STOP REVIVE SURVIVE 08

The YAA Conference, STOP REVIVE SURVIVE has gotten off to a great start with over 100 workers from youth homelessness services around the state of NSW joining in to develop new skills and to network and encourage each other in the fight against youth homelessness.

Below you will find links to powerpoints and other documents from the STOP REVIVE SURVIVE conference 2008. Content will be added as we get it over the next few weks after teh conference. Click on the links to download.

Monday 11th August 2008

Keynote speakers

Narelle Clay
See Undercurrent

Stream 1

Room 1 & 2
A Common Sense of Purpose
Ray Bennet
Handout on Managing staff


Room 3
Working with Trauma
Herbert Gatamah
Power Point

Room 4
Bail and Young People: A Path to Homelessness
Katrina Wong
PowerPoint

Stream 2

Room 1
Why do Young People Use Substances?
Fay Trigg
PowerPoint
Drug Scenarios
Set Scenarios
Setting Scenarios
Readiness to change

Room 2
Supporting Young Aboriginal People who are Homeless
No powerpoint available
http://www.maristyc.com.au/hays.htm
http://www.absec.org.au/
Armidale Youth Refuge (02) 6772 6557

Room 3
Homelessness, Human Rights and Advocacy
Chris Hartley
Brenda Bailey
PowerPoint

Room 4
Adolescent Development
Brian Tranter
Handouts

Room 5
Finding the Solutions to SMART
Heather Kemp
No files available

Stream 3

Room 1
Rethinking Support for Complex Needs
Donna Curtis
PowerPoint

Room 2
Youth Participation
Thom Scire
PowerPoint

Room 3
Strengthening the Future
Ray Bennet
Handout regarding Sustainability

Room 4
How to Respond to Clients with Mental Health Concerns.
David Keegan
Extended PowerPoint

Websites
www.moodgym.anu.edu.au
www.somazone.com.au
www.mhfa.com.au

List of Mental Health friendly GP's and psychologists
http://www.beyondblue.org.au/index.aspx?link_id=107.1007

Other documents
Indigenous Cultural Considerations
Barriers for YP with Dual Diagnosis
MH and Violence

Room 5
Embedded Learning: Building it into your everyday practice
David McGuire


Closing Keynote

Tania Plibersek, Federal Minister for Housing

Launch of National Homelessness Information Clearinghouse
http://www.homelessnessinfo.net.au/

Tuesday 12th August 2008

Keynote Speakers

Sally McManus From the Australian Services Union


Stream 1

Room 1
Showcase of Services in QLD, NSW, and Vic
Maria Leebeek
Kevin Crowe
Deb Tsorbaris
No files available

Room 2
Group Skills with Sensitive Topics
Jackie Davis
Brandon Bear
HOT Resources Info

Room 3
Non Suicidal Self Injury
David Keegan
PowerPoint
Fact Sheet 1
Fact Sheet 2
www.mhfa.com.au

Room 4
Client Centred Practice
Brian Tranter
Handouts

Room 5
Legal Aid and Homelessness
Andrew Taylor

Stream 2

Room 1
ASU Care Campaign Launch
Jo Durand and Sally McManus

Room 2
Working with Sexual Diversity
Brandon Bear
PowerPoint

Room 3
Tools to assess and assist young people with AOD concerns
Fay Trigg
PowerPoint
LDQ Tool
CAGE assessment

Room 4
Making your Service Youth Friendly
Judith Hawkes

Closing Plenary

Panel Discussion

Closing speech Michael Coffey