Today's Date: Friday, March 19, 2010
Archive
Total Posting for March 2010: 17 (Excluding multiple category posts)
Education and Training (10)
- Managing MS
A program for People with MS, their family and friends
A free workshop for people with MS and those in their livesRead more...
- Brainlink Education and Support Course
A program for People with MS, their family and friends
Support for People who CareRead more...
A four week education and support course run by BrainLink
- Fatigue Self Management Program
A program for people with MS, their friends and family
A six week self management program led by the Occupational Therapists focussing on Fatigue and management strategiesRead more...
- Managing Stress and Anxiety in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Presented by Drs June & Gerry Groden from the Groden Center, Rhode Island USA
A full day presentation on Thursday 22nd April by two leading psychologists and researchers in the field that will provide participants with insight and a range of practical strategies to assist adolescents and adults with an ASD. Venue is in Wheelers Hill, Melbourne.Read more...
- Armchair Travel
This one day workshop will teach you how to develop individualised armchair experiences for people with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD).
You can visit anywhere in the world without actually going there. The traveller experiences far away places from the comfort of their home or day placement. Sharing the sensory experiences of travel and other cultures provides the traveller with lots of opportunities to express preferences, take turns, experience cause and effect, have fun and learnRead more...
- Mealtime Assistance-Through A Tube
Gastrostomy Information and Support Society (GISS)
This workshop is suitable for anyone who might need to assist a person with a meal through a tube.Read more...
Support workers, speech pathologists, dieticians, child care workers and family members will find this workshop provides valuable information and skill development.
- Why Doesn't He Do What I Want Him to?
The Revised Triple C - Checklist of Communication Competencies
Without speech it can be hard to work out a person’s communication skills. Not everyone can understand speech but the Disability Services Act says we still need to provide information in a way that has meaning for the person. This half day workshop teaches you to recognize different levels of communication and how to adapt your communication style for meaningful interactions with people who have a significant intellectual disability.Read more...
- Easy English Writing Course
Do you want to make written information more accessible to your staff and customers?
This course will provide you with essential skills in writing and formatting documents to make them easy to read for people with limited literacy skills. The benefits to your business or organisation are: improved connection with your audience,Read more...
efficiency and productivity
- Fatigue Information Session
A program for people with MS, their friends and family
These face to face sessions will explain the nature of MS Fatigue, why it occurs and what you can do to manage this invisible symptom.Read more...
Energy effectiveness techniques, diet, sleep, exercise & communication will all form part of the discussion. Call Andrea Salmon for details or to register.
- Taking Control & Planning Ahead
A program for people with MS, their friends and family
The law in Victoria gives us all a number of ways to ensure we have maximum control over how decisions are made when we are not in a position to make those decisions ourselves.Read more...
