Our training
Embedding neurodivergence inclusion into Alcohol and Other Drug sector culture and practice
Identify the access barriers neurodivergent people face in your service, adapt the way you work at a systems and practice level, and take away learnings you can apply immediately.
Choose a leadership intensive, a practice intensive, or a combined session that brings leaders and practitioners together. Each option connects organisational change with day-to-day practice.
No prior knowledge of neurodivergence is needed.
Emerging leaders’ half day intensive
Who this training is for: service leaders and emerging leaders responsible for quality, practice and workforce capability
Location: place
Duration: 3 hrs
The half day AOD intensive provides the foundational understanding required to strengthen organisational practice responses to neurodivergent clients.
Delivered through a combination of expert insights, facilitated discussion and reflection, the Leadership Intensive focuses on:
- understanding current legislation and emerging reform and its implications for community services
- aligning inclusion with organisational risk, compliance and strategic priorities
- applying a systems lens to identify where change is required
- consider the role of supervision and team culture in supporting safe and inclusive practice
- identifying practical actions leaders can take immediately to embed inclusive practice for neurodivergent clients
Participants will be provided with a key takeaways document to support translation into practice.
Half-day practice intensive
Who this training is for: frontline practitioners and practice leaders
Location: place
Duration: 3 hrs
This half day AOD intensive provides the foundational understanding required to strengthen individual practice responses to neurodivergent clients.
Delivered through a combination of expert insights, facilitated discussion, reflection and interactive demonstration the intensive will support participants to:
- understanding current legislation and emerging reform and its practice implications
- identify where systems and everyday practice create barriers for neurodivergent clients
- explore what neuro-affirming practice means for everyday service delivery
- learn how staff and services can adapt AOD interventions and practice approaches to support inclusion
- identifying clear ‘what I will do differently tomorrow’ actions for immediate application
Participants will receive a practical key takeaways resource to support translation of learning into everyday practice.
Training package
If you want to build capability across your whole organisation we offer a workplace package:
- Leaders intensive
- Practice intensive
- Bespoke support to embed learnings, including:
- workplace audit
- group reflective practice and supervision
- secondary consultation
Tailored to your organisational needs
The training can be tailored for homelessness, mental health and other community services settings.
The training can also be adapted to focus on employees, helping leaders and teams create more inclusive and accessible workplaces.
Our expertise
Led by experienced disability advocate Heather Padden and practice change expert Lucy Demant our facilitators bring:
- expertise in intersectional practice across the disability, AOD, youth, family violence and health promotion sectors
- experience translating systems change into day-to-day practice
- a workforce organisational lens
- facilitation and training expertise
- disability lived and living experience
We offer a social justice pricing model, larger organisations can choose to sponsor training places for smaller services.
Interested in strengthening practice
in your organisation?