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Home  /  Research Centres  /  Family Action Centre  /  Conferences  /  The Strengths and Assets Summit  /  Concurrent Sessions Powerpoints
                                       

POWERPOINTS CONCURRENT SESSIONS 

A  B  C  D  E  F  G  (click a letter to go to that Session)         

CONCURRENT SESSIONS - A

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1a • Learning from Promising Practice



This is What’s important to Me.ppt (47.6mb)
Zeynep Yesilyurt, Communities for Children, Dianlla Community Health, Hannah Francis, Communities of Children, Broadmeadows UnitingCare, Vic

Honouring Children’s Voices: Children as consultants in a playground-enhancement project.ppt (9.1mb)
Nadine Cameron, Elizabeth Orr, Brotherhood of St Laurence, Vic


2a • Learning from Promising Practice (no powerpoint summited)




3a • Promoting Family Wellbeing


Kids Connexions: A school-based relationship program. A foundation for building resilience.ppt (5.5mb)
Kristen Donaghey, Matt Stubbs, Interrelate Family Centre, NSW

Transition to School in Australia: new insights from the AEdi and the linking Schools and Early Years Project Jen Lorains.ppt (467kb), Samantha Harley.ppt (2mb), Centre for Community Child Health, Vic

4a • Promoting Family Wellbeing


Goangun Dubuy: Aboriginal Women’s Wellbeing Program.ppt (34.9mb)
Melinda Brown, Interrelate Family Centre, NSW

‘it takes a Village . . . ’: The development and evaluation of the Family Empowerment Village Programme.ppt (30.9mb)
Maris Depers, The Salvation Army First-Floor Restoration Program: Trevor Crowe, Kellie Buckley, Illawarra Institute for Mental Health, NSW

5a • Linking research to Practice


Creating Possibilities: Enriching and evolving our work.ppt (42.2mb)
Amanda Watts and Verona Lonsdale, Community Health, GNC, Hunter New England Health, NSW

Seeing, doing, Being, Reflecting for Change.ppt (2.5mb)
Sharon Gorton, QEC Early Parenting Centre, Vic

6a • Learning from Promising Practice



Building Better Connections: Strengthening the parenting capacity of parents who are experiencing medium to high conflict post-separation.ppt (864kb)
Angharad Candlin, CatholicCare, Sydney, NSW

Where Have You gone? Men’s call back.ppt (5mb)
Stuart Anderson, Men & Family Centre, NSW

 

CONCURRENT SESSIONS - B

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1B • Learning from Promising Practice (no powerpoint summited)




2B • Linking research and Practice



Linking Research to Practice (and back again . . . ).ppt (1mb)
Elly Robinson, Australian Institute of Family Studies, Vic

Walking the Talk: Evaluation in a service environment.ppt (369kb)
Robyn Parker, Australian Institute of Family Studies, Vic


3B • Learning from Promising Practice


Foundations of Hope: Strengthening relationships between kids in care and their parents.ppt (217kb)
Angharad Candlin, CatholicCare, Sydney, NSW

Volunteer Children’s Visitors Tasmania.ppt (1.7mb)
Mel Cooley, Commissioner for Children, Tas


4B • understanding from Promising Practice


Connecting the Personal in Work: Tree activity.ppt (8.7mb)
Amanda Watts, Anne Walker, Newcastle Community Health, Hunter New England Health, Newcastle, NSW


5B • Measuring What Works and Why


Communities for Children: Final local evaluation report.ppt (3.6mb)
Colleen Turner, Hannah Francis, Broadmeadows UnitingCare, Vic

Investing in Change: How the vision of a child-friendly community became realised in the policies and actions of local government.ppt (4.1mb)
Whitney Roberts, Communities for Children Raymond Terrace and Karuah, NSW

Our Children, our Future: A visual documentation of the Communities for Children East Gippsland Program.ppt (20.2mb)
Sue Smith, UnitingCare Gippsland, Vic

6B • Measuring What Works and Why


Measuring Family Wellbeing: A strengths-based approach.ppt (496kb)
Marianne Berry, Australian Centre for Child Protection, SA


CONCURRENT SESSIONS - C

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1C • linking research and Practice


Linking Practice and Research with Families Having a Family Member with Mental illness.ppt (406kb)
Vicki Cowling and Matt Lamont, The University of Newcastle and Newcastle Family Support Service, NSW

Family Cohesion and Eco-mapping: A pilot study.ppt (565kb)
Kelley Pollitt, Alissa McAlpine, Trevor Crowe, University of Wollongong, NSW

Unlocking the Silent Majority.ppt (6.1mb)
Stephanie Prouse, The City of Newcastle, NSW


2C • Promoting Family Wellbeing


The Resilience doughnut: Strengths-based model for building resilience in children and adolescents.ppt (7.2mb)
Ruth Fordyce, Alpha Counselling Services & The Resilience Doughnut, Vic

3C • Promoting Family Wellbeing



Understanding Empowerment within Aboriginal Communities: Concepts, pathways and measurement (no powerpoint summited)
Melissa Haswell, Muri Marri Indigenous Health Unit, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, NSW

Training Aboriginal men to Facilitate men’s Groups: A white fellah’s experience.ppt (9.6mb)
Stuart Anderson, Men & Family Centre, NSW


4C • Measuring What Works and Why


Strengths-Based Assessment.ppt (6.6mb)
Graeme Stuart, Family Action Centre, NSW

A Show of Hands: A playful approach to measurement.ppt (39.1mb)
Lesley Grant, Margo Mannix, Community Health, NSW

5C • Promoting Family Wellbeing


Parenting with Purpose.ppt (1.3mb)
Christina Wiseman, Alpha Counselling Services, NSW

6C • Learning from Promising Practice (two 45-minute papers)


Playgroups Rule OK!.ppt (17mb)
Kate Bennett, Communities for Children, Colleen Turner, Broadmeadows
UnitingCare, Vic

Family Wellbeing & Responsing to disadvantage - A Family Strengths Perspective.ppt (1mb)


CONCURRENT SESSIONS - D

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1D • Working with People and Places (no powerpoint summited)



2D • activating Citizen-led Development


Power and Participation: using power dynamics in ABCd (no powerpoint summited)
Christopher Dureau, Matrix International Consulting, Vic; Ollie Pokana, Inclusive Communities Program, Solomon Islands

The Solomon islands ngo Partnership Agreement (SinPA): Exploring strengths-based approaches to community development in the Solomon islands.ppt (2.4mb)
Ruth Maetala, Solomon Islands NGO Partnership Agreement, Solomon Islands; Robbie Gillespie, Save the Children, Solomon Islands


3D • Measuring What Works and Why



Playsteps: A parent child interaction play program.ppt (2.4mb)
Beverley Allen, Queen Elizabeth Centre, Vic

Advancing Gender: Equality through strengths-based research. Case studies from water, sanitation and hygiene initiatives in Fiji and Vanuatu.ppt (7.2mb)
Juliette Willetts, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology, NSW

The RBA/ABCD Partnership: making a difference for the most marginalised communities in the city of Boroondarra, Victoria.ppt (1.3mb)
Anthony Bernardi, Sarah Meiklejohn, Abbie Lawrence, Inner East Community Health Service, Vic


4D • Revitalising Communities



ABCD and Social Justice Growing a Community of Practice in an Australian Context.ppt (524kb)
Amanda Howard, University of Newcastle, NSW

5D • Working with People and Place


Impact of a New Industry on Building Australian Rural Community Assets.ppt (1.4mb) 
Janine Pierce, University of South Australia, SA

ABCD and the Defence Community organisation.ppt (987kb)
Michele Chaseling, Maureen Greet, DCO, Australian Defence Force, ACT; Dee Brooks, Graeme Stuart, Family Action Centre, NSW

6D • Fostering Social and Disability Inclusion


Better Together: An inclusion strategy that builds community.ppt (5.6mb)
Ann-Marie O’Brien, Better Together, Qld



CONCURRENT SESSIONS - E

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1E • Learning from Promising Practice


An overview of SNUG.ppt (1.3mb) - Graeme Stuart, Family Action Centre, University of Newcastle

The Parental Experience of Raising a Child with a Disability in Rural NSW.ppt (688kb) - Jessica Altmann, Imelda Burgman and Graeme Stuart, University of Newcastle

Experience of a strengths based camp for rural families who have a child with a disability.ppt (610kb) -  Kirsty Stapylton, Graeme Stuart and Imelda  Burgman, University of Newcastle

Students learning family-centred, strength-based practice in a non-traditional clinical setting.ppt (1.5mb) - Emma Hazelwood, Bernice Mathisen and Graeme Stuart, The University of Newcastle

2E • learning from Promising Practice



Using Parenting as the Hook for Mental Health Promotion.ppt (2mb)
Helen Rimington, drummond street services, Vic


3E • learning from Positive Practice



Step up: using the arts to help children transition from primary to high school.ppt (11mb)
Wendy Newton, Launceston City Council, Tas

Life Imitating Art: How creative arts approaches can engage people of all ages in the development of their community’s future.ppt (32mb)
Wendy Newton, Leanne Hurst, Launceston City Council, Tas


4E • Promoting Family Wellbeing



Skills for Wellbeing, 2020: Workforce development for social services in Aotearoa/new Zealand.ppt (2.4mb)
Rory Truell, Shaun Twaddle, Social Services Industry Training Organisation, NZ

Tummies to Toddlers: A strengths-based program for families at risk.ppt (109.7mb)
Debbie Brewis, Helen Lenga, Queen Elizabeth Centre, NSW

Seasons for growth: Fostering family wellbeing during times of change and loss.ppt (3.9mb)
Benita Tait, Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle, NSW

5E • Measuring What Works and Why



Design, delivery and Feedback: MEnd, addressing abusive behaviour.ppt (9.1mb)
Stuart Anderson, Men & Family Centre, NSW

6E • Measuring What Works and Why (two 45-minute papers)



Developing Community Practice from the ground up.ppt (39.1mb)
Sally Carter, Lyons Early Childhood School, Louise McCormick, Isabella Plains Early Childhood School, Donna Seal, Narrabundah Early Childhood School, ACT

Sustaining Essence of Rural Communities in Times of Change: Forces that sustain from within.ppt (799kb)
Janine Pierce, University of South Australia, SA



CONCURRENT SESSIONS - F

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1F • revitalising Communities



A Workshop: using appreciative inquiry to revitalise communities.ppt (3.3mb)
Linda Enright, Cathie Vincent, City of Onkaparinga, SA


2F • Revitalising Communities (pulled out)



3F • revitalising Communities


ABCd in Caravan Park Communities.ppt (25.6mb) 
Dee Brooks, Jacquie Howard, Family Action Centre, NSW

Spotlight on Southlake Stories.ppt (3mb) 
Sheena Harvey, Southlake Community Services, NSW


4F • Celebrating Diversity


Vibrant Facilitation: Releasing creativity in applying strength based approaches.ppt (4.2mb)
Budhita Kismadi, Inspirit Innovative Circles, Vic; Christopher Dureau, Matrix International Consulting, Vic

Dallas Primary School & Kindergarten: Meeting the needs of our local community.ppt (22.9mb) 
Marilyn Parker, Andre Jack, Dallas Primary School & Kindergarten, Vic


5F • Working with People and Place


ABCd & Primary Health Care and Community Health.ppt (24.2mb) 
Cormac Russell, Managing Director, Nurture Development, Ireland


 

CONCURRENT SESSIONS - G

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1G • Valuing young People



Sound Choices for Stronger Families.ppt (133.9mb)
Deb Pattrick, Karen Rauert, Youth & Family Education Resources, Vic

Together We Are Strong: Young people and local government in partnership.ppt (4.6mb)
 Lianne Tasker, George McCormick, Walgett Shire Council, NSW


2G • Valuing young People


Social Justice Community links Program: Haileybury College.ppt (5.4mb) 
Jason Hibberd, Haileybury College Berwick, Vic

Strength to Strength: Becoming a turnaround teacher (no powerpoint summited)
Joe Schumacher, Michele Simpson, UnitingCare Burnside, NSW

Teens, Tins & Tidy Towns: A successful graffiti-management strategy that puts young people first.ppt (20mb) 
Damian Cooper, Jarrod Wheatley, Mountains Youth Services Team

3G • (90-minute workshops)



Open Space for Youth.ppt (4mb)
Dee Brooks, Family Action Centre, NSW


4G • (90-minute workshops)
(no powerpoint summited)