Thursday, July 30, 2009

5th/6th November National Squalor Conference - Pathway through the Maze







Catholic Community Services will host a National Squalor Conference in Sydney on 5-6 November, 2009.

It will be the first conference of its kind internationally. The Conference will have a focus on sustainable long term interventions through exploring the experiences of severe domestic squalor within the following themes:

  • Social Isolation: the human rights context and social justice
  • Societal Structures: the role of poverty, culture and ones lived experiences
  • Sustainable Housing: accommodation and tenancy issues
  • The Moral Cost: ethical and legal issues
  • The Collective Impact: the environmental, community and financial consequences
  • The Need for Collaboration: legislative and systemic issues
  • A Clinical Red Flag: substance dependence, mental health, disability and aged care
  • What We Know: evidence based research, current literature and models of best practice

The inaugural conference will be officially opened by The Hon. Paul Lynch MP, Minister for Ageing, Minister for Disability Services and Minister for Aboriginal Affairs. Dr Norman Swan, ABC Health Report, will moderate a Hypothetical on the topic of squalor, with panellists including The Hon David Borger MP, Clr Genia McCaffery and Dr Simon Longstaff.

Professor John Snowdon, a leading academic in the area of squalor, will deliver one of the keynote addresses. Presenters will include Dr Shannon McDermott, Assoc Professor Jill Gordon, Professor William Lauder and Susan Graham together with speakers drawn from backgrounds in medical ethics, animal welfare, emergency services, federal, state and local government and academia.

If you are interested in submitting an abstract go to the Abstracts section or email info@nationalsqualorconference.com.au.

The Conference will be held at the SMC Conference Centre in Sydney city. There is a wide range of accommodation, parking and public transport options near the venue.

To register your interest in the National Squalor Conference and receive updates on the program please email info@nationalsqualorconference.com.au

For more information about our Squalor Program please contact the Squalor hotline on 1800 225 474, or visit the website at www.nationalsqualorconference.com.au

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