Disability Sector Podcasts by National Disability Services (NDS)

Safer & Stronger - ’Four Pillars’ practice governance framework at Scope

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

Stumbling into the Disability Sector and Never Looking Back

A personal journey about how a part time job with a disability provider turned into a rewarding career

Safer & Stronger - Understanding the experiences of CALD Disability Support Workers and participants during the COVID-19 pandemic

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 and participants during the COVID-19 pandemic. Catalyst undertook research into the main challenges disability service providers faced in 2020 and if these challenges were different for staff and participants from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. They also investigated how disability services communicated safety messages to staff and particpants during this time and how were these messages were delivered to people from a culturally and linguistically diverse background.This episode was recorded on 1 June 2021 when Victoria was in a circuit breaker lockdown.

Safer and Stronger - Mental Health and Wellbeing in the Disability Sector during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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 services. Bernie talks about how her team managed the changing needs of the workforce during this time, and the importance of taking an integrated approach to employee wellbeing. This podcast episode was recorded in February 2021The NDS Wellbeing toolkit can be accessed at https://www.nds.org.au/index.php/covid-19-hub/victorian-covid-19-response/covid-toolkit#wellbeing

Safer and Stronger: Cyber security for disability service providers

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 breaches.You can register for the online session on cyber security here https://www.nds.org.au/events-and-training/nds-events/how-to-manage-cyber-security-in-the-covid-era-and-beyond-3732

Ticket to Work: How students with disability are getting their first job

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 disability miss out on this important opportunity. In response to this, Ticket to Work embarked on the After School Jobs Project, providing support for over 80 young people with disability to land that first job. In this episode the Ticket to Work team share the outcomes of the project and what was found along the way.

NDS Safer and Stronger Podcast: Thinking creatively about supervision at ADEC

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 Action on Disability within Ethnic Communities or ADEC share how their service, which supports people from ethnic backgrounds, has met the challenges of workforce supervision.

Ticket to Work - Launching SVA valuation of key outcomes report

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 about the economic benefits of Ticket to Work to government, young people and their families.

Safer and Stronger Podcast: Clinical governance in disability services - Alan Hough, Purpose at Work

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 outlines the meaning of clinical governance, how it relates to corporate governance, and how clinical governance may differ for different service providers.This episode is part of the NDS Safer and Stronger Podcast series. This series aims to help disability service providers navigate the COVID-19 pandemic by sharing information and experiences from professionals and providers.To hear more experiences from disability service providers during COVID see our YouTube videos https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3xNFJ8mDtU12TFqZKBsXEq18HJgiZSwlFor more information and resources regarding COVID-19 and disability services in Victoria, see the NDS COVID-19 hub https://www.nds.org.au/index.php/covid-19-hub/victorian-covid-19-response

NDS Safer and Stronger Podcast: Software solutions for disability service providers - Nikki Fraser, SASI

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 processes, finance, and more.This episode is part of the NDS Safer and Stronger Podcast series. This series aims to help disability service providers navigate the COVID-19 pandemic by sharing information and experiences from professionals and providers.To hear more experiences from disability service providers during COVID see our YouTube videos https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3xNFJ8mDtU12TFqZKBsXEq18HJgiZSwlFor more information and resources regarding COVID-19 and disability services in Victoria, see the NDS COVID-19 hub https://www.nds.org.au/index.php/covid-19-hub/victorian-covid-19-response