2014 Gold Coast

Program

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Wednesday 6 August 2014 – Day One

• Tackling Barriers to Recovery and Return to Work: Securing behavioural and cultural change

  • Professor Sir Mansel Aylward

  Cardiff University and Public Health Wales
  Director, Centre for Psychosocial and Disability Research

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• DES Service Delivery: The central role of the front-line worker

  • George Giuliani

  E-Focus
  Chief Executive Officer

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• Piloting Career Advancement Services in DES

  • Bevan Burkin

  Disability Employment Australia
  Senior Policy Advisor

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• Drakes Supermarkets: Experience of using a DES provider to recruit employees

  • Marianne Verrall

  Barkuma
  Manager Employment

  •Felicity Brevi

  Drakes Supermarkets
  Queensland Human Resources Advisor

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• The Benefits of an Integrated Approach: Inclusion of a psychologist in the employment assistance team

  • David Law

  EPIC Employment Service Inc
  Employment Service Manager

  •Georgia Watson

  EPIC Employment Service Inc
  Psychologist – Mental Health Consultant

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• Access all Areas: How Job Access can help you break down barriers for job seekers and employers

  • Heather Hill

  WorkFocus Group, JobAccess
  Professional Advisor, Occupational Therapist

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• The NDIS: A role-based information communication technology approach to support engagement and employment

  • Dr Scott Hollier

  Media Access Australia
  Manager, Major Projects & Western Australia Manager

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• Dreams and Aspirations: Community, business and people with disability

  • Wojtek Swietek

  Finding Workable Solutions
  Chief Executive Officer

  •Dr Elizabeth Hemphill

  University of South Australia
  Senior Lecturer, School of Marketing

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• Mental Health: Linking disability support with systemic reform

  • Frank Quinlan

  Mental Health Council of Australia
  Chief Executive Officer

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• NDIS: Practical steps for Disability Employment Services

  • Craig Harrison

  Disability Employment Australia
  Chief Executive Officer

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• Step Up: The business case for workplace diversity

  • Paul Licuria

  Leap Training
  Chief Executive Officer

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• Workplace Rehabilitation Programs: New opportunities for DES providers

  • Peter Scott

  ORS Group
  Chief Executive Officer

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• Creative Partnerships: Mission possible for school, community and business

  • Andrew Worrall

  Western Futures
  Chief Executive Officer

  •Helen Nowosilskyj

  Western Futures
  Programme Manager

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• The Able Movement: Raising the bar on Australia’s belief in the capacity of people with disability

  • Mark Bagshaw

  Innov8 Consulting Group
  Managing Director

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• Participation and Sustainable Employment: Lessons from DES evaluation

  • Lydia Ross

  Department of Social Services
  Director, Data and Performance, DES Policy Branch

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Thursday 7 August 2014 – Day Two

• Good Practice Disclosure Strategies for Job Seekers: A pilot study

  • Dr Janice Ollerton

  Break Thru People Solutions
  Research Coordinator

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• DSS: Future directions for Disability Employment Services

  • Lis Kelly

  Department of Social Services

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• The Changing Profile of the DES Workforce

  • Craig Harrison

  Disability Employment Australia
  Chief Executive Officer

  •Bevan Burkin

  Disability Employment Australia
  Senior Policy Advisor

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• Working with Difficult and Dangerous Clients in DES: How to prevent workplace incidents

  • Vanessa Parletta

  ORS Group
  Chief Operations Officer

  •Anthea Smith

  ORS Group
  National Allied Health Services Manager

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• Reinvention of DES through Co-Design

  • Carolyn Curtis

  The Centre for Social Innovation (TACSI)
  Chief Executive Officer

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• NDIS Update: Lessons from the launch sites

  • Liz Cairns

  National Disability Insurance Agency
  General Manager

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• Innovation in Employment Services

  • Kevin Robbie

  Social Ventures Australia
  Executive Manager

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