EVERY MOMENT HAS POTENTIAL
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  • Module 1
  • Module 2
  • Module 3
  • Module 4
  • Module 5
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Module Resources
This section lists resources and links to support each module.

About
Greystanes Disability Services  
www.greystanes.org.au/

Living with Disability Research Group 
www.latrobe.edu.au/health/research/research-programs/living-with-a-disability

Professor Jim Mansell was a leading researcher in the UK, who was Director of the Tizard Centre at the University of Kent had a major influence on disability policy and services
www.kent.ac.uk/tizard/

Dr Julie Beadle-Brown worked closely with Professor Jim Mansell on the development of Person Centred Active Support
http://personcentredsupport.wordpress.com/author/jdbeadlebrown/

Module 1
Personalisation: a rough guide
This downloadable guide to understanding person centredness - recognising people as individuals - was developed the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) in the UK.
www.scie.org.uk/publications/guides/guide47/files/guide47.pdf

UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Key rights are set out in disability policy and legislation and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with a Disability
http://templatelab.com/convention-on-the-rights-of-persons-with-disabilities/ 

National Disability Standards 
This website provides information on the National Disability Standards that apply to the disability services sector and National Insurance Scheme. The standards focus on person centered approaches and promote choice and control by people with disability.   
www.dss.gov.au/our-responsibilities/disability-and-carers/standards-and-quality-assurance/new-national-standards-for-disability-services

Professor Jim Mansell was a leading researcher in the UK, who was Director of the Tizard Centre at the University of Kent had a major influence on disability policy and services
www.kent.ac.uk/tizard/

Dr Julie Beadle-Brown worked closely with Professor Jim Mansell on the development of Person Centred Active Support
http://personcentredsupport.wordpress.com/author/jdbeadlebrown/


Module 2
The National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013  (NDIS)
This website provides information on the NDIS Act which the National Disability Insurance Scheme is based on.
www.comlaw.gov.au/Details/C2013A00020/Html/Text#_Toc352761880

National Disability Standards 
This website provides information on the National Disability Standards that apply to the disability services sector and National Insurance Scheme. The standards focus on person centered approaches and promote choice and control by people with disability.   
www.dss.gov.au/our-responsibilities/disability-and-carers/standards-and-quality-assurance/new-national-standards-for-disability-services

Disability Discrimination Act (DDA)
This website provides an outline of the Disability Discrimination Act and how it applies to people with disability.
www.humanrights.gov.au/our-work/disability-rights/guides/brief-guide-disability-discrimination-act

National Disability Peak Bodies
This website provides information on the national disability peak organisations. Their role is to contribute to government policies about disability issues affecting Australian families and communities, to carry information between government and the community on social policy issues and to represent constituent views.
www.dss.gov.au/our-responsibilities/disability-and-carers/program-services/consultation-and-advocacy/national-disability-peak-bodies

Carers Australia
This website provides information about Carers Australia which is the national peak body representing Australia’s carers. 
www.carersaustralia.com.au/

National Disability Services (NDS)
This website provides information about National Disability Services which is the Australian peak body for non-government disability services.
www.nds.org.au/

Module 3
The 4 Essentials of Person Centred Active Support Summary
Download and print this summary as a handy reminder of the 4 Essentials in the Checklists and Reminders section on the Resources page.

Module 4
Professor Jim Mansell was a leading researcher in the UK, who was Director of the Tizard Centre at the University of Kent had a major influence on disability policy and services
www.kent.ac.uk/tizard/

Dr Julie Beadle-Brown worked closely with Professor Jim Mansell on the development of Person Centred Active Support
http://personcentredsupport.wordpress.com/author/jdbeadlebrown/

Module 5
Checklist for Observing Person Centred Active Support Practice 
Download and print this checklist in the Checklists and Reminders section on the Resources page.

Person Centred Active Support Practice – Reminders for Support Workers 
Download and print this reminder sheet in the Checklists and Reminders section on the Resources page.

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