I’m looking forward to welcoming you to CRU’s webinar series with Dr Michael Kendrick – Webinar 1 – An introduction to Vulnerability and Safeguarding on Friday. This webinar will feature a story from a local Brisbane family provided by Lynn Walmsley.

Lynn Walmsley is the mother of two adult sons and one adult step son, the youngest of whom, Robert, has several disabilities. Lynn’s work experience prior to having her children included working in the disability sector. This experience led her to seek out parent advocacy organisations upon moving to Australia when the children were young, which then sparked Lynn’s quest for inclusive education, Robert obtaining work and inclusion in community.

We will be presenting via Zoom Webinars, which is free for you to use. You can choose to download Zoom onto your device or join via a web browser of your choice. Here is the link and meeting ID to join:

Webinar 1: An Introduction to Vulnerability and Safeguarding

10:00AM – 12:00PM Qld, Australia time (AEST) Friday 11th February 2022

Please click the link below to join the webinar, or copy and paste into your web browser:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82026882023?pwd=c01nUVVhbGJyZW9uY0cxVXZhMUJEQT09

Passcode: CRUweb1

Please Note: This webinar contains almost 2 full hours of content so we won’t be taking a break during the session. Because of this we will also be allowing some extra time at the end of the webinar to respond to questions or comments. If possible we hope you will stay an extra 10 to 15 minutes at the end.

We would love for you to join us live but for those who can’t, or who would like to re-watch this event we will send a copy of Michael’s recorded presentation once the event is completed. The video will be available for 14 days.

Tips for getting the most out of the event

Using headphones can help – the headphones from your mobile phone are ideal. Just plug them in to the headphone jack of your computer
Test your setup before the session – you can do this any time via the webinar link above. Just click and test the session
Try to be in a quiet place – I know this isn’t always possible! Online learning is different to face to face and it can be hard to stay focussed, so do what you can to minimise distractions
Use a laptop or desktop if possible – if you can I would recommend you join via a laptop, desktop or tablet device, rather than a mobile phone

Asking questions and participating

You will have the opportunity to ask questions via the chat function. We will also endeavour to respond to questions you may have by providing links to additional resources and relevant information.

Registrations are still open for the second and third webinars in this series:

Click here to register for Webinar 2 - Securing the Good Life: Succession & Planning for the Future

Click here to register for Webinar 3 – Dilemmas in Supporting Choice

If you have already registered to attend one or both of these you will receive your link closer to the date.

If you have any questions about this event please do get in touch. If you have any difficulty on the day you can call CRU or email cru@cru.org.au

We look forward to welcoming you.

Best Regards,

Jo Walters she/her│ Consultant (Monday, Thursday, Friday and every second Wednesday)

Community Resource Unit Ltd.

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