Seven Steps to Self-Direction - how to work with your team to put the right supports in place to live a good life

Please Click “Register” to complete your Expression of Interest in this workshop and your preferred dates. CRU will then be in contact to discuss availability and next steps, including payment ($1500 per team). 

Seven Steps to Self-Direction

How to work with your team to put the right supports in place to live a good life.

Are you looking for practical ideas on how to direct your supports in a cohesive, effective and long-lasting way? The 7 Steps to Self-Direction shows you what needs to be in place so that a self-directed arrangement has the best chance of success. 

This workshop is ideal for people with disability and the supporters around them who are interested in moving to, or improving self-directed support arrangements. Your support network might be made up of family, friends and workers, and the 7 steps show you how to build the right relationships in this team to foster respect and a common understanding of what good support looks like for you. 

"This was a good and different way of understanding who people are and what is important to them" 

This popular 1 day workshop has been redesigned into an online series of 3 interactive sessions being facilitated by Sharon Bourke. There will be a total of 3 teams participating, which can be made up of extended family, workers and other supporters. You are encouraged to bring as many people from your team as you can (maximum 7 per team) to embed the learnings and maximise the benefits.

The 7 steps involve intentional thinking and planning and are covered in detail across 3 online workshops. They will be very interactive, with ample time for team strategy, sharing ideas and questions. 

This is a fantastic training opportunity for staff and you will also receive supplementary resources along with 2 x 90min individual follow up consultations with Sharon.

Step 1: Start with the Person
Step 2: Develop a vision and plan
Step 3: Make a good match
Step 4: Learn to support the person well
Step 5: Build relationships of trust in the team
Step 6: Solve problems quickly and creatively
Step 7: Check for resilience

"It was so valuable to bring family and workers together as a team to work on new and stimulating ideas"

Download the flyer here (pdf)

Download the accessible version of the flyer here (word)

About the Presenter:

Sharon Bourke is a skilled facilitator and professional development consultant who is one of the creators of the 7 Steps framework. While at CRU, Sharon has worked with multiple families & organisations to promote rich & meaningful lives for people with disability. In partnership with her youngest son Dan, Sharon has chosen to self-direct funds that support him. Sharon has a deep and practical understanding of the disability sector, the NDIS framework & what it takes to self-direct supports successfully.

"7 Steps was brilliant and well moderated by Sharon, whose insight was astonishing and so beneficial"

Important information:

Jan & Feb 2021 (dates) 

$1500 per team

3 x 3hr online workshops

7 Steps book & additional resources

2 individual follow-up consultations

How to Register your Interest:

• Please register your interest by clicking on the purple Register button
• You will then be able to select your preferred date option
• A CRU team member will then be in touch to discuss the booking process
• Numbers are limited to a total of 3 teams participating (up to 7 people in each team)
• Want to include more than 7 from your team? Contact CRU for individual workshop options

NDIS Participants

See the Learning Outcomes below to help you decide if this is a reasonable and necessary support to help you (or your family member) achieve your goals.

Participants in this workshop will:

• Understand how a framework for self-direction of supports could be applied to their own circumstances;
• Analyse the requirements for supporting the person well, in ways that assist the person to achieve their goals and live the life they want;
• Develop skills around recruiting suitable staff and creating, maintaining and monitoring a high quality, person-centred support arrangement;
• Develop and apply a practical problem-solving framework as a key safeguarding strategy;
• Evaluate the resilience of the person supported and the support arrangement as a method of safeguarding the quality and sustainability of the support arrangement.