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Presented by  Professor Christine Bigby (La Trobe University, Living with Disability Research Centre)

Centre for Disability Studies (CDS) in partnership with Australasian Society for Intellectual Disability (ASID), NSW is hosting this topical and timely workshop:

• What does the research tell us?

• What action do we need to take to improve the quality?

• What are the alternatives?

Group homes are a very significant part of the system of services that supports people with intellectual disability. Prior to the NDIS approximately half of all Australian disability expenditure is on accommodation and most of this is on group homes.

WHAT IS THE WORKSHOP ABOUT?

• Hearing about the latest research related to group homes
• Learning about the impact of the culture in group homes and the role of practice leadership
• Taking off rose coloured glasses
• The alternatives to group homes
• Networking with you peers

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

• Those in a leadership role of accommodation support services including CEOs and senior managers
• New or expanding providers of Accommodation Services
• Families of people with intellectual disability
• Service coordinators/case workers
• Funders
• Professional staff who support individuals living in group homes

THIS EVENT IS NOW SOLD OUT!