Ensuring  people with a disability can actively take part in community life requires considerable planning and judgement, and a good knowledge of community options and adaptations.

 

In this 4 day workshop with its 12 week guided practicum, disability service staff explore the skills involved in:

 

• Supporting people to set personal goals, making informed choices

 

• Networking - finding and assessing community options

 

• Advocating for inclusion – overcoming fears and negative attitudes in community groups and organisations

 

• Helping people gain self-confidence and  skills – from catching a bus to relationship skills

 

• Supporting people in community settings (and evaluating when and how to fade out support)

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The Inclusion Handbook

Extensive handouts examine the history of exclusion, the values underlying the approach and practices that support inclusion in both the field of disability and of mental illness.