Organised by MHSWiPP and AASWRegister with AASW

2 day workshop in Melbourne for those considering and currently working privately.

Cost: $150 per day (early bird)Standard: $160 per day

Day One: Friday August 25th

8.30am Registration

9.00am Welcome and Workshop Opening - Doug Burke (Qld), Lynne Harrold (NSW) and David Hunnerup (Tas) - “The Current State of Play in Self-Employed Social Work” - Social Workers in Private Practice (SWiPP) National Forum

9.20am Friday Keynote speaker - Dr Mark Glazebrook (Vic) Founder, Girls Invent - “Where is everyone? A tale of a lone social worker who got lost and then found in the business world”

10.00am Issues Panel - Opportunities for Self-Employed Social Workers - Hosted by David Hunnerup; panel includes private practitioners working in Mental Health, EAP sector; Disability; Aged care, supervision, various consultancies. 10.40am Morning Tea

11.00am Concurrent Workshops Workshop 1 11.00 -11.30am - Lynne Harrold (WisdomConnected NSW) - Presenting an innovative model for service delivery to the Aged in the community 11.30 -12.00pm - Cheryl Lasarow (GroupLinks National NSW) - Social Work Practice in Residential Aged Care facilities: Insights and issues Workshop 2 11.00 -11.30am - Michelle Trudgen - My model of working with EAP 11.30 -12.00pm - Amy Yuen (Vic) - Working with the Chinese Community - Serenity Life Balance 12.00pm David Hunnerup (Tas) - “Student Business” - Teaching, learning, marketing, researching - maximising the experience 12.30pm Catered Lunch

13.10pm Marketing Social Work - Suzanne Doorakkers (Vic) - Marketing Ourselves - A challenge for social workers

The Business of Social Work

Opportunities and Challenges for Self-Employed Social Workers

25 - 26 August 2017 2 day workshop

Day One: Friday August 25th (continued)

13.30pm Concurrent Workshops Workshop 1 - Brooke Kooymans (Qld) - NDIS Part 1 - Opportunities within the NDIS system for Social Workers Workshop 2 - Julie Cave (Qld) - Digital Marketing - Hands on approach to digital marketing through the eyes of a marketing consultant 15.00pm Afternoon Tea 15.30pm Resume Concurrent Workshops Workshop 1- Brooke Kooymans (Qld) - NDIS Part 1 - Opportunities within the NDIS system for Social Workers Workshop 2 - Julie Cave (Qld) - Digital Marketing - Hands on approach to digital marketing 16.30pm Close of Day 1

Day Two: Saturday August 26th

8.30am Registration

9.00am Welcome and Workshop Opening - Doug Burke (Qld), Lynne Harrold (NSW) and David Hunnerup (Tas) - “Scoping the Future of Self-Employed Social Work” - Social Workers in Private Practice (SWiPP) National Forum

9.20am Issues Panel - Opportunities for Self-Employed Social Workers - Hosted by David Hunnerup; panel includes private practitioners working in Mental Health, EAP sector; Disability; Aged care, supervision.

10.30pm Morning Tea

11.00am Glenys Smith - Senior social worker advisor DVA - Opportunities for social workers

Day Two: Saturday August 26th (continued)

11.30am Concurrent Workshops Workshop 1 11.00 -11.30am - Joanne Petrovic (NSW) - Using Technology in your Practice - How technology can support you and your clients to get more use out of your appointments 12.00 -12.30pm - Rachelle Mortensen (Vic) - The Use of Social Media and Blogging for your Business - How to increase your digital marketing presence through the eyes of a social worker Workshop 2 11.30 -12.00pm - Marie-Claire Cheron-Sauer (NSW) - “Social Work Leadership as we move into the Private Sector” 12.00 -12.30pm - Glenys Smith - Working with veterans practice and compliance issues 12.30pm Catered Lunch

13.10am Concurrent Workshops Workshop 1 - Brooke Kooymans (Qld) - NDIS Part 2 - How to become a registered NDIS provider as a self-employed social worker; starting work in the NDIS Workshop 2 - Slater and Gordon - Private Practice Legal Matters Workshop 3 - Julie Cave (Qld) - Digital Marketing - Digital Marketing Workshop (continued) - Hands on approach to digital marketing through the eyes of a marketing consultant

15.00pm Afternoon Tea

15.30pm Resume Concurrent Workshops

16.00pm Panel - Hosted by David Hunnerup (Tas); Lisa Sulinski (Vic) NDIS Coordinator; Brooke Kooymans (Qld) Proprietor of Rehability; Lynne Harrold (NSW); Doug Burke (Qld)

16.30pm Close of Day 2