NDS 2008 Accommodation and Social Participation Conference

National Disability Services'

2008 Accommodation and Social Participation Conference

Home & Community: Overcoming Exclusion

Speakers Presentations

Day One

PLENARY SESSION

Opening Address

Senator the Hon Ursula Stephens

Parliamentary Secretary for Social Inclusion and the Voluntary Sector

Parliamentary Secretary assisting the Prime Minister for Social Inclusion

Home: A Special Place?

Susan Thompson, Associate Professor and Head of Planning and Urban Development, University of NSW

Lessons I’ve learned from friends that have made it in their community

Jacques Pelletier, Bureau Conseil Jacques Pelletier Inc., Canada

Bungee jumping, lawyers and love…stories about life

Christine Brooks, Region Manager Barwon SW & Grampians, SCOPE Victoria

Leanne Hodder, Team Leader, Planning & Projects, Disability Services, Department of Human Services, Barwon SW

For more information on the DVD please contact the speakers:

Christine Brooks, cbrooks@scopevic.org.au, 03 5221 5444 or Leanne Hodder, leanne.hodder@dhs.vic.gov.au, 03 5226 4627

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

The introduction of the Comprehensive Health Assessment Program for People with ID

Helen Bryant, Karingal

Providing psychological services through Medicare schemes

Lorraine Teeuwern-Green and Gabriela Bilibio, Disability Services Australia

The effect of practice coaching and feedback on the motivation and practice of support staff

Ian McLean and Jeanette Coombes, Golden City Support Services

Self Management: Who, What and How

Michelle Bates, Lifestyle Solutions (AUST) Ltd

Impact of direct payment on quality of care—the evaluation of the Attendant Care Program direct funding pilot

Karen Fisher, SPRC, and Carolyn Campbell-McLean, Disability Studies and Research Institute

Working with individuals and families to create sustainability

Judith Ellis, Ellis MacRae & Associates

Building partnerships for growth with volunteering

Alex James McDonald, Amber Farag and Christine Stewart, Windgap

Identifying dreams and aspirations: a person-centred approach to case management and case conference

Helga White and Jeremy Boland, Northside Community Service

The Lost Generation Project: Using an Arts Project to Build Community Capacity for Inclusion

Wendy Cox, Disability Services Commission, and Simone Flavelle, Disability in the Arts, Disadvantage in the Arts, Australia

PLENARY SESSIONS

Individualised funding: The Power of One

Greg Lewis, Managing Director, My Place

Day Two

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

Bricks & mortar versus people & supports: How far have we come and where are we going?

Trevor Parmenter, Director, Centre for Developmental Disability Studies, The University of Sydney

Prologue

Access, utilisation and health outcomes for people with disabilities: Comparative policy analysis of Australia’s and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Healthcare Systems

Aaron Bishop, Packer Health Policy Fellow, Australian Department of Health and Ageing, and U.S. Senate Health Committee

Social Enterprises: an employment alternative for disabled adults

Jacques Pelletier, Bureau Conseil, Jacques Pelletier Inc., Canada

Panel discussion on social inclusion and participation for people with disability

Alex Jones, Deafness Forum of Australia

Panel discussion on social inclusion and participation for people with disability

Samantha Jenkinson, AFDO

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

Avoiding institutional outcomes: Effective use of community based aged care supports

Caroline Ellison, Flinders University, and Libby Chapman, Minda

Building Community Connections

Patricia Davidson, Office of the Public Guardian, and Helen Winning, DADHC

The I-CAN: Assessing the support people need to live in the community

Samuel Arnold, Centre for Developmental Disability Studies

Active oceans: A service model providing recreation and sporting opportunities

Paul Lougheed, Mpower

Awesome antics: A community partnership for the inclusion of teenagers with disabilities

Lynne Darby, Directions Family Support Association, and Dana Whiteley, City of Gosenells Youth Service

Accessing telecommunications

John Harmsen, Independent Living Centre of WA

Neighbourhood Connections—KeyRing Australia: 3 successful networks

Fiona Porter, Marillac House

Measuring effective housing support policy for people with disability

Karen Fisher, Christiane Purcal and Sarah Parker, SPRC

Training—you’re not alone! Maximising Commonwealth & State funding and traineeships to up-skill your workforce

Catherine Dickson, Disability Services Australia, Nola Lucre, Miller College and Dianne Wallace, Directions Australia

Recruiting and selecting the best staff: An integration of research and practice

Ken Byrne, SAFESELECT

True community inclusion: From little things big things grow

Darren Ginnelly, Karen Steed and Gillian Mannell, My Place

Talking about life, death and Santa: Changing the way our organisation provides support

Lucy Murphy, annecto

PLENARY SESSIONS

Identifying Paths to Skills Growth and Skills Recession: Options for Community Services and Health

John Buchanan, Director, Workplace Research Centre, The University of Sydney

Outside In: Directions in Disability Policy

Ken Baker, Chief Executive, National Disability Services

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