Session 3 - September 29, 2021

These are the resources from the third and final session of the My Home, My Way workshop. On this page you'll find a recording of the workshop session and the resources mentioned during the workshop.

Thank you for attending session three of the My Home, My Way workshop. It was a fantastic final session, and we hope you got a lot from it.

If you have any questions about the workshop series, please contact Gayle gayle@imaginemore.org.au

The topics covered in this session include:

Support options
Individualised Living Options (ILO)
Overcoming fears
Renewing and safeguarding

Gayle Herbert’s presentation about Individualised Living Options is embedded in the replay and also available to watch as a standalone video below the replay.

Download A Copy Of The Slides Here (PDF, 10 MB)

Please note that the replay has been edited to remove breaks and participant conversation at the end of the workshop.

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Resources mentioned in the workshop

Support Options – Creative Use of Informal Supports – Jac’s Place

Jacob Hughes has made the move to live independently. This short film celebrates his life, the plan to give him the opportunity to have his own place, and the team of people who worked together to make it a reality.

Video running time: 10 minutes

Housemates – Sean Fisher’s Story

In November 2020, we invited Lisa Bridle to speak to our Imagining Home Peer Group about her son Sean’s homeshare arrangement. It was a fabulous session filled with many great ideas, insights, and practical tips.

Video running time: 1 hour, 4 minutes

In this video, Lisa mentions some resources which we’ve made available to you:

You might also like to download a copy of the notes that were distributed after this Peer Group session as they provide some additional detail about Sean’s homeshare arrangement.

Download the Imagining Home Peer Group notes from November 16, 2020 (PDF, 161 KB)

Homeshare

Listen to Mel and Mary as they explain what Homeshare means and the benefits they’ve each experienced.

Video playing time: 6 minutes

The Shouted Goodbye – By Jeremy Ward

You can purchase copies of this book online from

Neighbourhood

Cameron Skinner lived with his parents Maggie and Greg but always knew he wanted his own home. With the support of his folks, his friends, and some brilliant housemates, he is now thriving in his own home.

Please note that we only played a section of this video during the workshop. The full version is below.

Video playing time: 8 minutes

Support Options – Paid Supports

The House Sitter

How Cameron practised living away from the family home in a creative way.

Video playing time: 5 minutes

Occasional Time Away

Gus has also had some opportunities to practise living away from the family home and being a housemate.

He received some funding in his NDIS plan. It was Daily Activities STA and Assistance (including respite) funding 1:3 for weekdays and Saturdays. We also used flexible core funding.
The Mentor from HireUp was paid according to the HireUp formula for hourly support, overtime, evenings, and sleepovers
The Mentor that we directly employ was paid according to the SCHADS Industry Award covering ordinary hours, overtime, evenings, and sleepovers.
Mentor meals were covered as part of the arrangement.