Resourcing Families: Workshops in 2012!
Resourcing Families has an exciting line up of workshops in 2012.
Workshops currently scheduled are noted below. More events will be announced later in the year.
If you are located in the area where a workshop is to take place and are on the Family Advocacy/Resourcing Families
mailing list, you will receive a flier closer to the workshop date.
If you are keen to attend a particular workshop, you can contact us at: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
(02) 9869 7753 or 1800 774 764 (free call for non metro areas)
Friday March 9 – More Choice and Control – NSW family stories of creating inclusive lives Ryde/ Eastwood Leagues Club.
Come and hear how some NSW families have taken the initiative to build an inclusive life for their family member that reflects their real interests, aspirations and the joy of belonging and contributing to their community.
There is much talk in the NSW disability sector about people with disability and their families having more choice and control over their lives. Beyond the jargon, however, what does it all really mean? Resourcing Families will bring together parents and other family members from around NSW already leading the way with an individualised or self-directed approach for their son, daughter or sibling. It is their hope that by sharing their story, they will inspire others to have the confidence to dream big, support a person with disability to lead a full and meaningful life and get started now with what is potentially already available.
Sometimes the best insight into what could be possible is to hear a true life story!
A range of topics relevant to taking the lead, directing supports and maximising choices and possibilities will be shared.
Click here to for the event flier– More Choice and Control
April 2-5 – Circles of Support – All you need to know to get started and keep going! Nowra (April 2) – Wollongong (April 3)- South Hurstville (April 4) – Harbord (April 5)
Resourcing Families is running a practical workshop for families about the ‘how to’ of setting-up, running and maintaining a circle of support. Circles of support are an effective strategy for getting more people involved in the life of a person with disability to support them in their life goals and to have a lifestyle suited to them. This can be an enriching and empowering opportunity, as well as an important strategy for keeping people safe into the future.
Questions for discussion will include:
What is a circle of support? How might you get started? Who should you invite to be part of the circle? How would you issue an invitation? What preparation is involved? What could happen at the first meeting? What tools could be helpful for keeping the circle on track? What are the limits of a circle? What have others done?
Who should come?
The day is for families (mothers, fathers, adult brothers and sisters, other relatives) and friends of people with developmental disability. It would be a great idea to bring any prospective circle members with you. Families that include a young person with disability are encouraged to attend.
Click here for the event flier – Circles of Support
May 19-20 – Directing the Future – West Ryde
Are you keen for your son or daughter to have more opportunities to pursue their skills and interests? Have you heard terms like person centred planning but don’t know what they mean? Do you just want to achieve a good life included in the community?
Over two consecutive days, families will hear and think about:
what taking up self directed opportunities involves
having a plan or vision for the future
ideas for building a greater connection to the local community around interests
ideas for bringing more people into the life of their son or daughter with disability (including via circles of support)
the practicalities of what a meaningful week could look like
tips for hiring people in paid support roles
tips for guiding people in paid support roles.
The event is aimed at families that include a young person with disability under 18.
To ensure that the workshop is as useful as possible, numbers will be limited to 25 people. More details coming soon.
August: It’s back…9 and 10 August 2012 – Parramatta
In October 2007, Family Advocacy hosted a hugely successful conference:
The Odyssey – a journey of enrichment and possibility
Presenters travelled from around Australia and from overseas with the aim of igniting a spark to set people in NSW and beyond on a path of discovery around people with disability having a good life – at all stages of their journey.
Participants heard about real ways in which people with developmental disability can live rich, varied and secure lives; how they can experience positive learning opportunities; be recognised as part of the wider community; have constructive, meaningful work and leisure time; and have a place to call home.
On 9 and 10 August 2012, The Odyssey will continue and build momentum...
Confirmed conference speakers include: Dr Michael Kendrick (www.kendrickconsulting.org), Kathie Snow (www.disabilityisnatural.com) Meg Sweeney, Jane Sherwin, Michael Schweiger (of Vemvane Inc) and more!
More details are available on the Family Advocacy website http://www.family-advocacy.com/conference-2012.html
October October 11 and 17 Positive Directions for Lives of Meaning and Fulfillment Coffs Harbour (October 11) – Nowra (October 17)
Many families have said that they would like their son or daughter with disability to enjoy the same good, ordinary opportunities as their other children but they find this hard to achieve.
This workshop considers why this is so and explores strategies for helping a person with disability to have a good life as part of their community.
These strategies are:
having a positive vision for the future
working not just for community presence but also for community participation and relationships
assisting people to develop and sustain positive roles in their community by ‘looking the part’ and ‘acting the part’.
With NSW Government policy changing to enable people with disability and their families to have more control over their lives, now is a great time to be inspired!
This is a workshop for families and friends of people with developmental disability. Mothers, fathers, adult brothers and sisters, aunts, uncles and other extended family are welcome. If you are thinking about a better future for your family member with disability, then this workshop is for you!
Click here for the event flier – Positive Directions
If hearing about events has made you curious to get more information now, the Resourcing Families website has a wealth of information about:
• Having a plan or vision for the future
• Networks of support
• Community connections and
• The possibility of having more choice and control
Hope to see you at an event!
Kind Regards,
Kim Roots, Emma Baxter, Rhiannon Brodie
Resourcing Families
(02) 9869 7753
1800 774 764 (free call non metro callers)
www.resourcingfamilies.org.au
