Podcasts by NDIS Sector Development Podcast by National Disability Services (NDS)
Tune in as we talk about the NDIS and disability sector topics. In this podcast series, the NDS team along with studio guests explore the changing shape of the sector. You will hear the voices of experts in our sector and people with disability providing real life examples and operational advice for disability service providers.
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Safer and Stronger - April 2022: A young NDIS participant and his mother tell their story of getting the COVID-19 vaccination and why it was important from 2022-04-20T14:33
There are concerns about COVID-19 vaccination rates for children with disability in the 5-11 years age group, particularly as Australia heads into winter. In this podcast, NDIS participant Leo...
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Safer&Stronger - Minimising risk of COVID-19 infection transmission from work to home - key infection prevention and control considerations for disability workers Pt 1 from 2022-03-02T12:13
Infection prevention control consultant Bruce Greaves shares his insights and tips from supporting frontline workers within COVID outbreak environments with NDS Disability Sector Consultant He...
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Safer&Stronger - Minimising risk of COVID-19 infection transmission from work to home - key infection prevention and control considerations for disability workers Pt 1 from 2022-03-02T12:13
Infection prevention control consultant Bruce Greaves shares his insights and tips from supporting frontline workers within COVID outbreak environments with NDS Disability Sector Consultant He...
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Safer&Stronger: Vaccine Champions part 3 - Uli Kaplan from 2021-10-08T05:47
Deb Howcroft from NDS is joined by COVID-19 vaccine champion Uli Kaplan who is a disability advocate and filmmaker. Uli talks about his belief in the vaccine program, his decision to get the v...
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Safer&Stronger: Vaccine Champions part 2 - Peter Romer from 2021-10-05T05:32
Deb Howcroft from NDS is joined by Vaccine Champion Peter Romer, a house supervisor in regional Victoria. Peter discusses overcoming his hesitancy toward the COVID-19 vaccine, the importance o...
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Safer&Stronger: Vaccine Champions part 1 - Trish Maloney from 2021-10-01T05:23
Deb Howcroft from NDS is joined by vaccine champion Trish Maloney who talks about how her experience living with polio has driven her commitment to vaccination and why the COVID-19 vaccine is ...
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Safer&Stronger - Comms in Crisis Part 2: Principles and Practice from 2021-09-03T05:30
In the second part of a two part series on communication with staff during emergencies Daniel Muggeridge of Blue Bike Solutions talks through some of the principals and practices that can shap...
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Safer&Stronger - Comms in Crisis Part 1: Tech and Tools from 2021-08-27T06:00
NDS Sector Consultant Graeme West is joined by Daniel Muggeridge from Blue Bike Solutions, a community sector transformation specialist provider. This is the first part in a 2 part series on c...
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Safer&Stronger - COVID-19 Vaccine Champions Program, Dr Anita Munoz from 2021-08-06T06:30
Clinical Champion for the Victorian COVID-19 Vaccine Champions program Dr Anita Munoz joins NDS Communications Officer Deb Howcroft to discuss the importance of getting the right information o...
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Safer&Stronger - Client experience in disability services with Amy Whelan from Mesh CX from 2021-07-30T06:00
Amy Whelan from client experience consultancy Mesh CX Talks to Graeme West about the importance of client experience in disability services. This episode covers the challenges of upholding a c...
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Safer&Stronger - Melbourne City Mission's experience responding to COVID-19 cases in a SIL setting from 2021-06-25T06:00
Andrea McLeod of Melbourne City Mission speaks about how her team handled positive COVID cases and the changes that had to be implemented in response to those cases.
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Safer&Stronger - Henry Newton on the Disability Royal Comission from 2021-06-23T16:45
NDS Disability Sector Consultant Graeme West is joined by Senior Policy Officer Henry Newton. Henry provides an update on
important recent findings from the Disability Royal Commissi...
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Safer&Stronger -'Four Pillars'practice governance framework at Scope from 2021-06-18T06:00
Julie Ware from Scope Australia speaks with Graeme West from the NDS, Safer & Stronger team as they discuss Scope’s 4 pillars set of outcomes
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Stumbling into the Disability Sector and Never Looking Back from 2021-06-11T15:00
A personal journey about how a part time job with a disability provider turned into a rewarding career
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Safer&Stronger - Understanding the experiences of CALD Disability Support Workers and participants during the COVID-19 pandemic from 2021-06-04T12:30
Safer and Stronger Project Lead Louise Currie is joined by Josie Prioletti of Catalyst Training and Disability Services where they discuss the experiences of CALD Disability Support Workers an...
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Safer and Stronger - Mental Health and Wellbeing in the Disability Sector during the COVID-19 Pandemic from 2021-05-28T16:00
Eugene Liston from NDS is joined by Bernie Goulding, OHS manager at Scope Australia, where they discuss the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health and wellbeing in disability service...
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Safer and Stronger: Cyber security for disability service providers from 2021-05-17T17:00
Graeme West of NDS talks to Maria Padisetti from Digital Armour about the challenges facing disability providers to maintain adequate cyber security and the potential consequences of security ...
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Ticket to Work: How students with disability are getting their first job from 2021-05-10T15:25
What was your first job? What did you learn about yourself during that job? Today over 60% of secondary students have paid, after-school employment. Unfortunately, many students with disabilit...
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NDS Safer and Stronger Podcast: Thinking creatively about supervision at ADEC from 2021-05-07T06:30
In this podcast we hear about the experiences of a disability service which has found a creative way to improve their staff supervision.
Alyssa McIntyre and Dee Evans from Act...
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Ticket to Work - Launching SVA valuation of key outcomes report from 2021-03-02T14:07
In this episode we discuss the findings from the 'SVA valuation of key outcomes report'. You will hear Mitch Adams, Manager SVA Consulting and Michelle Wakeford, Ticket to Work Manager talk ab...
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Safer and Stronger Podcast: Clinical governance in disability services - Alan Hough, Purpose at Work from 2021-02-24T12:00
Alan Hough from Purpose at Work presents on the role of clinical governance in disability service provision as a means of promoting quality and safeguarding.
He outl...
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NDS Safer and Stronger Podcast: Software solutions for disability service providers - Nikki Fraser, SASI from 2021-02-08T10:00
Nikki Fraser, Chief Financial Officer at SASI Victoria join's NDS sector consultant Graeme West to discuss a range of software solutions for different business areas like client management, HR...
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NDS Safer and Stronger Podcast: Reflections on a COVID-19 case in a SIL setting - Cindy Thomassen, Ability Assist from 2021-01-29T09:00
When two staff members and then a client in a residential setting tested positive for COVID-19 the team at Ability Assist had to act quickly to appraise the situation, contact trace, and enact...
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NDS Safer and Stronger Podcast: Contemporary Board Models in Disability Services from 2021-01-19T12:00
ANSVAR's Anthony Black joins NDS sector consultant Graeme west to discuss the need for disability providers to adopt contemporary board models, board roles in internal auditing processes, and ...
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NDS Safer and Stronger Podcast: Responding to a COVID-19 case in a day service setting - Natarsha Warren, Bayley House. from 2021-01-08T11:30
Natarsha Warren from Bayley House in Melbourne describes her team's experience from a positive COVID-19 case in their day service, and some learnings they took from the experience including th...
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NDS Safer and Stronger Podcast: Professor John Catford, DHHS Health Advisor (Victoria) from 2020-12-21T16:00
Welcome to the first episode in the NDS Safer and Stronger Podcast series. This series aims to help disability service providers navigate the COVID-19 pandemic by sharing information and exper...
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A Career in Disability: Amaya's Story from 2020-10-14T10:56
An NDS interview with Amaya a House Coordinator from Alkira about her brilliant career in the disability sector.
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Workforce promotion: Working to Assist a Person to Achieve Their Goals from 2020-06-16T17:20
Tom talks about the job satisfaction of working with a person to enable them to achieve their goals and tailoring support to promote their skill development and independence.
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Workforce Promotion: Support Coordination from 2020-06-16T17:01
The NDIS has seen an increase in funding for disability service and the development of new roles. This podcast explores the role of a support coordinator
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Workforce Promotion: Job opportunities whilst studying from 2020-06-16T16:39
Another episode highlighting how students engaged in post-secondary and tertiary studies can combine study with rewarding work in disability
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Workforce Promotion: An overview of opportunities from 2020-06-16T16:32
This podcast explores the variety of career opportunities in disability, Tom uses his own career to highlight the diversity of roles available.
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Psychosocial disability and navigating the NDIS from 2020-05-08T17:32
People living with psychosocial disability have faced a number of barriers in navigating the NDIS and in implementing their plans. This podcast consider what psychosocial disability supports c...
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Zero Tolerance: Support for people from diverse cultural backgrounds from 2019-11-18T15:28
This episode is hosted by Dave Relf, NDS National Practice Lead, Zero Tolerance Initiative, featuring studio guests Christian Astourian from Diversity and Disability at the Migrant Resource Ce...
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Ticket to Work: Life after school for young people with disability from 2019-07-09T15:45
The NDS Ticket to Work team share findings from their recent research about what happens when you give young people with disability opportunities at school to experience work, career developme...
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Quality and Safeguards: What are Service Providers doing to prepare? from 2019-07-03T11:32
This episode is hosted by Dave Relf, NDS Victorian Manager, Quality and Safeguards, featuring studio guests Nathan Despott and Ella Joyce about what they are doing in their organisations to pr...
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Voice at the Table - Inclusive meeting practices for people with a cognitive disability from 2019-07-03T11:15
This episode is hosted by Dave Relf, NDS Victorian Manager, Quality and Safeguards, featuring studio guests Eva Sifis and Cameron Bloomfield from Voice at the Table (VATT). A project of the Se...
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Quality and Safeguards: What do people who use disability services need to know about the changes coming? from 2019-07-03T11:08
This episode is hosted by Dave Relf, NDS Victorian Manager, Quality and Safeguards, and features studio guest Peter Johnstone, NDIS participant, about what service providers need to consider i...
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Quality and Safeguards: Behaviour support and restrictive practices from 2019-06-25T11:15
In this episode, Fiona Still, NDS NDIS Transition Manager, speaks to Dave Relf, NDS Victorian Manager, Quality and Safeguards about the changes to behaviour support and restrictive practices u...
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Quality and Safeguards: Complaints process from 2019-06-25T11:07
In this episode Dave Relf, NDS Victorian Manager, Quality and Safeguards, speaks to our studio guest Arthur Rogers, Victorian Disability Services Commissioner about the role of the Disability ...
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Quality and Safeguards: Transitional arrangements for Victorian Service Providers from 2019-06-25T10:58
In this episode Dave Relf, NDS Victorian Manager, Quality and Safeguards, and Fiona Still, NDS, NDIS Sector Transition Manager discuss the transitional arrangements for Victorian service provi...
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The COAG Principles and the responsibilities of the NDIS and the other mainstream service systems from 2019-06-13T10:57
Learn about using the COAG Principles when considering the responsibilities of the NDIS and the other 11 mainstream service systems. These service systems, along with the disability sector hav...
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How to design effective supports to facilitate community participation from 2019-06-05T15:54
Community participation is a significant activity funded by the NDIS, being an element in approximately 50% of all plans. In this episode we explore what is community participation and how pro...
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NDIS reviews and the role of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) from 2019-05-28T12:43
NDIS participants have the right to seek appeal of a decision made by the NDIA through the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT). Listen to this episode to hear about lessons learned during ND...
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Navigating the intersection between the health services system and the NDIS from 2019-05-01T15:37
Learn about navigating the intersection between the health services sector and the NDIS. You will hear about the findings that emerged from a joint roundtable on the case study of one NDIS par...
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Quality and Safeguarding Arrangements under the new NDIS Commission from 2019-03-07T16:15
In this episode, we focus on the changing landscape of quality and safeguard arrangements under the new NDIS Commission, commencing its operation in Victoria on 1 July 2019. A consistent natio...
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Reporting on Outcomes Under the NDIS - Transforming Lives from 2018-11-05T15:45
In this episode we explore how Reporting on Outcomes impacts the lives of people with a disability and utilising innovation to measure outcomes. As the NDIS is fundamentally an outcomes based ...
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Transport Under The NDIS: Together We Can Get Somewhere from 2018-11-02T14:06
In this episode we take on one of the most convoluted issues 'transport under the NDIS'. Listeners will hear from NDIS participants and gain advice from our policy team and the transport expe...
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Capacity Building Under The NDIS from 2018-09-04T10:44
In this episode we find out what it takes to successfully support people under the NDIS to build capacity. We are joined by our studio guest, Leanne Napper, Manager of Community Inclusion and...
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Consumer Rights and Australian Consumer Law under the NDIS from 2018-08-31T15:17
If your organisation is delivering NDIS services, it must abide by Australian Consumer Law. In this episode, David Moody and Pascale Dreyer dive deeply into exactly what this means for NDIS Pa...
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Implementing the Victorian Child Safe Standards: A Conversation with Sector Leaders from 2018-08-28T15:18
We all have a moral, ethical and legal responsibility to actively prevent the abuse and neglect of children. The
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Business Efficiency Under the NDIS from 2018-08-08T13:44
Their drivers need to be your drivers: No matter what sector your organisation operates in, you need to deliver high-quality, client-centered services - that maximise value and minimise losses...
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Getting it Right: NDIS Participant Planning from 2018-07-04T10:33
In this episode, we’ll be taking a deep dive into strategic and operational aspects of NDIS planning - so service providers can better support their customers with NDIS planning - enabling peo...
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