Understanding Intellectual Disability

What this event is about?

To assist people with an intellectual disability experience a full, meaningful and inclusive life and develop to their full potential, it’s vital that we understand how to best provide support.

The impact of intellectual disability is rarely addressed in formal training. This event aims to give participants greater insight into some of the impacts and daily difficulties faced by people with intellectual disability. It will also explore what can potentially be done to develop the capacities and competencies of people with intellectual disability.

In this workshop you will learn and consider:

• The historical responses to people with intellectual disability
• The impact of not understanding intellectual disability and its consequences for learning and support
• How others might misunderstand and mistreat people based on ill-informed perspectives
• Different perspectives for understanding the needs of people with intellectual disability
• Some of the universal things that people with an intellectual disability tend to struggle with and how this knowledge can inform the way we provide support, putting people at their best advantage
• Practical principles and learning strategies for supporting people to succeed and understand

Who is this event for?

This event is best suited to family members of people with intellectual disability, support workers, advocates, teachers, managers and others who work alongside people with intellectual disability.

This event is tremendously informative and practical.