Education & Training

CDS offers a range of training programs and workshops.

Please see 2018 Training Calendar – Jul-Dec

 
 
 
Our range of Workshops include:
  • Person Centred Active Support
  • Staff Involved: Prof Vivienne Riches; Laura Hogan, Sarah Wagstaff, Jemima MacDonald & Emma Doukakis
  • I-CAN v5 Facilitator Training
  •  Staff Involved: Laura Hogan, Prof Vivienne Riches, Jemima MacDonald & Emma Doukakis
  • Person Centred Practice and Planning
  •  Staff Involved: Prof  Patricia O’Brien, Prof Vivienne Riches,  Emma Doukakis & Laura Hogan
  • Angerwise- Anger Management Training
  • Staff Involved: Prof Vivienne Riches
  • Understanding and Managing Behaviours of Concern
  • Staff Involved: Laura Hogan, Jemima MacDonald, Prof Vivienne Riches & Sarah Wagstaff
  • Person Centredness and Employment Settings
  • Staff Involved: Prof Vivienne Riches & Ray Murray
  • Relationships & Sexuality Workshops
  • Staff Involved: Laura Hogan, Jemima MacDonald & Sarah Wagstaff
  • Research Fundamentals
  • Staff Involved: Prof Patricia O’Brien & Dr Tanya Riches
  • Positive Behaviour Support
  • Staff Involved: Laura Hogan, Prof Vivienne Riches & Sarah Wagstaff
  • Medication Management
  • Staff Involved: Dr Seeta Durvasula, Rebecca Stack

 

Workshops offered by CDS may match up with the goals in your NDIS plan.

For persons with NDIS funding, If you have funding for Increased Social and Community Participation, you may be able to  pay for the workshop using this line item:

Skills development in a group  09_007_0117_6_3 

Training for the participant in a group of 2 or more to increase their independence in daily personal activities.

For support workers/family members/carers  attending training, using a clients NDIS funding, under “Training in Behaviour management Strategies” you could be eligible to pay for your training using the following line item:

Behaviour management Plan. Training in behaviour management strategies  11_023_0110_7_3

Training for carers and others in behaviour management strategies required due to the persons disability.

If you need to discuss this further please email cds@cds.org.au

To read more about our workshops and to register, please click here