PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS - 5 November 2013
The following pre-conference workshops will be held on 5th November in conjunction with the conference. If you would like to attend these workshops, please indicate this when you register.
Professor Michael Wehmeyer (Professor of Special Education,
University of Kansas, USA) “Promoting
Self-Determination: Empowering Youth and Adults with Intellectual and
Developmental Disabilities to Live Fuller Lives”
Promoting self-determination has become best practice
in special education and adult support systems, and there is a maturing
evidence-base for the efficacy of interventions and supports to enhance
self-determination and the impact of such efforts on school and adult outcomes.
This session will introduce the self-determination construct and its
application to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities;
overview research providing an evidence-base for efforts to promote
self-determination, including specific interventions designed to promote
student and adult involvement in educational planning and decision making and
to promote self-regulated problem solving and goal setting and attainment, and
examining the impact of self-determination on adult outcomes, including
community living and inclusion
Professor Sue Read (University of Keele UK) and Sharon Brandford (IDEA, New Zealand)
"Living with loss and dying with dignity: an
intellectual disability perspective"
Whilst everyone will come to a dying
phase in their lives, supporting individuals who are approaching the end of
their life, or those surviving the death of someone close, is never easy,
particularly if the person needing support has an intellectual disability.
Sometimes carers don’t know what to say, or feel they lack the skills required
at such sensitive times. Similarly people with an
intellectual disability may not recognise the severity of their illness; may
not appear to be grieving or missing their loved ones; or perhaps aren’t able
to voice their feelings and sadness in ways that others can understand.
The aim of this workshop is to critically
explore issues related to the proactive support of adults with intellectual
disabilities from a loss, end of life care and bereavement perspective. Guided
case studies, group work and video footage will be used to explore the inherent
issues.
Sam Arnold (Centre for Disability Studies,
University of Sydney) “A Person-Centred Approach to Assessing Support Needs:
I-CAN v5 Facilitator Training Workshop”
The award-winning I-CAN is a support needs assessment
and planning tool designed to assess and guide support delivery for people with
disabilities including people with mental health concerns. It is
conceptually based on Person-Centred Active Support (Mansell, Beadle-Brown,
Ashman & Ockenden, 2004) and the International Classification of
Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) (WHO, 2001). With on-going
development and implementation since 1996, version 5 of the I-CAN being
released this year is a major advancement in the assessment of support needs
for people with disability. Significant design enhancements have been
implemented to increase flexibility and user-friendliness of the assessment
process, allowing for both brief or comprehensive assessment. More
information about the I-CAN can be found at the I-CAN website www.i-can.org.au. This workshop will
be both informative and interactive. Learning outcomes include the
understanding of the conceptual basis of the I-CAN and practical skills in
administering the I-CAN assessment. Participants will be on the
path towards I-CAN v5 Facilitator Certification.
These will be held at the Sydney Law School. The address is shown below and please check this link for a location map:
