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Day One - Wednesday 2 September
Conference Opening Address
The conference opening address was provided by the Hon. Karen Struthers, Minister for Community Services and Housing and Minister for Women.
For a summary of her address or to listen to an audio recording of the address click here.
Keynote Presentation - Nan Roman, President and CEO, US National Alliance to End Homlessness.
To read a summary of Nan's keynote presentation – Promise or a Myth: Can We End Homelessness?, or to listen to an audio recording of her presentation click here.
Plenary Panel Discussion -Implementing the New Approach to Homelessness in Queensland
Panel participants:
· Peta Winzar – Housing Group Manager, FaHCSIA
· Penny Gillespie – Executive Director for Housing and Homelessness Coordination and Development, Housing and Homelessness Services, Queensland Department of Communities.
· Adrian Pisarski – Executive Officer, Queensland Shelter
· Jill Lang – Director, QCOSS
Chaired by Maria Leebeek – Executive Officer, Queensland Youth Housing Coalition
To read summaries of each of the panel participant's presentations or to download audio recordings of thier presentations see the National Homelessnessclearing House website.
Plenary Panel Discussion - Putting the New Approaches into Practice
Panel participants:
· Stephen Nash - CEO, HomeGround Services.
· Liz Fritz - Chairperson, SEQ Council for Homeless Persons
· Maria Leebeek - Executive Officer, Queensland Youth Housing Coalition
Chaired by Jill Lang - Director, QCOSS
To read summaries of each of the panel participant's presentations or to download audio recordings of thier presentations see the National Homelessnessclearing House website.
Day Two - Thursday 3 September
Plenary Presentation - Case Management: What Works - An Overview of the Evidence.
To read a summary or download an audio recording of this presentation by Hellene Gronda, Director, Research Synthesis, AHURI, see the National Homelessnessclearing House website.
To view Hellene's PowerPoint presentation click here.
Plenary Panel Discussion - Developing a Shared Understanding of Case Management
This panel explored what is ‘best practice’ in case management, and discussed how we make the shift to working this way.
Panel participants:
· Christine Allison - Service Manager, Youth and Family Services Logan
· Rachel Watson - Services Manager, Roma House
Chaired by Liz Fritz - Manager, Blair Athol Accommodation and Support Program.
Unfortunately only the presentation given by Christine is available - to read a summary of Christine's presentation or to download an audio recording see the National Homelessnessclearing House website.
Plenary Panel Discussion - Where the Rubber Hits the Road - Making it Work on the Ground
This plenary discussion panel explored how the Queensland Implementation Plan for the National Homelessness Partnership Payment will be implemented ‘on the ground’.
Panel participants:
· Kerry Batchler - Director Homelessness Program, Housing & Homelessness Services, Department of Communities. To download Kerry's PowerPoint presentation click here.
· Liz Giles - Manager Homelessness Unit, City of Sydney
· Karyn Walsh - Coordinator, Micah Projects
Chaired by Jill Lang - Director, QCOSS
To read summaries of each of the panel participant's presentations or to download audio recordings of thier presentations see the National Homelessnessclearing House website.
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