preliminary program

0900
Conference & Welcome
Dr Boris Fedoric

0910
Welcome to Country
Aunty Norma Ingram

0920
Australian Government priorities in allied health
Amber Shuhyta

0945
Emerging occupations in Australia: How change is driving the future of work
Dr Jason Brown

1040
Morning Tea Break

1100
Listening to the workers’ voice: Reimagining workers compensation claim systems in Australia
Dr Elizabeth Prichard

1130
Top Tips in Ten: Certification in Forensic Vocational Assessment
Dr Margaret Black and Jessica Cucchiaro

1145
The social environment and its influence on adjustment to chronic pain
Professor Toby Newton-John

1220
Introduction to the Work Ability Index - A Guide for Rehabilitation Practitioners
Dr James Athanasou

1225
Top Tips in Ten: Working with Neurodiverse Clients
Alexa Locke

1245
Lunch

1330
Labour market analysis for Vocational Assessments and Forensic Vocational Assessment and ethical issues for Rehabilitation Counsellors
Dr Mary Baross-Bailey

1430
The PGAP and Vocational Rehabilitation treatment package for improving vocational participation following Aquired Brain Injury: an observational study to assess feasibility, acceptability and effectiveness
Dr John Baranoff and Kelly Alderson

1505
What every Rehabilitation Counsellor should know about Occupational Identity
Dr Ross Girdler

1535
Afternoon Tea

1545
The Australian labour market - now and into the future
Cliff Bingham

1615
Top Tips in Ten: Chronic Pain - Learnings from National Survey
Renee Rankin

1630
Being a Rehabilitation Counsellor and pushing the boundaries for the public good
Dr Coralie Wales

1655
Conference Close

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