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La Trobe University
Institute for Social Participation
 

Social Participation: Knowledge, Policy & Practice Conference Presentations & Videos
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Monday 28 November

Welcome
Professor Rhonda Nay, Director, Institute for Social Participation
Video (10.5Mb)
Opening address
Professor Paul Johnson, Vice-Chancellor, La Trobe University
Video (83.8Mb)
Theory and Practice
Professor Paul Smyth, The University of Melbourne
Video (226Mb)
Dr Guy Johnson, RMIT
Video (115Mb)
Consumer presentations
Michelle Stevens Video (89.1Mb)
Nadine Hedger Video (72.4Mb)
Daphne Yarram & Leanne Miller Video (124Mb)
Policy Design
The Reverend Tim Costello OM, CEO World Vision Australia
Video (196Mb)
Policy Design
Professor Marcia Rioux, York University
Video (142Mb)

Annie Synnot, Centre for Health Communication and Participation, AIPCA, La Trobe University
Using an online forum to reach consumer voices and broaden participation in research

Jim Kane, Doutta Galla Community Health Service
Youth 120 (peer led music and dance workshops for young people residing in the Ascot Vale Housing Estate)

Professor Tracey McDonald, Australian Catholic University
In pursuite of a UN Convention on the rights of older persons

Dr Tenzin Bathgate, Institute for Social Participation, La Trobe University
Consumer participation in health: understanding consumers as social participants

Professor Yvonne Wells, Lincoln Centre for Research on Ageing, Australian Institute for Primary Care, La Trobe University
What does social inclusion mean for older people? Implications for research

Tracey Swadling & Emma Ladd, Mental Illness Fellowship Victoria
The challenge of change in Day Programs: shifting from centre-based settings

 

Dr Rachel Winterton, John Richards Initiative, AIPCA, La Trobe University
Building social participation in ageing rural communities: case studies from north-east Victoria

Kate Davies, Research Institute for Social Inclusion and Wellbeing, The University of Newcastle
'Our stories are important too': service user expertise and evidence-based practice

Ben Rinaudo, Consumer Participation Services, Mental Illness Fellowship
Brainwaves 3CR: community participation through radio

Bonnie Simons, Research and Policy Centre, Brotherhood of St Laurence
'You want to do what?' From theory to practice: designing and implementing meaningtul social inclusion strategies for aged care services clients

Liz Smith, Women's Health East
Investing in women - building a socially inclusive east

Jenny Foley, Bupa Greensborough
Person-Centred Care creating a meaningful life for residents and developing positive staff/relative relationships


Tuesday 29 November

Life Stories
Professor Tom Couser, Hofstra University

Disability memoir and/as social participation
Video (186Mb)

Consumer Presentation
Hugh Kiernan
A spiral staircase going nowhere
Video (59.8Mb)

Consumer Presentation
Yusuf Omar, La Trobe Refugee Research Centre
My story, my life
Video (133Mb)

Narrative Section

Naomi Sunderland/Lesley Chenoweth, Griffith University
Early outcomes from an online public disability life stories narrative

Dr Caroline Lenette, Griffith University
Narratives of widowhood among refugee women as a critical marker of mental health

Eileen Lavranos, AUT University, New Zealand
Documentary and carer narratives: providing an opportunity for participation

Dr Nicole Matthews, Macquarie University
Digital life story narratives as a source of data for policy-makers and practitioners

Mary Nolan
Connection to catastrophe to connection: a carer narrative

Vrinda Edan & Cath Roper, Southern Health Mental Health, The University of Melbourne
How well does the concept of 'social participation' fit with the situation of people subject to mental health legislation?

Heather Davey, Department of Occupational Therapy, La Trobe University
Exploring the nature of social participation for families of young persons with a severe physical disability

Fiona Porter & Bev Watson, Hepburn Health Service
The Accessible Menu Project - Creating menus for local cafes and restaurants in Braille, easy read language picture format

Gill Pierce, Carers Victoria
Reframing inclusion for family carers and people with a disability

Assoc. Professor Tonya Stebbins, Research Centre for Linguistic Typology, La Trobe University
The paradox of multilingualism: cause and effect in CALD disadvantage

Amy Lees, City of Melbourne
Role of local government in community strengthening

 

Kathryn Knight, Macquarie University
Parenting a child with an intellectual disability: is it time to let go of the 'good mother' narrative

Sally Robinson, Griffith University
Narrative collage: an approach to hearing the voices of people with intellectual disability in research about abuse and neglect

Megan McEvoy, Manningham City Council
Memoirs in a box

Priscilla Ennals, School of Occupational Therapy, La Trobe University
Supported education: one pathway to social inclusion for people with mental illness

Dr Ruth Elvish, University of Mancester, UK
Remembering all the good times? The experience of attending structured reminisence therapy in demetia care

Dr Ellen Skladzien, Alzheimer's Australia
The Consumer Dementia Research Network: social participation through partnerships between consumers and researchers

Ros Leslie, La Trobe LikeSkills
Social participation and inclusion: a demonstration that it can work within the hallowed precinct of a university

Assoc. Professor Rosalie Hudson, The University of Melbourne
A socio-medical model for the care of young people with severe acquired brain injury

Darren Freak, Phil Maud & Anthony Joscelyn, Mental Illness Fellowship Victoria
Alumni: an effective model of peer participation to assist in transition for people preparing to leave Day Programs as a planned part of their recovery, emphasising self-efficiacy

Ally Parnaby, Hepburn Health Service
Building access and opportunity

Richard Freadman
Conference Chair
Video (2.33Mb)

   

 

 

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