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Lancaster Professions Network Conference

Date: 16 June 2009 Time: To be confirmed

Venue: Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University

'Theorizing the professions: technology, education and regulation'.

Date/Time: Tuesday 16th June, 11:00 - 17:00

Venue: Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University

11:00: Opening Address:

Prof. Mike Reed, Cardiff University

'Engineers of Human Souls, Faceless Technocrats or Merchants of Morality?: Changing Professional Forms and Identities in the Face of the Neo-Liberal Challenge'

12:30 Lunch

Session 2: Education and the professions

13:30 Dr. Helen O'Sullivan, Director, Centre for Excellence in Developing Professionalism, University of Liverpool

"'Professionalism in Medical Education"

14:15 Prof. Julian Webb, Warwick University

"Accomplishing Professionalism: Educating professionals in a post-professional world"

15:00 Refreshment break

Session 3: Regulation and the professions

15:30: Sally Aldridge, Head of Regulatory Policy, British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy

"The jurisdictional battle in the psychological therapies: the role of patriarchy and regulation"

16:15: Prof. Frank Stephen, Head of School of Law, Manchester University

"'Legal Services Act 2007: Reshaping the nature of professional regulation?"

17:00 Close

Event website: http://www.lancs.ac.uk/professions

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Who can attend: Anyone

Further information

Organising departments and research centres: Geography, Lancaster Environment Centre, Institute for Advanced Studies, Lancaster Professions Network

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