ACRRE 2nd Annual Conference

This one-day event will bring professionals together from the field of education, disability, health, child safety and children and youth services to explore contemporary research and practice in the field of restraint elimination.

We have international speakers from the UK as well as Australian experts in their fields.

Our confimed speakers and keynote titles are:

Building the Next Generation of Positive Behaviour Support Leaders: A Collective Impact Approach

Dr Jeff Chan PhD.

The presentation will reflect on the current Australian landscape on behaviour support and its challenges, such as the recent completion of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Review and the Disability Royal Commission’s final report. These final reports and the current regulation of behaviour support providers present a level of fluidity and will have several implications for the future of Positive Behaviour Support (PBS). As such, PBS as a professional sector need to rise to the challenge ahead. This presentation proposes a way of meeting this challenge, that is, PBS professionals need to devise a collective impact approach to building the next generation of PBS leaders to navigate, influence and shape the future of PBS in Australia. Dr Chan will share his critical reflection on this matter in the context of his previous roles.

Bio

Jeff Chan has more than a 20-years of experience at senior executive roles in Government and non-Government settings, including two inaugural statutory roles. He brings a unique combination of skills and experience in operational management, regulatory compliance, clinical practice, quality and capability improvement, public and social policy development, tribunal and court matters, and applied research.

In his previous roles, he provided sound authoritative advice at Secretary, Disability Ministers, CEO level and to other government agencies on legislation, rights-based approach and complex clinical matters. Until recently, Jeff was the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission’s Senior Practitioner and Deputy Commissioner. Jeff is currently Adjunct Professor at the University of Queensland.

Research and evidence; practice for reducing and eliminating restrictive practices.

Sharon Paley AU has worked in education, forensic disability services and community services for people with risk behaviour before moving into roles developing policy, procedure, and practice guidance for Government departments in the UK and Australia. Published on topics including reducing and eliminating restrictive practices, PBS and complex healthcare she is an experienced keynote speaker. With experience as an expert witness, she is on the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Positive Behavioural Support and is Vice President of the Professional Association of Developmental Disability Nurses Australia

Reflections of practice and case law, a UK perspective

Scott Morton, UK is a Barrister, called to the Bar in 2008, he has an extensive history of working in the law and public service, which included a period working as a detective in the police. An external advisor to police working groups he has a professional interest in the use of force and restrictive practices across public services. Scott will be delivering a keynote that touches on his professional experiences as well as highlighting relevant cases, (from a UK context) and he will provide the opportunity for delegates to consider that experience and perspective.

Disability Rights, Human Rights, and Positive Behaviour Support

Dr Erin Leif AU is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Educational Psychology and Counselling, Faculty of Education, at Monash University. Erin’s work places a strong emphasis on the critical importance of upholding and safeguarding the inherent dignity, equality, and freedoms of every individual. At the core of her research lies a deep commitment to promoting social justice and inclusivity, ensuring that the rights of all people, but particularly people with disabilities, are recognised and protected. Erin’s current research focuses on ways to help parents, teachers, and behaviour support practitioners use positive, preventative, evidence-based practices when supporting people with diverse learning needs in home, school, and community settings. Her research interests include positive behaviour support, multi-tiered systems of support, trauma-informed behaviour support, and universal design for learning.

Research and evidence; practice for reducing and eliminating restrictive practices.

Dr Fiona J Davis AU has clinical expertise spanning more than 30 years in the disability sector and is deeply committed to supporting individual human rights. Fiona’s areas of specialty include Positive Behaviour Support, Dual Diagnosis (MH/ID-DD/ABI), mental health interventions, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Intellectual Disability/Cognitive Impairment, and Neurological and other developmental delays. Fiona additionally has lived experience of disability having raised a child with a severe physical impairment requiring significant intervention from birth and into his future adult life. Fiona is a published author in the PBS domain and is currently involved with a number of national projects relative to the practice of PBS in Australia and under the NDIS framework.

Frameworks for reducing restrictive practices a family centred approach.

Glyn Connolly, UK has over 40 years’ experience of working and managing services children, young people, adults and families in disability services. An authoritative speaker he is internationally published on topics related to behaviour support and the use of restrictive practices in disability settings. A member and Chair of the British Institute of Learning Disability (BILD) Physical Interventions Accreditation Panel, he has contributed to the work of the Restraint Reduction Network in the UK and was a member of the team who developed the BILD Association of Certified Training organisation (ACT) Certification scheme.