Agency in Adolescence: Young People Constructing Their Own Adolescence March 22, 2011

Keynote Speaker:

Dr. John Coleman, Senior Research Fellow, University of Oxford

Aimed at:

Explore the concept of agency as it applies to adolescent development.
Aimed at anyone who works with young people or who has an interest in adolescence.

Seminar Focus:

This health care seminar will draw upon material in John's new book "The Nature of Adolescence" 4th Edition (2010), and will explore the concept of agency as it applies to adolescent development. There will be a focus on new research in the field, as well as on models of practice and intervention.
Seminar Content:

Explore approaches to adolescence, draw on interview material collected specifically or the book and recent research looking at such things as monitoring and supervision, and information management by young people. John will argue that the concept of agency in adolescence should inform the way adults relate to young people.

Dr. John Coleman

Dr. John Coleman is a psychologist whose primary interest is adolescence. He is the Founder of the Trust for the Study of Adolescence (now renamed Young People in Focus) and was the Director of the organisation from 1989 until he retired in 2005.

From 2005 to 2006 he held a post as a Policy Advisor in the Department of Health, and since October 2006 he has been a Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Education at the University of Oxford.

He is a Visiting Professor at the University of Bedfordshire, and the Chair of the Association for Young People's Health.

For further information or to reserve a place:

Contact Dr Debbie Fallon or call 0161 295 2760

Official Website: http://www.salford.ac.uk/events/details/1433