VALiD

ADVOCACY
TRAINING

VALID can assist with advocacy and self advocacy training on a 'fee for service' basis.

If you wish to organise training for a group (minimum of 10 people) at your organsiation please contact the VALID office to discuss.

DISABILITY RIGHTS ADVOCACY TRAINING

Aimed at people experienced in advocacy seeking to develop their understanding and their effectiveness this program uses the To Stand Beside: Advocacy for Inclusion Training Manual as a resource to promote the development of advanced advocacy skills, in a human rights model.

VALID provides training to people who support, assist or represent people with intellectual disability, including:

People with disability
Parents and family members
Support workers
Instructors and residential staff
Advocates
Case managers and service brokers
Concerned individuals

The workshop provides training in the principles, strategies and methods of To Stand Beside: The VALID Advocacy for Inclusion Training Program with intensive discussion and in-depth examination of issues especially looking at issues of:

•    Empowerment
•    Conflicts of interest
•    Personal and Organisational Integrity
•   Individualised Planning
•   Self Advocacy skills development

Presented by Kevin Stone, author of the ‘To Stand Beside: Advocacy for Inclusion Training Program’. bodies and committees.

SELF ADVOCACY TRAINING

VALID provides training to:

People with intellectual disability, to develop and increase their ability to “speak up” and be heard.
Staff in disability service organisations, to develop and increase their ability to promote the rights of people using their services.

This course uses the VALID Becoming A Self Advocate Training Program as a basic resource, to support the development of fundamental self advocacy skills, including:

Decision and choice making
Awareness of rights and responsibilities
Knowing where to go for help
Expressing how you feel
Working with others
Participating in meetings