Conferences

Conference presentations

Araten-Bergman, T. (2024, August). Supporting healthy ageing for people with intellectual disabilities in supported accommodation services: Staff experiences. 17^th International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IASSID) World Congress, Chicago, United States.

Bigby, C. (2024, August). The nature and extent of Australian law and policy reform on supported decision making. 17^th International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IASSID) World Congress, Chicago, United States.

Bigby, C. (2024, August). Common elements of good decision support practice and the scale of change required. 17^th International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IASSID) World Congress, Chicago, United States.

Bigby, C., & Jackson, A. (2024, August). Family perspectives on group home experiences of their relative with severe intellectual disabilities. 17^thInternational Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IASSID), World Congress Chicago, United States.

Humphreys, L. (2024, March). Organisational Culture in Disability Accommodations Services. National Disability Services (NDS) National Housing and Support Community of Practice Meeting, Melbourne, Australia.

Humphreys, L., & Bigby, C. (2024, August). Organisational Predictors of Staff Satisfaction in Australian Supported Accommodation Services. 17^thInternational Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IASSID) World Congress, Chicago, United States.

Bigby, C., & Humphreys, L. (2024, August). Influences on the strength of practice leadership in Australian supported accommodation services. 17^thInternational Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IASSID) World Congress, Chicago, United States.

Humphreys, L., & Bigby. (2024, August). Examining two elements of good Active Support using multilevel modelling. 17^th International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IASSID) World Congress, Chicago, United States.

Beadle-Brown, J., & Bigby, C. (2024, August). Roundtable: What is needed to promote person-centred support and better quality of life outcomes for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities across the world. What role can research play in this? 17^th International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IASSID) World Congress, Chicago, United States.

Keynotes and invited presentations

Bigby, C. (2024, June). Building research evidence to influence practice and policy 
Learnings from Active Support Research. Institute for Applied Behaviour Analysis, International Positive Practices Conference, Invited keynote.  

Bigby, C. (2024). Driving quality in supported accommodation. National Disability Services, Vic State Conference, Invited keynote. 

Bigby, C. (2024). A flawed model or weak implementation. A critique of the DRC’s approach to group homes. DSC conference, Invited keynote.

Conference presentations

Anderson, S. (2023, November). Exploring student-parent experiences of a postgraduate disability studies program. Annual conference of the Australasian Society for Intellectual Disability (ASID), Melbourne, Australia.

Araten-Bergman, T. (2023, November). Ageing residents in group homes: exploring staff experiences. Annual conference of the Australasian Society for Intellectual Disability (ASID), Melbourne, Australia.

Araten-Bergman, T. (2023, November). Family’s experiences supporting adults in group homes during COVID‐19. Annual conference of the Australasian Society for Intellectual Disability (ASID), Melbourne, Australia.

Bagley, K. (2023, November). Lived experience of the fetal alcohol spectrum disorder diagnostic assessment. Annual conference of the Australasian Society for Intellectual Disability (ASID), Melbourne, Australia.

Bigby, C. (2023, November). Changes in quality of support in group homes. Annual conference of the Australasian Society for Intellectual Disability (ASID), Melbourne, Australia.

Bigby, C. (2023, November). Family perspectives on support in group homes. Annual conference of the Australasian Society for Intellectual Disability (ASID), Melbourne, Australia.

Douglas, J., Winkler, D., Oliver, S., Liddicoat, S., D’Cruz, K. (2023, May). “Having moved and being able to be quite independent.” Outcomes over two years for people with neurological disability and complex needs after moving into new individualised apartments. Australasian Society for the Study of Brain Impairment (ASSBI) 46^th Annual Conference, Darwin, Australia.

Douglas, J., Winkler, D., Oliver, S., Liddicoat, S., and D’Cruz, K. (2023, June) “My life has changed”: Moving into new housing designed for people with disability and complex needs. 20th WFNR Annual Neuropsychological Rehabilitation Symposium, Glasgow, Scotland.

Iacono, T. (2023). Resources for strengthening hospital inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities. Annual conference of the Australasian Society for Intellectual Disability (ASID), Melbourne, Australia.

McEwen, J. (2023, November). Checking if services are good and safe for people with intellectual disability. Annual conference of the Australasian Society for Intellectual Disability (ASID), Melbourne, Australia.

Sims-Jenkins, C. (2023, November). Targeting feelings in choice and control workshops for staff. Annual conference of the Australasian Society for Intellectual Disability (ASID), Melbourne, Australia.

Keynotes and invited presentations

Bigby, C. (2023, November). Recognising diversity: A framework for implementing supported decision making across sectors and disability groups. Annual conference of the Australasian Society for Intellectual Disability (ASID), Melbourne, Australia.

Douglas, J. (2023, March). Cognitive-Communication Ability and Social Functioningfollowing Traumatic Brain Injury. Meeting 4, NEUROPRAG Project, social communication for people with TBI, Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Ludwig Maximilian University, München, Germany.

Humphreys, L. (2023, May). Why Use Active Support? Building Support Worker Capability. Deep Dive Series, National Disability Services (NDS), Melbourne, Australia.

Conference presentations

Anderson, S. (2022, November). Digital inclusion? people with intellectual disability as users of social media: a review of the literature. Annual conference of the Australasian Society for Intellectual Disability (ASID).

Bagley, K. (2022, November). Building the capacity of educators to support students with intellectual disability in their most inclusive learning environment. Annual conference of the Australasian Society for Intellectual Disability (ASID).

Bigby, C. (2022, September). Implementing the La Trobe Support for Decision Making Practice Framework in different settings. International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IASSIDD) Virtual Conference 2022 – September

Bigby, C. (2022, November). Unsettling neoliberal imaginaries of ‘mainstreaming’ and ‘choice and control’. Annual conference of the Australasian Society for Intellectual Disability (ASID).

Bigby, C. (2022, November). Evaluation of a structured decision-making framework in the Public Trustee Queensland. Annual conference of the Australasian Society for Intellectual Disability (ASID).

Bigby, C. (2022, November). Publishing in Research and Practice in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Annual conference of the Australasian Society for Intellectual Disability (ASID).

Clegg, J. (2022, November). Helping distressed people with intellectual disabilities to manage their chaotic emotions. Annual conference of the Australasian Society for Intellectual Disability (ASID). Slides.

Cubis, L., McDonald, S., Davis, E., Loy, C., Winkler, D., Douglas, J. (2022, October). One Size Does Not Fit All: A qualitative investigation into the housing needs and preferences of people with Huntington’s Disease. 19th Conference of the Neuropsychological Rehabilitation Special Interest Group of the World Federation for NeuroRehabilitation (NR-SIG-WFNR).

D‘Cruz, K. (2022, May). Support in colocated apartments for people with neurological conditions: Co-design of potential solutions. Australasian Society for the Study of Brain Impairment (ASSBI) 45^th Annual Conference.

D‘Cruz, K., Douglas, J., Winkler, D. (2022, May). “This is better but not fully there": Experiences of participating in a co-design project from the perspective of adults with neurological disability and facilitators. Australasian Society for the Study of Brain Impairment (ASSBI) 45^th Annual Conference.

Douglas, J. (2022, May). Building skills, connecting, belonging and developing confidence: Qualitative evaluation of a Multi-component Community Connection program (M-ComConnect) for people with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). Australasian Society for the Study of Brain Impairment (ASSBI) 45^th Annual Conference.

Douglas, J. (2022, May). Evaluation of outcomes for people with neurological disability and complex needs after moving into new individualised apartments: Preliminary results. Australasian Society for the Study of Brain Impairment (ASSBI) 45^th Annual Conference.

Douglas, J., Leeson, R.,  Collins, M. (2022, October). Outcomes of a Multi-component Community Connection program (M-ComConnect) for people with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). 19th Conference of the Neuropsychological Rehabilitation Special Interest Group of the World Federation for NeuroRehabilitation (NR-SIG-WFNR).

Iacono, T. (2022, November). Increasing quality hospital care for people with intellectual disabilities: a research translation project. Annual conference of the Australasian Society for Intellectual Disability (ASID). Slides.

Roseingrave, E., Cubis, L. Minter, E., Winkler, D., Douglas, J. (2022, May). Living in Limbo: Navigating the Hospital and Discharge Process for People with Disability and Complex Needs. Australasian Society for the Study of Brain Impairment (ASSBI) 45^th Annual Conference.

Shpigelman, C., Araten-Bergman, T. (2022, November). "I kept telling him that we did not abandon him": the family caregivers' experiences during the first lockdown of COVID-19. Annual conference of the Australasian Society for Intellectual Disability (ASID).

Spong, J., Iacono, T., Garcia-Melgar, A., Bagley, K., McKinstry, C., Hyett, N., Arthur-Kelly, M. (2022, November). Supporting students with disabilities in mainstream schools: an expert panel consensus on elements of reasonable adjustments. Annual conference of the Australasian Society for Intellectual Disability (ASID). Slides.

Topping, M., Douglas, J., Winkler, D. (2022, May). “They treat you like a person, they ask you what you want”: Exploring Factors that Influence the Quality of Paid Disability Support for Adults with Acquired Neurological Disability. Australasian Society for the Study of Brain Impairment (ASSBI) 45^th Annual Conference.

Topping, M., Douglas, J., Winkler, D. (2022, October). Recommendations for allied health professionals helping disability support workers to deliver best practice from the perspective of adults with acquired neurological disability. 19th Conference of the Neuropsychological Rehabilitation Special Interest Group of the World Federation for NeuroRehabilitation (NR-SIG-WFNR).

Winkler, D. (2022, May). Younger people in aged care: Will we achieve the 2022 and 2025 government targets? Australasian Society for the Study of Brain Impairment (ASSBI) 45^th Annual Conference.

Keynotes and invited presentations

Bigby, C. (2022, September). Implementing the La Trobe Support for Decision Making Practice Framework in different settings. International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IASSIDD) Virtual Conference 2022 – September

Conference presentations

Bigby, C. (2021, November) Frontline practice leadership in supported accommodation services: reviewing the evidence. Annual conference of the Australasian Society for Intellectual Disability (ASID).

Bigby, C. (2021, November) Reflections of parents about value of training and mentoring for supported decision-making practice. Annual conference of the Australasian Society for Intellectual Disability (ASID).

Bigby, C., et al. (2021, July). Reviewing observational methods for measuring the quality of support. International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IASSIDD) Europe Conference.

Bigby, C., et al. (2021, July). Reflections of parents about the value of training and mentoring for supported decision making practice. International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IASSIDD) Europe Conference.

Bigby, C., et al. (2021, July). Grappling with uncertainty: Parental strategies for supporting decision making. International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IASSIDD) Europe Conference.

Cubis, L., Roseingrave, E., Winkler, D., Topping, M., Minter, E., Douglas, J. (2021, June) Hospital to home: Evaluating the discharge planning process for people with acquired disability and complex support needs. Pacific Rim Conference on Disability and Diversity (joint conference of the International Neuropsychological Society (INS), the Australasian Society for the Study of Brain Impairment (ASSBI), and the Australian Psychological Society’s College of Clinical Neuropsychologists (CCN).

D’Cruz, K., Douglas, J., Serry, T. (2021, July) A grounded theory study of narrative storytelling: Conceptualising the relationship between storytelling and identity re-construction following acquired brain injury. World Federation of Neurorehabilitation and Neuropsychological Rehabilitation (WFNR) SIG.

D’Cruz, K., Douglas, J., Winkler, D. (2021, June) "I have always wanted to do work like this but felt it was out of reach": Hopes and expectations of participating in a co-design storytelling project. Pacific Rim Conference on Disability and Diversity (joint conference of the International Neuropsychological Society (INS), the Australasian Society for the Study of Brain Impairment (ASSBI), and the Australian Psychological Society’s College of Clinical Neuropsychologists (CCN).

Douglas, J. (2021, April) Finding the missing shoe: a mixed method evaluation of a multicomponent community connection program (M-Com connect) for people with acquired brain injury. 2^nd Academic and Clinical Symposium in Cognitive-Communication Disorders (CCDs).

Douglas, J. (2021, June) Finding Focus: the process of deriving person-centred goals in a multi-component connection program (M-Com Connect). Australasian Society for the Study of Brain Impairment (ASSBI) 44^th Annual Conference.

Douglas, J., Bigby, C. (2021, July). Building capability of health professionals to support the participation of adults with acquired brain injury (ABI) in decision making. World Federation of Neurorehabilitation and Neuropsychological Rehabilitation (WFNR) SIG.

Douglas, J., Leeson, R., Collins, M. (2021, June). Evaluation of a Multi-component Community Connection program (M-ComConnect) for people with severe traumatic brain injury: Preliminary results. Pacific Rim Conference on Disabiltiy and Diversity (joint conference of the International Neuropsychological Society (INS), the Australasian Society for the Study of Brain Impairment (ASSBI), and the Australian Psychological Society’s College of Clinical Neuropsychologists (CCN).

Douglas, J. (2021, November) Development and preliminary evaluation of the Decision Support Questionnaire. Annual conference of the Australasian Society for Intellectual Disability (ASID).

Humphreys, L. (2021, November) An evidence based frontline practice leadership training resource. Annual conference of the Australasian Society for Intellectual Disability (ASID).

Humphreys, L. (2021, November) Psychometric evaluation of the Active Support Measure. Annual conference of the Australasian Society for Intellectual Disability (ASID).

McEwen, J. (2021, November) Administrative compliance or personal outcomes? Exploring staff perspectives about service quality in day services for people with intellectual disabilities. Annual conference of the Australasian Society for Intellectual Disability (ASID).

Oliver, S., D’Cruz, K., Minter, E., Naismithm, J., Douglas, J., Winkler, D. (2021, June) Being a pioneer: A qualitative study of the experience of moving into SDA accommodation from the perspective of adults with neurological disability. Pacific Rim Conference on Disability and Diversity (joint conference of the International Neuropsychological Society (INS), the Australasian Society for the Study of Brain Impairment (ASSBI), and the Australian Psychological Society’s College of Clinical Neuropsychologists (CCN).

Shorland, J., Douglas, J., O’Halloran, R. (2021, June) Older adult admissions to subacute rehabilitation following traumatic brain injury: A comparison of characteristics, speech pathology input and outcome indices across the adult age-span. Pacific Rim Conference on Disability and Diversity (joint conference of the International Neuropsychological Society (INS), the Australasian Society for the Study of Brain Impairment (ASSBI), and the Australian Psychological Society’s College of Clinical Neuropsychologists (CCN).

Sims-Jenkins, C. (2021, November) Building on support staff’s warm feelings to enhance their support for self-determination. Annual conference of the Australasian Society for Intellectual Disability (ASID).

Stagg, K., Douglas, J., Iacono, T. (2021, July) “Some [health professionals] … actually make you into people” The role of relational experiences with health professionals in navigating recovery from stroke and supporting positive self-perceptions. World Federation of Neurorehabilitation and Neuropsychological Rehabilitation (WFNR) SIG.

Topping, M., Douglas, J., Winkler, D. (2021, June). Factors that Influence the Quality of Paid Support for Adults with Acquired Neurological Disability: Scoping Review and In-Depth Interviews. Pacific Rim Conference on Disability and Diversity (joint conference of the International Neuropsychological Society (INS), the Australasian Society for the Study of Brain Impairment (ASSBI), and the Australian Psychological Society’s College of Clinical Neuropsychologists (CCN).

Topping, M., Douglas, J., Winkler, D. (2021, July). Considerations for Conducting Online Qualitative Research and Practice Implications for Interviewing People with Acquired Brain Injury. World Federation of Neurorehabilitation and Neuropsychological Rehabilitation (WFNR) SIG.

Vassalo, S., Douglas, J. (2021, June). Clinical indicators of visual deficits following chronic severe traumatic brain injury. Pacific Rim Conference on Disability and Diversity.

Winkler, D., Douglas, J. (2021, June). No choices and nothing to do: Changing policy, practice and systems through programmatic research to prevent young people with acquired brain injury from being forced to live in aged care. Pacific Rim Conference on Disability and Diversity (joint conference of the International Neuropsychological Society (INS), the Australasian Society for the Study of Brain Impairment (ASSBI), and the Australian Psychological Society’s College of Clinical Neuropsychologists (CCN).

Keynotes and invited presentations

Bigby, C. (2021, May). Delivering quality support in supported accommodation services – Resources for organising and training staff. Invited presentation, Boosting the Local Workforce, Gippsland.

Bigby, C. (2021, May). Embedding Active Support in your Organisation: What it takes and why is it important. Invited presentation, NDS Quality and Safeguarding virtual conference.

Bigby, C. (2021, August) Unpacking Frontline Practice Leadership. National Disability Services (NDS).

Bigby, C. (2021, September). Reviewing the evidence about Frontline Practice Leadership, Invited presentation. Malmo University and Malmo Municipality Disability Services.

Bigby, C. (2021, March). Building the capacity of decision supporters: Evaluation of the La Trobe Support for Decision Making Practice Framework. Invited presentation, Annual Meeting of AGAC.

Bigby, C (2021) ‘House as a Home’, Invited presentation, Kings College London.

Bigby, C., Humphreys, L. (2021) Tizard seminar: Culture and Abuse in Group Homes, Care Quality Commission, UK.

Bigby, C. (2020, February). Convivial encounter as a means of social inclusion for all ages. Invited presentation, Deakin University Seminar, Australia.

Bigby, C. (2020, July). What makes a difference to quality of life and quality of services: Some evidence from research. Queensland Disability Network, Australia.

Bigby, C. (2020, September). Enabling hospitals to be more inclusive and responsive to people with intellectual disabilities. Australasian Society for Intellectual Disability (ASID) Webinar.

Bigby, C. (2020, October). An evidence-based support for decision making practice framework. Invited presentation, Disability Summit.

Bigby, C. (2020, October). Dedifferentiation and people with intellectual disabilities in the NDIS. Invited presentation, Possability, Australia.

Bigby, C. (2020, October). Identifying difference in culture between poor performing and better group homes. Tizard Centre, seminar in conjunction with CQC, UK.

Humphreys, L. (2020, October). The Group Home Culture Scale: Development and findings. Tizard Centre, seminar in conjunction with CQC, UK.

Submissions

Bigby. C. 2020. Submission: Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme - Quality and Safeguards

Bigby. C. 2020. Submission: Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme - Workforce

McEwen. J. 2020. Submission: Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme - Quality and Safeguards

Bigby, C. (2019). What is necessary to embed active support in supported living services. Birmingham, British Learning Disabilities Conference.

Bigby, C. (2019). 'Glossing overs issues in the rush to have everybody under the disability banner': A case study of a dedifferentiated reform in the Australian National Disability Insurance Scheme. Glasgow, IASSIDD World Congress.

Bigby, C., Bould, E., Iacono, T., & Beadle-Brown, J. (2019). Identifying factors that predict good active support in group homes for people with intellectual disabilities using multi-level modelling. Glasgow, IASSIDD World Congress.

Bigby, C., Bould, E., Iacono, T., & Beadle-Brown, J. (2019). Organisational structures and process associated with good active support. Glasgow, IASSIDD World Congress.

Bigby, C., Douglas, J. (2019). Developing an evidence-based support for decision making practice framework. Canberra. Australian Guardianship and Administration Council Conference.

Bigby, C., Douglas, J., & Smith, E. (2019). The La Trobe support of decision making practice framework: Preliminary analysis. Canberra. Australian Guardianship and Administration Council Conference.

Bigby, C., & Humphreys, L. (2019). Patterns of staff culture in Australian group homes. Glasgow, IASSIDD World Congress.

Bigby, C., Douglas, J., Iacono, T. (2019). Enabling hospitals to be more inclusive and responsive to people with intellectual disabilities. Glasgow, IASSIDD World Congress.

Humpfreys, L., Bigby, C., & Iacono, T. (2019). The group home culture scale: Validation and use in predicting quality of staff support in group homes. Glasgow, IASSIDD World Congress.

Iacono, T., Bigby, C., Douglas, J., & Spong, J. (2019). A prospective study of hospital encounters by people with intellectual and developmental disability and a comparison group. Glasgow, IASSIDD World Congress.