This session will explore and discuss how we intentionally introduce community centered work as a legitimate and important part of person centered work.

Through this workshop participants will learn, discuss and practice person centered and community centered approaches through:

Discussing the principles and philosophy of ABCD
Practical strategies to find and engage community assets
Principles of Community Mobilization
Discovering Care & Learning Conversations
Exploring how agencies and communities work together more effectively
Building an ABCD community partnership
Practicing with effective tools; circles of support, mapping relationships and harmonising the things worth doing

Anyone who wants to explore participatory inclusion and collaboration in communities:

Business leaders and social entrepreneurs
Community members and not for profit leaders
Community organisers and their teams
Next generation leaders and other young activists
Local, State and federal Department leaders, policy officers and program managers
NDIS directors, team leaders, planners, Local Area Coordinators, Coordinators of support and support workers

This training will run from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm, with breaks for lunch (45 minutes) and some mini breaks as well (10 - 15 minutes)

If cost is a barrier, please let us know.

Your hosts for this event are:

Dee Brooks - Through her down-to-earth style, Dee Brooks brings people together in dynamic ways to realise and engage the full potential of their networks and communities. Dee is an Intentional Nomad who has traveled and worked in over 20 countries. Based on two decades of grassroots work, her work has inspired people at hundreds of events and workshops worldwide where she offers community engagement and development training and also provides professional co-design, facilitation and keynote addresses for conferences, forums and events.

Fiona Miller - Fiona is a creative conduit with a diverse back ground that includes community development, creative & visual arts, early years, education, bushfire recovery, inclusion, community houses, community gardens and more. Having worked within a variety of organisations/agencies and local governments she has a broad understanding of the diversity of organisational structures.
As a facilitator, graphic harvester or community member, contributing to community for making great places and participating in community led projects that are sustainable are her focus. She loves nothing more than watching people and projects grow and uses creative arts, ABCD and strengths based practices as platforms for discovering and exploring community futures.
Supporting our young people to explore their own place within community is something she sees as particularly important. Everyone deserves to feel safe and be included and we can build relationships and have fun while we do it.

Vic Tyler - I am an educator and trainer I established and managed a tertiary college known as “Art and Pottery School”. I established a primary and secondary school” Fern Valley Montessori School” I am a current Director of “Kieran and Matt’s Place Ltd’ a not for profit that manages a group home that uses self-management principles and focuses on Person Centered Practice and active support to achieve goals and outcomes.

I have completed the Masters of Health Science (Developmental Disability) with The University of Sydney with major studies in Mental Health and Disability. I have experience in preparing Behaviour Support Plans and Support Coordination and client assessment to enable a good life and to reduce restrictive practice. I have a passion for inclusion of people who are marginalized. Empowering and enabling community has been a major driver throughout my life journey.