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Disability Employment

by Centre for Disability Employment Research and Practice

A regular podcast series covering issues related to employment barriers and disability.

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Episodes

  1. Session 4: Why Outcomes are Not Enough

    Getting someone into a job is important. But does securing employment necessarily mean the employment journey has been successful? In this episode of the Employment Systems podcast, Dr Peter Smith explores the limitations of traditional employment outcome measures and asks whether our systems are...

  2. Session 3: Fidelity: Are We Actually Doing What We Say We Do?

    What does fidelity actually mean in employment services, and why does it matter? Put simply, fidelity asks whether the practice being delivered in the real world matches the practice we say we deliver, and whether it retains the important characteristics that make the approach work. Its practical...

  3. Session 2: Journey-Based Employment

    What would employment services look like if they were designed around a person’s employment journey, rather than the program they happen to qualify for today? In this episode, Dr Peter Smith explores the idea of journey-based employment and why the way we organise employment services can…

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  4. Session 1: Systems in Employment Practice

    Series Introduction, Dr Peter Smith Hello, I’m Dr Peter Smith from the Centre for Disability Employment Research and Practice, or CDERP. Welcome to Systems in Employment Practice. I wanted to put this six part series together because I keep finding myself coming back to the same problem. In...

  5. Customised Employment, Discovery and the NDIS

    Dr Peter Smith discusses Customised Employment, Discovery and the NDIS with Job Development thrown in.

  6. Transition to Work

    In this podcast, we discuss what makes a good transition from school to work. We look at the elements of good transition and why having an individualised transition is important.

  7. Meet Tracee

    Tracee Garner; Disability Advocate, Author talks about her journey and new book. Inspirational!

  8. Flipping the Tables

    Work First client Jeremy interviews Work First COO Lauren Pavlidis. Together they share Jeremy's story with Jeremy leading the discussion.

  9. Party of One - Observations from the Field

    Random observations and conversations about what we see in our Work First employment and mental health Practice. We see some brilliant things, some things that make you pause, some things that make you angry, and some things that make you cry.

  10. Work First Employment Program

    Dr Peter Smith was interviewed by Chris Ilsley on Radio 6PR about the Work First corporate disability employment program

  11. Debbie Ball, VP Easterseals SoCal talks Customised Employment

    A former business owner, Debbie has spent over 20 years advocating for societal change and creating pathways to make it happen. In addition to building vision and aptitude within Easterseals Southern California’s Employment Division, she works with stakeholders throughout the country to build...

  12. Carli Friedman, CQL and Behaviour Support

    Carli Friedman, CQL Director of Research will join us and discuss behaviour support and all things CQL. Carli oversees all CQL data analyses and research projects research, while focusing on quality of life, community integration and social determinants of integration and ableism.

  13. Tamsin Cottis talks Counselling and Learning Disabilities

    Tamsin Cottis, co-founder of Respond, a UK based counselling service for people with learning disabilities talks about counselling and learning disabilities.

  14. Rich Luecking talks Transition to Work

    Richard Luecking, Ed.D., is Co-Director of the Center for Transition and Career Innovation for Youth with Disabilities and is a Research Professor in the Department of Counseling, Higher Education, and Special Education in the College of Education. He previously served for 28 years as President…

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  15. Sara Murphy, Director - Worklink SF talks Transitions, Customised Employment and Braided Service models

    Sara is the Director of WorkLink, TransCen’s San Francisco-based employment program for job seekers with disabilities. Sara is also a key contributor to the training and technical team where she works with employers, school districts, parent groups, and service providers. She also provides field...

  16. Keith McVilly talks about Positive Behaviour Support and Employment

    Professor Keith McVilly talks about the application of Positive Behaviour Support principles to Customised Employment and how by bringing behaviour support principles to the employment process and post placement support we can enhance employment and career longevity. This is about adopting…

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  17. David Petherick, Deputy CEO Valid talks, Valid, advocacy and employment

    David Petherick is the highly regarded Deputy CEO of Valid, the Victorian based advocacy group with a long history of championing the rights of people with intellectual and developmental disability. David talks about Valid's work and provides valuable insights into advocacy, employment, the NDIS...

  18. Mike Callahan talking Systematic Instruction, Natural Supports and Marc Gold

    In this podcast we are joined by Mike Callahan, President of Marc Gold & Associates to talk about Systematic Instruction, Natural Supports and the legacy of Marc Gold. An inspiring conversation that gives us something to pause and think about. June Alexander will join us to discuss her thoughts…

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  19. Jeannie Hodges - Director Economic Outcomes - NDIA talks NDIS Employment, Support and Transitions

    Jeannie Hodges - Director Economic Outcomes discusses employment supports within the context of the 20/21 NDIS Supports funding and the future of disability employment. Time to innovate and think differently. The discussion is general in nature and not specific to any one person and participants...

  20. Evan Dean, Self Determination and Career Design

    Evan Dean, Investigator - Beach Center and Assistant Professor University of Kansas talks about self-determination and employment. Career Design and transition, along with how we work to promote choice and control.

  21. Trevor Parmenter, Transitions and Thoughts on the Future of Transitions

    Professor Emeritus Trevor Parmenter offers his thoughts on transitions, some history on the process and reflections on where we need to go. Valuable insights from a career passionately pursuing transitions for people with intellectual and developmental disability.

  22. David Mank, Leadership and Open Employment

    David Michael Mank, Ph.D., is Professor Emeritus at Indiana University. He is formerly the Director of the Indiana Institute on Disability and Community at Indiana University, Indiana’s University Center for Excellence on Disabilities. As a writer and researcher, Dr. Mank has an extensive...

  23. Tristan Claridge on Social Capital and Employment

    In this podcast, Tristan Claridge, the founder of Social Capital Research and Training, Dunedin New Zealand shares insights gained from over two decades of research into social capital and its application to employment and business.

  24. Michelle Wakeford talking about Ticket To Work (Aust version)

    Michelle is the National Manager for Ticket To Work. The program supports transition to work through school based work experiences that lead to post school employment for people with disabilities. Michelle discusses the program, enablers, outcomes and the path forward.

  25. Nick Mac Hale CEO Brite on organisation change and the NDIS.

    Nick Mac Hale CEO Brite talks about organisations change under the NDIS paradigm and how they are using Discovery to create career and employment opportunities. Brite's journey from supported employment to social entreprise and how being a viable business can provide employment opportunities for...

  26. Families and Employment

    In this podcast I talk abut what we are doing to families and how they are an important part of the employment process.

  27. Transition to Retirement - Something to Think About

    In this podcast, we think about the issues surrounding transitioning to retirement for someone with a disability.

  28. Disability Employment, the NDIS and our Community and Provider Partnership Program

    In this podcast, I look at our 2017 Retreat discussion about how to support participants and families to engage with and change the NDIS employment supports. The outcome of that discussion is the CDERP Community and Provider Partnership Program.

  29. Disability Employment 2018

    In this podcast, I wonder how having a three-fold increase in providers in most employment service areas will play out. THere isn't three-fold increase in clients, so how do you survive, find new clients and keep the ones that you have?

  30. The Future of Employment

    In this podcast, I speak with Dr Garth Bennie, CEO New Zealand Disability Support Network (NZDSN). NZDSN is the provider peak body in New Zealand who we are partnering with to develop and deliver disability employment training and certification. Exciting times ahead in New Zealand.

  31. Social Entreprises - Let's talk about this.

    In this episode, I talk about Social Entreprises and the findings of our research into the characteristics of successful social entreprises as employment opportunities for anyone with barriers to employment.

  32. The Meaning of Work

    In this Podcast I discuss the meaning of work. What is meaningful work? Who determines what is meaningful?

  33. Discovery and Customised Employment. Lets talk about the different versions.

    In this Podcast I talk about the three versions of Discovery; Consultant driven, Self-Guided and Group Discovery. I provide a brief overview of the setting where the different versions will applied.

  34. cderp podcast one ce

    This episode gives a brief outline on our experience training staff to use Customised employment highlighting the need for comprehensive training and support for CE to be effective

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A regular podcast series covering issues related to employment barriers and disability.

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