NDS Recognising Restrictive Practices workshop

National Disability Services is delivering a national series of free half-day workshops with advocacy organisations, to promote a shared understanding of the NDIS Code of Conduct.
These workshops will be interactive and help to promote conversations to develop a shared understanding of the NDIS Code of Conduct for support workers, people who use disability services, their families, advocates, advocacy organisations and service providers.

Key topics discussed at this workshop:

• Human Rights based approaches and the impact of Restrictive Practices.
• The national approach to restrictive practices - with the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission's Directors of Behaviour Support.
• Available resources to support providers to meet national reporting requirements and state and territory based authorisation processes.
• Case studies will be discussed within a facilitated workshop format with topics including:

• Environmental restraints
• Duty of care vs. Dignity of risk
• Restrictive practices for children
• Understanding least restrictive practices
• Prescription of chemical restraints

• State and territory based approaches to restrictive practice authorisation.
• Local examples of good practice.

The workshops will:

• Discuss strategies on how to integrate the Code of Conduct into day to day service delivery
• Provide guidance about how to use the free resources within organisations to meet new national requirements.
• Provide opportunities for people to connect with advocacy organisations
• Discuss the role of the NDIS Commission in enforcing the Code of Conduct and receiving complaints.

Workshop Locations and dates:

VIC Bendigo: 29th October
ACT Canberra: 31st October
NSW Wagga Wagga: 7th November
NSW Sydney: 12th November
VIC Melbourne: 21st November
SA Whyalla: 26th November
SA Adelaide: 28th November
(more locations and dates to be announced)

All venues are wheelchair accessible and please contact the organiser directly with any additional accessibility requirements.

Please click on the link to register and please note numbers are limited. https://www.nds.org.au/events-and-training/all-events-and-training/ndis-code-of-conduct-workshop-3412 

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