Starting to talk about Belonging

Townsville

About the workshop:

The need to belong is fundamental to all of us. We all want to feel like our presence is noticed and valued by others.

Feeling like we belong is deeply linked to our sense of connection, purpose and value. When we belong, we are part of, and contributing to a community. Our belonging benefits others as much as it benefits us.

Like most good things in life, belonging takes work. It does not happen automatically, particularly for people with disability.

This workshop explores what it means to belong and where to start in working towards it.

About the topic:

Unless we have an understanding of how to build belonging, and take steps to achieve it, belonging and connection beyond family will continue to escape us.

This workshop looks at what it means to belong, the challenges and barriers to belonging that people with disability can experience, and strategies to help us work towards meaningful inclusion in our community, at work, and at school.

“We need to belong... if the deepest truth about us is that we are social creatures by nature, then it follows that social isolation is unhealthy for us.” - Hugh Mackay

Who Should Attend?

This workshop is for people with disability, their families, friends and supporters. It will be of interest to anyone who is interested in achieving real belonging and inclusion for themselves or someone they care about.

Download the pdf Flyer here (pdf)

Download the Accessible flyer here (word doc)

Using Your NDIS Funding at CRU

For self-managing and plan-managed NDIS participants, see the Learning Objectives on the event's page. You can decide if this is a reasonable and necessary support to help you (or your family member) achieve their goals.

Learning Objectives

To explore the importance of belonging and contribution for all people
To analyse why belonging doesn’t just happen for people with disability
To understand what it takes for all people to belong
To challenge some of the assumptions and beliefs that people can hold for people with disability
To develop ideas and strategies to more intentionally assist people to belong in the communities of their choice

About CRU:

For over 30 years, Community Resource Unit has been working across Queensland to help people with disability take control of their lives and take their place in their community.

This event is subsidised by the Commonwealth Department of Social Services through an Information, Linkages and Capacity Building (ILC) grant.