End of Life - Just Include Me: Supporting people with intellectual disability with death, dying and grief - October

Who should attend: Health, disability, and end-of-life professionals and staff who support people with intellectual disability and their families as part of their job.

Aim: This workshop aims to build health, disability, and end-of-life professionals' confidence, knowledge and skills to support people with intellectual disability through death, dying and grief.

Learning outcomes: By attending this workshop attendees will: 

• Build confidence initiating conversations about death, dying and grief.

• Develop skills in inclusive and accessible communication.

• Strengthen understanding of supported decision-making for end-of-life matters

• Identify ways to ensure care planning reflects the preferences and choices of people with intellectual disability.

• Increase knowledge of end-of-life care, palliative care and Advance Care Planning for people with intellectual disability.

The workshop is co-facilitated by CID team members with lived experience of intellectual disability.

Funded by the NSW Ministry of Health.