Events

No One Alone Conference 2010

"That which makes our life worth living"

Brochures

A pdf copy of both the conference programme and registration form for this event can be downloaded from here.

To download a pdf copy of the No One Alone Conference programme please click here.

To download a pdf copy of the No One Alone Conference registration form please click here. You can also register for this event online.

When and Where

Waipuna Hotel and Conference Centre
58 Waipuna Road
Panmure
Auckland
New Zealand

20th September - 22nd September 2010

Purpose

The conference is seeking to address the issues of isolation and loneliness as major disabling factors in the lives of people with disabilities by looking at:.

• Personal Perspectives
• Current Research
• Best practice approaches

The conference is seeking to promote a deeper understanding of:

• Approaches to the development of long term friendships and relationships for people with disabilities
• The impact of friendships and relations on the quality of life, social inclusion and socially valued roles for people with disabilities
• The consequences of isolation and loneliness in the lives of people

Key Note Speakers

The following are confirmed key note presenters for the No One Alone conference.

Ted Kuntz

Ted Kuntz is psychotherapist, author, and community activist. He lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, has a Master’s Degree in Counseling Psychology, and 25 years of clinical experience. Ted is recognised internationally for his work in assisting individuals, families, organisations, and corporations manage the challenges, opportunities, and stresses of life more effectively and joyfully.

Much of the wisdom that Ted shares in his work didn’t come from his formal training. Rather it came from his journey as the father of a child with severe disabilities. His best selling book, 'Peace Begins With Me' is a summary of the wisdom he acquired on his journey to make peace with life.

Ted’s passion is to change the way we view our self and others. He assists us to become more accountable by taking responsibility for what we create in life, both personally and professionally.

Jayne Barratt

Jayne is a strong advocate for families who have a son or daughter with disability. As a parent she was involved in initiating many community based services in the southern areas of Adelaide during the 1980's. She continues to have a deep personal commitment to work at inspiring people to think that a better life is possible for people with disabilities.

Jayne currently works with The Community Living Project Inc. - an agency in South Australia that facilitates highly individualised community living opportunities for people with disabilities. In this work she struggles to find the best ways to serve and individually support people with disabilities to be included in their own homes and community life. In her current role she Manages the Circles Initiative which invites friends and extended family to be involved in safeguarding and to ‘look out’ for the vulnerable person into their future by forming a Circle of Friends. We hope that for some parents this may go some way toward addressing the question of; “when I die who will be there?”

Peter Dill

The major concentration of Peter Dill's work has been in being with families and the larger community to bring about the full inclusion of people with an intellectual disability as equal citizens in society. After living in a L'Arche community for over a year in the early 1970s and while continuing to be a part of L'Arche/Daybreak in Richmond Hill, Ontario until 1975, he held a senior position with the Canadian Association for Community Living until 1982.

The following twenty years he was in senior management positions within associations for community living in Toronto and Ajax Pickering Whitby. From 2002 to 2009, Peter was the Lead Facilitator with the Ubuntu Initiative (My humanity is inextricably bound up in your humanity. I am a person through you as a person) - a process of building relationships, friendships and interdependence with and among people who are labelled with an intellectual disability, their families and people within the broader community. Allying with families to advocate for the opportunities for their sons and daughters to be contributing members of the community, he has been instrumental in assisting families to advocate for themselves in the design of support arrangements that allow for the maximum opportunities for full integration.

Peter has been a proponent of individualised funding for over twenty years and is a member of the Coalition on Individualized Funding for Ontario since its inception. Currently, he is the Executive Director of the Durham Association for Family Respite Services.

Abstracts

Abstracts for this event can be viewed by clicking here. Please note that abstracts will be updated at the request of presenters and additional information may become available.

Registrations

Registrations for this event are now open. To register for this event please click here.

Accommodation

The Waipuna Hotel and Conference Centre are offering delegates who wish to stay on site a special conference rate. If you would like to book accommodation at Waipuna please download this form. These rates are on a first in, first served basis so early booking is recommended.

Please note that this form should be returned directly to the Waipuna Hotel and Conference Centre not Standards Plus.

Hosts

The Belonging Initiative and Standards Plus