Summer Foundation Podcasts

Q & A with the NDIA – with Maryanne Diamond AO, General Manager, Community Linkages and Engagement at the National Disability Insurance Agency

Insights into Specialist Disability Accommodation – with Luke Bo'sher and Alecia Rathbone of the Summer Foundation

What it takes to achieve great outcomes with the NDIS with Les Cope

Reasonable & Necessary with Dr George - Series 3, Episode 2 by Summer Foundation Ltd

On today’s episode we are talking about How we can make the NDIS work better for everyone. To help us work through these issues I am pleased to welcome Kirsten Dean, Campaign director of every Australian counts.

THE 2018 ALLEN MARTIN MEMORIAL LECTURE Transcript by Summer Foundation Ltd

MUSIC THERAPY IN NEUROREHABILITATION – AN OVERVIEW OF CURRENT CLINICAL PRACTICE AND RESEARCH

TOPIC: Changing service models in the NDIS: Key considerations to achieve participation outcomes following ABI - This lecture will outline key findings from an NDIS Innovative Workforce Fund project delivered with people with ABI living in Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) and their support workforce PRESENTED BY: Sue Sloan, occupational therapist and clinical neuropsychologist with a main interest in the long-term rehabilitation and support of people with ABI Libby Callaway, occupational therapist, researcher and senior lecturer at Monash University Jan Mackey, principal speech pathologist at Applied Communication Skills and co-author of communication resources used widely in Australia and the UK Transcription available

This is the final episode in the second series of Reasonable & Necessary with Dr George: Making Sense of the NDIS. In this episode, Dr George speaks with the Summer Foundation's Clinical Practice Leader, Cath Bucolo, about the critical interface between the health system and the NDIS.

This is the fourth episode in the second series of Reasonable & Necessary with Dr George: Making Sense of the NDIS. In this episode, Dr George speaks with Sam Paior, Support Coordinator from the Growing Space, Taking control of your funding through self-management.

This is episode 3 in the second series of Reasonable & Necessary with Dr George: Making Sense of the NDIS. In this episode, Dr George speaks with Sam Paior, Support Coordinator from the Growing Space, about how support coordination can help me to implement my plan.

This is the second episode in this second series of Reasonable & Necessary with Dr George: Making Sense of the NDIS. In this episode, Dr George speaks with Graeame Head, NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commissioner, about staying safe and building quality into NDIS services.

This is the first episode in a brand new series of Reasonable & Necessary with Dr George: Making Sense of the NDIS. In this episode, Dr George speaks with the "Mother of the NDIS", the Honourable Jenny Macklin, about the NDIS 5 years on.

Emerging technologies and rehabilitation of the upper limb: are we ready? About the lecture: Rehabilitation of the neurologically impaired upper limb is challenging for both consumers and health professionals. Published studies suggest that more than 50% of stroke survivors will leave rehabilitation with a nonfunctional upper limb. We know that cortical changes are experience-dependant and rely on intensity, repetition and engagement. Emerging technologies, such as gaming and robotic assisted devices, provide an engaging platform for rehabilitation that enable the high numbers of repetition critical for neuroplasticity and functional improvement. However, clinicians are often reluctant to incorporate such technology in practice. This presentation will discuss research collected as part of the implementation of a publicly funded, technology driven, upper-limb rehabilitation clinic – the Hand Hub. The barriers and facilitators for the uptake of new technology in healthcare settings will be examined in the cont

TOPIC: Art as a catalyst for change in acquired brain injury A presentation of preliminary research findings into an art therapy program at the Royal Talbot Rehabilitation Centre, outlining the benefits of art therapy within a more traditional therapeutic framework PRESENTERS: Erica Mainprize, private art therapist, Royal Talbot Rehabilitation Centre Dr Bronwyn Moorhouse, speech pathologist, Royal Talbot Rehabilitation Centre

Using the NDIS to get you moving, with Dr George and Chris Thwaites

What to do if you’re not happy with your NDIS Plan, with Dr George and Chris Thwaites.

The NDIS and housing, with Dr George and Penny Paul. A podcast series by the Summer Foundation.

How to go about your making your NDIS Plan, with Dr George and Penny Paul. A podcast series by the Summer Foundation.

Everything you ever wanted to know about the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), with Dr George and friends. A podcast series by the Summer Foundation.