This full day  workshop will provide a brief introduction and opportunity to explore relationships and sexuality for people with disabilities. What you will learn The following topics will be covered: Social skills, relationships and sexuality from a human rights perspective Values Myths and assumptions Providing sex education Duty of care. Participants will take from the session an overview of the above, a knowledge of where to access resources and supports. There will also be the opportunity to reflect on where…

Person Centred Active Support is an evidence based approach that teaches disability professionals how to provide the right amount of support for people with disability to be engaged in meaningful everyday activities of their choice. This one day introductory workshop will cover: the evidence base the approach implementation tips and tricks resources and much more. Intended Audience: This one day workshop is suitable for anyone working in the disability field such as direct support professionals, group home/day program staff and…

Everything you wanted to know about medications and medication management in a supported living setting but were too afraid to ask. This workshop is aimed at support workers and managers and covers: What are medications? Adverse Drug reactions Medication errors Specific medications Practical aspects Documentation, administration, hygiene Storage and disposal Medication administration errors - prevention and response Supporting self-administration Consent. About the Facilitators: Dr Seeta Durvasula has extensive expertise in Developmental Disability medicine. Rebecca Stack is the Clinic nurse for…

The I-CAN is a support needs assessment, planning and resource allocation tool designed to assess and guide support delivery for people with disabilities, including people with psychosocial disability. Workshop participants will learn to facilitate I-CAN interviews with a client and their circle of support and generate an individual support needs report which helps guide service delivery and planning. While this workshop is one day face-to-face, please note that in order to become an I-CAN facilitator you will also need to…

This workshop is relevant for anyone living or working with a person with communication difficulties including parents, grandparents, teachers, health professionals, child care workers, disability support workers and volunteers. No signing experience is required. For more information about Key Word Sign, please visit https://www.scopeaust.org.au/services-for-individuals/specialised-communication-services/key-word-sign-australia/ Facilitator Katherine Shannon is a Speech Pathologist and holds a Graduate Diploma in Public Sector Management and Certificate IV in Disability work. Cost: $200 pp and includes a copy of the book 'Getting Started with Key…

 The Centre for Disability Studies is pleased to announce the 2019 Trevor Parmenter Lecture and Awards to be presented at CDS’ Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Monday 25 November 2019, 4.30 to 7.30pm.  The evening will start with our AGM followed by the Trevor Parmenter Lecture to be presented by Dr Alice Schippers and Casper Boot. There will be light refreshments and drinks. The program for the evening is: 4.30 pm | AGM 5.40 pm | Canapes and drinks 6.00…