Elective workshop sessions will be held on the afternoon of Thursday 22 February.
Session 1: 1.30pm – 3.00pm
Workshop Title | Presenters / Organisations |
Education and Social Services: Partnering to Address Unmet Needs | Anita Veivers, Centacare FNQ Paula Washington, Centacare North Queensland Anna Morris, CatholicCare Central Queensland Lucy Karbowiak, CatholicCare Social Services Hunter-Manning |
‘Common ground: Homelessness, Houselessness and First Nations | Patrick O’Reilly, Marist180 Andrea Thomas, Marist180 |
Applying Ethical and Ecological Frameworks to Social Change Initiatives | Philip Kalidoudis, MacKillop Family Services Alice Carwardine, Caritas Australia |
Advocacy for Those who Experience Significant Injustice – Successes and Challenges | Christine Carolan, ACRATH Rahel Den Elzen, Jesuit Social Services |
Faith Community Responses to Domestic and Family Violence | Nicole Rotaru, Religious Sisters of Mercy (RSM) Kerryn Lewis, Anglican Diocese of Melbourne |
Creative Funding Solutions for Social Impact | Brendan Hoy, Catholic Development Fund Catherine Harris, Save the Children Australia Suzanne Findlay, Sacred Heart Mission Fiona Williams, CatholicCare Victoria Housing |
Session 2: 3.30pm – 5.00pm
Workshop Title | Presenters / Organisations |
Cross Sector Collaborative Approaches to Address Social Exclusion and Loneliness | Gary Christensen, CatholicCare Social Services Hunter-Manning Kerri Anne Brussen, JoCare Caring for neighbours |
Trauma Responsive Spiritual Care | Dr Joanne Durkin, St Vincent’s Health Australia Dr Dan Fleming, St Vincent’s Health Australia |
Avoiding Inertia in the Face of our Overwhelming Ecological Crisis | Jane Collopy, Highways and Byways Sally Neaves, Institute of the Sisters of Mercy of Australia and Papua New Guinea |
Building Sector Capacity to Create Culturally Safe Workplaces | Natasha Bargeus, MacKillop Family Services Melissa Halliday, ACRATH |
Serving the Common Good through Holistic Organisational Approaches | Jenny Stanger, Australian Catholic Anti-slavery Network (ACAN) Alison Rahill, ACAN Laura Giassetti, ACAN Gavin Dufty, St Vincent de Paul Society, Victoria |
Myths of Masculinity and Implications for Service Delivery | Rachel Thomson, Jesuit Social Services Michael Hail, Jesuit Social Services |
More details about the sessions and the workshops program will be available in the Delegate Conference Guide.