The Education Unit
The Education Unit is committed to the principles of equity and access to all services for all people from ethnic communities
The Education Unit at ADEC is committed to:
- assisting organisations promote the provision of culturally relevant services within disability, child and aged care and primary health services
- promoting knowledge and information of disability, child and aged care and primary health services within ethnic communities
- providing education and training to people with disabilities to gain the skills required for further education and employment.
- Providing education and training to people who wish to gain the skills required for further education and employment in the disability, aged care and primary health services area.
Promoting the provision of culturally relevant services within disability, child and aged care and primary health services
Cultural Awareness Training
For over 25 years ADEC has promoted the provision of culturally relevant services within disability, aged care and primary health services. ADEC will plan and deliver training in cultural awareness and cultural competence that will meet the needs of individual agencies.
Cultural awareness training encourages participants to examine their own cultures, their reactions to interacting with people from other cultures, and the impact of culture on communication. Barriers to access of services for people from ethnic communities are identified and discussed.
Working Effectively with Interpreters
To assist agencies to provide equitable access to people from non English speaking backgrounds ADEC provides training to workers on how to work effectively with interpreters.
These training sessions provide discussed around
- when to use an interpreter
- the role of the interpreter
- the type of interpreter (family member or professional)
In most sessions participants will have the opportunity to practice using an on site or telephone interpreter.
Working with Children with Special Needs
This three hour workshop gives participants the opportunity to gain an understand of the impact disabilities can have on a person and family. The barriers to accessing disability services for people from ethnic communities will be discussed.
AGENCY TRAINING
ADEC is able to deliver tailored workplace programs for staff in the disability, home and community care and aged care field. We specialise in identifying skills gaps and delivering either nationally accredited units or specifically designed training. In addition we can assist your staff to improve their language and literacy skills to meet quality standards. Funding for this may be available through the national Workplace English Language and Literacy (WELL) program. Models of delivery can be discussed with the manager of the Education Unit.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Professional development can be delivered in the following areas:
- Assisting with self medication
- Safe food handling
- Communicating with people with disabilities
- Facilitating co-operative behaviour
All professional development needs can be discussed with the manager of the Education Unit.
If you would like any further information about the program, please contact:
Anna Walker
Manager, Education, Equity and Access Program
Phone: (03) 9480 1666
Fax: (03) 9480 3444
Email: anna@adec.org.au