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Invitation only
The next Social Care Community of Practice will be held on Thursday, 9 June 2022, 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm AEST.
Please email Nicole Vlakic to apply to join the Social Care Community of Practice.
Program
Meeting Agenda
- Welcome and introductions, Melina Morrison, CEO, BCCM
- The Co-operative Difference with Platform Co-operatives – Introductory comments, Gillian McFee, Social Care Adviser, BCCM
- Platform Co-operatives:
Jodie Hampson, PhD Co-op Intern, BCCM and Team Leader, Sharing Economy, Aged Care Services (North-West Region), Uniting Tas/Vic- What is a Platform Co-operative?
- Social Care co-operative platforms
- Background: CDC and tech push; the gig economy and risks
- Opportunities for connecting consumers, workers, and communities
- What Platform Co-ops mean for the care sector
- Case Studies – Equal Care and Signalise are two co-operatively owned platforms operating in social care
- Q & A with presenters
- Close and outline of next CoP in September 2022, Melina Morrison, CEO, BCCM