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The Mental Health Officer Conference 2025 - Reigniting our Resilience: Informing and Future-Proofing the MHO Workforce
Join us at The Barracks, Stirling on the 25 February 2025 as we host our first in person national MHO Conference since before the pandemic.
This conference sponsored by both Scottish Government and Social Work Scotland will offer a fantastic line up of plenary speakers, workshops and networking opportunities. Spaces are limited so book now to secure you place.
The full programme with speaker details will be available online soon.
Programme
| Time | Agenda | Speaker/Organisation |
| 09:30 - 10:00 | Registration | |
| 10:00 - 10:10 | Welcome from the chair | MHO Forum and Conference Chair |
| 10:10 - 10:30 | Standard operating procedures review | Police Scotland |
| 10:30 - 10:40 | Voices of Experience on Mental Health interactions with Police in Scotland | VOX (Voice of eXperience) |
| 10:40 - 11:00 | Update on recent reports | Mental Welfare Commission |
| 11:00 - 11:10 | Q&A | All morning speakers |
| 11:10 - 12:30 | Workshops | See workshop topics |
| 12:30 - 13:15 | Lunch | |
| 13:15 - 14:35 | Workshops | See workshop topics |
| 14:35 - 14:50 | MHO Forum | MHO Forum Vice Chair |
| 14:50 - 15:10 | Newly Qualified MHO's | The University of Edinburgh, Iriss & practicing MHOs |
| 15:10 - 15:30 | Workforce issues | Scottish Government |
| 15:30 - 15:55 | Interactive questions + Coffee | |
| 15:55 - 16:20 | Panel | Euan Williamson, Philip Gillespie, Paula Fraser, Matt Smith, Diane Fraser & Alison Bavidge (Chair) |
| 16:20 - 16:30 | Conference Close | MHO Forum and Conference Chair |
| Workshop Topics | Facilitator |
| Intellectual Disability: Relevance to Risk Management | Dr Jana de Villiers (High Secure Intellectual Disability Service for Scotland and NI |
| Race and Madness: Insights from the History of Psychiatry and Mental Health | Dr Matt Smith (University of Strathclyde) |
| Forensics: Impowering MHOs in Forensic Practice | Dr Stuart Doig & Dr Louise Kennedy (NHS) |
| Workforce Capacity Issues | Philip Gillespie (Scottish Government) |
Member Fee: £50+VAT // Non member fee: £75+VAT
You can make group bookings via the link above to if using credit card.
To be invoiced for group bookings or for any other queries please email scotland@basw.co.uk
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