Day Two - Early Childhood Development in Indigenous Communities
Wednesday 22nd September, 2010

8:00	WELCOME COFFEE & NETWORKING
8:30	Welcome remarks from the Chair Lenore Dembski Adeliesje Calma-Goodrem Paperbark Women, NT
INTEGRATING CHILD PROTECTION & DEVELOPMENT
8:40	MINISTERIAL ADDRESS: Delivering sustainable improvements in childcare through collaboration & integration The Hon. Kon Vatskalis MLA Minister for Child Protection Minister for Children & Families
9:00	SPECIAL ADDRESS: Reducing Indigenous representation in child protection through integrated services Building on community strengths & the Child Placement Principle to reduce representation Culturally appropriate & integrated services to avoid removal of children from communities Frank Hytten CEO Secretariat of National Aboriginal & Islander Child Care (SNAICC)
9:40	Building welfare programs within multi-Government frameworks to improve social norms Improving child protection through the Welfare Reform Package Lessons learnt from establishing the Family Responsibilities Commission & future directions Tammy Sovenyhazi Registrar Family Responsibilities Commission QLD
EMPOWERING FAMILIES & COMMUNITIES
10:20	CASE STUDY: Collaboration to provide maternal health services in remote communities Partnerships between Aboriginal Controlled Organisations & mainstream services Service models to deliver ante & post-natal care & followup treatment Lillian Simpson CEO Mookai Rosie Bi-Bayan
10:50	MORNING TEA & NETWORKING
11:20	CASE STUDY: Building partnerships with community, health & child care professionals Improving workforce development, recruitment & retention Connecting with community & families to encourage service use Judith McKay Mentor/Director Kurdu-Kurdu Kurlangu Yuendumu Child Care Centre
11:50	CASE STUDY: Building pathways to empower fathers & develop strong family structures Strategies to proactively include fathers in pre & post-natal care Building pathways to mainstream services Darren Atkinson Indigenous Counsellor & Liaison Coordinator, “I´m an Aboriginal Dad” Support Program Children´s Protection Society
EARLY LEARNING FOR IMPROVED WELLBEING
12:20	Improving school readiness through early learning programs Building a successful early learning program to boost educational achievement Strengthening links between home & school life through early learning programs Dr Jeff McMullen AM CEO (Honorary) Ian Thorpe´s Fountain for Youth Director Director Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience
12:50	LUNCH
2:00	CASE STUDY: Implementing an integrated education & health program to support families Using local language & local workforce capacity to encourage learning Aligning service goals to provide streamlined, integrated childhood support Robin McConnel Coordinator The LiTTLe Program Joan Pracy Project Officer The LiTTLe Program A/Prof Frederic McConnel Remote Indigenous & Public Health Consultant Sunrise Health Service
2:30	CASE STUDY: Achieving long-term improvements in literacy & numeracy Tracking students in the early childhood area at school to identify educational needs Collecting appropriate data to construct strategic plans & develop priority programs Stuart Dwyer Principal Katherine Group School Anne Pollock & Mary Liddy Mobile Preschool Support Teachers Katherine Group School
3:00	AFTERNOON TEA & NETWORKING
3:30	Roundtable Discussions
4:20	Closing remarks from the Chair
4:30	Close of Conference