MH Victoria 2 MIND Australia 10 NDIA 4 Neami National 18 NEXTT 1 Outcome Health 2 Progress Occupational Therapy 1 Salvocare Eastern 6 State Trustees 1 Tandem 3 Uniting Prahran 2 Villa Maria Catholic Homes 1 VMIAC 2 Wellways 6 Feedback The event participants were provided with feedback forms in hard copy at the event. Just 48 of the 140 participants provided feedback. Of this cohort the following results were collected. The morning presentations received a range of reviews, with the majority of participants finding them useful. The ROAR presentation on accessing the scheme and the presentation on Activating Supports were most popular. It is noted that both had a strong case presentation focus. Afternoon presentations rated more highly than those in the morning program. Mental Health Victoria was found to provide the most useful content. The overall view of respondents was that the forum provided a good level of improvement in knowledge of the elements of the NDIS pathway, and available NDIS supports. Most respondents felt the forum allowed them to express their concerns about NDIS and that these concerns were somewhat addressed. Comments revealed that some people would have liked the panel discussion to be more focussed on Question and Answer opportunities and some said they were not interested in talking about collaboration. The forum aimed to strike a balance between exploring issues and supporting a positive view of the NDIS. In comments participants varied with some wanting more focus on the issues and at least one person wanting to hear more success stories. Some attendees voiced that they wondered if the access process was worth the trouble and if consumers would be better off without NDIS after attending the forum. Some participants indicated that the NDIS pathway was still confusing for them. A simple flow chart may have assisted with assimilation of the information. Examples of NDIS plans and services received, and some rationale for NDIS applicant ineligibility were requested. Some respondents would have liked more networking time and potentially some group work to explore the challenges in relation to NDIS.
10.45am 15 Maintaining a Recovery focus Jenny Bretnall – NDIS educator - VMIAC 11am 30 Morning Tea Break Marketplace 11.30am Planning Maya Djordjic Community Development and Capacity Building Coordinator - Latrobe Community Health Box Hill Gareth Maloney – Occupational Therapist - Eastern Health 12MD 25 Activating supports Callaghan – Peer presenter - VMIAC David Neef – Senior Carer Peer Worker - Eastern Health Sarah Boyes – Support Facilitator - Partners In Recovery 12.25pm 20 Plan reviews Rose Juan - Community Development and Capacity Building Coordinator Local Area Coordination Service Outer East Melbourne 12.45 pm 45 Lunch time Marketplace 1.30pm 20 NDIS Clinical Mental Health interface Julie Skilbeck - Manager, Program Design and Strategy System Policy and Integration, Mental Health Branch DHHS 1.50pm 20 Information, Linkages & Capacity Building Christiaan Bramblebee – Community Engagement, Latrobe CHS, Liz Wrigley - SKIPS & Consumer Engagement Coordinator Mental Health Recovery, EACH 2.10pm 15 Workforce and Marketplace update Larissa Taylor – Manager of NDIS Engagement- Mental Health Victoria Jackson Reynolds – Campaign Manager NDIS Policy and Projects Officer– Mental Health Victoria 2.25pm 20 Afternoon tea break 2.45pm 40 Panel discussion VMIAC (Jenny Bretnall & Robyn Callaghan), Tandem (Simon Jones), Mental Health Victoria (Larissa Taylor), NDIA(Melissa Young & Chris Cahill), Latrobe CHS (Maya Djordjic) Facilitated by Kieran Halloran