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Find your pathway as a person with a disability!

As part of the Physical Disability Council's policy to develop the individual capacities of people with physical disabilities a course was developed by the staff and members of the Management Committee entitled "Defining Pathways". The course is designed to give people skills and strategies to guide them towards achieving personal goals. It is conducted over two half day workshops with a night in between for reflection and preparation.

The workshops provide opportunities for individuals to identify and focus on issues that are important to them and to assist them in defining skills that they may need in developing strategies as they work towards attaining a specific goal. The course gives time for personal reflection and for participants to get to know themselves better as well as providing support and the opportunity to celebrate success as they achieve their objectives.

The "Defining Pathways" workshop has been taken on the road to regional NSW as part of our Community Consultation process. Centres visited to date include Lismore, Orange and Wagga Wagga. Successful workshops were conducted over two days in these cities and positive feedback through course evaluation was received from participants in each venue. The course is available to any disability service provider who has six willing individuals who would like to undertake the workshops.

In the coming twelve months we hope to conduct the course in a number of metropolitan locations as well as in a variety of country regions. If you are interested in learning more about the workshop or would like us to visit your area please contact PDCN on 02 9552 1606.

• use your skills to achieve your goals and make things happen

• develop your confidence to identify your own pathway

• increase your ability to ask the right questions and seek out the right people

Defining Pathways are in 2 workshops of 3 and a half hours each.

Tea and coffee provided

If you would like to be part of these free workshops or someone you know wants to attend a Defining Pathways Workshop please register by freecall: 1800 688 831 or email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it