2012 Melbourne

Program

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Speaker Presentations

Wednesday

• Prime Time – The UK Experience

  Martin Davies – CEO, Pluss (UK)

  Session presentation

• Not For Profit Reform

  Susan Pascoe AM, Interim Commissioner and Head of ACNC Implementation Taskforce

  Session presentation

• Disability Service Standards and the Deed: Finding synergies

  Jennifer Engels, Diversity Consultant

  Session presentation

• Changing Attitudes towards Disability: What works

  Dr Karen Fisher Associate Professor, Social Policy Research Centre, University of New South Wales

  Session presentation

• Discretion, Determination and Deference: Lessons learned managing a successful Disability Employment Service

  Margie Gadd, Principal, Barini Consulting

  Bevan Burkin, Policy Officer, Disability Employment Australia

  Session presentation

• Woolworths: Better employment outcomes through stronger linkages

  Karryn Clark, Disability Employment Liaison Officer, Woolworths Ltd

  Lucy Macali, Manager, National Disability Recruitment Coordinator(NDRC), WorkFocus Australia

  Session presentation

• Attaining personal quality of life and work – CQL’s Personal Outcome Measures®

  Julia Wolfson, Founder and Principal, Turning Forward

  Session presentation

  Organisation Score Card Quiz

  Supporting outcomes at work

  About Personal Outcome Measures

• Disability Recruitment: Attitudes and findings from regional employers

  Dr Elizabeth Hemphill, Senior Lecturer and Researcher, Ehrenberg-Bass Institute for Marketing Science, University of South Australia

  Session presentation

• From the Inside Out: APS and DES partnerships in action

  John Norton, Director of Disability Employment, Workforce Participation Group

  Session presentation

• A New Approach: Embedding disability studies in university HR management courses

  Sharon Kerr, Manager, Macquarie University Accessibility Services (MQAS)

  Session presentation

• A New World Order for DES: Where customer choice and market forces rule

  Michael Goldsworthy, Principal Consultant, Australian Strategic Services Pty Ltd

  Session presentation

• PHaMs: New employment focussed opportunities

  Ian Boyson, Section Manager for Targeted Community Care and Implementation , Mental Health Branch FaHCSIA

  Keith Mahar, Peer Support Worker, Woden Community Service

  Session presentation

• Assistive Technology and the iPad: Job Access success stories

  Sue Werner, Employment Services Coordinator, Sydney Employment Development Service (SEDS)

  Session presentation

• Mindful Employer: How workplace mental illness training provides effective outcomes

  Charmaine Smith, Manager, Mindful Employer Program, SANE

  Session presentation

• Principle-based approach to running a DES

  Con Kittos, Consultant, PublicCo

  Session presentation

• Co-located Services: Integrating Allied Health and DES

  Laura Collister, General Manager Rehabilitation Services, Mental Illness Fellowship Victoria

  Tracey Swadling, Regional Manager, East North West, Employment and RTO, Mental Illness Fellowship Victoria

  Session presentation

• Transitioning Young Adults with Down Syndrome: A longitudinal analysis

  Kitty-Rose Foley, PhD Candidate / Occupational Therapist, Telethon Institute Child Health Research

  Session presentation

Thursday

• Rock Bottom and Black

  Heath Black, Former AFL Footballer, Mental Health Advocate

  Session presentation

• NDIS Expert Working Parties: Where should open employment fit?

  Bruce Bonyhady AM, Co-Chair, Quality Safeguards and Standards, NDIS Advisory Group

  Session presentation

• Listen to Me

  Fiona Given, Policy Officer, NSW Disability Discrimination Legal Centre

  Paul Tesoriero, Training Manager, Organisational Learning Australia

  Dr George Taleporos, Manager, Youth Disability Advocacy Service

  Jarrod Marrinon, Project Worker, Youth Disability Advocacy Service

  Fiona Given’s presentation

  Dr George Taleporos’ presentation

• Engaging Online: The business case for going social

  Dr Crispin Butteriss, Director, Bang the Table

  Session presentation

• Churchill Fellowship: Research into career advisory services for students with disability in the UK

  Mark Glascodine, Churchill Fellow, Consultant, Bravo Consulting Group

  Session presentation

• Department of Human Services and DES: Service Delivery Improvements for our Shared Customers

  Colin Bridge – General Manager, Disability Carers and Older Australians, Department of Human Services

  Session presentation

• Remote Jobs and Communities Program

  Ingrid Kemp, Branch Manager, Remote Services Implementation Branch, DEEWR

  Session presentation

• Unchartered Territory: DES and the New Enterprise Incentive Scheme

  Tom Budgen, President, National NEIS Association Inc.

  Session presentation

• Examining Trends: University access and attainment for people with disability

  Matthew Brett, Manager, Higher Education Policy, Latrobe University

  Session presentation

• An Update from DEEWR

  Fiona Buffinton, Group Manager, Specialist Employment Services, DEEWR

  Session presentation

• Introducing the First Peoples Disability Network (Australia)

  Gayle Rankine, Chairperson, First Peoples Disability Network (Australia)

  Session presentation

• Innovation or Unfair Advantage?  Social enterprise jobs and DES

  Lisa Fowkes, Consultant working in workforce participation policy and NFP management

  Session presentation