Start: Tue 25 Aug, 2026 10:00 End: Tue 06 Oct, 2026 12:00
Location: Online via Zoom over four weeks.
This workshop is at capacity but please join the waitlist for 2027
Presented by: Dr Michelle Browning
Learn a better way to support people with disability in making decisions
Like all of us, people with disability need support to make decisions at various times.
How can we ensure that we, as decision-supporters, are supporting the person well? Do we recognise when we’re unintentionally exerting our influence on the person? Do we always allow the person enough time, space, and information when they are making day-to-day or significant decisions?
It can take skill and practice to become an effective decision-supporter. In this four-part workshop, Dr Michelle Browning will show you how.
What is supported decision-making?
Supported decision-making is the process of providing practical assistance to people who need support in making decisions. This can look very different for each individual.
Watch and listen as Michelle describes the process:
About this workshop
Important: This workshop will not be recorded, so there will not be a replay
This series will be held over four two-hour sessions, from 10:00 am until 12:00 pm (Canberra/Sydney time):
- Session 1 – Tuesday, 25 August 2026
- Session 2 – Tuesday, 8 September 2026
- Session 3 – Tuesday, 22 September 2026
- Session 4 – Tuesday, 6 October 2026
During the sessions, you will:
- clarify your reasons for wanting to be a better decision supporter
- learn ten useful strategies for your supported decision-making toolkit
- identify what a good decision-making process involves for the person you support
- explore any challenges you are facing in providing support.
By the end of the series, you’ll have a toolkit of decision-supporting strategies to draw on and the confidence to use them, especially when decision-making is challenging.
2026 workshop at capacity: Join the waitlist for 2027
This workshop is currently at capacity. By completing this form, you will be added to the waitlist. If a place becomes available, we will contact people on the waitlist and offer places in order. If we are unable to offer you a place in this series, you will receive advance notice of the next event in 2027.
Good to know
- This training is for anyone who assists others in making decisions. We encourage families to attend and bring along members of their extended family, friends, support teams, and others who support their loved ones with disability
- You may find it helpful to have a decision scenario in mind as Michelle presents her workshop. There will likely be time to brainstorm some scenarios with Michelle and other attendees, but you’ll also be welcome just to work on yours privately.
- This series will not be recorded. To make the most of your registration, please aim to attend each session
- There will be plenty of opportunities to ask questions. To ensure everyone can be heard, a limited number of seats will be available.
- Our funding from the NDIA through a Peer Support and Capacity Building grant covers all costs associated with delivering this exciting workshop, so you can attend free of charge.
Dr Michelle Browning
Michelle is passionate about supporting individuals and organisations to develop their skills in supported decision-making practice. She is a Churchill Fellow who has completed doctoral research into the practice in Canada.
Michelle has been at the forefront of the development of supported decision-making practice in Australia over the last fifteen years. You can learn more about her and explore a range of resources on her website.
