Events
Current Events
More Choice and Control – NSW family stories of creating inclusive lives
Friday 9 March 2012 – West Ryde
A unique opportunity to learn from families already directing their own supports.
***Due to overwhelming interest in this event, there are no further places available. We apologise for the inconvenience caused. If you are interested in attending events similiar to this event, let us know and we can add your details to the mailing list. We also note there is information on the Resourcing Families website around this topic see More Chocie and Control.
Circles of Support – all you need to know to get started and keep going!
Friday 9 March 2012 – West Ryde
A unique opportunity to learn from families already directing their own supports.
***Due to overwhelming interest in this event, there are no further places available. We apologise for the inconvenience caused. If you are interested in attending events similiar to this event, let us know and we can add your details to the mailing list. We also note there is information on the Resourcing Families website around this topic see More Chocie and Control.
Circles of Support – all you need to know to get started and keep going!
Nowra, 2 April 2012
Wollongong, 3 April 2012
South Hurstville, 4 April 2012
Harbord, 5 April 2012
A practical workshop for families and friends of people with disability about the ‘how to’ of setting up, running and maintaining a circle of support.
Click here to read more, including registration details.
Later in the year, we will also be running webinars. Dates and times for the webinars will be posted on the website, when this information becomes available.
Of course, you can make contact with Resourcing Families at any time to discuss circles of support via email at:
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or by phone on 02 9869 7753 or 1800 774 764 (free call for NSW non metro callers)
Many families have said that they would like their son or daughter with disability to enjoy the same good, ordinary opportunities as their other children but that they find this hard to achieve.
This workshop considers why this is so and explores strategies for helping a person with disability to have a good life as part of their community.
The Odyssey continues...
Family Advocacy and Resourcing Families will be hosting a second Odyssey Conference in August 2012.
Click here for more details.
Events run by other organisations
Have you heard about the Supported Living Fund and want to know more? NSW CID and Family Advocacy have gone into partnership to run a series of events for people with disability and their families. Family Advocacy will be running seminars for families in February and March 2012.
Click here to find out more information.
20 March Newcastle
21 March Gosford
22 March Blacktown
23 March Burwood
This workshop is about prepartion and planning for when a student with disability, who will need ongoing support, leaves school. It is suitable for families of students who are approaching the end of high school.
Click here to view the flier with registration details.
Previous Resourcing Families events
Dr Michael Kendrick encouraged families to consider and assert their own natural authority, as they work towards a vision of "the good life" with and for their family member.
Dr Paula Kluth shared the importance of having a vision in goal setting and in bringing others on the journey.
Canada has been using self directed funding to offer innovative and creative options for people with disability and their families for many years. Canadian families, allies and advocates shared knowledge gained from years of experience creating valued and inclusive lives for people with disability.
Canadian study tour - August 2011
Canadian study tour - August 2011
Australian families had the opportunity to meet with Candian families to share stories and ideas in Grafton, Bathurst, Newcastle, Nowra and Sydney.
Click here for information from the day.
Many families have said that they would like their son or daughter with disability to enjoy the same good, ordinary opportunities as their other children but that they find this hard to achieve.
This new workshop considers why this is so and explores strategies for helping a person with disability to have a good life as part of their community.
Janet helped families to move beyond the theory and get ideas and strategies for enriching the life of a person with developmental disability through relationships.
Social Workers in Disability - Tools and Trends Conference
Information was provided to social workers about the role of Resourcing Families in supporting people with disabilities and their families to have a good life. A Mentor with the Resourcing Families initiative shared her experiences around the importance of having a vision for the future and her conscious strategies for supporting her daughter to be a valued member of her community.
Early Childhood Intervention Conference
Resourcing Families presented a paper at the conference – Making a difference; the importance of embracing the ordinary in encouraging lives of meaning and fulfillment. A Mentor with the Resourcing Families initiative talked about how embracing ordinary opportunities for her son with significant support needs – rather than disability specific ones – has resulted in him being known, building his skills and gaining a true sense of identity.
Resourcing Families conducted information sessions for families and interested others about: the Resourcing Families initiative; key changes to the way people with disability will be supported in NSW; some of the key themes including; having a vision, circles of support and valued social roles.
Some of the places that Resourcing Families presented information sessions include: Epping, Newcastle, Blackett, Blacktown, North Sydney, Kirrawee, Gladesville, Liverpool, Rosehill, Campbelltown, Eastwood, Coffs Harbour, Kempsey, Port Macquarie, Bega, Batemans Bay, Nowra, Wollongong, Condobolin, Parkes, Orange, Springwood, Warren, Dubbo, Mudgee, Queanbeyan.
These information sessions were attended by families, advocates, allies and professionals. Some sessions were conducted for specific groups – such as MyTime or interagency meetings, others were broadly promoted.
An information session for families who speak Vietnamese as a first language was presented with translation.
Circles of support information session
An information session took place for a circle of support that has started in a small town near the Victorian border.
Whole of Life Expo – Queanbeyan – 1 September
Resourcing Families hosted an information stall and conducted information sessions for families and interested others.
Please fill in the form below or telephone +61 2 9869 7753 for more information. We are available via email
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We will contact you when more information is available.
Many families have said that they would like their son or daughter with disability to enjoy the same good, ordinary opportunities as their other children but that they find this hard to achieve.
This workshop considers why this is so and explores strategies for helping a person with disability to have a good life as part of their community.
