NTCOSS Conference 2012

Presentation links will be activated as they become available. Contact - admin@ntcoss.org.au for further information.

Day 1

What's Working - The importance of complementary approaches to prevent youth disengagement while working with an acceptable level of risk.

Associate Professor Lynne Magor-Blatch - forensic psychologist and an Associate Professor at the University of Canberra and Executive Officer of the Australasian Therapeutic Communities Association.

Young People, Mental Health and Seeking Help

Dr Debra Rickwood - Professor of Psychology at the University of Canberra and Head of Clinical Leadership and Research at headspace National Youth Mental Health Foundation.

The New AOD Peak Body - Association of Alcohol & Other Drug Agencies NT (AADANT)

Stewart Naylor - Chair of the AADANT steering committee and the CEO of the Barkly Region Alcohol and Drug Abuse Advisory Group or BRADAAG, based in Tennant Creek.

Russell Flynn - the newly appointed AADANT Coordinator, the Northern Territory’s Alcohol and Other Drugs Peak Body.

Suicide Story

Laurencia Grant - Manager of the Life Promotion Program with the Mental Health Association of Central Australia

Valda Napurrula Shannon - a Warlpiri and Warumungu woman living and working in Tennant Creek. She is a speaker, translator and an interpreter in both Aboriginal languages.

Makin' Tracks

Jimmy Perry and Warren Miller - Two educators who provide support to communities and organisations in the development of their strategies to address the harms of petrol sniffing, alcohol and other drug use. This mobile team designs training progammes to best suit each community’s readiness and need.

Day 2

Pay Equity Won't Fit It All -  Impact of Sector Reform

Local Sustainability in Action

Growing a Local Workforce

Cultivating a Positive Media Image:Who We Are and What We Do

Day 3

The Road Less Travelled - Working Together to Build Communities,Support Families and Nurture Children

Clare Gardiner-Barnes - Chief Executive Officer Department of Children and Families

Culturally Appropriate Service Delivery or Colour Blind Tokenism?

Josie Crawshaw- SAF,T  - What Does Culturally Appropriate Service Delivery Mean for the Aboriginal Child, Youth and Families Sector?

Donna Kawane- SAF,T  -  Culturally Appropriate Service Delivery or Colour Blind Tokenism?

Lessons From An International Perspective  -  Andrew Johnson - Consultant

Bala Rali Gunga'yunamirr

The DVD Bala rali gunga’yunamirr tells the story of FAST supporting families in around schools in Galiwinku and Moulden Park. Team members, family members and school partners tell the benefits of being involved with FAST. This DVD can be found on the FAST website.

Children's Ground

Jane Vadiveloo - MPsych Forensic

Arntwirrke-tyeke ampe mape apurtele - Holding Children Together

Yolngu ideas and concerns about early childhood education: DVD

Kaltukatjara children:child rearing practices in a remote Central Australian Community  -  Lyn Byers - Remote Area Nurse