Understanding Abuse and Staying Safe Forum - Hobart

National Disability Services (NDS) is Australia's peak body for non-government disability service organisations.NDS provides members with a strong voice, enabling the sector to collectively initiate change, influence outcomes and deliver the funding needed to ensure the best possible quality of life for people with disability.

NDS Tasmania

NDS and SpeakOut are co hosting free forums on preventing abuse and neglect to be presented by NDS and VALID - a Victorian advocacy organisation.
Abuse and Neglect: ‘It’s not OK’
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NDS and VALID have partnered to launch new training and resources targeted to service users, direct support workers and supervisors to recognise and understand abuse, neglect and violence toward people with disability. We invite you  to attend the full forum, or to attend the session that is most relevant to you.
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10.00am – 11.30am: During the first session, VALID will introduce their new training program; 'Staying Safe', for people with disability. This session is primarily aimed at people with disability and the people who support them. It includes video scenarios and information on types of abuse including financial abuse, neglect, emotional abuse, physical abuse and sexual abuse. The session will promote the message that ‘Everyone has the right to live free from Abuse and Neglect’.
 
11.30am – 1.00pm: In the second session, NDS will launch their new e-learning and downloadable resources for 'Understanding Abuse', developed as part of the Victorian Zero Tolerance Projects. The resources are designed to promote a change in the way abuse and neglect are understood, and to offer practical tools to be used by individuals, teams and in supervision. This session is primarily aimed at support workers, team leaders and supervisors wishing to learn about the new resources and how they can be used in your organisation.
 
Contact Information:  Meagan Newton  Ph: 03 6212 7302 / Email: <A HREF="mailto:craig.trenham@nds.org.au" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">meagan.newton@nds.org.au</A>

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