Disability Advocacy ServiceSession 3 · 4 June 2026
PATH Leadership Group · Cohort 1
Session 3.
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Disability Advocacy Service11:00 · Welcome back
First, the most important thing
Acknowledgement of Country.
We acknowledge the Arrernte people as the Traditional Custodians of Mparntwe (Alice Springs).
We pay our respects to Elders past, present, and emerging.
We also acknowledge all the language groups across the Central Australia and Barkly region this program serves.
We pay our respects to all First Nations peoples whose knowledge, leadership, and lived experience guide this work.
We pay our respects to Elders past, present, and emerging.
We also acknowledge all the language groups across the Central Australia and Barkly region this program serves.
We pay our respects to all First Nations peoples whose knowledge, leadership, and lived experience guide this work.
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Disability Advocacy Service11:00 · Last time
Last week - Session 2
Last time, we...
- Talked about what makes a good leader - and that you don't need a degree to be one
- Thought about someone we look up to
- Did All About Me - our Head, Hands, Heart, and Connections
- Looked at our strengths with the cards
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Disability Advocacy Service11:00 · Welcome back
One week since we saw you
Welcome back.
Quick check-in. Then we get into it.
- One thing from the last week - short version
- Last time we did All About Me - Head, Hands, Heart, Connections
- Today is two parts - where I am Now, and My Team
- Got your worksheets? Grab them off your chair
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Disability Advocacy Service11:05 · Housekeeping
Before we start - quick check
Housekeeping.
Toilets
Out the door, signs in DKA. Ask if you can't find them - Lukas / Metia will walk you.
Assembly point
Staff carpark - green sign. We'll show you on the next slide.
Phones
Silent please. Step out if you need to take a call. No drama.
Photos
Only if your Photo OK is ticked on the sign-in. Tell us if you change your mind.
Cards
Green = good. Yellow = need a moment. Red = need to stop. Use them anytime.
Food
Short lunch around 11:58. Eat, breathe, then we keep going.
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Disability Advocacy Service11:05 · Assembly point
If we need to leave the building
Emergency assembly point.
Staff carpark - look for the green Emergency Assembly Point sign. If we can't get there, we meet at the visitor's carpark.
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Disability Advocacy Service11:10 · Today
Here's the plan.
11:00
Welcome back & housekeeping
11:12
Icebreaker - which animal feels like you today?
11:20
Now - where I am in my life today
11:25
The Four Boxes - your Now sheet
11:50
Halfway check-in - how's the program going?
11:58
Lunch - tea, food, fresh air
12:15
My Team - who's in my corner?
12:28
My Team map - your sheet
12:52
CA Local Support Map & close
VenueAkaltye Room, DKA
AssemblyStaff carpark · green sign
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Disability Advocacy Service11:12 · Module 5
Module 5
Now.
Where am I in my life, right now?
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Disability Advocacy Service11:12 · Icebreaker
Quick round to start
Which animal feels like you today?
Red kangaroo
Bouncing, moving, lots of energy.
Perentie
Steady, taking it slow, watching.
Wedge-tailed eagle
Up high, seeing the big picture.
Dingo
Sticking close to the group today.
Pick one. Tell us in one sentence why. Mandy goes first.
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Disability Advocacy Service11:20 · Now
What we mean by "Now"
Now - where I am in my life today.
- Now means today
- Not the past. Not where you're going next. Just today
- How are things for you, right now?
- Tired, happy, sad, unsure - Now is whatever today is
It's not about what you wish you were. It's about what's true today.
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Disability Advocacy Service11:22 · Mandy first
Before you write your own
Mandy goes first.
Mandy shares two of her own answers - so you can see what an honest one looks like.
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Disability Advocacy Service11:25 · Four Boxes
Four boxes on your sheet
What's true for you, today?
What I love about my life
The good stuff. People, places, things you wouldn't change.
What I want to change
Something that's not right yet. Big or small.
Leadership skills I have
What you already do well. You've got more than you think.
Leadership skills I want to work on
What you'd like to get better at.
Prompts and examples are on your Now sheet. The boxes here are just to point you.
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Disability Advocacy Service11:25 · Activity
Now: your worksheet
Take some time for your sheet.
- Your Now sheet - the Four Boxes
- Write or draw - both are good
- One word per box is fine. It's a draft, not a test
- Ask for help - Mandy, Metia, your SW, anyone in the room
Timer's on the wall. We'll have a short break in the middle.
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Disability Advocacy Service11:50 · Halfway
We're past halfway
How's the program going for you?
Why we ask
- We're halfway through - some weeks done, some to go
- We want to know what's working and what's not
- Your answers help us run the second half better
What you do
- Pair up - person next to you, your SW, or Mandy
- A few short questions, about 10 minutes
- Take your sheet home in your folder
It's not a test. There's no wrong answer. Pairs are suggested, not forced.
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Disability Advocacy Service11:58 · Lunch
Short break
Lunch.
Tea, food, fresh air.
Back at 12:13.
Back at 12:13.
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Disability Advocacy Service12:15 · Module 6
Module 6
My Team.
Who's in my corner?
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Disability Advocacy Service12:15 · Icebreaker
Quick round
Who would you call first if you needed help today?
It can be anyone.
"My sister." "My support worker." "Mandy." "DAS."
Just a name and how you know them. 30 seconds each. Mandy goes first.
"My sister." "My support worker." "Mandy." "DAS."
Just a name and how you know them. 30 seconds each. Mandy goes first.
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Disability Advocacy Service12:18 · Community
Before we map your team
What is
a community?
A group of people who share something. A place. An interest. A reason. A connection.
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Disability Advocacy Service12:20 · A3 sheet
Let's look at this together
The big sheet on the wall.
We've got an A3 sheet with examples of what makes a community - footy, art centre, family, church, work, council.
On the sheet you'll see the word "country" written two ways.
"country" (small c) means the place you live.
"Country" (capital C) is yours to know and to share if you choose. We're not here to tell you what your Country is.
On the sheet you'll see the word "country" written two ways.
"country" (small c) means the place you live.
"Country" (capital C) is yours to know and to share if you choose. We're not here to tell you what your Country is.
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Disability Advocacy Service12:24 · Mandy's team
Before you write your own
Mandy shares her team.
Mandy walks through her own team - the people she actually relies on, and where each one sits.
You hear it differently when someone shows you their real team.
You hear it differently when someone shows you their real team.
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Disability Advocacy Service12:26 · Four parts
Your team - four parts
Where does each person sit?
Family & Friends
The people close to you. Family, friends, mates.
Paid Supports
Support worker, doctor, advocate, NDIS people.
Work & Learning
Workmates, teachers, people you learn with.
Community Places & Groups
Footy, church, art centre, places you belong.
Some people fit in more than one box. That's OK. You don't need a lot - three to five strong people in each is plenty.
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Disability Advocacy Service12:27 · Two ways
Two ways to think about your team
Who can you reach?
Walking distance / easy to call
- People you see every week
- People whose number is in your phone
- People who can come at short notice
Needs a lift / from out of town
- People you see less often
- People you call for big things, not small things
- People who matter, even if they're not nearby
It's not about who you love most. It's about who you can reach.
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Disability Advocacy Service12:27 · Examples
Display - don't copy
Here's what some teams look like.
We've got a worked-example sheet with names you might know.
You don't have to copy it. Your team is yours.
We'll walk the room and show it to anyone who wants a starting point.
You don't have to copy it. Your team is yours.
We'll walk the room and show it to anyone who wants a starting point.
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Disability Advocacy Service12:28 · Activity
My Team: your worksheet
Map your own team.
- Your My Team sheet
- Family / Friends · Paid supports · Work / Learning · Community places & groups
- Use the EXAMPLES sheet on the wall if you get stuck
- Use the QUESTIONS sheet (Step 1, 2, 3) if you need prompts
Both of us walk the room. Ask for a scribe if you'd rather talk it out.
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Disability Advocacy Service12:52 · Support Map
A card you take home
The CA Local Support Map.
What it is
- A one-page card with local services
- Sorted by what you might need
- For the fridge or your phone - not for memorising
How to use it
- Pick three. Don't try to remember all of them
- Put those three in your phone
- Write them on the back of the card
- Ask for an interpreter if you need one
Most people only need two or three of these at a time. We'll hand the card out - the numbers live on the handout, not on this screen.
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Disability Advocacy Service12:56 · This week
Before next session
Three things to do this week.
- Pick three services from your Support Map. Put the numbers in your phone
- Write them on the back of your card so they're somewhere safe
- Tell one person on your team they're on your team - it feels good, for them and for you
It can feel weird to tell someone they're on your team. They might laugh. They'll probably feel really good.
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Disability Advocacy Service12:58 · Close
Closing the day
One thing
that landed.
Go round the room. Short version. Mandy first.
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Disability Advocacy Service12:58 · Close
Going-out ritual
One thing today that landed for you.
One sentence each. Pass is fine.
Mandy, Metia, Lukas - we go first. Model it.
Then around the circle.
Then around the circle.
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Disability Advocacy Service12:58 · For SWs
For support workers in the room
A quick feedback form.
If you have a minute, fill it in.
Drop it back to us - or email peersupport@das.org.au.
Anonymous is fine. Honest is better.
Drop it back to us - or email peersupport@das.org.au.
Anonymous is fine. Honest is better.
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Disability Advocacy Service12:58 · Take home
To take with you
Take your sheets home.
- Now - your Four Boxes
- My Team - the people in your corner
- CA Local Support Map - your card. Spare cards if you want one for family
- Keep adding to them through the week if you want
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Disability Advocacy Service13:00 · See you
Next session · 11:00 · Akaltye Room
See you next time.
Next topic - Keeping Strong. Staying well.
Questions before then? Call DAS on (08) 8953 1422, or message your support worker.
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Disability Advocacy Service13:00 · Contacts
If you need us
How to reach DAS.
- (08) 8953 1422
- 3/11 Railway Terrace, Alice Springs NT 0870
- peersupport@das.org.au
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Disability Advocacy ServiceEnd · Session 3
Thank you
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