Note: Ruth Gerzon no longer facilitates this course. However her course materials, handouts and timetables are available free to anyone else who might wish to do this.
Training for Inclusion A practical course
How to achieve it, record it, evaluate it.
Ensuring people with a disability can actively take part in community life requires considerable planning and judgement, and a good knowledge of community options and adaptations.
In this 4 day workshop with its 12 week guided practicum, disability service staff explore the skills involved in:
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Supporting people to set personal goals, making informed choices
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Networking - finding and assessing community options
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Advocating for inclusion – overcoming fears and negative attitudes in community groups and organisations
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Helping people gain self-confidence and skills – from catching a bus to relationship skills
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Supporting people in community settings (and evaluating when and how to fade out support)
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The Inclusion Handbook
Extensive handouts examine the history of exclusion, the values underlying the approach and practices that support inclusion in both the field of disability and of mental illness.