Presentations
DEA’s Practitioners’ Forum in Association with genU Training
The Forum is designed for front-line staff to build capacity to deliver on key parts of the current and future DES program. This half-day workshop will give delegates a chance to ask questions and give feedback throughout the session. The Practitioners’ Forum is aimed at staff who work in disability employment, including new and existing team members, front-line staff, business development and compliance staff, as well as other operational team members. It’s a terrific opportunity for leaders to support the commitment of early to mid-career staff, so they can experience the benefits of Conference, with specific content tailored to their needs.
The event will be facilitated by Wayne Herbert from Lead Employment, and will include the following key topics:
• The new DES – how is it different?
• Job plans
• The new Quality Framework and your role
• The interim and new Performance Framework
• Community engagement and attracting participants
• Working with employers
• Ongoing support
• The NDIS employment supports
• Compliance
• Working with employers!
• Best practice discussion
Forum speakers will provide an insight on what they will discuss individually during the session.
Matt Levy OAM:
With over 22 years experience as a motivational speaker, Matt uses his Success Framework to talk about mindset, resilience, goal setting, team work and attitude in how you approach life. The Success Framework will allow users to set manageable goals and targets, create an action plan and inner circle, engage key people within their circle, strategise what you need for success and how to get it, and also how to stay focused. You will be inspired, educated and motivated by Matt’s story of overcoming adversity.
Lauren Peacock:
The practitioner workshop will cover an intriguing topic: the use of the behavioural assessment tool DISC to better understand and communicate with clients. Everyone has a preferred communication and behavioural style. DISC helps practitioners break down these styles into four easy to remember preferences: Dominance, Influence, Steadiness and Conscientiousness. Everyone has a unique mix of behavioural traits, but most people have a preferred style. Using the DISC model can help practitioners understand how to get the best out of their clients by identifying what motivates, excites and frightens them. Speaking to style gets to the heart of what really matters to each client leading to better conversations and longer lasting outcomes.
Paul Diviny:
Taking a participant-led approach to employer engagement
There are many different models for finding sustainable employment for people with disability. Evidence suggests a participant-led approach, particular for higher funding level customers, is more successful than “vacancy gathering”. However, how can this be done efficiently and effectively – particularly given our limited time to invest in employer engagement? Learn how service providers in Australia, NZ, Canada, United States and the United Kingdom are using simple tools and techniques to achieve remarkable results.