In Search of the Goldilocks Zone: Workplaces that Work for Everyone - Social Firms Forum 2010

Your questions answered . . . What do we really mean by meaningful employment? What are some of the effective pathways for a return to work for people with a mental illness? Where do commercial and social goals intersect?

Posted: Wednesday, November 3, 2010 - 13:14

Location: Melbourne (Waterfront Venues, The Waterfront Room, Moored and BCM Bar & Balcony – Corner of Docklands Drive and Dopel Way, Docklands Melbourne.)

Event Date: 18 November 2010

Organisation: Social Firms of Australia

Link: http://www.conferenceworks.net.au/sofaforum2010/

Contact Name: Linda Millard

Contact Phone: 03 9870 2611

Cost: $235.00

Forum Program

 

8.45am - 9.30am

Registration and Welcome

9.30am - 10.20am

Strange Work
A Philosopher’s Perspective on the Value of Meaningful Employment
Associate Professor John Armstrong
Waterfront Room

10.20am - 10.50am

Morning Tea

10.50am - 11.40am
Concurrent Sessions

Back of a Beermat Business Planning
Kunal Badiani (SoFA)
Roger Pitt (KADAC)
Waterfront Room

Where do the Commercial and Social Goals Meet - Getting the Balance Right
Caroline Crosse (SoFA) and Panel of Social Firm Managers
Peter Couch (Cleanable Social Group)
Tony Fitzgerald (Outlook (Vic Inc)
Moored Room

11.40am - 12.30pm
Concurrent Sessions

Mental Health Management for Job Seekers with a Mental Illness - HOPE (Health Optimisation Program for Employment)
Caitlin McDowell (SoFA)
Jo Richardson (SoFA)
Guy Hussey (SoFA)
Waterfront Room

How do we know we're Getting it Right? Social Return on Investment
Simon Faivel (Social Ventures Australia)
Moored Room

12.30pm - 1.30pm

Lunch

1.30pm - 2.20pm

The Psychiatrist's Perspective
Professor David Castle
Waterfront Room

2.20pm - 3.10pm

Funding for Social Firms: What, Where, How?
Kevin Robbie (Social Ventures Australia)
Lara Hook (Ross Trust)
Libby Dummett (Dept. Education, Employment and Workplace Relations)
Susan Bowman (Social Firms Australia)
BCM Bar

3.10pm - 3.40pm

Afternoon Tea

3.40pm - 4.30pm
Concurrent Sessions

The Social Enterprise Landscape: Where to from here?
Mark Daniels (Social Traders)
Waterfront Room

‘Goldilocks and the 3Rs’: Roles, Rights and Responsibilities in the Workplace
Eileen Scott (Lawyer, Garland Hawthorn Brahe)
Dea Morgain (SoFA)
Susan Thomson (DEEWR)
Moored Room

4.30pm - 4.45pm

Closing
BCM Bar

4.45pm onwards

Drinks and Canapes on the Deck
BCM Bar