Read through the full conference program here.

24 – 25 February 2015
DRAFT PROGRAM (subject to change)
Day 1 – 24th February 2015
8.00 – 9.00am
Registration
9.00 - 9.10am
9.15 - 10.00am
Conference Opening and Welcome to Country
Keynote: Being a disability support worker in the world of the NDIS
Morning Tea - 10.00 - 10.30am
Concurrent Workshops – 10.30 – 12.00pm
Health Assessments and Health Advocacy
– Professor Nick Lennox
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Health issues for people with intellectual
disabilities
Health assessments
Health advocacy
Best Practice Support: Communicating
with people who have Complex
Communication Needs (CCN) – Breanne
Hetherington & Debbie Burmester
Complex Needs: Dual Diagnosis – Dr
Oreste Theodoratos
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Assessment and treatment of mental
health for people with intellectual
disabilities
Supporting people with a dual diagnosis
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Effective communication between workers
and clients
Supporting people with complex
communication needs
Communication aids and equipment
Complex Needs: Function and
Reinforcement – the quiet achievers of
behaviour management – Fiona Davis &
Daniela Devietti
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Understanding the function of a person’s
behaviour
The factors that reinforce challenging
behaviour
Lunch – 12.00 – 12.45pm
Concurrent Workshops – 12.45 – 2.15pm
Health Assessments and Health Advocacy
– Professor Nick Lennox (repeat)
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Health issues for people with intellectual
disabilities
Health assessments
Health advocacy
Complex Needs: Dual Diagnosis – Dr
Oreste Theodoratos (repeat)
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Assessment and treatment of mental
health for people with intellectual
disabilities
Supporting people with a dual diagnosis
Disability Sector Outlook: Supporting
People with Disabilities in the NDIS Queenslanders with Disability Network
Best Practice Support: Person-Centred
Practice – Mary Johnson
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Tools
Positive risk taking
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How to support people with disabilities
(including intellectual disabilities) to
prepare for the NDIS
Supporting client choice and decisionmaking under the NDIS
Afternoon Tea – 2.15 - 2.45pm
Concurrent Workshops – 2.45 – 4.15pm
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24 – 25 February 2015
DRAFT PROGRAM (subject to change)
Health Assessments and Health Advocacy
– Professor Nick Lennox (repeat)



Health issues for people with intellectual
disabilities
Health assessments
Health advocacy
Complex Needs: Dual Diagnosis – Dr
Oreste Theodoratos (repeat)

Assessment and treatment of mental
health for people with intellectual
disabilities
Supporting people with a dual diagnosis
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Disability Sector Outlook: Becoming a
knowledge worker in the NDIS – Dr
Adrienne McGhee
Best Practice Support: Communicating
with Families – Judy Benfer
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Communication and working with families
Supporting families
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Increasing your knowledge of the disability
sector to support clients to achieve their
goals
Strategies for dealing with challenges to
growing individual and team knowledge
bases
Closing Address “Putting it all together” 4.15 – 4.30pm
Draft Program Day 2 – 25th February 2015
8.00 – 9.00am
Registration
9.00 - 9.15am
9.15 - 10.00am
Welcome to the second day of the conference
Keynote Speech: ‘How I prepare for individualised funding – From the Support Staff’s perspective’ – Mary Johnson, United Kingdom
Morning Tea - 10.00 - 10.30am
Concurrent Workshops – 10.30 – 12.00pm
Complex Needs: Working with Adults
who have Autism – Mark Wakefield
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Adults with autism
Successful and effective supports and
strategies
Disability Sector Outlook: Supporting
People with Disabilities in the NDIS –
Queenslanders with Disability Network
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How to support people with disabilities
(including intellectual disabilities) to
prepare for the NDIS
Supporting client choice and decisionmaking under the NDIS
Unpacking the role of the support worker
under the NDIS – Caroline Alcorso
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The advanced roles that will be needed by
some (but not all) support workers
What was learned from the early trial sites
– and your experience
Complex Needs: Understanding risk and
how to think about complex situations
from a human rights perspective – Fiona
Davis & Sharon Paley
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Understanding risk and risky situations
The nature of risk
How to recognise risk
Supporting individuals
Lunch – 12.00 – 12.45pm
www.cpl.org.au/dsw
24 – 25 February 2015
DRAFT PROGRAM (subject to change)
Concurrent Workshops – 12.45 – 2.15pm
Best Practice Support: Communicating
with people who have Complex
Communication Needs (CCN) – Breanne
Hetherington & Debbie Burmester
(repeat)
Complex Needs: Function and
Reinforcement – the quiet achievers of
behaviour management – Fiona Davis &
Daniela Devietti (repeat)

Understanding the function of a person’s
behaviour
 The factors that reinforce challenging
behaviour



Effective communication between workers
and clients
Supporting people with complex
communication needs
Communication aids and equipment
Unpacking the role of the support worker
under the NDIS – Caroline Alcorso
(repeat)


The advanced roles that will be needed by
some (but not all) support workers
What was learned from the early trial sites
– and your experience
Best Practice Support: Person-Centred
Practice – Mary Johnson (repeat)


Tools
Positive risk taking
Afternoon Tea – 2.15 - 2.45pm
Concurrent Workshops – 2.45 – 4.15pm
Complex Needs: Understanding risk and
how to think about complex situations
from a human rights perspective – Fiona
Davis & Sharon Paley (repeat)




Understanding risk and risky situations
The nature of risk
How to recognise risk
Supporting individuals
Best Practice Support: Person-Centred
Practice – Mary Johnson (repeat)


Tools
Positive risk taking
Complex Needs: Working with Adults
who have Autism – Mark Wakefield
(repeat)
Best Practice Support: Communicating
with Families – Judy Benfer (repeat)
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
Communication and working with families
Supporting families
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
Adults with autism
Successful and effective supports and
strategies
Closing Address “How is Queensland Preparing for the NDIS?” 4.15 – 4.30pm
This conference is jointly hosted by:
www.cpl.org.au/dsw