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POLICY
CONFERENCE
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Empowering Individuals and Families in the
Human Services
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Melbourne,
16-17 May 2006
Darebin Arts and Entertainment Centre
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This inaugural National Policy Conference will explore public
policy for an agenda of
empowerment for individuals and families in indigenous
communities, disability, mental health, aged care, youth,
education,
health care, community building and family strengthening.
Previous SEP conferences on this theme have explored practical
innovation and social enterprise solutions. This conference
will explore the policy settings we need from commonwealth and
state governments to support and complement this practical
empowerment agenda.
By ‘empowerment’ we mean person-centred and
relationship-centred arrangements in social policy and service
provision, as
distinct from institution or agency-centred systems.
Key
Speaker: Noel Pearson, Cape York Institute for
Policy and Leadership
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Policy
Innovation and Design
The
conference will explore policy innovation and design across
Australian and international jurisdictions which
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tackles
the fragmentation in human services across program,
provider, disciplinary and jurisdictional boundaries
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strengthens
natural social relationships and cultivates personal and
social responsibility
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pools
funds from various programs in person-centred
practice using budget-holding mechanisms
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develops
person-centred information systems across disciplines and
programs
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develops
new governance models for empowerment
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introduces
new learning models for empowerment
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introduces
new forms of information provision about service
availability, quality and pricing
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Should Attend?
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Consumers
(individuals, parents, families) in the human services
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Support
agencies for consumers
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Innovative
service providers seeking to further an empowerment agenda
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Policy
makers
and government agencies seeking ways to empower
individuals, families and communities
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Researchers
seeking to further an empowerment agenda
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Date
and Time
Tuesday
16 May, Wednesday 17 May, 9.00am to 5.00pm
Darebin Arts and Entertainment Centre, St Georges Rd and Bell
St, Preston, Melbourne
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Registration
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CLICK
HERE to register.
Program
CLICK
HERE to read the program.
Dinner with
Noel Pearson
CLICK
HERE to register for the Dinner
with Noel Pearson on 16 May. (NOTE: People who are not attending
the Conference are welcome to register for the Conference
Dinner.)
Further
Information
Vern Hughes
03 9326 4481
Email
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Here's the schedule for the next few months. Don't forget to check regularly for new additions - or complete the box below to receive our
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1/2 March 06
SEP's Community Finance
Summit
will focus on
financial services, products and projects which
have a community base and a social orientation
(e.g., savings, loans, credit, banking,
micro-finance, superannuation, insurance, housing
finance, venture capital and investment
instruments).
CLICK HERE for details.
11
April 06
A forum on Op
Shops and Thrift Stores will bring people running these enterprises
together to examine current issues and challenges
,and explore the potential for collaboration
CLICK HERE for details.
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