‘What works’ in employment services and supports for older people with health conditions and acquired disabilityResearch Fellow

Associate Professor Sue Olney, Chief Investigator
Dr Jennifer Frean, Researcher and Writer

Grant funder

Centre for Inclusive Employment (CIE)

Authorised Program Officer (APO) training resourcesResearch Fellow & Project Manager

The project is creating an evidence-based resource base consolidated into a digital manual to clarify APO practice and process, increasing quality and consistency for APOs around Victoria, contributing to quality of life for people with disability who have behaviour support plans.

Co-researchers

Professor Keith McVilly, Lead Chief Investigator (LCI)
Dr Jennifer Frean, Researcher and Project Manager
Dr Carmel Laragy, Researcher
Dr Alex Shermon, Research-based Digital Design & UX Expert

Grant funder

Department of Families, Fairness and Housing (Victoria)

The Right Direction

Research Fellow & Project Manager

The Right Direction is a portfolio of resources freely available to support communication and engagement for more effective behaviour support planning and implementation.

Communication and engagement throughout the behaviour support process upholds participants’ rights and ensures practice meets the requirements of the NDIS regulations and standards governing behaviour support.

Grant funder

NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission Grants Program ($1,019,037)

Co-researchers

Professor Keith McVilly, Lead Chief Investigator (LCI)
Dr Jennifer Frean, Researcher and Project Manager
Dr Paul Ramcharan, Researcher
Julie Anderson, Project Administrator
Dr Julia Hall, Researcher

Research partners
The University of Queensland
Ability First Australia
Marathon Health
Multicap
National Disability Services (NDS)
SAL Consulting
Scope
VALID (Victorian Advocacy League for Individuals with Disability)

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