From: "Sue Nash" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2001 12:53 PM
Subject: Workshops
W o r k s h o p s (3)
1. SUPPORT
There will be a workshop on the theme of Support on
Saturday October 27. 10am - 4pm. To be held in
Carlton. Topics will include ways that group members
can support each other, including active listening
and skills for answering phone calls from members and
prospective members. Facilitators of the sessions
will be Lera O'Connor from the Anti-Cancer Council
and Eil�s Hughes from the Genetic Support Network.
Cost will be $10 (or $5 if you have a Health Care
Card or similar level of income). Bring your own
lunch. There will be a maximum of 40 people. It is
essential to book your place. Please contact COSHG. A
program with details of session times, public
transport, car parking, etc will be sent to you on
receipt of your booking.
Our recent workshops have been on weekdays. We are
holding this one on a Saturday and hope that members
of self help groups who are at work on weekdays will
be able to join us for this workshop.
2. NEW GROUPS, NEW PEOPLE, NEW DIRECTIONS
A workshop for:-
- people involved in starting a group
- people thinking about starting a group
- people taking on new responsibilities
(for example being a committee member or convenor)
- groups that are thinking about doing things in a
new way
Workshop will cover a range of issues, depending on
the needs of the participants. If you would be
interested in attending, please call COSHG before
September 11, and we will arrange the workshop at a
time to suit the people who want to attend.
3. FUTURE WORKSHOPS
We hope to hold more workshops in 2001-2002 and we
are looking for people to facilitate sessions. Could
you run a session on a topic that would be useful toother groups?
This is a chance to share your
experience and knowledge with a small informal group
of people involved in self help.
Information about future workshops will be in the
COSHG news sheet. If you are interested in future
workshops, please subscribe to the news sheet.
Some possible topics for workshops ...
Computer skills
Internet use
Web pages
News sheet production, mail-outs, evaluation
Leaflet production
Starting a group
Group maintenance
Recruitment - how to get people involved
Legal structures, incorporation
Meetings, facilitation,
Consensus decision making
Conference/forum organising
Consultations - is it worth being involved?
Conflict Resolution
Awareness - Cultural/ disabilities, etc
GST & other tax issues
Evaluation
Public Speaking & presentations
Media Skills (press releases)
Finances - being a treasurer
Funding - submissions, fund raising
Issues for similar groups - e.g. Health Groups
Support groups - active listening, phone skills,
referrals, confidentiality
Publicity, working with the media
Gender relations in self help and social action
Video making
Screen Printing
Banner making
Social Action and the Law
Students & volunteers in self help groups
Campaign skills
Nonviolence and direct action
Strategic Questioning
Lobbying
Umbrella groups - policies and structures
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Collective Of Self Help Groups P O Box 251, Brunswick East 3057 Vic
Australia Phone 61 3 9349 2301 (Wed 2-4pm) www.vicnet.net.au/~coshg For
people wanting to contact, start or maintain self help or social action
groups Directory of Self Help and Social Action Groups.
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