Disability Justice Project

Newcastle COPS

Communities of Practice (CoP) – AGENDA

Note this meeting occurs on 1st Wednesday of each Month

Date & Time: / Wednesday 2ndAugust 10am -12pm
Location: / Life Without Barriers - 352 king St, Newcastle- Front room
Attendees: / Refer to attached Attendance List
Apologies: / Joanne Threlfo (Benevolent/FACs), Kathy Burgess (ADHC)
Time / Description / Facilitator/Speaker
10 am / Welcome
Acknowledgement of Country
Housekeeping / Kendall Hill-Smith
Previous Minutes and Actions Meeting / Kendall
10:05 / Update of Communities of Practice
Newcastle CoP Webpage
Congrats on getting your group’s webpage up and running! It looks great and if anyone has not had the chance to look at it, here is the link: Suggestions welcome for how it can be utilised in the future.
DJP Training
A list of all the training courses available for the project can be located here:
The next scheduled FACE-TO-FACE training courses for the Newcastle area are:
  • Positive Behaviour Support and Disability JusticeTuesday 30th May (TODAY) – Did anyone attend? How did they find it?
  • Making Sense: Supporting Parents with Cognitive Impairment Through Care and ProtectionThursday 31st August 2017– SPACES AVAILABLE
The next WEBINAR series available is:
  • Disability Justice Specialist Support Coordination - WEBINARTuesday 20th June 2017
ONLINE COURSES available are:
  • Involvement in the Justice System – Sociological Risk Factors
  • Supporting Aboriginal Peoples in Contact with the Justice System
/ Lorna/Kendall
10:15 am / Opening Round - Introductions / All
10:25am / ATSI Industrial Relations
-What they do
-How to access
-Pamela and her role (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Unit NSW Treasury )
Joint Protocol to reduce the contact of people with disability in supported accommodation with the criminal justice system
-Upcoming presenters from Ombudsman in October, gain questions prior (today) for then. / Pamela Smith
11:00 am / NDS RPA / Lorna
11:15 am / NSW Fair Trading – Reminder of services/how to access / Brett Cunningham
11:30 a1m / Actions from today/ Future Steps / Kendall Hill -Smith
12pm / Closing Remarks / Lorna/Kendall