Cohort 1 · 2026 · Session 3 of 8 · Run sheet

Now + My Team

Two hours. The minute-by-minute facilitator script for M5 + M6.

Date

Thursday 4 June 2026

Time

11:00–13:00

Venue

DKA, 475 South Stuart Hwy

Facilitators

Metia (lead) · Mandy (co-fac)

Session purpose · three things to land

People look honestly at where they are right now - the Four Boxes (love about my life / want to change / leadership skills I have / want to work on) - and get something started on paper, at their own pace, with help if asked.
A short halfway check-in on the program - what's working, what's harder than expected, what they want more of - kept light and verbal, with the full reflection booklet going home.
People map their team across four parts of life and name three people (or services) they'd reach first, and walk out with a CA Local Support Map card.
Mandy holds visible space as a leader-with-lived-experience - she models the Four Boxes first, and she shares her own team map as the heart of the My Team block.

The unspoken fourth one: two full modules (M5 + M6) land in one block without the room feeling rushed or flat. That's the only one that matters in the long run.

Original NT curriculum runs M5 as one full week and M6 as the next (M6 is actually a 2hr-10min module on its own). We're doing both in one 2hr block. The compression cost: if the Now work or Mandy's team-share runs long, protect the My Team map activity and Mandy's team-share - that's where M6 lands emotionally. The full 7-page Mid-Program Reflection booklet goes home; only the short verbal check-in stays. The EXAMPLES / QUESTIONS deep-dives and the long What-is-Community A3 walkthrough are trimmed, not run in full.

Pre-session prep

Two days out

OwnerAlignment meeting

Walk through this compressed run sheet with Metia + Mandy
Lock Mandy's two Four Boxes picks - one 'love about my life', one 'want to work on' - rehearsed, not improvised
Lock Mandy's team-share content (slide 7 equivalent) - which four-quadrant people she names vs anonymises, and her own three CA Local Support Map picks
Agree the country / Country framing both are comfortable delivering - CRR-005 still PENDING Akeyulerre / Lhere Artepe, so use the locked holding line and don't define
Decide who does the Acknowledgement (CRR-001 wording still pending Lhere Artepe - read the agreed holding version, don't improvise)
Brief on participant flags from S2 debrief - anyone having a hard week (Mandy gives lead the heads-up, not the details)
Akaltye Room / DKA: assembly point confirmed by DKA (Cedrick Pacis, 27 May) = staff carpark, green Emergency Assembly Point sign; backup = visitor's carpark. Now on deck slide 6 (photo). Confirm toilets day-of

Day before

OwnerLukas + Metia

Print Now worksheet (booklet pages or A3 backup) x 12 + 2 spare
Print My Team worksheet x 12 + 2 spare
Print Mid-Program Reflection booklet (7-page) x 12 + 2 spare - these go HOME, not worked through in-room
Verify every CA Local Support Map number within 14 days of the session, then print the card x 12 + 5 spare - mark 'numbers pending verification' until that's done
Print topics tracker x 12 + per-session (traffic light) feedback forms x 12
Pull A3 wall sheets: What is a Community, My Team EXAMPLES (display only)
Mandy's pre-drawn team-map flipchart ready
Charge laptop + projector + phones
Confirm caterer headcount
15-min huddle - last walk-through

Day of · Thu 4 June, 10:00 arrival

OwnerAll

Set room - horseshoe facing wall
Stick Group Agreement (from S1, confirmed at S2) on wall
Pin What is a Community A3 + My Team EXAMPLES A3 to the wall - on display, not for reading aloud
Lay out Now worksheet at each seat; My Team worksheet + CA Local Support Map card held back for the afternoon block
CA Fauna Icebreaker cards on side table; pens / textas / tissues at each seat
Tea / coffee station + catering for ~12:00
Test AV + load S3 deck (M5 + M6 content ported, else laptop on PDF)
30-min huddle Metia + Mandy - re-confirm Mandy's two model moments and the country / Country holding line

Minute by minute

11:00–11:06 6 min Welcome back + AcknowledgementPick up from S2 · no icebreaker reset - group knows each other Lead: Mandy (welcome) + agreed reader (Acknowledgement)
S3 deck slides 1–4 (cover, acknowledgement, recap of last week, welcome back)

Mandy welcomes the room back and names anyone returning after a tough week. Short. Acknowledgement - read the agreed holding wording. Don't paraphrase, don't improvise. CRR-001 wording is still PENDING Lhere Artepe - we read the locked interim version and flag nothing about it to the room. Then a quick bridge: 'Last session was leaders and All About Me. Today is two things - first a look at where you are right now, then who's on your team.' 30-second go-round optional: 'One thing since we last met.' Mandy goes first. Pass is fine.

Watch: Anyone visibly flat or distressed on entry - quiet check-in. Keep the welcome warm and short; the room has a lot of ground to cover today, so don't let the front of the session sprawl.

11:06–11:12 6 min HousekeepingStandard slide · Toilets + Assembly + Cards + Food Lead: Metia
S3 deck slides 5–7 (housekeeping, assembly point photo, the plan)

Walk the room through quickly: - Toilets - point them out (Akaltye Room / DKA layout - confirm at alignment). - Assembly point - staff carpark, the green Emergency Assembly Point sign (photo on slide 6). Backup is the visitor's carpark. - Phones - silent please; step out if you need a call. - Photos - only if Photo OK ticked. They can change their mind any time (CRR-018 - cohort-poster / image consent is per-person and revocable). - Coloured cards - quick refresher: green = good, yellow = need a moment, red = need to stop. - Food - lunch around 12:00. ~5 minutes max. Don't drone.

Watch: Anyone looking lost at housekeeping - Mandy grounds it with a one-line story about when she's used the yellow card.

11:12–11:17 5 min CA Fauna icebreaker + Module 5 openFrom M5 · animal photo cards · ~5 min, kept light Lead: Metia (Mandy goes first)
S3 deck slides 8–9 (Module 5 divider + 'which animal feels like you today?')

Quick warm round to open Module 5 - no big reset, the group already knows each other. Deck slide 9 has the CA fauna cards (kangaroo, perentie, wedge-tail eagle, dingo). 'Pick the animal that feels like you today - and say one word about why.' Mandy goes first with hers. Keep it to ~5 min and light - it's a settle-in, not a deep share. A one-word answer is plenty; 'pass' is fine. Then bridge straight into what 'Now' means.

Watch: Don't let it sprawl - it's a 5-minute opener and the morning has two full modules to land. If someone's flat on entry, the animal round is a low-pressure way in - don't push for a 'why'.

11:17–11:23 6 min What 'Now' means + Mandy goes firstFrom M5 · framing the Four Boxes Lead: Metia (framing) · Mandy (models first)
S3 deck slides 10–11 (what 'Now' means + Mandy's two answers)

Metia frames it slow: 'Now is just where you are today. Not where you came from, not where you're going - we do the future in a later session. If today's a hard day, that goes in the boxes. If it's a good day, that goes in too. We're not asking you to be brave or fix anything - just to look honestly.' Then Mandy goes first with her two pre-arranged answers (locked at alignment) - one 'love about my life', one 'want to work on'. Her own words. This is modelling honesty, not a performance. Lead stays quiet while she does it.

Watch: Mandy's two answers are pre-rehearsed, not improvised. If she's unwell mid-session, Metia carries the framing and we skip the model-first - acknowledge briefly, don't make a thing of it.

11:23–11:27 4 min The Four Boxes - introFrom M5 · the four prompts Lead: Metia (Mandy walks the room)
S3 deck slide 12 (Four Boxes)

Read the four boxes, slow, with small examples: - What I love about my life - small things count (footy Saturdays, a mate who texts back) and big things (kids, home, work). - What I want to change - be honest; we won't fix it today, but we can name it. - Leadership skills I have - what you already do (speak up, help your nieces, show up on time). - Leadership skills I want to work on - the one thing you'd like to be better at. 'Take your time. Small answers are real answers.'

Watch: Don't suggest answers. Set it up and let people sit with it.

11:27–11:51 24 min Now Worksheet (the work)From M5 · Four Boxes on paper · compressed from 30 min Lead: Both walk the room - Mandy scribes / helps where asked
S3 deck slide 13 (Activity - Now Worksheet)

Participants work the Four Boxes in their booklet (or A3 backup). Both facilitators walk the room. Mandy specifically helps anyone stuck on what to write and scribes for anyone who asks - the words stay the participant's. Key reminders: - Don't fill silence. If someone's staring at the sheet, sit with it. - Don't do their work for them. - Don't react to a hard answer. 'What I want to change: my support worker who yells at me' -> acknowledge it ('That's real - thanks for writing it down'), document for advocacy / safeguarding follow-up after the session, don't pivot to fixing it in the room. - Don't promise what you can't deliver. Not 'we'll fix that' - instead 'I'll follow up with you this week', then do it. The worksheet goes home; they can keep adding. One box done well beats four rushed. If the room's behind, this is the activity to protect - trim later segments, not this.

Watch: Co-fac flags any difficult Now quietly to lead during the walk-around - don't pivot the whole cohort. Drawing / dictation / 'I'll do it at home' all fine. If a worksheet vents about DAS itself, take it seriously - flag for Lukas within 24h. If a harmful person surfaces here, treat as safeguarding (see tricky moments).

11:51–11:59 8 min Halfway check-inFrom M5 mid-program reflection · short verbal version - booklet goes home Lead: Metia (Mandy adds plain language)
S3 deck slide 14 (Mid-program check-in)

Short, light, verbal. We are NOT working through the 7-page Mid-Program Reflection booklet in-room today - it goes home with the booklet. We just take the pulse: 'We're about halfway. Quick yarn - what's working? What's harder than you expected? Is there anything you want more of?' Mandy: 'This isn't a test. No wrong answer. We just want to know how it's going.' Capture themes (no individual quotes without consent) on a flipchart or in the debrief. If the cohort flags something ('too fast', 'more time on My Team'), take it seriously and feed it into M7-M9 prep - and tell them next session what changed. That closes the loop.

Watch: Keep it to ~8 min - it's a check-in, not the full reflection. If something heavy surfaces, acknowledge and take it offline; don't let the group try to fix it. Hand the full reflection booklet out at the close for home.

11:59–12:14 15 min Lunch + breakCatering on at ~12:00 · facilitators off duty Lead: All
S3 deck slide 15 (Break / lunch - orange field)

Short break. Facilitators eat too - the cohort needs to see Mandy + Metia + Lukas relax in the room, not work it. Metia can do a soft 'you OK?' check-in with anyone who flagged during the Now work - no agenda. Lukas during the break: quietly reset the room for the My Team block - pin nothing new (EXAMPLES + What is a Community A3 already up), lay out My Team worksheets, Mandy primes her team-map flipchart, CA Local Support Map cards stacked ready.

Watch: Watch dietary flags per participant pack. Don't debrief anyone over lunch - just check warmth.

12:14–12:24 10 min What is a community? + Mandy shares her teamFrom M6 · A3 on display (not full walkthrough) + the heart of M6 Lead: Metia (community framing) · Mandy (shares her team - lead goes quiet)
S3 deck slides 16–20 (Module 6 open + 'who'd you call first?' icebreaker, what is a community + A3, Mandy shares her team)

Metia, short: 'A community is a group of people who share something - a place, an interest, a reason, a connection. You're already in lots of them. We're just looking at the ones you've got.' The What is a Community A3 is ON THE WALL for reference - we are NOT doing the full long A3 walkthrough today (trimmed for time). Touch the country / Country distinction only with the locked holding line - 'If you have your own Country you might write it down; if you don't, that's OK, write the place you live. We're not telling you what your Country is.' CRR-005 still PENDING Akeyulerre / Lhere Artepe - do NOT define Country; if pushed, redirect to Akeyulerre or their own Auntie / Elder. Then Mandy shares her own team across the four quadrants (pre-rehearsed, names anonymised at her discretion). This is the heart of M6. Lead stays quiet - don't rescue, even if she names imperfect parts of her team.

Watch: Don't define Country (CRR-005). If Mandy's share lands flat in a heavy room, don't rescue - Metia asks 'What did you hear?' and builds from the cohort's answer. Listen to any cultural framing, reflect it, don't expand or probe (CRR-011 / CRR-012).

12:24–12:29 5 min The four quadrants - introFrom M6 · how the My Team map works Lead: Metia (Mandy gives a lived example)
S3 deck slides 21–23 (four parts, two ways to reach, EXAMPLES A3 on wall)

Read the four parts of the team: - Family & Friends - your people. - Paid Supports - people paid to help you (support worker, OT, DAS advocate). - Work & Learning - Bindi, TAFE, volunteering. - Community Places & Groups - footy team, art centre, council, language group. 'Some people sit in two boxes - that's normal. Some are close and easy to reach; some are further away and you only see at carnival or funerals. Both count.' Mandy gives a one-line lived example per quadrant. EXAMPLES A3 is on the wall as a worked sample - don't read it aloud, it's not prescriptive.

Watch: Keep the intro tight - the value is in the map activity, not the explanation. EXAMPLES sheet is a reference, not a script.

12:29–12:51 22 min My Team map (the work)From M6 · My Team worksheet · compressed from 30 min Lead: Both walk the room - Mandy scribes / sits with anyone stuck
S3 deck slide 24 (Activity - My Team Worksheet)

Participants map their team across the four quadrants in their booklet (or A3 backup). Both facilitators walk the room. Mandy specifically sits with anyone solo or stuck. This is a protected activity - if the day's behind, trim the CA Local Support Map walkthrough or the three-things, not this. Reminders: - Drawing / dictation / 'I'll finish at home' all fine - 9-week booklet, doesn't have to be done today. - Don't pivot to fixing problems. 'I have nobody' -> co-fac sits with them, helps name ONE person (the chemist who knows their name, the bus driver who waves). Don't promise to fix loneliness here - mapping now, action is M9. Document for individual follow-up regardless. - If a support worker writes for the participant, co-fac gently re-centres: 'Let's check with [name] - is that who you'd put down?'

Watch: If a participant maps a harmful person (partner who hits, family who steals, support worker who yells), DON'T react in the room - acknowledge ('Thanks for writing that down'), don't take the booklet, document for SAFEGUARDING follow-up, phone within 24h, coordinate with the DAS Safeguarding lead. Cross-check against their S2 / mid-program responses.

12:51–12:56 5 min CA Local Support Map + Pick threeFrom M6 · hand out the card · headings only, not every contact Lead: Metia (reads category headings) · Mandy (delivers 'Pick three')
S3 deck slide 25 (CA Local Support Map)

Hand out the CA Local Support Map card. Read only the seven category headings - advocacy, NDIS, health, community, money, legal, safety / rights. Do NOT read every contact aloud - the card is for the fridge and the phone, not for memorising. Mandy delivers the 'Pick three' line (stronger from her): 'You don't need all of them. Pick three. Put those three in your phone, write them on the back of the card. Most people only need two or three at a time.' If someone's overwhelmed, co-fac scribes their three onto the back. NOTE: the card's numbers are 'pending verification' until the 14-day pre-flight check is signed off - if that hasn't happened by 4 June, say honestly we're confirming numbers and will reissue verified cards.

Watch: Don't read the whole card - overwhelming. Three is the magic number, don't push for more. Use the Mparntwe / Alice Springs default variant for this cohort.

12:56–13:00 4 min Three things this week + close + feedbackFrom M6 · going-out ritual + reflection booklet home Lead: Mandy + Metia
S3 deck slides 26–32 (three things, close + go-round, SW feedback, take home, see you, contacts)

1. Three things to do this week - Mandy delivers point 3: 'Tell one person they're on your team this week. They might laugh. They'll probably feel really good.' 2. Hand home the full Mid-Program Reflection booklet: 'This is for home, in your own time - no rush, it's not a test. Bring it back or keep it in your folder.' 3. Quick go-round if time: 'One thing today that landed.' Mandy + Metia model first. Pass is fine. 4. Per-session feedback (traffic light) forms - 2 min, collect at the door. SW feedback forms to any support workers attending - drop back or email peersupport@das.org.au. 5. 'Next session is My Team's follow-on - Keeping Strong. Same time, same place.' Mandy thanks people by name as they leave.

Watch: Don't run over 13:00 - people have transport booked. If behind, drop the go-round and just do three-things + card + thanks. Make sure everyone leaves with: their booklet, the reflection booklet, and the CA Local Support Map card.

Mandy's choices to lock at alignment

Choice	Options
Her two Four Boxes answers (model-first)	One 'love about my life' + one 'want to work on'. Pick answers easy to defend honestly - small and real beats impressive. Locked at alignment, rehearsed not improvised.
Photo vs generic icon on her 'goes first' slide	Her photo / generic 'co-fac speaks' icon - her call at alignment
Her team-share content (the heart of M6)	Which people she names vs anonymises across the four quadrants; flipchart pre-drawn or slide mirroring the worksheet. Pre-rehearsed.
Her own three CA Local Support Map picks	Three services she actually uses, to model 'I picked these three' - locked at alignment
Acknowledgement reader	Mandy / Metia / both - read the agreed CRR-001 holding wording either way
If unwell mid-session (like S1)	Steps out - Metia + Lukas continue. Acknowledge briefly: 'Mandy's having a rest, back next week.' Don't make a thing of it. Protect her team-share if at all possible - reschedule the model-first rather than drop it.

Participant flags · keep in your back pocket

Participant	Flag
Brandon Williams	Hard of hearing Hard of hearing. Quiet, communicates more when safe. Needs help with spelling and reading. Loves food — remind when enough is enough.
Hosea Crafter	Contact via Tony (carer) No personal phone. Primary contact is his carer Tony · 0400 365 551. Tony will transport him to and from each session.
Jordan Sumner (Jordy)	Nut allergy Needs 30 sec processing time before he answers — be patient. Two support workers attending. STRICT nut-free diet per dietician.
Keyanna Williams	24/7 oxygenKP Services pickup 24/7 oxygen. Fatigues easily — calm room, regular breaks, flexible pacing. Simple, repeated communication. Structured routine, limited choices, 1:1 support. KP Services transport · 0403 574 249.
Michael Wallace	Hard of hearing Hard of hearing. Needs reminders to focus and to eat.
Mona Teamay	Eligibility queryIDDSI 4 / IDDSI 3 AAC (Eye Gaze). Pureed food (IDDSI Level 4), moderately thick fluids (IDDSI Level 3). EOI ticked NO to intellectual/learning disability — confirm eligibility with David.
Petra Haines	KWS / Auslan + whiteboard Uses KWS and Auslan; adapts via writing and whiteboard, plus animated expression. Keep communication simple. Has a current behaviour support plan — request from Codie.

Anticipated tricky moments

A participant has a difficult 'Now' Recent loss, conflict at home, health crisis, partner in remand. Co-fac flags quietly to lead during the walk-around. Don't pivot the cohort - let them work in their own quiet bubble. Lead follows up by phone within 24h, not just email. If a safeguarding flag, follow DAS procedures and document in Trello.

A participant uses the worksheet to vent about a service or DAS itself Listen, don't react, don't promise to fix it in the moment. Note for advocacy follow-up after the session. If it's about DAS itself, take it seriously - flag for Lukas / program coordinator within 24h.

A participant says 'I have nobody' on the team map Don't argue, don't tell them they have lots of people. Co-fac sits with them quietly, maybe in the breakout space. Help name ONE person - the chemist who knows their name, the bus driver who waves, an old support worker. Don't promise to fix the loneliness in M6 - mapping now, action is M9. Document for a 30-min one-on-one in week 7-8 regardless.

A participant maps a person who is harmful to them Partner who hits, family member who steals, support worker who yells. DON'T react in the room - acknowledge ('Thanks for writing that down'). Don't take their booklet - it's theirs. Document for SAFEGUARDING follow-up: phone within 24h, coordinate with the DAS Safeguarding lead. Cross-check against their S2 / mid-program responses.

country / Country distinction confuses a participant or support worker Don't over-explain. Use the locked holding line only. If a support worker presses 'but what does it really mean?', redirect: 'We're not the right people to teach about Country - Akeyulerre Healing Centre is.' Don't engage further. CRR-005 still PENDING Akeyulerre / Lhere Artepe - do not define.

A participant shares cultural framing Their Country, Elders, kinship, ceremony, Sorry Business affecting their team. Listen and reflect what they said. Don't correct, don't expand, don't probe with 'tell me more'. Per CRR-011 / CRR-012.

A participant is overwhelmed by the CA Local Support Map 'There's too many, I don't know which.' Co-fac: 'You don't need all these. Pick three. What's the most important help you might need this year?' Scribe their three on the back if they want. Three is the magic number - don't push for more.

Mandy's team-share falls flat Pre-rehearsed but the room is heavy or distracted and her words don't land. Don't rescue - let it sit. Lead asks an open question: 'What did you hear?' Cohort responds, build from there. Debrief with Mandy after.

A support worker dominates a participant's worksheet Writes for them, tells them who's on their team. Co-fac gently re-centres: 'Let's check with [name] - is that who you'd put down?' Brief feedback to the support worker privately after - the worksheet is the participant's voice.

Compressed time - falling behind by ~12:30 Protect the two map activities (Now Worksheet, My Team map) and Mandy's team-share. Trim, in order: the CA Local Support Map walkthrough to a 'pick three + here's your card' line, the four-quadrant intro, the halfway check-in to two sentences. Don't sacrifice the activities.

Tech / venue failure (deck won't load) Plan B is paper. All slide content prints as A3 facilitator handouts; the CA Local Support Map card and Mandy's flipchart need no projection; EXAMPLES + What is a Community A3 are already on the wall. Don't lose 10 minutes troubleshooting.

End-of-session checklist

All present participants have a Now worksheet started (even one box) - it goes home with the booklet
All present participants have a My Team worksheet started (even one quadrant)
Mid-Program Reflection booklet (7-page) handed home to every participant - NOT collected today
CA Local Support Map card distributed to every participant (+ spares for family); note if numbers were still 'pending verification' and a reissue is owed
Per-session (traffic light) feedback forms collected; SW feedback forms collected or photographed if going home with the SW
Halfway check-in themes captured in the cohort-level note (themes only, no quotes without consent) for the Inclusion NT mid-program report
Photos of any cohort poster / wall work only with consent - verify who consented before photographing (CRR-018)
Group Agreement still on the wall - confirm with cohort it still works for them
Participants who said 'I have nobody' or who mapped harmful people flagged for safeguarding / individual follow-up; phone within 24h where flagged
Any RED feedback faces flagged for follow-up within 24h
Co-fac debrief completed (15 min, paid time) - note follow-ups owed and any cultural-framing moments
Same-day SMS / email follow-up sent to all participants - include the 'three things to do this week' reminder
Adjustments to M7-M9 prep noted if the cohort flagged 'more time on X' at the check-in; tell them next session what changed
Update each participant's tracker - attendance, flags, three-things homework, follow-up commitments

Adapted for Central Australia by DAS, in partnership with Inclusion NT under the PATH MOU 2025–26. Original curriculum © Inclusion NT.