Training Newsletter March 2015

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View this email in your browser Donate Advocacy for Inclusion - March Training Update 4th March 2015 Brief Overview of March and April 2015     Courses   Making Control & Choice REAL - Supporting Self-advocacy Tuesday, 17 March 2015 from 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM(AEDT) Canberra, ACT   Their Lives, Their Rights Human rights and people with disabilities, Griffin Centre, 20 Genge St, Canberra City 2601,Tuesday 23rd April 2015, from 9:30am – 4:30pm   Women with disabilities and violence Inclusion and Awareness TrainingThursday, 30 April 2015 from 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM (EST) Canberra, ACT   More Information about the courses available following or available at http://www.advocacyforinclusion.org/index.php/2014-09-22-05-11-32/training/2013-training-calendar  Or you can call Sharon or Suzy on 6257 4005 or email Training@advocacyforinclusion.org   Self Advocacy Groups   Advocacy for Inclusion run two weekly Self-Advocacy Groups, Wednesday 2pm-4pm at the Woden Community Services, 26 Corinna St Woden (behind Chemist Warehouse Woden) and Thursdays 1pm-3pm at the Griffin Centre, Genge St, Canberra City.   The self-advocacy groups are open to anyone with a disability who wants to learn more about speaking up for themselves and making their own decisions. The weekly meeting, it gives a chance to meet new friends, develop new skills and learn more about issues that matter to you.  Topics include NDIS, Conflict resolution, Voting, privacy and your rights.  This is a free service. More information available at http://www.advocacyforinclusion.org/index.php/2014-09-22-05-11-32/self-advocacy     Making Control & Choice REAL - Supporting Self-advocacy Tuesday, 17 March 2015 from 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM (AEDT) Canberra, ACT   Want to learn more about supporting people with disabilities to speak up for themselves?   Gain confidence to support people with disabilities making their own decisions   Recognise when you are supporting self-advocacy and how not to overstep the mark Gain skills in this emerging contemporary service development Support people with disabilities to take advantage of the NDIS and self-directed funding   Who:         Anyone who wants to support people with disabilities to speak up for themselves: Community and support workers, family members, teachers, coaches, neighbours – you.   In this course you will learn about: Advocacy, self-advocacy and supported decision making Skills and strategies to assist people to develop their self-advocacy skills Human rights for people with disabilities- what are they how do you safeguard them Balancing duty of care, dignity of risk and self-advocacy Local resources & information   http://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/making-control-choice-real-supporting-self-advocacy-tickets-14839103157?aff=erellivorg     Their Lives, Their Rights Human rights and people with disabilities     Understand human rights for people with disabilities and how they may be applied every day Gain confidence to support people with disabilities making their own decisions Promote human rights to support self-advocacy Come along to a Supporting Self-advocacy and Human Rights workshop       You will learn Human rights for people with disabilities, including guiding documents, conventions and law Advocacy, self-advocacy and supported decision making Balancing duty of care, dignity of risk and self-advocacy Skills and strategies to assist people to develop their self-advocacy skills Local resources & information     Who: Anyone interested in learning to support people with disabilities to speak up for themselves within a human rights framework: community and support workers, family members, teachers, coaches, neighbours - you.   Where: Griffin Centre, 20 Genge St, Canberra City 2601   When: Tuesday 23rd April 2015, from 9:30am – 4:30pm   Register on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/their-lives-their-rights-human-rights-and-people-with-disabilities-workshop-tickets-14970677700  Cost:  $130* Community Workers           $180* Government / Corporate           *includes GST, booking fee extra   Women with disabilities and violence Inclusion and Awareness Training Thursday, 30 April 2015 from 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM (AEST) Canberra, ACT This workshop is focused on increasing the community's capacity to support women with disabilities experiencing violence. Facilitators and speakers include women with disabilities.  Workshop examines:  What do we know about women with disabilities? What is the lived experience of disability? What does violence look like for women with disabilities? Understanding human rights and legislation Models of disability What services and supports are available? What does inclusion look like? Being inclusive – how can I do it? Disability and its intersection with gender and violence   This workshop is highly interactive and includes examples, question and answer sessions, small group work, and individual worksheets and scenarios. Participants will gain an understanding of the barriers facing women with disabilities in addressing violence in their lives and good practice strategies to address these barriers.   A comprehensive manual of resources is included.  Tickets available at http://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/women-with-disabilities-and-violence-inclusion-and-awareness-training-tickets-15869493081?aff=erellivorg For updates in the meantime, don't forget to subscribe to our blog! New on our blog : If it's not Self-advocacy call it something else  Self Advocacy Group Update Submission to the ACT Government Budget Consultation: Summary Twitter Website Copyright © 2015 Advocacy for Inclusion, All rights reserved. You have signed up to receive our latest Training news Our mailing address is: Advocacy for Inclusion 2.02 Grffin centre 20 Genge st Canberra city Canberra, Act 2601 Australia Forward