Centre for Disability Employment Research and Practice

19/12/2025

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/reflecting-our-work-2025-dr-peter-smith-ybnac

11/12/2025

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/peter-smith-54a50844_summers-the-perfect-time-to-upskill-join-activity-7405012604038995968-NQ0w?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAlUdQoBgHkotdFDTt5Oa7WVDgOqbhKXB3s

Summer’s the perfect time to upskill. Join CDERP’s ACRE Customised Employment Training — Five Weeks, Big Impact. While work slows down, your professional development doesn’t have to. Build your CE capability, learn Discovery with fidelity, and gain access to Australia’s only practice-devel...

08/12/2025

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/peter-smith-54a50844_customisedemployment-cderp-drpetersmith-activity-7403607078394896385-siaB?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAlUdQoBgHkotdFDTt5Oa7WVDgOqbhKXB3s

Two papers came back from peer review today, some minor edits and we move the dial on evidence based disability employment practice and systems. I have two others that I don't expect to hear from until next year, that extend practice evidence. Book chapter time now, two for other authors and the rem...

06/12/2025

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/peter-smith-54a50844_employer-engagement-as-a-system-lever-activity-7403192110788575232-Q0h-?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAlUdQoBgHkotdFDTt5Oa7WVDgOqbhKXB3s

Recently, I shared a short excerpt from this draft chapter that explored how employer engagement operates within the broader employment ecosystem. The response was strong, and many people asked to see more. Today, I’m sharing the full draft chapter to provide the complete context and argument. In ...

04/12/2025

Our website has a few issues with placeholder issues, but content is still accessible minus the pretty images that top each page. The IT guys are on it.

25/11/2025

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/architecture-equilibrium-from-neurology-human-systems-dr-peter-smith-ntvtc

Prologue – The Question of Order Every living system searches for balance. The seed bending toward light, the neuron repairing a broken pathway, the society adjusting to disruption, all share an instinct for equilibrium.

20/11/2025

The landscape of disability employment is shifting fast, and the quality frameworks guiding our practice are being tested against new expectations, new systems, and a rapidly changing labour market. SEQF, IPS, and CEQAF each offer a different way of thinking about people, work, and capability. But as Australia moves deeper into the NDIS and IEA era, and as AI reshapes the jobs that will exist tomorrow, only one framework is built for what comes next. This brief comparison shows how the three models diverge, why those differences matter, and what they mean for the future of personalised, evidence-driven employment practice.

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/peter-smith-54a50844_disability-employment-three-frameworks-ugcPost-7397250939105046529--Xvg?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAlUdQoBgHkotdFDTt5Oa7WVDgOqbhKXB3s

18/11/2025

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/preparing-capable-workforce-future-inclusive-employment-smith-9fiic

As the new Inclusive Employment Australia (IEA) system takes shape, providers need staff who can deliver genuine, evidence-based Customised Employment, not generic job-placement practice. This is where CDERP’s ACRE accredited training stands apart.

17/11/2025

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/peter-smith-54a50844_customisedemployment-cderp-drpetersmith-share-7396156172023599104-4QEg?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAlUdQoBgHkotdFDTt5Oa7WVDgOqbhKXB3s

Great to be sharing some of the recent evidence based developments in Customised Employment practice.

17/11/2025

Here's the recording from today's Family Discovery webinar.

https://youtu.be/mC-sOd-z6zI

14/11/2025

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/using-scmt-sensory-readiness-scale-vocational-fit-profile-smith-hv1uc

Over the past several months, I have been working with a participant whose sensory profile, trauma history, and emotional regulation patterns require a carefully paced and highly attuned Discovery approach. Traditional forms of vocational exploration, even when adapted, have repeatedly resulted in o

13/11/2025

Congrats to Sandra for joining the international list of CE professionals who have complete the Australian adaptation of the ACRE certified training. Well Done Sandra. More to come, with dozens undergoing internationally recognized training.