Covid-19 Information and Resources

Thank you to all our wonderful colleagues who are sharing information and resources on Covid-19. 

Resources include social stories for children with and without ID/ASD, teen friendly info sheets and web pages, easy read information on staying safe, to tips for parents and adults on how to talk to children. 

The word document is here and will be updated as we hear about new resources.

Please download the Covid-19 Information and Resources Word Document here.  

New Reflective Practice Webinar for Schools

This FREE webinar series is brought to you by a partnership between the Networked Specialist Facilitator -Strathfield, The Benevolent Society, and The Children's Hospital at Westmead School-Link. The webinars aim to assist teachers and other school professionals to support students with an intellectual disability and mental health needs in the classroom.

Reflective Practice in the Classroom: Fostering a calm and responsive approach to behaviours of concerns in the classroom setting presented by Samuel Gaynor from The Benevolent Society. (25 minutes)

• What is reflective practice?

• Why is it important?
• How can it look like in the classroom of students with disability?

Register and view recording here

Register for live interactive webinar on Wednesday 25 March 2020 at 3:30pm here

Westmead Feelings Program 2

Seeing a need for an evidence-based program to support the social emotional development of children on the autism spectrum, Dr Michelle Wong embarked on a 20 year journey which included a collaboration with leaders in the field such as Dr David Dossetor, Dr Belinda Ratcliffe and Anita Gardner. The result is the award winning Westmead Feelings Program, published through the Australian Council for Educational Research.

On 23 and 24 March (Sydney), Dr Wong and Anita Gardner will be facilitating an accreditation workshop for practitioners interested in delivering Westmead Feelings Program 2: Emotion-based learning for children with autism spectrum disorder without accompanying intellectual impairment. This is the first time that this workshop will be offered and the hands-on workshop will draw on the facilitator’s 30 years of experience working with children on the autism spectrum on how to deliver Westmead Feelings Program 2. Places are limited and registrations can be made via this link:

http://createsend.com/t/r-467DBCAA752337FD2540EF23F30FEDED

Westmead Feelings Program Workshop Offer

The Children's Hospital at Westmead are excited to be delivering a two-day workshop on Westmead Feelings Program 1: emotion-based learning for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and mild Intellectual Disability on 19-20 November 2019. The interactive workshop, delivered by Westmead Feelings Program authors Dr Michelle Wong and Anita Gardner, provides gold standard learning and certification to facilitate the Westmead Feelings Program to children with autism, their parents and teachers.

Now is a good time to register as ACER are currently running two promotions for the Westmead Feelings Program: a $100 discount to celebrate the 2019 Aspect Advancement Award for the Westmead Feelings Program team, and 10% off the RRP of Westmead Feelings Program kits until 31 October 2019. This is a total savings of $190. 

To take advantage of these current offers, please click on the link below. Enter the coupon code WFPscholarship to access the $100 waitlist discount.

http://createsend.com/t/r-3AAB3BB4611452282540EF23F30FEDED

 

New e-Learning module on mental wellbeing is now available for disability professionals

 

“Supporting Good Mental Health in People with Intellectual Disability”

This  module develaims to further disability professionals’ understanding of good mental health and how to promote mental wellbeing in people with intellectual disability.

It covers topics such as:

• What is meant by good mental health and the factors that promote mental wellbeing
• What is meant by resilience and how it can be developed
• A positive psychology approach to support
• A strengths-based approach and how disability professionals can support this approach
• How good mental health is measured
• How disability professionals can maintain good mental health while supporting a person with intellectual disability

The free e-learning resource can be accessed by a quick registration at www.idhealtheducation.edu.au. 

3DN's e-learning modules have been specifically tailored to disability professionals and their unique role in providing support. Other modules available in this resource can be found here.

The e-learning site www.idhealtheducation.edu.au was launched in 2013 to educate people about intellectual disabilities and mental health. The modules have been developed by The Department of Developmental Disability Neuropsychiatry (3DN) and funded by Ageing Disability and Home Care, Family and Community Services.