Working with the NDIS to support families at risk – training opportunities

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NDIS training sessions scheduled for 2020 have been postponed.

The Centre will follow the Government’s recommended best practice to reduce the spread of COVID-19, which means that face-to-face training sessions have been postponed until further notice.

The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is a significant change in how people with disability and Child and Family Services (CFS) service providers interact.

The NDIS is an opportunity to
support families where there is a disability in new ways. The Scheme can
provide valuable tools to help workers focus on early intervention, prevention
and joining up services for vulnerable families.

Previously CFS practitioners
could refer families to Disability Client Services within the Department of
Health and Human Services (DHHS) and other specialist community service
organisations for a disability support response. With the transfer of
responsibility for disability supports moving to the NDIS, all sectors
including CFS will need to respond differently to children and families with
disability. Frequently, this will mean interfacing with the NDIS.

The Centre for Excellence in Child
and Family Welfare (the Centre) has been funded by the Department of Health and
Human Services to run a series of 20 workshops across the state to help build
knowledge and skills in relation to working with vulnerable families where
disability is present (in child or parent).

These workshops are designed for Child FIRST/Orange Door,
Integrated Family Services, Child Protection and out-of-home care workers to
provide practical tools and knowledge to better support families with
disability.

The training covers:

• Parental perspectives on the
  experience of caring for a child with disability
• How to recognise early signs of
  families with disability at risk of breakdown
• How to support families to improve
  the supports they receive under the NDIS
• Behaviour Support Plans and the
  NDIS
• The roles and responsibilities
  of CFS staff in working with families with disability.

These half-day training sessions are free to attend. Click
to book a place.

Click on any date below to book a place:

February 12th, Eaglemont

February 13th, Croydon

February 25th, Noble Park

February 27th, Colac

March 11th, Melbourne CBD

March 12th, Broadmeadows

March 27th, Bairnsdale **POSTPONED**

April 7th, Shepparton **POSTPONED**

April 30th, Moorabbin **POSTPONED**

May 4th, Warrnambool **POSTPONED**

May 6th, Mansfield **POSTPONED**

May 15th, Castlemaine **POSTPONED**

May 19th, Blackburn **POSTPONED**

May 28th,Kensington **POSTPONED**

May 29th, Melbourne CBD **POSTPONED**

June 24th, East Melbourne **POSTPONED**