This course is for Cerebral Palsy Alliance employees.
Who is this course for?
This two-day course is mandatory training for the Disability Support workforce.
If this course is relevant to your role, but not mandatory, please discuss with and get approval from your manager.
What content does the course cover?
Day 1
- Person Centred Active Support
- Positive Approaches to Behaviour Support
During this day you will learn the importance of implementing positive strategies such as active support for all people you support to improve quality of life. You will learn various simple strategies that you can use in your day-to-day work and how a person-centred approach to supporting a person will reduce the likelihood of them using a behaviour of concern to get their needs met.
Day 2
- Preventing and Responding to Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation
During this day you will explore the specific reasons why people with disabilities are more vulnerable to abuse and the strategies you can use to reduce this vulnerability. You will also learn what your legal and ethical responsibilities are when supporting people with disabilities including your reporting obligations.
Does the course have prerequisites or specific requirements?
The following online learning courses must be completed before attending:
- Positive Approaches to Behaviour Support – online
- Preventing and responding to violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation – online
What other details do I need to know?
Training Alliance and your Manager will book you into this Workshop, please see email confirmation for details of your Workshop date.
New employees will complete this training in week 4 of your employment.
Attendance type: In person (face to face)
Duration: 2 days
Times: 9:30am – 4:00pm
Refreshments: Please bring your own lunch (as required)
If you need to cancel: Cancellation guidelines
Workshop dates scheduled for 2025:
(accurate at time of publication)
|
Day 1 |
Day 2 |
Location |
| 09/04/2025 | 10/04/2025 |
RYDE |
| 24/04/2025 | 28/04/2025 |
RYDE |
| 30/04/2025 | 01/05/2025 |
SV LIBRARY MUSEUM |
| 07/05/2025 | 08/05/2025 |
RYDE |
| 21/05/2025 | 22/05/2025 |
RYDE |
| 28/05/2025 | 29/05/2025 |
SV LIBRARY MUSEUM |
| 04/06/2025 | 05/06/2025 |
RYDE |
| 18/06/2025 | 19/06/2025 |
RYDE |
| 25/06/2025 | 26/06/2025 |
SV LIBRARY MUSEUM |
| 02/07/2025 | 03/07/2025 |
RYDE |
| 16/07/2025 | 17/07/2025 |
RYDE |
| 23/07/2025 | 24/07/2025 |
SV LIBRARY MUSEUM |
|
30/07/2025 |
31/07/2025 |
RYDE |
|
13/08/2025 |
14/08/2025 |
RYDE |
|
20/08/2025 |
21/08/2025 |
SV LIBRARY MUSEUM |
|
27/08/2025 |
28/08/2025 |
RYDE |
|
10/09/2025 |
11/09/2025 |
RYDE |
|
17/09/2025 |
18/09/2025 |
SV LIBRARY MUSEUM |
|
24/09/2025 |
25/09/2025 |
RYDE |
|
9/10/2025 |
10/10/2025 |
RYDE |
|
15/10/2025 |
16/10/2025 |
SV LIBRARY MUSEUM |
|
22/10/2025 |
23/10/2025 |
RYDE |
|
5/11/2025 |
6/11/2025 |
RYDE |
|
12/11/2025 |
13/11/2025 |
SV LIBRARY MUSEUM |
|
19/11/2025 |
20/11/2025 |
RYDE |
|
3/12/2025 |
4/12/2025 |
RYDE |
|
10/12/2025 |
11/12/2025 |
SV LIBRARY MUSEUM |
|
17/12/2025 |
18/12/2025 |
RYDE |
Where can I get more information?
Contact: The Training Alliance team
Email: Training@cerebralpalsy.org.au
Phone: +61 2 9975 8715