{"id":45,"date":"2020-03-03T11:08:08","date_gmt":"2020-03-03T00:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/testvic\/?page_id=45"},"modified":"2025-08-13T16:16:43","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T06:16:43","slug":"training","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/vic\/services-and-supports\/training\/","title":{"rendered":"Workshops &amp; Training"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<div style=\"height:49px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-large is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Down Syndrome Victoria offers a range of training sessions for people with Down syndrome, families, and professionals.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:49px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">For people with Down syndrome:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Our <em>Pathways to Independence<\/em> workshops will help you learn skills for a more independent life, including self advocacy, decision making, community connections, staying healthy, and more!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:49px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">For families:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>DSV Training offers a range of topics covering relevant areas for all ages. Whether you are a new parent or have an adult son or daughter with Down syndrome, our training sessions provide information to help you make those all important decisions with your family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:49px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">For professionals:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn about Down syndrome and how to approach your work with people with Down syndrome, including communication, suitable support and typical needs. Find out what a contemporary life for a person with Down syndrome looks like.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our speakers include people with Down syndrome, parents and staff. Together they have a vast range of lived experiences to share with you, as well as tips and strategies for working together. Whether you are a health, education, disability or community service, DSV is able to support you with your professional development needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:49px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">For more information:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You can visit our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/events\/#vic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">training and events page<\/a>\u00a0for more information or contact\u00a0our team at <a href=\"mailto:info@dsav.asn.au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">info@dsav.asn.au<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:49px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/events\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/vic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/CTAWorkshopsTraining_AdobeStock_215425332-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"A woman with Down syndrome uses a computer\" class=\"wp-image-91\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/vic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/CTAWorkshopsTraining_AdobeStock_215425332-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/vic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/CTAWorkshopsTraining_AdobeStock_215425332-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Down Syndrome Victoria offers a range of training sessions for people with Down syndrome, families, and professionals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":91,"parent":17,"menu_order":14,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"1","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"state":[],"class_list":["post-45","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/vic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/45","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/vic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/vic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/vic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/vic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/vic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/45\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3992,"href":"https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/vic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/45\/revisions\/3992"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/vic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/vic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/91"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/vic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"state","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/vic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/state?post=45"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}