Disability Advocacy ServiceSession 4 · 11 June 2026
PATH Leadership Group · Cohort 1
Session 4.
DAS · Mparntwe / Alice Springs01 / 19
Disability Advocacy Service11:00 · Welcome
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.
Session 4 · Acknowledgement02 / 19
Disability Advocacy Service11:10 · Welcome back
Good to see you
Welcome back.
- You're past halfway
- Last time - Now (where I am) and My Team (who's in my corner)
- Today is about staying strong
- Strong in your body. Strong in your head. Strong with the people around you
What's something good that happened this week? Doesn't have to be big.
Session 4 · Welcome back03 / 19
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Disability Advocacy Service11:10 · Today
What we'll do today.
11:00
Welcome & Acknowledgement of Country
11:15
Icebreaker - one thing that made you feel good
11:25
What is "Keeping Strong"?
11:50
Activity - your Keeping Strong worksheet
12:00
Break - tea, water, fresh air
12:15
Worksheet - keep going
12:35
Share-back - if you want to
12:45
Wrap-up, feedback & Appreciations
VenueAkaltye Room, DKA
AssemblyStaff carpark · green sign
Session 4 · Today04 / 19
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Disability Advocacy Service11:15 · Icebreaker
Today's icebreaker
One thing you did this week that made you feel good.
Could be small. Could be a meal. Could be a walk. Could be talking to someone.
One sentence each. Mandy goes first. Pass is allowed.
One sentence each. Mandy goes first. Pass is allowed.
Session 4 · Icebreaker05 / 19
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Disability Advocacy Service11:25 · Module 7
Module 7
Keeping Strong.
Looking after yourself.
Looking after the people around you.
Doing things that fill you up, not empty you out.
Looking after the people around you.
Doing things that fill you up, not empty you out.
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Session 4 · Keeping Strong06 / 19
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Disability Advocacy Service11:30 · Four things
Four things we'll think about
Four things we'll think about.
Stay strong
Body, energy, sleep.
Relax
Slow down, rest, quiet time.
Look after yourself
Food, doctor, mental health, country if it fits.
Have fun
What gives you joy.
Mandy shares one of her own for each box before you write yours.
Session 4 · Four things07 / 19
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Disability Advocacy Service11:35 · CA realities
It's not just you
In Central Australia, staying strong sometimes takes more.
- The heat in summer can wear you out
- Distance from family or services can be hard
- Money pressures and family pressures are real
- You don't have to do this alone
These things make staying strong harder. That's normal - not your fault.
Session 4 · CA realities08 / 19
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Disability Advocacy Service11:40 · Culture + Country
Yours to bring - if it fits for you
Your culture and Country may be part of your strength.
Some people draw strength from culture, family, ceremony, language, Country.
Some people don't, or do it differently.
This is your worksheet. Fill it in your way.
Some people don't, or do it differently.
This is your worksheet. Fill it in your way.
Session 4 · Culture + Country09 / 19
Disability Advocacy Service11:50 · Activity
Your turn
Now your turn -
Keeping Strong worksheet.
- Booklet page 6
- Four boxes
- Write, draw, or ask Mandy to scribe - whichever works for you
- You'll see some examples first
Session 4 · Activity10 / 19
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Disability Advocacy Service11:55 · Examples
Examples - not a checklist · 1 of 4
What do you do to stay strong?
- Footy training
- Walks at Simpsons Gap
That's what some other people do. Yours can be different.
Session 4 · Examples11 / 19
Disability Advocacy Service11:55 · Examples
Examples - not a checklist · 2 of 4
What do you do to relax?
- Sitting with my dog
- A cup of tea outside
That's what some other people do. Yours can be different.
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Disability Advocacy Service11:55 · Examples
Examples - not a checklist · 3 of 4
What do you do to look after yourself?
- Seeing the doctor
- Calling my sister
That's what some other people do. Yours can be different.
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Disability Advocacy Service11:55 · Examples
Examples - not a checklist · 4 of 4
What do you do to have fun?
- Footy carnival
- A feed at a friend's place
That's what some other people do. Yours can be different.
Session 4 · Examples14 / 19
Disability Advocacy Service12:00 · Break
15 minutes
Break.
Tea, water, fresh air, bathroom.
Back at 12:15.
Back at 12:15.
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Session 4 · Break15 / 19
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Disability Advocacy Service12:35 · Share-back
Optional - pass is fine
Share if you want to.
- One thing you wrote in any box
- You can pass
- This is not a test
Mandy shares one of her own answers first. Then around the circle.
Session 4 · Share-back16 / 19
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Disability Advocacy Service12:45 · Wrap-up
Closing the day
Before you go.
- One thing on your worksheet you might do this week
- Feedback form - a few quick questions. Mandy can scribe
- Appreciations - one thing about someone in the room
Mandy goes first on Appreciations. Pass is allowed.
Session 4 · Wrap-up17 / 19
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Disability Advocacy Service12:55 · Next week
Next session · 11:00 · Akaltye Room
Next week - My Future and My Plans.
- Big dreams
- Goals across the parts of your life
- Examples of leaders who built toward something
Questions before then? Call DAS on (08) 8953 1422, or message your support worker.
Session 4 · Next week18 / 19
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Disability Advocacy ServiceEnd · Session 4
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