Program correct at 26 June 2020 but is subject to change
Wednesday 24th March 2021
Optional Pre-conference Workshop (Extra Charge Applies)
Working with People Experiencing Grief and Loss
Rosemary Wanganeen, Australian Institute for Loss and Grief
Meeting of Indigenous Advocates
(Further information to be provided)
After Prison Network Meeting
Conference Opening and Welcome to Country
Emeritus Professor, Joe Graffam, Deakin University
Welcome to Country
Other speakers to be confirmed
Keynote: Reintegration – Starting with the end in mind
Neil Campbell, General Manager Cultural Capability
Ara Poutama Aotearoa, Department of Corrections New Zealand
Keynote Presentation: Loss and Grief
Rosemary Wanganeen, Australian Institute for Grief and Loss
Afternoon Tea
Keynote Presentation: Ngalla Maya: Building Success by Engaging Young People in Work and Training
Merveyn Eades, Founder, Ngalla Maya and participants
Keynote Presentation: Penal Reductionism in Europe: What might work for Australia?
Associate Professor Hilde Tubex, University of Western Australia
Welcome Function
Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre
Thursday 25th March 2021
Welcome Back
Keynote: The Power of Art in Transforming Lives
Kent Morris, CEO, The Torch and participants
Morning Tea
Breakout 1 – Innovative Practice and Demonstration Projects
Breakout room 1
Breakout 2 –
Breakout room 2
Breakout 3 –
Breakout room 3
Naomi Murphy – Aboriginal Ex Offender Employment project worker , Woor-Dungin
Clint Cotterill – Lived Experience , UnitingCare West
Lindsay Pearce – Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne
Hayley Passmore – Research Officer, Telethon Kids Institute
Wade Hunt – Alcohol and Other Drug Case Manager , Salvation Army
Ed Kitchin – Project Manager - Clinical Programmes, Odyssey House NZ
Mindy Sotiri – Director Advocacy Policy and Research, Community Restorative Centre
Justen Thomas – Project Worker, Council for Intellectual Disability
Jesse Young – NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow, Justice Health Unit, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne
Lunch
Breakout 1 – Supporting Young People
Breakout room 1
Breakout 2 – Holistic Service Provision
Breakout room 2
Breakout 3 – Lived Experience Services
Breakout room 3
Rohan Borschmann – Dame Kate Campbell Senior Research Fellow, University of Melbourne
Samantha Sowerwine – Principal Lawyer, Justice Connect
Jess Vesely – Team Leader - Community Wellbeing and Justice, Australian Red Cross
Kitty Te Riele – Professor, University of Tasmania
Julia Douglas – Practice Leader, Magistrates' Court Victoria
Danny Shannon – Founder, Encapsulator
Kate Ihanimo – Executive Manager , Centrecare Inc.
Shelley Turner – Senior Lecturer, Monash University
Fiona McGregor – Graduate Student - completed PhD, University of Technology Sydney
Afternoon Tea
Symposium: Mental health in prisons: implications for the general community
Breakout room 1
Breakout 2 – Disability and Reintegration
Breakout room 2
Breakout 3 – Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander voices
Breakout room 3
Symposium: Mental health in prisons: implications for the general community
Julie-Anne Toohey – Academic Developer Criminology, University of Adelaide, University of Adelaide
Marisa Moliterno – Program Manager - Miranda Project, Community Restorative Centre
Symposium: Mental health in prisons: implications for the general community
Vernon Bates – Advocate, Uniting WA
Jennifer Cullen – Chief Executive Officer , Synapse/Griffith University
Symposium: Mental health in prisons: implications for the general community
Michelle McIntyre – Senior Research Fellow, Synapse Australia/ Griffith University
Sarah Nickson – Team Leader, Centrecare Goldfields
Symposium: Mental health in prisons: implications for the general community
Jennifer Snell – Principal Practice Lead Service Quality Governance, UnitingCare West (will be Uniting WA)
Larry Smith – Manager Prisoner Employment Programs & Transitional Services Rehabilitation & Reintegration, Department of Justice, Western Australia
Conference Dinner (Extra Charge Applies)
Friday 26th March 2021
Breakout 1 – Innovation in Reintegration
Breakout room 1
Breakout 2 – Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Responses
Breakout room 2
Breakout 3 – Post Release Services
Breakout room 3
Vanessa Gwerder – Practice Lead - Justice, Uniting WA
Michael Winton – Re-set
Rebecca Bunn – PhD Candidate (Criminology), The University of Melbourne
Post Release The Importance of Peer and Family Support
Fiona Rogers, Community Reintegration Centre, GEO
Kanchi Thenuwara – CEO, Pilbara Community Services Ltd
Chris Gabelish – Operations Manager, Regional Alliance West
Frank Borg – General Manager, Forensic Services, Caraniche
Dianne Baldock – Adult Through Care Manager, Circular Head Aboriginal Corporation
Mark Howard – Manager of Operational Performance and Research for Corrections Research Evaluation and Statistic, Corrective Services NSW
Jo Smith – Outreach Coordinator, Wellways Australia
Mandy Crow – Officer in Charge Datjala Work Camp, Northern Territory Correctional Services
John Eyre – Chief Executive Officer, arbias Ltd
Carly and Keenan Mundine – CEO & Founder / Co-Founder & Ambassador , Deadly Connections Community & Justice Services Inc.
Morning Tea
Breakout 1 – Lived Experience Services
Breakout room 1
Breakout 2 – Women and Grief
Breakout room 2
Breakout 3 – Education
Breakout room 3
Rachel Montgomery – Team Leader Community Justice and Partnerships , Australian Red Cross
Catherine Flynn – Senior Lecturer, Monash University - Department of Social Work
Felicity Williams – CEO, The Centre for Continuing Education In.c
Joe Graffam – Emeritus Professor, Deakin University
Louise Hall – Program and Partnerships Coordinator, Good Grief MacKillop Family Services
Fiona McCallum – General Manager, Good Grief MacKillop Family Services
Conference Closing Session
Panel: Bodies of Evidence: A Multi-Stakeholder Panel Discussion to Re-Energise Conversation about Meaningful Research and Evaluation in the Area of Criminal Justice
Chaired by Mindy Sotiri, Community Restorative Centre
Panel members to be confirmed
Proceedings Close
Optional tour – Fremantle Prison