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Course: Best Practice in Disability Advocacy

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Best Practice in Disability Advocacy

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Lessons

    Module 1. What does it take to be a disability advocate?
  1. What is Disability Advocacy?
  2. Diagnosing Ableism
  3. Effects of ableism
  4. We are not your inspiration
  5. Understanding models of disability
  6. How do the four models compare in practice?
  7. Module 1 Summary
    8. Module 2. Individual Advocacy
  8. Hear from advocates
  9. What an individual advocate does
  10. Advocacy skills
  11. Principles of Disability Advocacy
  12. Module 2 - summary
    13. Module 3. Intake process
  13. Establishing eligibility
  14. Everyday is a gift - Lionel's story
  15. Prioritising advocacy cases
  16. Module 3 Summary
    17. Module 4. How to be Inclusive
  17. The Bachelor - Bill's Story
  18. Standing beside
  19. Communication Tips
  20. Doing Inclusion Well
  21. Module 4 Summary
    22. Module 5. Managing advocacy cases
  22. Introducing person-directed support
  23. Developing an advocacy plan
  24. The money or the bag - Tracey’s story
  25. Consolidating planning and approaches
  26. Consent to contact Third Party
  27. The Importance of Privacy
  28. Managing conflicts of interest
  29. The Devil’s AVO - Mike’s story
  30. Managing conflict of interest
  31. Case notes and record keeping
  32. Module 5 summary
    33. Module 6. Advocacy in Action
  33. Importance of decision making
  34. Best interest decision-making
  35. Duty of Care versus Dignity of Risk
  36. Devils lettuce - video scenario
  37. Helping Jan to help Dude
  38. Neutralising defensive reasoning
  39. Vaginismus - Jenny's story
  40. Vaginismus video review
  41. Exit process
  42. Module 6 summary
    43. Module 7. Self care
  43. Looking after yourself
  44. Vicarious trauma
  45. Training and development
  46. Conclusion
Disability Advocates sitting around a meeting table
This course is a foundation in how to provide best practice individual advocacy. You will learn how a person with disability works through advocacy issues with the assistance of advocates from a fictional disability advocacy organisation – All Areas Advocacy. Working through a series of real life scenarios you will get practical experience in applying the principles and skills of disability advocacy. In this course you will learn:
  • The mindset required to be an effective advocate
  • The skills and advocacy principles advocates apply in their work
  • How the intake process works
  • Create an inclusive environment that makes your clients feel respected and heard
  • Learn how to develop an advocacy plan
  • How to apply decision making, judgement and negotiation skills in practical scenarios
  • How to look after yourself as an advocate
This course is available to anyone, free of charge, through the DARU website. Who is this course for? This course is primarily designed for disability advocates working in funded disability advocacy organisations in Victoria. However, anyone who does advocacy in their everyday lives will find this course valuable, including:
  • People with disability
  • Parents and other family members
  • Disability support workers
  • Allied Health Professionals
  • Government representatives.
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Disability Advocates sitting around a meeting table

Lessons

    Module 1. What does it take to be a disability advocate?
  1. What is Disability Advocacy?
  2. Diagnosing Ableism
  3. Effects of ableism
  4. We are not your inspiration
  5. Understanding models of disability
  6. How do the four models compare in practice?
  7. Module 1 Summary
    8. Module 2. Individual Advocacy
  8. Hear from advocates
  9. What an individual advocate does
  10. Advocacy skills
  11. Principles of Disability Advocacy
  12. Module 2 - summary
    13. Module 3. Intake process
  13. Establishing eligibility
  14. Everyday is a gift - Lionel's story
  15. Prioritising advocacy cases
  16. Module 3 Summary
    17. Module 4. How to be Inclusive
  17. The Bachelor - Bill's Story
  18. Standing beside
  19. Communication Tips
  20. Doing Inclusion Well
  21. Module 4 Summary
    22. Module 5. Managing advocacy cases
  22. Introducing person-directed support
  23. Developing an advocacy plan
  24. The money or the bag - Tracey’s story
  25. Consolidating planning and approaches
  26. Consent to contact Third Party
  27. The Importance of Privacy
  28. Managing conflicts of interest
  29. The Devil’s AVO - Mike’s story
  30. Managing conflict of interest
  31. Case notes and record keeping
  32. Module 5 summary
    33. Module 6. Advocacy in Action
  33. Importance of decision making
  34. Best interest decision-making
  35. Duty of Care versus Dignity of Risk
  36. Devils lettuce - video scenario
  37. Helping Jan to help Dude
  38. Neutralising defensive reasoning
  39. Vaginismus - Jenny's story
  40. Vaginismus video review
  41. Exit process
  42. Module 6 summary
    43. Module 7. Self care
  43. Looking after yourself
  44. Vicarious trauma
  45. Training and development
  46. Conclusion
This course is a foundation in how to provide best practice individual advocacy. You will learn how a person with disability works through advocacy issues with the assistance of advocates from a fictional disability advocacy organisation – All Areas Advocacy. Working through a series of real life scenarios you will get practical experience in applying the principles and skills of disability advocacy. In this course you will learn:
  • The mindset required to be an effective advocate
  • The skills and advocacy principles advocates apply in their work
  • How the intake process works
  • Create an inclusive environment that makes your clients feel respected and heard
  • Learn how to develop an advocacy plan
  • How to apply decision making, judgement and negotiation skills in practical scenarios
  • How to look after yourself as an advocate
This course is available to anyone, free of charge, through the DARU website. Who is this course for? This course is primarily designed for disability advocates working in funded disability advocacy organisations in Victoria. However, anyone who does advocacy in their everyday lives will find this course valuable, including:
  • People with disability
  • Parents and other family members
  • Disability support workers
  • Allied Health Professionals
  • Government representatives.
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