Program
To view a copy of the 2017 Handbook please click here
Photos
The 2017 conference photos can be viewed here.
Wednesday 6 September 2017 – Day One
The following sessions included Power Point presentations.
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Minister’s Video Address
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The Financials: balancing policy imperatives for new DES with financials that make this a sound proposition for any sized DES provider
Tim Flowers
Audit, Assurance, Optimization and Business Agility Specialist
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Panel: Participant choice and control – how disability employment assistance and support can and must change
Dr Sue Olney
Research Fellow, School of Business,
UNSW Canberra
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DES Grant Application Process – On your marks, get set…
 
Concurrent Sessions
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DES Performance Framework and the future
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DES: What’s not changing, DES Survey and new DES Essentials
 
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Evaluating the Impact of the NDIS on People with Disability and their Families and Carers: Evidence from the Trial Areas 2013-2016
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The financial viability of Individual Placement and Support programs within Disability Employment Services
Dr Vanessa Parletta
Chief Operations Officer,
The ORS GroupAnthea Smith
General Manager – Psychological Services,
The ORS Group
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Best practice working with challenging behaviours: Motivational interviewing
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Changes to the New Enterprise Incentive Scheme for people with disability
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Using evidence-based practice as a driver for business success in an individualised world
 
Thursday 7 September 2017 – Day Two
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Reshaping cultural attitudes to disability: The role of inclusive imagery and messages
 
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The role of employment in people with disability being actively involved in shaping the future: Progress in Canada and Australia
Alastair McEwin
Disability Discrimination Commissioner,
Australian Human Rights CommissionAnnette Borrows
President,
Canadian Association for Supported Employment (CASE)
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Harnessing platform innovation in an era of disruptive change
Sarah Vaughan
Senior Director,
Microsoft Australia
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Panel: The future of disability employment – something old, something new
Thérèse Campbell
Group Manager Government and Stakeholder Relations,
Work Health Group
Download presentationMichael Goldsworthy
Managing Director and Principal Consultant,
Australian Strategic Services
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Concurrent Sessions
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Transition: Disability Employment Services Reform
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Future-proofing your organisation: The realities and practicalities of transforming your organisation, re-engineering your business model and reinventing your culture
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Will you be left behind by the tech disruption of DES?
 
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Hire a youth today – Make a difference for tomorrow
 
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A tool for EMPLOY ABILITY
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGjNI16pxn8&feature=youtu.be
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Nundah Community Enterprise Cooperative: an evidence-based case study on meaningful employment for people with an intellectual disability, learning difficulty or mental illness
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High Growth Jobs Talented Candidates – lessons from the NSW project
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Moving clients forward: a grounded theory study of employment specialists’ views and practices in Disability Employment Services
 


