Training, mentoring and education.
Build capability through better conversations.
The best learning changes what people do, not just what they know.
Voice for Choice delivers practical workshops, mentoring and education designed to help people think differently about communication, advocacy, inclusion, boundaries, leadership and the systems they work within.
Sessions are designed to facilitate useful conversations rather than simply tick a training box.
We work with the Department of Education, multiple schools and families across the Gippsland region.
Our approach to training, mentoring and education
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Sessions can be tailored around topics including:
Self-advocacy and communication
Inclusive practice
Understanding neurodiversity
Mental wellbeing
Professional boundaries
Ethical decision-making
Leadership
Psychological safety
Client and community experience
Having difficult conversations
Building inclusive teams
Navigating complex systems
Designing services for/with real people
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Renée offers individual mentoring for people who want a confidential space to think through:
leadership challenges
communication
advocacy
difficult professional situations
boundaries
ethical decisions
systems issues
inclusion
community work
professional development.
Mentoring is practical, reflective and focused on helping people develop their own judgement and capability.
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Group mentoring can be useful for:
Emerging leaders
Support teams
Community leaders
People working in complex service environments
People developing advocacy skills
Organisations wanting ongoing capability development
Sessions can be structured around real situations and themes arising within the group.
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We can contribute to research, briefings and education projects where lived experience, advocacy, inclusion or systems insight is valuable.
This may include:
Background research
Community insight
Stakeholder consultation
Lived-experience review
Educational resources
Written briefings and discussion papers
Practical recommendations
Learning that changes what happens next
Good education should do more than give people information.
It should build confidence, strengthen judgement and give people practical skills they can use in real conversations, decisions and situations.