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Develop your skills in Active Support
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This training resource is for disability support workers
It is about Active Support – A way to support people with intellectual disabilities to engage in meaningful activities and social interactions.
You will learn:
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Why engagement is important to quality of life
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Why you should use Active Support
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About the 4 Essentials of Active Support
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How to use Active Support in your everyday work
There are 8 modules. Each module has videos to show you how to do Active Support. There are also activities to help you to learn new skills.
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Self-paced
learning
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Videos
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Activities
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Free
Acknowledgments
Every Moment Has Potential was developed by the Living with Disability Research Centre at La Trobe University and Greystanes Disability Services. For a list of full credits click here.
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