The Disability Workforce Support Project has developed a range of educational resources that are freely available for you to use. You will find links to all of them in a list below. Further resources will be added over time.
We provide training using these resources. Please contact us if you would like to discuss training at your organisation.
Minister for Disability Services, Hon Jo Palmer launches the Toolkit!
Watch our educational videos
‘Window of Tolerance’
‘Window of Tolerance’ (opens in new window) is a 7 minute video explaining the concept of the ‘window of tolerance’ and the brain science that has informed it.
‘Take Time to Communicate’
‘Take Time to Communicate’ (opens in new window) is a 15 minute video featuring people living with disability discussing communication issues others have when communicating with them.
‘Hear Me’
‘Hear Me’ (opens in a new window) is a 15 minute video featuring people with complex communication needs discussing communication issues
‘Trauma-informed Response’
‘Trauma-informed Response’ (opens in new window) is a 15 minute PowerPoint video discussing sexual assault affecting people living with disability, and taking you through some key principles of a trauma-informed response.
Electronic resources: for download and printing
1. Guides to responding to disclosure
Please note that the Disability Support Worker Guides contain information and advice that is suitable for use by nurses, allied health professionals and others.
Disability Support Worker Guide to Responding to Disclosure from an Adult
Disability Support Worker Guide to Responding to Disclosure from a Child
GP Guide to Responding to Disclosure from an Adult
GP Guide to Responding to Disclosure from a Child
2. Prevalence and impact of sexual violence against people with disability
Fact Sheet: Abuse is Widespread
Fact Sheet: General Practice statistics
Fact sheet: Prevalence Australia
Fact Sheet: Prevalence Tasmania
Fact sheet: Violence is frequent
3. Myths and facts about sex and disability
Fact sheet: Myths and Facts about Sexual Assault
Fact sheet: Myths about Sex and Disability
4. Risk Factors and strategies
Fact Sheet : Protective Factors Against Assault
Fact Sheet: Risk Factors for Sexual Assault
Fact Sheet : Risk Factors in a Care Setting
Fact Sheet: Strategies to Reduce Risks
5. Communication considerations
See also the communication toolkit and resources provided by ‘Speak Up and Be Safe From Abuse’ (opens in a new window): https://www.speakupandbesafe.com.au/
Communication Tips – Acquired Brain Injury
Communication Tips – Autism Spectrum
Communication Tips – Intellectual Disability
Communication Tips – Low Hearing or Deaf
Communication Tips -Low Vision or Blind
Communication Tips – Mental Illness Stigma
Communication Tips – Wheelchair User
Fact sheet: Communication Barriers
Fact sheet: Communication Checklist
“You’ve had a difficult conversation” (Post disclosure information sheet for clients)
6: Being trauma-informed
Fact sheet: Responding to Disclosure in a Trauma-informed Way
Fact sheet: Self-care and Vicarious Trauma
Fact sheet: Trauma-informed Care
Trauma-proof your practice for people with disability
7: Reporting and Evidence
Fact sheet: Forensic Medical Examination
Fact sheet: Reporting Obligations
Fact sheet: Preserving Evidence and Note-taking
Fact sheet: Supporting a Person who is Deciding Whether to Report to Police
8. Posters
Imagine Yourself . . . Acquired Brain Injury
Imagine Yourself . . . Autism Spectrum
Imagine Yourself . . . Intellectual Disability
Imagine Yourself . . . Low Hearing or Deaf
Imagine Yourself . . . Low Vision or Blind
Imagine Yourself . . . Mental Illness Stigma
Imagine Yourself . . . Wheelchair User
Ten Tactics of Sexual Predators of Adults
Ten Tactics of Sexual Predators of Children
Ten Tips to Keep Your Kids Safe
9: Referral pathways
Referral and Contact Information – Adult, recent
Referral and Contact Information – Adult, historical
Referral and Contact Information – Child