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Ask Adam

Power vs Empowerment – What’s The Difference and Why is it Important?

Adam Blanch, Monday, 23rd April 2018 - All human interactions have a component of power to them, but it is expressed in two fundamental processes – control or collaboration, writes psychologist and behaviourist Adam Blanch.

NDIS Urged to Implement Portable Training System for Workers

Luke Michael, Tuesday, 17th April 2018 - A leading economist has called for a portable training system for disability support workers, as he warned the market-oriented delivery system built into the National Disability Insurance Scheme could promote an unstable “gig economy mentality”.

Changemaker

Improving Employment Outcomes for African-Australian Youth

Luke Michael, Monday, 16th April 2018 - Zam Zam Aden is the referral and placement officer at Melbourne Employment Forum, which aims to achieve improved employment outcomes for African-Australians. She is this week’s Changemaker.

Opinion

Top Tips For Young People Entering the NFP Sector

Richard Green, Friday, 13th April 2018 - With Youth Week celebrations taking place around the country, NGO Recruitment director Richard Green offers his top tips for young people considering a career in the not-for-profit sector.

Disability Groups Call For Accessible ICT in Public Service Workplaces

Luke Michael, Wednesday, 11th April 2018 - The Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) has pledged to promote and monitor accessibility guidelines, after a joint statement from 25 disability groups called for the procurement of accessible information and communications technology (ICT) in the Aus

Around the World

Fundraising Survey Reveals ‘Eye-Opening’ Harassment

Wendy Williams, Tuesday, 10th April 2018 - Nearly half of all fundraisers in the US have had some form of personal experience with sexual harassment, according to new research.

Ask Adam

Why Diversity Programs Fail

Adam Blanch, Monday, 9th April 2018 - Far from building bridges of understanding and respect, standard diversity programs can create psychological barriers by engendering an environment of fear and resentment, writes psychologist and behaviourist Adam Blanch.

Opinion

Reflections on the First Episode of the ABC’s Employable Me

Bill Gamack, Friday, 6th April 2018 - Employable Me is a real and raw depiction of the challenges associated with job hunting when you have a disability, writes EPIC Assist CEO Bill Gamack.

Motivating Factors Protect Against Negative Stress

Wendy Williams, Thursday, 5th April 2018 - The factors that motivate and engage people at work also protect them against negative stress, according to the 2018 Pro Bono Salary Survey.

Analysis

Disability Workers Are Facing Longer Days With Less Pay

Contributor, Thursday, 5th April 2018 - Under the tight pricing arrangements of the National Disability Insurance Scheme disability support workers are facing excessive unpaid overtime and unfair pay, write Fiona Macdonald, Eleanor Bentham and Jenny Malone from RMIT University, in this art

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