Print set 2 · Facilitator pockets · 3 copies
At the printer: set Copies = 3, Collate = On. You'll get three identical packs — one each for Metia, Mandy, and Lukas.
Each pack contains: Emergency contacts · Agenda.
Cohort 1 · 2026 · Session 4 of 8 · Facilitator pocket
Emergency contacts
Thursday 11 June 2026 · 11:00–13:00 · Akaltye Room, Desert Knowledge Australia. Confidential — facilitator use only.
Quick dial — emergency
Emergency
000
DAS office
(08) 8953 1422
Lukas mobile
0409 924 058
DKA reception
(08) 8959 6000
Venue
Akaltye Room, Desert Knowledge Australia475 South Stuart Hwy, Alice Springs NT 0870
If evacuation
TODO — verify with DKA Facilitators in the room
Lead facilitator
Metia Lisati(08) 8953 1422
peersupport@das.org.au
Peer co-facilitator
Mandy KnightThrough DAS office
Programs Manager
Lukas Blom0409 924 058
projects@das.org.au
Per-participant contact tree
Critical-flag participants highlighted. Call primary contact first; secondary as backup.
Andy Harris
Eunoia LanePrimary day-of
Melissa (Eunoia Lane)
0439 790 879
Coordinator
Melissa Araujo
0439 790 879
melissa.araujo@eunoialane.com.au
Brandon Williams
Joyful Souls SupportPrimary day-of
Stacey Phoenix (Joyful Souls)
0451 645 347
Coordinator
Stacey Phoenix
0451 645 347
admin@joyfulsouls.com.au
Caleb McMillan
Joyful Souls SupportPrimary day-of
Stacey Phoenix (Joyful Souls)
0451 645 347
Coordinator
Stacey Phoenix
0451 645 347
admin@joyfulsouls.com.au
Chamieka Brown
WoSSCAPrimary day-of
Claire Cushnan (WoSSCA)
0401 810 190
Coordinator
Claire Cushnan
0401 810 190
claire.cushnan@wossca.org.au
Graham Wilfred
Waltja Tjutangku PalyapayiPrimary day-of
Graham (direct)
0487 059 209
Coordinator
Mellicent Omega
(08) 8953 4488
Hosea Crafter
Saltbush Social EnterprisesPrimary day-of
Tony (carer)
0400 365 551
Backup
Josh Alone (Saltbush)
0498 883 489
Jordan Sumner (Jordy)
Joyful Souls SupportPrimary day-of
Stacey Phoenix (Joyful Souls)
0451 645 347
Coordinator
Stacey Phoenix
0451 645 347
admin@joyfulsouls.com.au
Medical alert Nut allergy — Strict nut-free room. Confirm EpiPen with Stacey. Cross-check every food item.
Keyanna Williams
CoLab Disability SolutionsPrimary day-of
William Boaza (CoLab)
0428 015 505
Backup
KP Services
0403 574 249
Medical alert 24/7 oxygen — Calm room, regular breaks, flexible pacing, 1:1 support
Michael Wallace
Joyful Souls SupportPrimary day-of
Stacey Phoenix (Joyful Souls)
0451 645 347
Coordinator
Stacey Phoenix
0451 645 347
admin@joyfulsouls.com.au
Mikaela Brown
WoSSCAPrimary day-of
Claire Cushnan (WoSSCA)
0401 810 190
Coordinator
Claire Cushnan
0401 810 190
claire.cushnan@wossca.org.au
Mona Teamay
CoLab Disability SolutionsPrimary day-of
David Parker (CoLab)
0474 888 790
Coordinator
David Parker
0474 888 790
david@colab-ds.com.au
Medical alert Eligibility query · IDDSI 4 / IDDSI 3 — David ticked NO to intellectual disability on EOI — confirm cohort fit with David Parker / Pureed food only, moderately thick fluids. Catering must accommodate or SW brings food.
Petra Haines
CoLab Disability SolutionsPrimary day-of
Codie (CoLab)
0447 216 393
Coordinator
Codie
0447 216 393
codie@colab-ds.com.au
Day-of escalation tree
- Medical event (allergic reaction, breathing, fall): Call 000 first. Mandy or Metia stays with the participant. Lukas calls primary contact + DAS office. Document on incident form within 24 hours.
- Behavioural distress / walkout: Mandy or Metia follows after a beat. Quiet check-in outside the room. If escalation needed, call primary contact. Don't return participant to room without consent.
- Transport no-show (Keyanna): Call KP Services 0403 574 249. If unreachable, call Wil Boaza at CoLab. Don't wait past 11:15 — get session moving and update Keyanna by phone when transport sorted.
- Photo without consent risk: If anyone in the room photographs a participant whose form isn't signed, ask politely for the photo to be deleted. Note in debrief.
- Critical incident (any safety issue you can't handle alone): Lukas mobile 0409 924 058. If unreachable, DAS office (08) 8953 1422.
Cohort 1 · 2026 · Session 4 of 8 · Agenda
Keeping Strong
Thursday 11 June 2026 · 11:00–13:00 · Akaltye Room, Desert Knowledge Australia
Timeline
| Time | What | Who leads |
|---|---|---|
| 11:00–11:06 6 min | Welcome back + Acknowledgement Session 4 of 8 · group knows each other - keep it short and warm | Mandy or Metia opens (Mandy's choice) + agreed reader (Acknowledgement) |
| 11:06–11:11 5 min | Housekeeping + today's roadmap Standard block · NO dedicated housekeeping slide in this deck - run it verbally off slide 4 | Metia |
| 11:11–11:21 10 min | Icebreaker From M7 · one thing this week that made you feel good | Mandy (goes first) |
| 11:21–11:48 27 min | What is 'Keeping Strong'? From M7 · definition + four quadrants + CA realities + culture and Country | Metia (Mandy adds one example per quadrant) |
| 11:48–12:00 12 min | Activity intro + EXAMPLES walkthrough From M7 · worksheets out · first pass before lunch | Metia (setup) · Mandy (shares her own answers) |
| 12:00–12:15 15 min | Lunch + break Catering on at 12:00 · 15 min standard - extend to 20 if the room is cold | All |
| 12:15–12:37 22 min | Keeping Strong worksheet (the work) From M7 · P6 booklet page · the protected activity | Both walk the room - Mandy offers scribing |
| 12:37–12:46 9 min | Share-back From M7 · optional · one thing from any box | Mandy (shares first) + Metia |
| 12:46–13:00 14 min | Wrap-up + feedback + Appreciations + next week From M7 · Appreciations is the new going-out ritual | Metia (wrap) · Mandy (runs Appreciations) |
What we keep vs hold over
What we keep
- M7 runs near-full - first single-module session of the cohort, no folding, room to breathe
- The full slides 6-9 arc: definition, four quadrants, CA realities, culture + Country - with slide 9 handled exactly as designed (read as written, 'That's yours.', never author)
- 10-min icebreaker back in (M7-native: 'one thing this week that made you feel good')
- Two-block activity pattern preserved: intro + EXAMPLES + start before lunch, finish after
- Share-back optional with pass - co-fac shares first, fresh content
- Appreciations introduced as the going-out ritual - Mandy runs it, models specific
- Worksheet is the protected activity - if behind, trim share-back or the 'one thing' round, never the work block
Held over to next session
- Source module written for 10:00-12:00 - shifted to our 11:00-13:00 block; the mid-session 15-min break becomes the standard 12:00 lunch block (catering pattern from S1-S3)
- Housekeeping block added (planner standard since S2) - the 16-slide M7 deck has no housekeeping slide, so it runs verbally off slide 4; welcome compressed from the source's 10+5 min to 6+5 to fund it
- 'What is Keeping Strong' stretched 25 -> 27 min - single module means slide 9 gets unhurried handling
- Deck slide 3 says 'Week 7' (NT 9-week module numbering) - facilitator says 'Session 4' to the room; flag the label to the deck build
- Heat-day variant not in play (June session) - cold-morning variant active instead: hot drinks, heaters, break extendable to 20 min
- Easy Read variant (sentence-starter scaffold, scribing-default) specified in the worksheet but lands at Phase 7 - scribing offer covers the gap this delivery
- DAS-original quadrant icons for the P6 worksheet still blocked on the Phase 4.5 design pass - print the current spec version
Materials needed
- Laptop + projector with S4 deck preloaded (16 slides, built from the M7 spec) - do not depend on cloud
- Keeping Strong worksheet (4 pages, one question per page) (P6 blank, A3) - 1 per participant + 5 spare
- Keeping Strong EXAMPLES handout (A3, CA examples) - 1 per participant, held back until slide 11
- Per-session (Layer 1, traffic light) feedback forms - 1 per participant; SW feedback forms for attending support workers
- Pens, pencils, textas + large-grip pens for scribing-supported participants
- Hot drinks from arrival - tea, coffee, hot water (June-August cold-morning variant); heaters on early
- Tissues - 1 box on the table (soft permission for emotional moments)
- Mandy's script notes on paper, if she wants them (per Co-Fac Handbook)
- CA Leadership Story 8 (Tony and the footy team) - printed, back pocket for a flat room
- Topics tracker - tick Session 4 at the wrap
- Group Agreement poster (from S1, on the wall)
- Camera (only with Photo Permission Form consent)
- Catering for 12:00 per dietary requirements - confirmed headcount day-before
- First aid kit
Participant flags + needs are on the Emergency contacts and Run sheet (facilitator-only) — kept off the agenda to keep this one scannable.
Adapted for Central Australia by DAS, in partnership with Inclusion NT under the PATH MOU 2025–26. Original curriculum © Inclusion NT.