NIFHA 2022 Housing Management Conference

It has been several years since NIFHA ran a conference for our front line practitioners and housing management teams. We are delighted to announce that our HOUSING MANAGEMENT Conference will take place on Thursday 6th October 2022 (9.15am-4.30pm) in Stormont Hotel, Belfast.

CONFERENCE CONTENT

Our Housing Management Conference will have a range of plenary and break-out sessions which will inform and debate on a range of issues. Speaker line-up will be updated as these are confirmed.

PLENARY SESSIONS

Mental Health & Well Being for front line housing staff

• LISA McELHERRON, INSPIRE WELLBEING

Supporting Tenants in Financial Need during a Cost of Living Crisis

• MATT COLE, ADVICE N
• GRAHAM DARBY, LIVIN HOUSING GROUP

ASB and Restorative Justice

• TIM CHAPMAN, NI REVIEW GROUP ON RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PROTOCOL
• PAULINE CAMPBELL, NB HOUSING

Tenant Engagement

• DR AASIA NISAR, SOVEREIGN HOUSING ASSOCIATION
• ALISON O’GORMAN, TUATH HOUSING

How Housing Associations can support domestic abuse victims and survivors

• JUDITH VICKRESS, DOMESTIC ABUSE HOUSING ALLIANCE
• SHARON BURNETT, CAUSEWAY & MID ULSTER WOMEN’S AID

BREAKOUTS

Mental Health Supports- help for frontline staff handling difficult situations

• LISA McELHERRON, INSPIRE WELLBEING
• HEALTHY STAFF & TENANT’S PROJECT, CLANMIL HOUSING 

Financial Viability & Inclusion for tenants

• CHLOE CURRIE, CONSUMER COUNCIL
• EDDIE SMITH, CLANMIL HOUSING 

Supervising & Supporting Housing teams- responsibilities and risks

• DEARHBHAILE BRADLEY, WAYS TO BE WELL
• WILL HOLLAND, QUELL TRAINING

Tenant Engagement and Participation – making it work

• AIDAN KEARNEY, SUPPORTING COMMUNITIES
• LESA KELLY, RADIUS HOUSING

Recognising and supporting tenants with hoarding & other mental health issues

• RACHAEL POWER, AMH
• REUBEN BLACK & UNA BURTON, DE-HOARDING PRACTITIONERS 

Managing rent arrears and tenancy fraud from the front line

• NEIL FORREST, PIVIGO
• TENANCY FRAUD UNIT, NIHE 

The event will attract Housing Association Chief Executives, Directors of Housing and Housing teams, in particular housing officers, community engagement and maintenance staff.

An event not to be missed for front-line housing staff

Delegate Prices (note: book 3 places and get a 4th free)

Members – £105 +vat (£126)

Associates / NIHE / DfC – £115 +vat (£138)

Non Members – £130 +vat (£156)

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