BCBM
Helping Families Move Forward
Colac Disability Workshops
Dates: Monday 10 August - Thursday 13 August 2026
Location: The Salvation Army Colac Community Centre, 51-57 Dennis St, Colac Vic 3250
A four-day face-to-face workshop series for professionals, parents and carers supporting children, young people and adults with disability, complex needs, autism, PDA profiles, behaviours of concern and long-term support needs.
Each workshop day is stand-alone. You can book one day, two days, three days or all four days depending on your role, your child or participant's needs, and the support questions you are currently trying to answer.
You do not need to attend the full series to benefit from an individual workshop.
Ticket Price is $251.61 per person, per day.
Parent and carer training information
Parent/carer workshop tickets are priced as three hours of parent/carer training using the 2026/27 NDIS Pricing Schedule.
Support Item: 15_038_0117_1_3
Support Item Name: Training for Carers/Parents
Duration: 3 hours
Rate: $83.87 per hour
Total: $251.61 per person, per day
Please note that the workshp day runs from 9:30am to 2:30pm. The ticket price has been calculated using three hours of parent/carer training to keep the workshops accessible. Morning tea, lunch, discussion time and practical workshop time are included in the day and are not charged as additional NDIS training hours.
Families may wish to bring a funded support worker, therapy assistant or key support person to attend with them. This can be helpful where the support worker is involved in implementing strategies at home, in the community, during transitions, during personal care routines, during emotional regulation support or during daily disability-related routines.
Support workers, therapy assistants and other paid disability support people may also choose to attend the Monday Professionals workshop if they want a broader understanding of NDIS evidence, functional impact, complex disability, autism, PDA profiles and practical support planning.
All attendees require their own ticket
Please check the participant's NDIS plan, funding category, plan management arrangements and service agreement requirements before booking. Use of NDIS funding remains the responsibility of the participant, nominee, family or plan manager.
Professionals Workshop
NDIS Evidence, Complex Disability, Autism, PDA and Practical Report Writing
This event will take place:
Monday 10 August, 2026
9:30 AM to 2:30 PM
Ticket price: $251.61 per person
Morning tea & lunch included
Face-to-face only
Each workshop is standalone
This workshop is suitable for teachers, early childhood educators, therapists, therapy assistants, support workers, support coordinators, behaviour support practitioners, case managers and professionals working with families involved with the NDIS.
Complex Needs Workshop
This event will take place:
Tuesday 11 August, 2026
9:30 AM to 2:30 PM
Ticket price: $251.61 per person
Morning tea & lunch included
Face-to-face only
Each workshop is standalone
This workshop is for parents and carers supporting a child, young person or adult with complex disability-related needs. Complex means the person has more than one area of difficulty and those difficulties interact with each other. Complex needs are often misunderstood because people don't recognise the underlying disability- related reasons for the behaviour.
Autism and PDA Profile Workshop
This event will take place:
Wednesday 12 August, 2026
9:30 AM to 2:30 PM
Ticket price: $251.61 per person
Morning tea & lunch included
Face-to-face only
Each workshop is standalone
This workshop is for parents and carers supporting an autistic child, young person or adult who has a PDA profile or significant demand avoidance.
A PDA profile is a pattern of extreme demand avoidance where everyday demands can trigger anxiety, threat responses and a loss of felt safety.
Future Planning Workshop
This event will take place:
Thursday 13 August, 2026
9:30 AM to 2:30 PM
Ticket price: $251.61 per person
Morning tea & lunch included
Face-to-face only
Each workshop is standalone
This workshop is for parents and carers of children, teenagers and adults with disability who want to think clearly and practically about the future. Future planning is important as decisions made now can shape the person's future independence, communication, relationships, safety, housing and much more.
