26th July  2pm – 5pm

Presented by Malcolm Robinson & Catherine Sanders

As our population ages and people live longer, the often neglected needs of older people are increasingly recognized. This presentation will explore the life cycle implications of aging, both individually and in terms of the whole family life cycle as it impacts on all family members and the individual and group challenges this presents. Questions of attachment and the central place of family will be explored, recognizing the unique contribution older relatives make to the family. Particular attention will be made to the phenomenon of middle aged children caught between the needs of adolescent in their immediate family and their own aging parents.

The workshop will place these issues within a systemic frame recognizing the complex interplay of individual issues, family dynamics and wider system constraints which conspire to create difficulties. Questions of elder abuse and exploitation and demands and responsibilities of families will be discussed.

A review of current literature, case material and examples of the application of systemic thinking to this population will join theory to everyday workable practice.

For further information, and to register, go to the website.

http://www.bowerplace.com.au/workshops.php?id=141

SACOSS holds a strong view that financial hardship and affordability are relevant to all Australians, and we have particular interest in the ramifications for the poorest in our South Australian community. This one-day conference will focus on further ways to prevent financial hardship, facilitate social and financial health and well-being, and support businesses in dealing with their customers and communities.

The SACOSS Hardship and Affordability Conference: Perspectives on Energy and Water will cover a range of topics and issues aimed at helping South Australians to better manage their energy and water costs, and will also help facilitate collaboration between the health and community services sector, industry and government. With the growing interest in hardship and affordability issues, it is more important than ever that all sectors of the community join together to create the best possible outcomes for all consumers.

For more information visit www.sacoss.org.au/events/Conference2013/index.html

Earlybird prices are available until 5 June.
Group discounts are available for registrations of 5 or more, and current SACOSS and SAFCA Members are eligible for a 15% discount!

To register visit http://sacoss2013.eventbrite.com.au/#

23 – 24 June 2013

Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre

Early bird registrations are now open for the DisabilityCare Australia conference – My Choice, My Control, My Future.

Join speakers such as the Minister for Disability Reform, Jenny Macklin MP, Professor Emeritus Ron McCallum AO and Disability Commissioner Graeme Innes, as well as other high-profile speakers from across the country and the world.

The conference will bring together more than 1,000 Australians to discuss DisabilityCare Australia, the national disability insurance scheme.

The conference will provide a forum for people to share their unique experiences with disability, find out about the DisabilityCare, how it will work and how governments will help people and service providers transition to this new system of support.

The conference will also offer a premiere look at the Practical Design Fund projects, an initiative that delivers practical solutions and innovative ways to assist people with disability, their families and carers, as well as service providers, to get ready for DisabilityCare Australia.

The conference will include a dinner on the Sunday evening where delegates can network, share your experience and hear more about DisabilityCare Australia.

Registration

Early bird price (closes 7 June 2013)

• Conference $250
  • Conference Dinner $80

Full price

• Conference $300
  • Dinner $80

Pension card holders*

• Conference $30
  • Dinner $20

*Individuals registering for the conference who have a pensioner concession card are entitled toregister at the concession rate.

To register fill in the form available at www.ndis.gov.au and submit to conference@conlog.com.au

Visit Purple Orange’s website to register for this interesting seminar.

An Address with Melanie Schlaeger
How to organise Personal Support Arrangements in the Context of a Good Life

Melanie Schlaeger is a vibrant 25 year old woman living with Cerebral Palsy. Melanie lives the busy life of a typical young woman and credits “self-managed” support for enabling her to live the life she wants.

With the implementation of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), Melanie’s experience will provide a positive example of a young woman making the most of the opportunity to have control and choice in her life.

Date:             Friday 7 June 2013

Time:              10:00am – 12:00pm (refreshments provided)

Cost:              Gold coin donation for people living with disability

$20 for service agency employees

To register to attend this event, complete the attached registration form and return to admin@purpleorange.org.au, download a registration form from our website at www.purpleorange.org.au or call us for more information or assistance on (08) 8373 8333.

JFA Purple Orange does not work for financial profit. All proceeds from this event will be used to cover costs and assist with future opportunities.

Susan Peterson I Information & Communications Officer

Julia Farr Group (Julia Farr Assoc, Julia Farr Housing Assoc, Julia Farr MS McLeod Benevolent Fund)

104 Greenhill Road  UNLEY

PO Box 701  UNLEY BUSINESS CENTRE  SA  5061

p | (08) 8373 8316  f | (08) 8373 8373

e | susanp@purpleorange.org.au  w | www.purpleorange.org.au

Visit our New Website!

We have completed the transition to our new brand identity, JFA Purple Orange, with the launch of a new website: www.purpleorange.org.au. The website features information about our work, including research, consultation, training, policy, publications, evaluations and projects, as well as the latest news and information from us and the disability sector.

Brought to you by the Australian Association of Gerontology(AAG) in partnership with the University of Adelaide, the Eastern Collaborative Project, COTA and supported by Helping Hand.

You are invited to attend this most informative seminar presented by visiting international speaker Professor Anthea Tinker.

• When: 28 May 2013
• Time: 3 till 5pm followed by refreshments
• Where: Helping Hand Chapel Room, Cnr Fosters Road and East Parkway, NORTHGATE 5085

Costs:

Free for AAG Members
$30 for Non-Members
$10 for Students/Concession Non-Members

Led by the Institute for Gerontology at King’s College London, the large Grandparenting in Europe study highlights an emerging childcare crisis particularly in the UK, as grandparents pick up childcare duties whilst parents work. Yet the pressure on grandparents to stay in work themselves as the pension age rises beyond 65, coupled with patchy and expensive formal childcare means more working parents will be unable to make work pay says Grandparents Plus.

Professor Anthea Tinker will present findings from this international study which has striking similarities with the social and political fabric of Australia. This is an important presentation for all grandparents and service providers, and will suggest ways we can offer support and services to this growing group of informal carers.

Professor Anthea Tinker, Professor of Social Gerontology, King’s College, London, UK

Anthea Tinker has been Professor of Social Gerontology at King’s College London since 1988. She has been a Consultant to the WHO, EU and OECD. She has undertaken a wide range of research in the field of social policy specialising in gerontology. She is the author or co-author of 32 books and over 300 articles and book chapters.

She was awarded the CBE in 2000 in the Queen’s Birthday Honours and was one of the ‘Women of the Year’ in 2002. She was elected a fellow of the British Society of Gerontology in 2008 and awarded the Society’s Outstanding Achievement Award in 2010.

Registration is available in a number of ways via the AAG webpage. Click here to visit the page and register.

The AAG has recently undertaken some changes to its processes and we’d really like any feedback on the event registration and information process. You can do that by sending feedback directly to me and I will forward to the National Office.

Towards a Better Life

An exploration of the Social Role Valorisation framework

with regard to people who are marginalised

Dates & Times

Thursday & Friday

June 27^th & 28^th  2013

Registration 8.15 am

8.30 am to 5.00 pm

Interested in learning about the theory of Social Role Valorisation?

The workshop examines how the acquisition of valued roles can contribute to changed societal perceptions and strengthen the likelihood that people with a devalued status will get a better life. The core themes and principles of SRV will be explored through presentations, exercises and discussion.

The two-day workshop is designed to assist participants to:

Understand social devaluation and the impact and consequences for people with disabilities, aged people and other marginalised groups;

Learn about SRV as a means of addressing those experiences of devaluation;

Gain clarity of personal values in regard to issues of devaluation and one’s personal service to people who are devalued; and

Strengthen, support and confirm one’s commitment, stand and purpose to individuals who are wounded by devaluation.

Who is this workshop for?

“Towards a Better Life” is designed for participants from a range of Government, non-Government and community or consumer sectors (disability, aged care, mental health, etc). This will include support workers, coordinators, managers, members of management committees, family members, people with disabilities, people with a mental illness, aged people and advocates.

Participants should be people who are looking for ways of meeting the real needs of marginalised people, resulting in a better life, and who are interested in understanding more about Social Role Valorisation.

Why this workshop is a good underpinning for person centred work and self direction/consumer directed care.

While these approaches have many positive features, their application will be enriched if they are underpinned by a consciousness-raising, values-engaging empirical theory such as SRV. In the absence of a solid theoretical and practice framework, the danger is that these approaches will be superficially adopted, leading to more struggles in the pursuit of better lives for vulnerable individuals.

Presenters

JANE SHERWIN

Jane Sherwin is a Senior Social Role Valorisation Trainer, having been involved in the teaching, learning and application of SRV since the early 1990s. She is a member of the Australian & New Zealand SRV Group. Based as a consultant in Queensland, Jane has been involved in the lives of people with disabilities and older people since the late 1970s, in government and community services as an occupational therapist, manager, lecturer, and organisational change manager. She now works as a teacher, mentor, evaluator, co-creator of better lives and writer.

Other guest presenters will co-present with Jane.

Dates & Times

Thursday & Friday

June 27^th & 28^th  2013

Registration 8.15 am

8.30 am to 5.00 pm

Registration Fee

(includes morning and afternoon tea & lunch)

$295   full fee registration (GST exempt)

$130 for people with a disability, older people and parents (if not supported by an organisation to attend) and full-time students. (GST exempt)

Venue

Somerton Surf Life Saving Club

Crn Repton Road & the Esplanade

Somerton Park

Event Organiser:  Jayne.Barrett@clp-sa.org.au

0408 550 123

Here is a link to the flyer, with the registration form.

Towards A Better Life Flyer June 2013

My Choice, My Control, My Future: DisabilityCare Australia

In the lead-up to the DisabilityCare Australia launch in July, the Australian Government will be hosting a national conference to help people with disability, their families and carers as well as service providers to transition to the new arrangements.

The conference will bring people together to discuss the scheme, how it will work and how we will help people and service providers in this new system of support.

DisabilityCare Australia will fundamentally change the way we support people with disability, their families and carers. This year it will become a reality for thousands of people with disability, their families and carers in select locations across the country.

The conference will be held on Sunday 23 and Monday 24 June 2013, at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre.

Register your interest in attending by emailing conference@conlog.com.au

Get involved in the informative session supported by the Adelaide Central Market, d4d, DACSSA and the Victim Support Service.

Join in for a FREE BBQ showcasing produce from the Adelaide Central Market that will be served during the day event hosted by Barriers to Justice.

Where: Adelaide Central Market

When: Saturday 11th May, 2013

Time: 9am-1:30pm

Contact: for more details please contact Victoria Laughton of Victim Support Service on 8231 5626 or email Victorial@victimsa.org

Kristi Dossett

Trainee

Office of the Hon. Kelly Vincent MLC

Dignity for Disability (d4d)

Parliament House ADELAIDE  5000

Phone: (08) 8237 9484

Email: kristi.dossett@parliament.sa.gov.au

Office: vincent.office@parliament.sa.gov.au

Website: www.kellyvincentmlc.com