Melbourne Disability Research to Action Forum Wednesday 15 February, 2017, 9:00am 4:00pm, followed by drinks and networking – RMIT University, 445 Swanston Street, Melbourne, Building 80, Level 7 This forum emphasises applying current research to inform disability service provision. It promises to be highly interactive and engaging and hopes to bring together researchers, disability service providers, people with disabilities, and other disability stakeholders Time Session 8:00am Registration Introduction and overview of the day 9:00am – 9:15am David Moody, State Manager, NDS Victoria Welcome 9:15am – 9:25am Martin Bean, CBE, Vice-chancellor of RMIT University Benefits and challenges of inclusive research practice 9:25am – 10:45am 2-3 case studies, followed by commentary from a panel representing a range of perspectives, speakers TBC Facilitated by Daniel Leighton, Chair of the NDS Victoria Research Advisory Group 10:45am Morning Tea 30 minutes – Better outcomes Research Informing Independence and Achieving Quality Responding to 11:15am – Practice Services Indigenous needs 12:45pm customer “Improving service and safeguards together: service supported systems that measure organisational “Working “Individualised “Quality “Building through learning from providers and co-design with living in the community for both process and outcomes” capacity and staff capability complaints” service users” people with an intellectual for working with Aboriginal Jade McEwen, La Trobe Miranda Bruyniks, disability” people” Raelene West, RMIT University Disability Services University Dr Meredith Prain, Darcel Russell and the GAP between “Measuring Commissioner University of Melbourne Heather Boyd, Melbourne for disability service consumer expectations and “Lessons City Mission; Sam Workshop: “Evidence providers from an evaluation of support satisfaction of disability clients” “Decision-making Atkinson, Aboriginal about achieving quality mental health peer recovery guidelines for disability Stephen Thomas, Jewish Advancement League; of life for people with communities” workers, families and carers Care and Matthew Duggan, intellectual disability in of people with cognitive Associate Professor Lisa staffs’ experiences of “Frontline Aboriginal (Disability) supported disability: Creation of two Brophy University of paperwork in group homes for Focus Coordinator, North accommodation” resources” Melbourne, Mark Heeney, people with intellectual Division, DHHS disability”
Melbourne Disability Research to Action Forum Wednesday 15 February, 2017, 9:00am – 4:00pm, followed by drinks and networking RMIT University, 445 Swanston Street, Melbourne, Building 80, Level 7 This forum emphasises applying current research to inform disability service provision. It promises to be highly interactive and engaging and hopes to bring together researchers, disability service providers, people with disabilities, and other disability stakeholders Time Session 8:00am Registration 9:00am – 9:15am Introduction and overview of the day David Moody, State Manager, NDS Victoria 9:15am – 9:25am Welcome Martin Bean, CBE, Vice-chancellor of RMIT University 9:25am – 10:45am Benefits and challenges of inclusive research practice 2-3 case studies, followed by commentary from a panel representing a range of perspectives, speakers TBC Facilitated by Daniel Leighton, Chair of the NDS Victoria Research Advisory Group 10:45am Morning Tea – 30 minutes 11:15am – 12:45pm Better outcomes “Improving customer service and safeguards through learning from complaints” Miranda Bruyniks, Disability Services Commissioner Workshop: “Evidence about achieving quality of life for people with intellectual disability in supported accommodation” Research Informing Practice “Working together: service providers and co-design with service users” Raelene West, RMIT University “Lessons for disability service providers from an evaluation of mental health peer recovery communities” Associate Professor Lisa Brophy University of Melbourne, Mark Heeney, Independence and “Individualised supported living in the community for people with an intellectual disability” Dr Meredith Prain, University of Melbourne “Decision-making support guidelines for disability workers, families and carers of people with cognitive disability: Creation of two resources” Achieving Quality Services “Quality systems that measure both process and outcomes” Jade McEwen, La Trobe University “Measuring the GAP between consumer expectations and satisfaction of disability clients” Stephen Thomas, Jewish Care “Frontline staffs’ experiences of paperwork in group homes for people with intellectual disability” Responding to Indigenous needs “Building organisational capacity and staff capability for working with Aboriginal people” Darcel Russell and Heather Boyd, Melbourne City Mission; Sam Atkinson, Aboriginal Advancement League; and Matthew Duggan, Aboriginal (Disability) Focus Coordinator, North Division, DHHS