Webinar: Beyond the Therapy Session

Supporting young people with an NDIS plan to build everyday independence, relationships and pathways towards employment.

Every young person’s next step is different. For the people supporting them, knowing where to start and how to help without taking over, can be challenging.

How can you turn a young person’s interests into meaningful goals? When could additional support help? And what might progress look like in everyday life?

Join Everyday Independence for a webinar exploring these questions across everyday independence, friendships, relationships and work. Through practical examples, we’ll share ways to identify next steps, involve young people in decisions and connect support around what matters to them.

You’ll also learn how our youth therapy, relationship education and employment services can contribute to these goals.

Register to attend or receive a recording

Wednesday 28 October, 12:00pm – 12.45pm AEST, online via Microsoft teams.

What we’ll cover

• Everyday independence: therapy and coaching to support daily living skills, routines, communication, movement and participation.
• Friendships and relationships: an introduction to the Everyday Relationships Program, a six-week, small-group program offering accessible learning about relationships, sexual health, boundaries, consent and safety.
• Pathways towards work: how vocational assessments and employment supports help young people explore their strengths, interests and opportunities, and build skills for work.
• Support that works together: the role of a youth lead practitioner, where available, in delivering support and bringing the right team together.
• Where to start: service suitability, funding options, local availability and enquiry and referral pathways.

There will also be time to ask questions.

Who should attend

• Parents and carers wanting to understand support options for their young person.
• NDIS support coordinators looking to connect participants with services aligned to their goals.
• Educators, learning support teams and careers advisers exploring support for students’ participation, relationships, independence and future pathways.

Leave with a clearer understanding of the services available and how to help a young person take their next step.

Meet the speakers

• Tracy Bull – Engagement Manager and host introduces the session, guides questions and explains enquiry and referral pathways.
• Sarah Rainbow-Occupational Therapist and Everyday Relationships Program Facilitator introduces the program, it’s accessible approach to relationship education and who it may suit.
• Ingrid Clark – Youth Stream Lead, explains how a youth lead practitioner delivers services, our pathways into employment, vocational assessments, and psychosocial coaching.