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Abstracts


Group Presenter TitleTheme
1 Lisa Bridle Choosing who BelongsRelationship
1Tom DoodyAccidental? Integration in a Church Youth GroupBelonging
1Rob NichollsAcceptance, Belonging vs Fear/Rejection: Old New Directions for People with Disabilities and the ChurchBelonging
2Bob JacksonBuilding Belonging in the CurriculumBelonging
2Glenys MannSchools and Belonging. The Queensland Education System and Students with DisabilitiesBelonging
2Ric Thompson & Fiona Sanders From Community Tourist To Citizen - Disability, Community and InclusionBelonging
3Jeremy Ward & Catherine Raju Planning for the Good Life: Pave the Way ExperienceBelonging
3Cindy TreanorU + Me + USBelonging
3Marc TumeinskiSmall Really is BeautifulBelonging
4Jo Massarelli, Ann Flynn & Carolyn BrennanSRV as a Medical Safeguarding StrategyBelonging
4Pierre RosenbergFrom Community to Nursing Home and Back to CommunityBelonging
4Lenore de la PerrelleBanners on ParadeBelonging
5Richard LongWarmth and SolidarityRelationship
5David Race 'Hearts or Minds' - The Mythos and Logos of Teaching and Implementing SRV in Achieving the Good Life for People.Relationship
5Fiona Cameron-McGill Developing Friendships and Social ConnectionsRelationship
6Rosey Olbrycht"Beyond TheoryTBC
6Tom DoodyCitizen Advocacy in Rural New EnglandRelationship
6Deborah Espiner, Frances Hartnett & Ana Maria de Vos"Stand by Me": Can Citizen Advocacy Promote Reciprocal Relationships?Relationship
6Mitchel PetersRole Call: Citizen Advocacy: Relationships as a Source of Valued Social RolesRelationship
7Debbie & Adam RaceLearning from Sibling RelationshipsRelationship
7Gillian, Kerrie & Therasa ChernetsExpectation, Possibility, Reality & What is at the Heart of the MatterRelationship
7Peter MillierLiving in a Parallel UniverseRelationship
8Ray LemayCrafting Valued Social Roles: From Dependence to RelationshipRelationship
8Prue Gorman & Julie EdwardsStepping Stones to InclusionRelationship
8Jayne Barrett, Renee Stanley & Kingsley FiddFinding, Holding & Sustaining Freely Given RelationshipsRelationship
8Fiona Campbell & Silvana GantThe Role of Social Advocacy in Getting the Good LifeAll
9Mike SteerThe Baleful Tale of Blind FreddyContribution
9Jan DoodyOur Values Follow UsContribution
9Sarah ForbesCollecting the Wisdom of our Elders and Passing it OnContribution
10Guy CarusoHelping People to get the Good Things in Life: Independent Monitoring for Quality ProgramContribution
10Julie JohnsonContribution Through Reciprocity: Families & an Organisation Working TogetherContribution
10Anne HeardWalk for LifeContribution
11Rhonda Held & Joylene ThomasValued Roles for Older People: The Keys to Belonging and ContributionContribution
11Deb RougetPersonal Lifestyle AssistanceContribution
11Judy Dickson & Judie BoundsFirst StepsContribution
12Peter SymondsCongregation and Segregation in EmploymentBelonging
12TBCTBCTBC
12Sally Richards & Philippe MornincomeJackAll
13Jo Massarelli, Joe Osburn & Beth FrenchSafeguarding SRV: The Need, the Challenge, the MeansRelationship
13Marc TumeinskiValued Social Roles and the Good Things in life: The Missing LinkBelonging
13Judith Sandys, Jane Barken & Beth FrenchThe Appearance of APPEARTBC
14Jack YatesSRV and Person Centred PlanningBelonging
14Sandi SeymourParent Perspectives on the SRV Path and the Holes in the RoadBelonging
14Marg RodgersLeading Others: From Ideas to ActionContribution
14Darcy ElksWhat I have learned from Teaching SRV in Many Different ContextsTBC
15Father Noel O'NeilApplying SRV in South KoreaTBC
15Jan DoodyProviding Shared Living Services in Massachusetts: Real World ConsiderationsBelonging
15Elizabeth NuevilleIdeas that Work across Time and Place: Teaching and Using SRV in MoldovaBelonging
15David HeckendorfGetting the Good Life. Does the Law need SRV?TBC
16Ray LemayExcellence is RareRelationship
16Zana LutfiyyaSeeing is Believing: How Media Portrayals Affect Belonging in the CommunityTheme
16John ArmstrongThe Need for Devaluation; Is Unconsciousness the most Plausible Explanation?Belonging
16Erik LeipoldtAnchoring Good LifeTBC

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