June 2008

Click on the links below to access presentations from the day. Some of the files are large in size and may take a longer time to download.

Programme

09.15 – 10.00    Registration (with coffee etc)

10.00 – 11.00    Opening Plenaries

Housing Support Services and the Scottish Government/CoSLA Concordat
Robert Aldridge, Chief Executive, SCSH

Lessons from the Supporting People Outcomes Pilot
Stephen Sandham, Homelessness and Housing Support, Scottish Government

An Effective Database Solution to Implementing the Scottish Government Outcomes Matrix Methodology
Kevin Morrison, The Outcomes Partnership & Billy Lynch, Frontline Fife

11.00 – 11.30   Coffee and Networking

11.30 – 13.00   Workshop Session (A) –see below for presentation links

13.00 – 14.00   Lunch

14.00 – 15.30   Workshop Session (B) –see below for presentation links

15.30 – 16.15   Afternoon Plenaries and Summary

Costs and Benefits of Homelessness Services: Examples and Approaches

Colin Jones, Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh

Making the Case for Housing Support

Yvette Burgess, Housing Support Enabling Unit

16.15 – 16.30    Coffee, Networking and Close of Conference

Workshops

Smart Contracting
Val Holtom (South Lanarkshire Council) and Lorraine Gillies (Cyrenians)

The Costs and Benefits of Housing Support Services
Susan Aktemel (Impact Arts) (7.5MB size file) and Alastair Cameron (SCHA)
    
Why Housing Support? (1st set of answers) and Why Housing Support (2nd set)
Alan McKeown (Angus Council)
    
Outcomes: gathering evidence approach
Bernie Giles (Edinburgh City Council)