Just Include Me: Inclusive Practice Workshop for Health Professionals and Staff - Council for Intellectual Disability.
Date: Thursday 26 March Time: 12.30pm – 1.30pm AEDT
Where: online- register here
The purpose of the workshop is to increase awareness of intellectual disability and the challenges that people with intellectual disability face within the healthcare system. The National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards User guide for the Health Care of People with Intellectual Disability recommends inclusive practice improvements as a response to significant evidence of poor health outcomes for people with intellectual disability in Australia’s health system.
The learning outcomes of attending this workshop are to:
Gain lived experience insight from facilitators with intellectual disability
Understand the importance of person-centred inclusive practice
Begin to consider reasonable adjustments needed for people with intellectual disability
Understanding the importance of inclusive communication skills
Learn about free resources that can help improve their inclusive practice
Learn about further in-depth learning opportunities through CID’s free eLearning.
This workshop is co-facilitated by CID team members with lived experience of intellectual disability.
Learn more and register – https://cid.org.au/event/just-include-me-mar/