Working with Clients with Disability 101
Working with clients with a disability provides allied health professionals with a unique opportunity to perform rewarding and challenging work, funded by the NDIS. Catering to the diverse range of disabilities in Australia can be daunting, however.
This webinar is not a comprehensive program on disability; rather it will provide is a set of tools for the Allied health Professional to better understand and work with the unique needs of clients with a disability.
Guest presenter Tommy Trout, Founder of WeFlex, will unpack the social model of disability and the complex nature of support needs as well as accessibility, providing attendees with the tools and encouragement to begin or continue working with people with disability.
This webinar is appropriate for any healthcare workers who work with people with disability, and will provide real life examples and solutions to issues common in service delivery.
Attendees will gain
- An understanding of the social model of disability
- Improved ability to gauge, understand and meet the support needs of clients with a disability
- Improved understanding and ability to meet the unique accessibility needs of people with a disability
- A deepened appreciation of the history and unique cultures within disabilities communities in Australia.
This webinar will include time for Q&A and discussion.