Everyday steps to addressing everyday harms in support relationships with Professor Sally Robinson

Everyday steps to addressing everyday harms in support relationships

We have been hearing a lot about abuse and neglect of people with disability, but what about those smaller, less easily identifiable events? Sally Robinson and a team from Flinders University are in the midst of crucial research into the relationship between young people with cognitive disability and their support workers. “Everyday harms” is the term they are using to describe the little interactions which can either build or break a support relationship and have a huge impact on the quality of paid support.

Sally will provide an overview of the research so far and facilitate a discussion about recognising and avoiding these everyday harms and repairing the support relationship when they do occur. This relational work is subtle and often unacknowledged, but ask anyone who has support workers and they will tell you that these everyday harms can be frequent and frustrating.

Food: Lunch, snacks, tea and coffee provided. Please advise on dietary requirements when registering.

Cost: FREE.

Who: Anyone who is passionate about great disability support. This could include people with disability, support workers, family members, service providers, local government, support coordinators and more. 

This research will benefit those in other support sectors such as aged care and mental health. Attendees from these sectors are very welcome.

About the speaker

Sally Robinson leads research and academic practice in Disability and Community Inclusion.

Sally's research with children, young people and adults with disability is about what helps them feel safe, well and happy at difficult times in their lives. Most of her work is done in teams that include people with disability as researchers as well as asking them for their views. She also works with governments and organisations about how to listen to the things that matter to disabled people.

About the project

Sparked by the peer network Disability Elders of All Ages, the Quality Support project aims to raise the quality and consistency of formal disability support. We do this through training and support to disability support workers and others in the sector. We offer free workshops to anyone and everyone to learn, share and develop. We seek to further connect and build leaders through our Community of Practice for support workers. We host monthly workshops on topics identified by people who receive and provide support as those that are often overlooked or misunderstood.

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There is a hearing loop available, a microphone will be used and the event will have a live transcriber. 

The seating will be set up cabaret style with six people per table facing the presenter.

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