Work Matters program
Morning sessions | Afternoon sessions | Workshop: Wednesday 9.00 am - 4.00 pmMorning sessions
| Registration 8.00 - 9.00 am |
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| Open and Welcome 9.00 - 10.15 am |
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| Richard Morecroft Master of Ceremonies Lynelle Richards Mental Health Drug & Alcohol Office (MHDAO) NSW New Australian and State Governments Initiatives - NSW Policies and Programs Assisting People with Mental Illness or Disability to Undertake Employment or Education Training Professor Hector Tsang Hong Kong Polytechnic University Towards an Integrated Approach to Supported (Competitive) Employment for People with Severe Mental Illness |
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| Morning Tea 10.15am - 10.45 am |
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| Session 2 10.15 -11.45 am |
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| Implementing co-location employment models Concert Hall |
Securing a future Hunter Room |
Challenges for rural services Mulubinba Room |
| Laura Collister Mental Illness Fellowship of Victoria Evidence Based Employment Theory to Practice Gafa Tuiloma Mental Illness Fellowship of Victoria Evidence Based Employment Enhancing Outcomes |
Dr Norm Kelk and Natalia Zmicerevska Headspace Community Awareness Team, BMRI, University of Sydney Headspace National Youth Mental Health Foundation Kay Dean and Liz Shanley National Disability Coordinator & Disability, Support Services, University of Newcastle Working Together for Student Success in Education and Training |
Lindsay Johnson TAFE Teacher Consultant Implementing Evidence Based VETE Practices in Regional Areas Mandy Sutherland Central West Community College Disability Employment in Regional and Rural NSW |
| Session 2 11.45am - 12.30pm |
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| Jo Sherring VETE Statewide Coordinator NSW Where There’s Work There’s Hope – Flexible Strategies for Evidence Based Implementation Lily Wu Mental Health Consumer The Joy of being a Student and a Worker |
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| Lunch 12.30 - 01.30 pm Cummings Room |
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Afternoon sessions
| Session 3 1.30 - 2.45 pm |
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| Keynote Dr Geoff Waghorn Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research (QCMHR) Overview of Multisite Trial - Evidence Based Practices in Supported (Competitive) Employment: A QLD Health Initiative Don McDonald Family Representative, Life Governor of Schizophrenia Research Institute From Diagnosis to Insight to Training and Employment – Is it Possible? |
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| Afternoon tea 2.45 - 3.10 pm |
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| Session 4 3.10 - 4.10pm |
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| Working partnerships Concert Hall |
Approaches to supported education Hunter Room |
Clinical enhancement of employment Mulubinba Room |
| Suzanne Colbert Australian Employers Network on Disability Employers – Building Confidence and Breaking Down Barriers Lucy Macali ACE Disability Employment Policy The Current State of Play |
Emma Robson Hunter VETE Coordinator Great Expectations – Supporting Career Development for Young People with MI Lachlan Best SESIAHS VETE Coordinator Options and Opportunities – Supported Education in Mental Health |
Georgia Garr Hunter VETE Improving Employment Outcomes and Stability through Cognitive Remediation Dr Huw Raggatt Staff Specialist, Lake McQ MHS Working Opportunities – A Psychiatrist’s Perspective on Employment |
| Session 4 4.10 - 5.00 pm |
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| Video Consumer Perspectives Plenary Richard Morecroft Master of Ceremonies Close |
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| Dinner and entertainment 7.00 - 7.30 pm Hunter Room |
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Workshop: Wednesday 9.00 am - 4.00 pm
Professor Hector Tsang
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Enhancing the Effect of Employment by Psychosocial Interventions for People with Severe Mental Illness
Employment is an important aspect of the recovery of people with severe mental illness (SMI). It provides opportunities for skills development, social contacts and participation in the community. Unfortunately, only a few people with SMI are employed in competitive jobs. Dr Tsang's workshop will review employment barriers for people with SMI and existing services for this population. Although supported (competitive) employment has been found to be successful in helping our clients to secure employment, their job tenure is usually short. The workshop will discuss how the problem of job tenure may be improved with skills training and other psychosocial interventions by means of an Integrated Supported Employment model (ISE). The theories, implementation protocol, case management techniques and evidence base on the enhanced version of supported employment will be covered. Participants will be required to participate in case discussions and role plays which help to build up the case management skills necessary for the implementation of ISE.
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