Workshops, public speaking, presentations, staff training and education.
Alongside seeing clients 1:1, ConnectAble Therapies also offers education, consultations and training. We offer support, education and more, in the topics of intimacy, sexuality, disability, oncology, gender, LGBTQIA+, communication and consent, on a global level. Tess Devèze (founder of ConnectAble Therapies and author of 'A Better Normal') has been facilitating workshops for nearing a decade. They have facilitated hundreds of workshops, equalling thousands of people Australia wide and online globally. They are a highly experienced public speaker and one of Australia's leading and most experienced facilitators in sexuality, communication and consent. See past ConnectAble Therapies works and projects, here. |
Forms of education, training and support we offer:
- Clinical staff education (in-hospital, clinical settings and community settings)
- Clinical staff training (in-hospital, clinical settings and community settings)
- Focus groups (in-hospital, clinical settings and community settings)
- Educational workshops (in-hospital, clinical settings and community settings)
- Presentations and guest speaking at in-person or online, international and national conferences, consumer forums and clinical settings
- Education and training for disability support staff, carers, families and NDIS plan managers
- Support and education for consumers (online and community settings)
- Project and research consultations
- Diversity and inclusion consultations (LGBTQIA+, gender & disability)
Rates:
Rates vary depending on the project/work. Please contact us via the contact form here, and provide the below information relative to the type of service you seek, for a quote. Feel free to simply copy and paste the below questions in the contact form.
Staff training sessions:
- Training topics
- Desired outcomes for members
- Size of audience
- Type of staff (E.g. support workers / family members & carers / oncology staff / allied health etc.)
- Setting (E.g. Online / in-hospital / in independent living centre / community home etc.)
- Length of training
- If in-person, geographical location in Melbourne
- If in-person, travel time/commuting will be invoiced separately from presentation admin and preparation time, do you agree?
- If online, please specify: The timezone you are in, the intended date and time of training in your timezone and intended date and time of training in AEST / GMT+10.
Workshops:
- Topic of workshop
- Desired outcomes for members
- Expected number of attendees
- Desired length of workshop (in minutes/hours)
- Online or in-person?
- If in-person, what is the geographical location? (Travel time/commuting will be invoiced separately from presentation admin and preparation time.
- If online, please specify: The timezone you are in, the intended date and time of training in your timezone and intended date and time of training in AEST / GMT+10.
- Note separate rates for administration and facilitation, do you agree?
Presentations:
- Topic of presentation
- Desired outcomes for audience
- Size of audience
- Are visual aids required, such as slides and graphics
- Length of presentation
- Online or in-person
- If in-person, travel time/commuting will be invoiced separately from presentation admin and preparation time, do you agree?
- If online, please specify: The timezone you are in, the intended date and time of training in your timezone and intended date and time of training in AEST / GMT+10.
For more details about my therapeutic approach, see the about page. For a history of past public works and trainings, see 'public events' page.