BRAIN INJURY AUSTRALIA DELIVERS TWO WORKSHOPS ON THE NATIONAL DISABILITY INSURANCE SCHEME (NDIS)
Tuesday November 21st's "Getting the Best from Your NDIS" is a workshop for people with a brain injury and stroke, their families and advocates. It will deliver the essential information on the NDIS’ rules and guidelines, how you can use them in your preparation and planning for the NDIS and offer guidance to commence documenting your current life circumstances and disability services as well as planning for potential NDIS-funded supports to meet goals. Find out more, register at; http://tinyurl.com/ybsmnndn
There is also a workshop for clinicians, allied health and service providers. Monday November 20th's "Getting the Best from the NDIS" workshop will deliver the key information on the NDIS frameworks, preparation and planning processes, practical tools that can be used in pre-planning and planning work and the necessary elements of effective clinical goal-setting, assessment, planning and evidence-based interventions to support NDIS participants with a brain injury and stroke and promote their social role participation. Find out more, register at; http://tinyurl.com/yaop5ko3
Both workshops will be led by an interdisciplinary team of Professor Barry Willer from the State University of New York at Buffalo, occupational therapist Libby Callaway, Associate Professor Natasha Lannin from La Trobe University, and Sue Sloan - an occupational therapist and clinical neuropsychologist.
The first workshop will be held on Monday November 21st, the second workshop on Tuesday November 22nd, both at Royal Rehab in Ryde, Sydney.
Both workshops’ numbers are strictly limited, so register early.
Please see the attached flyers for further speaker, and registration, information.
Both workshops are fundraisers for the charity Brain Injury Australia - the national peak advocacy organization, the central clearinghouse of information and gateway to nationwide referral for optimising the social and economic participation of the over 700,000 Australians with an acquired brain injury (ABI), their families and carers.