Buddy Training | Flying Fox Camps

What is Buddy Training?

Before our volunteers go on a program, we make sure everyone has completed the Buddy Training.

These training sessions are interactive, and a safe place to discuss and explore ideas.

It’s the space to ask questions, even the more taboo questions that you can’t ask in other settings. Training by Flying Fox is highly regarded within the disability sector.

The trainings involve 2 x modules; Introduction to Disability and Skills Training.

There are many scenario based activities to keep people engaged and feeling confident going into programs.

These training sessions are interactive, and a safe place to discuss and explore ideas.

It’s the space to ask questions, even the more taboo questions that you can’t ask in other settings. Training by Flying Fox is highly regarded within the disability sector.

The trainings involve 2 x modules; Introduction to Disability and Skills Training.

There are many scenario based activities to keep people engaged and feeling confident going into programs.

These training sessions are interactive, and a safe place to discuss and explore ideas.

It’s the space to ask questions, even the more taboo questions that you can’t ask in other settings. Training by Flying Fox is highly regarded within the disability sector.

The trainings involve 2 x modules; Introduction to Disability and Skills Training.

There are many scenario based activities to keep people engaged and feeling confident going into programs.

Key Training Topics

Introduction to Disability

Foundational overview of disability, exploring its definitions, current stigma & perspective, and societal impact.

Understanding of Inclusion

Explore the principles of inclusive practices and strategies for creating environments that support diversity and accessibility.

Scenario Based Activities

Delving into different case studies to try and work out what tools and tips we need to be thinking about in different scenarios.

Communication

Learn about different communication methods and gain an understanding of communication beyond its verbal state, encompassing non-verbal, visual, and digital forms.

Breaking Down Disability

Dissecting common misconceptions about disability and discuss its diverse manifestations.

Sensory Processing

What does it mean to be sensory seeking and/or sensory avoiding?

Accessibility

Various dimensions of accessibility, from physical spaces to digital platforms, and their importance in inclusivity.

Ensuring people can not only come, but also stay, play and belong.

Language

The implications of what we say and focus on the role of language in shaping perceptions of disability and the importance of respectful, empowering terminology.

Another Way to Volunteer: Medic Training Program

The Medic Training Program is a professional development opportunity targeted at medicine, nursing and paramedic students to be trained on the intersection of disability and first aid who then volunteer as medics on programs. These skills ensure that every person on every Flying Fox program feels happy, safe and healthy.