Day 1: WELCOME + SESSION 1
Welcome - Bernadine Euers, ASORC Chief Executive Officer
Welcome to Country - Aunty Norma Ingram
How to go from a spinal cord injury to working in an emergency department as a doctor to flying an aeroplane -
Dr Dinesh Palipana, Doctor, Lawyer and Disability Advocate
Good Sleep: Improving the relationship between pain and depression for those with chronic pain - Dr Liz Halstead, Lecturer in Psychology, University College London
Update on NDIS Employment Supports - Mary Hawkins, Director Engagement, Employment Outcomes, National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA)
DAY 1: SESSION 2
Ethics in Forensic Vocational Rehabilitation - Dr Mary Barros-Bailey, International Vocational Forensic Expert, Rehabilitation Counsellor
Panel: Forensic Vocational Assessments and the Future for Rehabilitation Counselling
Alicia Gibbs (Facilitator), Dr Mary Barros-Bailey, Stephen Hughes, Jessica Cucchiaro
DAY 1: SESSION 3
Loneliness in recovery: A closer look - Associate Professor Michelle Lim, CEO, Ending Loneliness Together
In-Voc: Restoring hope & purpose through vocational rehabilitation following a spinal cord injury -
Jane Bates, InVoc Consultant, Royal Rehab
Back2Work: Results and Reflections on an Early Intervention Vocational Rehabilitation Program in QLD -
Dr Julia Bloom, Lecturer, Griffith University + Tania Goossen, Senior Rehabilitation Counsellor, Spinal Life Aust.
DAY 1: SESSION 4
Tips for shame-sensitive practice - Associate Professor Luna Dolezal, University of Exeter UK
How many compensable injuries have psychological sequelae? - Dr James Athanasou, Honorary Associate Professor, University of Sydney
Tips for addressing injury and illness stigma - Dr Tristan Casey, Implementation Scientist (Workplace Health, Safety and Wellbeing)
Activating resilience for return-to-work outcomes - Jo Muirhead, Consultant Rehabilitation Counsellor and Kylie Warry, Consultant Rehabilitation Counsellor
Tips for working with Long COVID clients: Understanding post-exertional malaise - Kate Herbert, Emerge Australia
Supporting Migrant and Refugee Clients with a Disability - Sophie Dutertre, Program and Projects Coordinator, Centre for Culture, Ethnicity & Health
Day One Closing - Dr Boris Fedoric, ASORC National President
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NB: Due to technical difficulties, the Opening Address by Dr Anne-marie Boxall has been omitted from the recordings. Please find presentation notes: Opening Address - Dr Anne-Marie Boxall, Chief Allied Health Officer
DAY 2: welcome + session 1
Welcome - Dr Boris Fedoric, ASORC National President
Special Presentation - Tim Ferguson, Comedian, Screen Writer, Disability Advocate
Intervention techniques designed to prevent or reduce perceptions of injustice following occupational injury -
Dr Michael Sullivan, Professor McGill University, Canada
Tips for Motivational Interviewing - Dr Paul O’Halloran, Discipline Lead Rehabilitation Counselling, La Trobe University
DAY 2: SESSION 2
Labour market outlook: now and into the future - Cliff Bingham, Assistant Secretary, Labour Market and Migration Branch, Jobs and Skills Australia
Opening up a marketplace of untapped talent and levelling the employment playing field - Joel Sardi, Account Manager, The Field
Tips for recognising and responding confidently to domestic and family violence crisis - Jenny Watts-Sampson, Specialist Trainer DV-alert Women with Disability, Lifeline
“Honestly, it’s helped me a lot”: The value (and challenges) of work-specific injury rehabilitation - Dr Boris Fedoric, ASORC National President
Re-ignite your passion: The creative side of Rehabilitation Counselling - Nicole Richards, Team Leader - Senior Rehabilitation Counsellor, Thrive Re Consulting
DAY 2: SESSION 3
A Human-Centred Approach to Early Intervention - Christopher Issa, Early Intervention Program Lead. Medibank Private
Fair and equitable Rehabilitation Counselling - Dr Pam Garton, Occupational Therapist and Biopsychosocial Specialist, Abilita
Tips for clearing the air: Practical skills for tobacco cessation and research on e-cigarettes - Cancer Council NSW
Anger and reducing problem anger in individuals experiencing trauma - Professor David Forbes, Director of Phoenix Australia
DAY 2: SESSION 4
Sleep and trauma recovery - Kelly Alderson, Rehabilitation Counsellor & Psychologist, Adaptive Workplace Solutions
Panel: Biopsychosocial Intervention and Care - Dr Mary Wyatt, Ruth Korotcoff, Dr Pam Garton, Mary Hawkins, Matthew Bannan and Dr Boris Fedoric
Closing Address - Dr Ben Gauntlet, Disability Discrimination Commissioner
Final Remarks - Dr Boris Fedoric, ASORC National President
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