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mdaa cultural abilities

mdaa cultural abilities provides support to government, non-government and private agencies to become more culturally competent and more competent in dealing with people with disability.

3.57 MB 2007 Training Calendar and 99 KB Registration Form

Working Cross Culturally training for Queensland

Working Cross Culturally (CCHCC405 A)

Promoting to and networking with Ethnic Communities

Making our Service accessible to people from an NESB

 

 In 2006 mdaa cultural abilities delivered training to approximately 400 people in over 20 training courses. In 2006 we delivered training to a range of Government Agencies (eg Department of Ageing Disability and Home Care, Department of Housing, Department of Health) and non-government agencies (eg Woodville Community Services, Macarthur Community Forum, North-West Personnel.

Other courses we can deliver on request are:

• ABC of Access and Equity
• Advocate for Consumers (CHCAD1C)
• Disability in a cultural context
• Getting the most from Interpreters and Translators
• Good EEO Practices: Making it work for you
• Individual Advocacy
• Introduction to Disability
• Manage Diversity (PSPMNGT605A)
• Orientation to Disability (CHCCDIS1B)
• Religion and Disability

To view other information, please click on the relevant heading:

• Code of Practice
• Terms and Conditions
• Training Venues Details and Maps
• What people say about mdaa cultural abilities

For more information or if you have any other questions please call us on (02) 9891-6400 or email us mdaa@mdaa.org.au

Other support services

As the centre for expertise in cultural diversity and disability, mdaa cultural abilities is uniquely placed to provide your agency with quality, in-depth, knowledge and experience-based services tailored to the needs of your agency and community. In addition to our training we can conduct policy and practice audits and develop access and equity action plans.

Policy and Practice Audits

We conduct policy and practice audits for human service agencies to enhance their capacity to respond competently to the diversity of the community.

We use a range of frameworks to inform us of the policy and practice standards including Disability Services Standards, Home and Community Care Standards, Ethnic Affairs Priorities Framework, Mental Health Standards. We use these standards to suit the agency's needs. This service can include policy and practice review audits and can be done either on-site or off-site, depending on the needs of the agency.

Access and Equity Action Plans

These plans are designed to assist an agency by identifying areas for transformation. Access and Equity Action Plans identify actions which an agency can take now to enhance its ability to respond positively and creatively to the diverse community, in terms of both culture and disability.

Access and Equity Action Plans include a Policy and Practice audit and take this further by identifying actions which make the polices real and the practices competent, to enable the agency to respond better to people with disability regardless of their cultural background.

Unlike many other planning processes, Action Plans are designed with the agency and succeed not only because the agency owns the plan, but also because the plan involves many actions which are cost neutral.

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