professional development

Unregistered NDIS Providers: What Participants Really Think  – Podcast

An opportunity to engage in self paced learning and reflection. Video Description: Did you know that NDIS participants over all spend about 60% of our funding on unregistered providers. And this number is growing. On this episode of Reasonable and Necessary, Dr George Taleporos speaks with Prof Helen Dickinson from UNSW and NDIS participants and …

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Free Online training for VET staff and educators

National Disability Co-ordination Officer (NDCO) Program and Australian Disability Clearinghouse on Education and Training (ADCET) have collaborated to develop 2 training programs to explore ‘disability’. Program 1: VET Staff – Supporting Students with Disability Designed for all staff who work in the VET sector and focuses on promoting awareness about the rights of students with …

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Autism SA – Workshops for families and professionals

Autism SA offers a variety of training sessions – held at both the Netley and Elizabeth sites. Autism SA’s workshops are delivered by a highly experienced and diverse training team which includes consultants, occupational therapists, speech pathologists and facilitators who have extensive experience in working with individuals on the autism spectrum in a range of …

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Augmentative Alternative Communication (AAC) Program – Expression of Interest

Make the most of your AAC investment This Program has been developed for those who support individuals who use AAC to communicate. We see you as ‘communication partners’. The program aims to build the capacity of you as a ‘communication partner’ over a 10 week block – comprising of 5 fortnightly face to face sessions. …

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Support Coordination workshops in 2020 – Disability Services Consulting

2020 Workshop Dates Support Coordination 2 Day Intensive   Launceston: January 14-15 Adelaide: January 28-29 Darwin: February 11-12 Melbourne: January 16-17 Sydney: January 30-31 Brisbane: February 18-19   You can expect resources, insight and practical activities around:   Support Coordination Roles & Responsibilities NDIS Pride Guide & Funds Flexibility   Transport Funding Supporting Participants through Planning …

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Webinar Series: Sleep with Disability

Sleep with Disability is an education service developed by Annie O’Connell that aims to increase the knowledge, skill and confidence of allied health professionals and educators who support families with children and teenagers with sleep difficulties. Sleep with Disability supports the training of professionals through SIX online webinars and links to resources. This series of 6 webinars provides the information …

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AASW Qld Branch Webinar – Online Training Module 2 – Responding to Disclosures of Sexual Violence

Training Module 2 – Responding to Disclosures of Sexual Violence Sexual rights, consent & sexual violence; The trauma effects of sexual violence and abuse; Vulnerability of people with intellectual disability to sexual violence and abuse, including perpetrator practices; and Guiding principles and supportive practices for responding to disclosure of sexual violence or abuse. Training participants …

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National Child Protection Week 1-7 Sept 2019

From the NAPCAN website: NAPCAN invites you to get involved with National Child Protection Week this year and play your part in creating safe and nurturing environments for all Australian children. Remember… By building stronger communities, we can create safer environments for children We all have a role to play in protecting children from harm …

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Pearson Academic Webinar with Winnie Dunn

Live Q&A Webinar With Winnie Dunn Join Pearson Academic for a live, one-hour webinar with Winnie Dunn, an internationally recognised expert on sensory processing in everyday life and author of the Sensory Profile measures. Upon completion of your registration, you will be provided a link to submit your own questions for Winnie to answer during …

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