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CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
Co-hosted by the Network of Alcohol and Other Drugs Agencies and the Mental Health Coordinating Council
Outside In: Community responses to diverse and complex needs
Notice of Conference and Call for Abstracts <http://www.nada.org.au/downloads/Latest_News/2009Call_for_Abstracts.pdf>
6 – 8 May 2009
Dockside, Darling Harbour, Sydney
Call for Abstracts
We are looking for examples of practice and research to inspire and motivate the response of the sector in responding to complex and diverse needs along the lines of the conference streams listed below. It is hoped that sessions will be interactive with opportunities for conference participants to actively work with the issues/topics being presented. You are invited to contribute to this conference in the form of a paper, workshop or poster.
Abstracts must be received at the mailing address on the back page no later than 5pm, Monday 15 December 2008.
Contact Details at NADA: Jo Khoo (02) 8113 1315 or [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
What are the conference streams?
* Bridging research into practice: The latest research and its practical applications.
* Responding to need: Showcasing effective interventions, innovative approaches and practice wisdom across a range of services including: drug and alcohol; mental health; homelessness; women’s health; young people and the criminal justice system; gambling addiction; disability; aged care; childhood abuse; indigenous health; and housing.
* Demonstrating effectiveness: Understanding how to use data to demonstrate and articulate outcomes for people accessing services.
* Workforce development: Supporting organisations to have the right people, with the right skills and the right attitude, at the right time.
* Organisational Development: Building capacity to manage change and be sustainable and relevant into the future.
* Valuing the lived experience of consumers/clients and carers: Integrating consumer/client and carer perspectives into individual support and organisational development.
* Collaboration without borders: Exploring the implications of working collaboratively with a range of partners across geographic and sector borders.
Conference background
Community service providers today acknowledge the existence of coexisting problems for many people accessing services and are looking for a paradigm shift in service delivery approaches that will provide meaningful responses to people’s diverse needs.
The conference will:
* Explore innovative and creative ways to engage and assist people with complex and diverse needs.
* Highlight different community sector approaches, challenges and areas for development.
* Create a space to network with a diverse range of providers, policy makers, researchers, service users and carers.
* Celebrate community sector achievements and leadership in working with people who have complex and diverse needs
* Inspire by exposing delegates to speakers and workshop presenters who will provoke and motivate with challenges, brainstorming opportunities, new thinking and strategies
* Inform with the latest on policy directions and new approaches at state and national level.
At the end of the conference NADA and MHCC will facilitate a “moving forward-working together” session. Following this session a report will be written that will summarise keys areas for development and highlight ways forward for the community sector.
Who should attend?
* Anyone managing complex and diverse needs in service delivery from across Australia & New Zealand
* Consumers/clients and carers
* Community organisations with an interest in mental health and/or drugs and alcohol
* Managers, Board members, staff and frontline workers
* Volunteers
* Researchers and academics
* Policy staff
* General Practitioners and clinicians
* Health and other human service agencies and departments
Diary Dates
Closing date for abstracts: Monday 15 December 2008
Notification of successful abstracts: January 2009
Registrations close: 27 April 2009
Conference: 6-8 May 2009
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