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SHine SA offers a course for workers in the Community Services and Health sectors working in the areas of Disability, Youth Work, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Men’s and Women’s Health, and Culturally & Linguistically Diverse communities.

The FRESH course has a flexible design which enables participants from the same occupational groups to share time together exploring client issues and community needs.

There will be a disability focused FRESH course in Adelaide running from May to June 2011.

Topics will include: Sexuality & Sexual Health; Sex & the Law; Gender & Power; Sexual Diversity; Anatomy & Physiology; Contraception; Pregnancy Options; Sexual Violence; Sexual Pleasure; Safer Sex; Sexually Transmitted Infections; Providing sexual health information to clients; Planning, delivering and reviewing sexual health education programs.

The program will provide opportunities for Disability Workers to collaborate on issues relating to their specific clients with support from the FRESH Coordinators.

For more information, including a course schedule and an enrolment form, visit the FRESH webpage.

New content is being created for the sa.gov.au website and volunteers are sought to be part of a reference group to evaluate the new content:

Seeking parent, carer and guardians to participate in a reference group and to provide feedback about education and early childhood

The sa.gov.au website is a whole-of-government initiative to create a single website for the public to access government information and services. The main objective of the website is to give the public accurate, up to date, easy to find and easy to understand information.

New web pages are being developed for parents, carers and guardians to provide information about:

• Early childhood services (child care, playgroups, etc)
• Preschools and kindergartens
• Schools (junior primary, primary, secondary/high)
• Skills based training / vocational education and training (eg. TAFE)
• University
• Community education

To assist the team in developing a ‘user friendly’ website, I am looking for a group of parents to ‘road test’ the structure of the website and provide feedback on the new web content.

Each of our major topics (listed above) will have its own reference group of 8-12 people. We are asking for volunteers. This may involve providing feedback via the web, email, over the phone or in person. Ideally members of the reference group will not work in education as they may have prior knowledge that may not be representative of the general public.

We expect that the majority of activities will be web based and will take between 5 and 15 minutes. There may be some face-to-face meetings, however, we recognise that some people may not be able to travel into Adelaide. If this is the case we will look at alternatives such as telephone or web conferences.

If you would like to provide feedback and have an influence on the new information that will replace the existing Education, skills and learning content on the sa.gov.au website, please complete the form at http://bit.ly/refgroup. Alternatively, you can contact myself or Kristen Morgan on telephone 8204 1438 or email sagovau@sa.gov.au.

Please feel free to share this request with your friends and relatives.

Regards,

Christine Irmler
FRANCHISE MANAGER, LEARNING FRANCHISE
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND CHILDREN’S SERVICES
sa.gov.au

A PDF of the above content is also available.

The Developmental Educators Australia Inc (DEAI), held it’s Inaugural AGM on 19-10-2010 and elected a committee. The DEAI is looking for members to work towards a strong and robust profession for developmental educators.

Developmental Educators and the roles they play have been impacted by a range of historical influences and currently draw on a transdisciplinary model that acknowledges the important roles of medical, sociological, humanistic, educational, behavioural, and developmental models. The outcome of these historical influences and the current training provided at undergraduate and postgraduate level at Flinders University has led to the emergence of the holistic and individualised treatment approach Developmental Educators have adopted for people with disabilities across the life span.

Developmental Educators are employed in a range of government and nongovernment services including Disability SA, Novita Children’s Services, Autism SA, Community Accommodation and Respite Association (CARA), Department of Children’s Services (DECS), Spastic Centres of SA (SCOSA), Leveda and many others. The settings in which they work range from community residential and/or tenancy support, family support, recreation/leisure support, local government, advocacy, employment support, specialty (e.g., behavioural) support and aged care. The focus of their work is the social inclusion of people with disabilities and the subsequent maximisation of their quality of life. This is done using a training framework that focuses on developmental education of the individual and the family support network.

For further information about the profession of Developmental Educators and the importance of their role in the community, go to the Developmental Educators Website at www.deai.com.au or contact Renee Grootenboer (Chair), on 0410 811 212.

furthering inclusive learning & development (field) provides learning resources for people with disability, the disability services workforce and the disability community.

They have a number of workshops, forums and training sessions coming up. Details of these can be found in their most recent newsletter.

The Mental Health Coalition of SA’s Certificate IV Mental Health program is tailored for hands-on, existing workers to understand the context, theory and practice relevant to their role. Facilitators are experienced recovery practitioners engaged in service delivery in the non government sector.

This program will include:

• Theoretical framework that underpins the work of psychosocial rehabilitation
• Revisiting and re-framing the foundation skills of the ‘helper role’ within the specific context for consumers in psychiatric disability rehabilitation and support services
• Assisting Support workers in knowing when and how to proceed as they begin to work with a new consumer by using rehabilitation process framework
• Goal Setting
• Historic context of both the mental health sector and Alcohol and other Drugs sector
• Pharmacology of legal and illegal substances that are used and misused Mental health, Alcohol and Other Drugs and acquired Brain Injury
• Holistic client centered philosophy , empowerment and promotion of health Working in partnerships
• Understanding effective service provision within mental health workplaces , both clinical and community based
• Working effectively with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people
• Working effectively with culturally diverse clients and co-workers

For enquiries please contact training@mhcsa.org.au or call 8212 8873, registration forms are available on www.mhcsa.org.au. Current Courses are full but you can put your name down for the future courses (dates to be advised).

Carers SA has a new booklet available for educational professionals to help them understand the needs of young carers and how to better support young carers to be at school, stay at school and succeed at school. The booklet is free to teachers, school counselors and other school staff.

The complementary Young Carers in Education workshop can be delivered to South Australian schools by Carers SA Young Carer Workers.

For more information on booklets and workshops call Emma Johnson on 8291 5600 or email emma.johnson@carers-sa.asn.au.

The project is funded by the Department of Education and Children’s Services.

Studying a Bachelor of Arts (Australian Studies) or Bachelor of Arts (Aboriginal Studies) will give you the opportunity to explore our history and culture, as well as factors impacting on multiculturalism, race, class, and contemporary Aboriginal issues. You will also study Australia in a rapidly changing world and gain the experience to apply your knowledge in a number of professions with confidence and vision.

Double degrees are available with Education, Social Work or Human Services.

You can also study a Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma or Masters in Aboriginal Studies with extensive work experience in Aboriginal Affairs or a related area considered for entry.

With the added knowledge and qualifications you’ll gain, you’ll be in a much stronger position to help make a positive change and bring a new passion, perspective and vision to create a better life for Indigenous and non Indigenous Australia.

Applications can be made through the South Australia Tertiary Admissions Centre at satac.edu.au.

For further information please contact the David Unaipon College of Indigenous Education and Research on (08) 8302 9194.

Further Information

How to apply through SATAC.

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Discover Australian Studies or Aboriginal Studies at UniSA in 2011.

The Flinders University Research in Special Education RISE Conference will be held at

Flinders University Victoria Square Campus
182 Victoria Square (the old Reserve Bank Building)

Friday November 5th 2010

Conference highlights include

Keynote presentation by distinguished scholar Dr Brenton Prosser:

“More THAN Medical Answers: What educational research tells us About ADHD”

Conference Presenters

• Anne Bayetto
• Kerry Bissaker
• Katherine Dix
• Gaynor Dorrell
• Caroline Ellison
• Sue Farrent
• Linda Hale
• Mary Jacquier
• Mark LeMessurier
• Julie Maney
• Julie McMillan
• Annie O’Connell
• Gise Paine
• Jo Shearer

PLUS launch of the Flinders University new Special Education Degrees

Conference Registrations Opening Soon

For more information: http://caef.flinders.edu.au/events/index.php

For Enquiries Email: educationalfutures@flinders.edu.au

An evening of Wine, Food and Art.

Nibbles, wine, beer, soft drinks, sample stalls.

Art, music, silent auction, raffles.

Music provided by Chris Finnen and Tin Fish George.

All funds raised go to Conductive Education SA.

Mark Lobert Gallery
111a Lipson Street Port Adelaide

October 23 2010 from 7.30pm.

Cost $25 per head.

Phone Sharon Holms on 8356 6335 for further details.

You can also view the flyer.