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26-27 June 2025

The Direct Support Workers Conference will empower you and your support clients to reach remarkable goals.

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Why attend Direct Support Workers Conference?

The Direct Support Workers (DSW) Conference is one of Australia’s leading conferences for support workers in the disability and mental health sectors and will be taking place on the 26th and 27th June 2025.

Now in its eighth year the DSW Conference is an opportunity for support workers to invest in their careers and enhance the quality of service for the people they support.

This year’s conference is hosted by Multicap, Open Minds and Allinto. If you have never attended and are wondering how the DSW Conference could benefit you, your organisation and ultimately the people you support, here are some reasons why you should attend:

Professional development

Upskilling

Stay up to date with industry trends

Networking

Be inspired

Have fun

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Checkout our amazing speakers for 2025:

  • Chelsea Pottenger – International keynote speaker and mental health advocate sharing evidence-based strategies to boost resilience, wellbeing, and workplace performance.
  • Anthony Laye – Communication and mindset expert presenting “The Empowering Advocacy Method (TEAM)” to strengthen advocacy and confidence in support work.
  • Dr Brent Hayward, Senior Lecturer, Monash University – Delivering sessions on applying evidence with the NDIS Code of Conduct and mental health strategies for adults with intellectual disability.
  • Francisco de Paula, Director, The CALMER Approach Limited – Guiding attendees through The CALMER Approach to improve behavioural support and reduce stress.
  • Bridget Knights, Behaviour Support Practitioner and Clinical Supervisor, Lojic – Presenting ethical strategies for managing assent, dissent, and autonomy in care settings.
  • Dr Caroline Foreman, Medical Director, Australia MedicAlert Foundation – Co-presenting on translating emergency preparedness theory into practice for people with disability.
  • Susan Pearce, Safe and Found Project Manager, MedicAlert Foundation – Sharing practical tools to enhance safety and health continuity through MedicAlert systems.
  • Anjini Sharma, Mental Health Worker, South Pacific Care – Sharing on-the-ground experience and approaches to supporting complex mental health needs in the community.
  • Kimberley Whakatau, Manager Complex Behaviour, Vertaview Group – Co-facilitating a practical session on using positive reinforcement to create lasting behavioural change.
  • Shaniece Edgeworth, Senior Positive Behaviour Support Practitioner, Vertaview Group – Co-presenting on behavioural strategies alongside Kimberley Whakatau for effective day-to-day support.
  • Trent Carberry, Group Research Lead, Vertaview Group – Leading a workshop on building resilience and preventing burnout based on insights from direct support workers.
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