Going slow, to go fast; Independent living in the intentional slow lane.
By Bernadette Melder Renato is an NDIA participant who suffers from 5 different types of seizures and a mild intellectual disability. Renato is 56 years old, still lives in the family home he lived in with his father, which he now owns himself, and over the years, his fine motor skills have gradually deteriorated.…
Matthew’s Story: How a family downsized their house and upsized their lives
Permission has been given to use *Matthew’s real name Michaela from the Jeder Institute started working with *Matthew in 2017, when he was 17 years of age. He had a plan allocated, with a poor budget and no support coordination, so Michaela initially came in to help the family sort that out. Matthew loves…
Tips for Online Facilitation: Lessons from a Pandemic
Download Lessons from a Pandemic Author: Dee Brooks & Michelle Dunscombe Publish Date: 11th September 2020 It’s a brave, new world! Some of us were already offering online versions of our work, some of us were dabbling in what we might do, in the future, others were thrown into a pivot that made our heads…
The Nature of ABCD in Australia
Download An influential overview By Dee Brooks & Judi Geggie The following paper has been written from the perspective of two former staff members from the Family Action Centre (FAC), University of Newcastle; a strengths-based centre that was an early adopter and pioneer of ABCD work in Australia. The authors have both since left the…
