Neuro-inclusive Leadership Program

Neurodiversity | Inclusion | Psychological Safety


TQI 007447

Neuro-inclusive leadership isn’t just about compliance; it’s a catalyst for organisational success. 

Friday November 22
9:30am – 4:00pm
EQ Cafe Deakin ACT

Includes Workshop, Resources and Lunch

Inclusive Leadership is not the future of leadership. It is NOW!

This program empowers leaders and educators to promote inclusive workspaces by providing valuable insights, strategies, and tools for leveraging neurodiversity within teams.

Gain a comprehensive understanding of neurodiversity and learn to create empowering environments where diverse cognitive styles thrive. 

Differentiate between neurodiverse and neurodivergent by understanding the behaviours and intersections of various neurotypes.

Additionally, acquire leadership frameworks to cultivate a culture of openness and acceptance. Leaders and educators will leave equipped to create exceptional work environments.

PLUS – Your learning does not end after one day. Receive four weeks of post-program support to your inbox.

image of Patricia Flacetta - Keynote speaker and neurodiversity advocate delivering a presentation

Why This Program?

Program differentiators:    

1. TQI Accredited and Approved No. 007447 

2. Walk away with sensory risk assessments, task initiation tools and leadership frameworks to implement in the workplace.

2. Master the art of leading neurodivergent teams for immediate enhancements in team performance and collaboration.

3. Gain the invaluable expertise of an experienced neurodivergent facilitator and a seasoned neuro-leadership facilitator.

4. Understand more about the ISO45003 Psychosocial Hazards and risks.

5. Leave with an action plan to enhance a psychologically safe work environment.

Build a thriving workplace

Price includes workshop, resources and lunch

Program Modules

Module One:      

Workplace diversity, inclusion and psychological safety

  • Leading a diverse and inclusive workforce.
  • The impact of psychological safety on employee engagement, well-being, and organisational success

Module Two:
Neurodiverse vs Neurodivergent

  • Introduction to neurodiversity
  • The neurodivergent brain
  • Neurological differences and behaviours
  • Sensory risks and overload
  • Recognising anxiety triggers
  • Task paralysis and task initiation  
  • Rejection Sensitivity Disorder (RSD)
  • Communication and Better Language
  • Intersectionality

Module Three:
Leadership Matters

  • The role of leadership
  • Neuroscience behind Inclusive Leadership 
  • Understand your leadership approach with the three levels of leadership framework  
  • Identifying and understanding the impact of our unconscious bias
  • Leading ADHD 
  • Creating environments where individuals with Autism can thrive 

  Module Four: Leading psychological safety

  • Creating an environment for success
  • Understanding psychosocial hazards
  • Leading a psychologically safe workplace:
    –   The four stages of psychological safety (inclusive safety, learner safety, contributor safety, challenger safety)
    –   The Triple Effect Framework: Pardon, Promote, Prosper.
  • Creating Workplace champions

Resource Toolkit

As part of this program, participants will receive a Resource Toolkit that provides you with worksheets and frameworks to implement in your workplace, including:  

 – Sensory Risk Assessment Framework 

 – Task Initiation Tool  

 – Interoception and Alexithymia  

 – Solve it Grid for leading ADHD

 – Six Feelings Framework for ASD  

 – SWOT Analysis to assess psychological safety in your organisation 

 – Triple effect framework

Build a thriving workplace

Price includes workshop, resources and lunch

Who is it for?

This program empowers leaders and educators to promote and create a diverse and inclusive workplace for individuals and teams. The content is suitable for:  

     

  • Supervisors
  • Managers
  • Executives
  • Teachers
  • Principals
  • CEO/Business Owners  

 

Complete this program: 

 – Face-to-face in your workplace

 – Hybrid delivery method combining in-person and technology-based learning to provide a comprehensive and flexible training experience. 

 – eLearning platform (coming soon)

Participant Testimonials: Insights into the program

  

“Everyone should do this workshop! If you want to promote an inclusive workplace – no matter what your position is, then you need to have the skills required to do it in an authentic and genuine manner – this workshop gives you those skills and the tools required to truly embed inclusion in your space. Every single human should be proactively working towards a more inclusive society – start here, you won’t regret it!” – Carmen Ulrick WCS 

“Thanks for a great training day! I got a lot out of listening to the both of you, and have already brought a lot of what we talked about into my classroom.” Lachlan Ruffy UC Secondary College Lake Ginninderra    

“Liz and Patricia were kind, knowledgeable and engaging presenters. They discuss neurodiversity with compassion and understanding, and they provided a huge amount of information and guidance for the whole group of participants, from a range of different backgrounds and sectors. Vital professional learning for any leaders, mentors or teachers.”

“I valued the naming and framing of current regular issues many organisations face. This PL provides supportive tools to support organisations on a macro and micro level to lead and implement changes to neuro diverse and psychologically social aware workplaces.”   

Build a thriving workplace

Price includes workshop, resources and lunch

Meet Your Facilitator

Image of Patricia Falcetta - Keynote speaker. Patricia has shoulder length curly dark braown hair, is wearing glasses, and floral wrap dress and smiling at the camera

Patricia Falcetta, OAM, is a highly experienced facilitator with over 25 years of working in the public and private sectors. Neurodivergent herself, she is a passionate advocate for neurodivergent people; she is the Founder and Director of Social Living Solutions, which specialises in providing support for neurodivergent youth, families, and adults. She has created a holistic program for families with neurodivergent members and published a resource alongside this program. Patricia supports organisations nationally and internationally in mental health, well-being, and their neurodivergent staff. Notably, she is a speaker presenting at conferences both internationally and nationally.   

Patricia holds qualifications in Positive Psychology, Education Support and Business. She is an accredited Emotional Intelligence Practitioner and is currently studying to become an accredited Strengths Profile Practitioner. Her expertise in mental health, well-being, and neurodiversity has been widely recognised for her contributions to the field awarded an “Iconic Woman Creating a Better World for All” by the Women’s Economic Forum in 2020. In 2019 and 2022, she was a finalist in the ACT Chief Ministers Inclusion Awards.

Build a thriving workplace

Price includes workshop, resources and lunch

Program Outcomes

By the end of this program, you will have:

  • Frameworks for effectively leading a diverse and inclusive workforce. 
  • Understanding of the ISO45003:2021 Occupational health and safety management – Psychological health and safety at work – Guidelines for managing psychosocial risks
  • Confidence in leading and engaging with neurodivergent talent, whether they are clients or colleagues.
  • Strategies to champion diversity and inclusion in a professional setting. 
  • Strengthened relationships with clients and colleagues. 
  • Improved creativity and decision-making. 
  • Continuous Professional Development points, elevating your career to new heights.
  • An action plan to create an inclusive environment that promotes psychological safety in the workplace.     

© Patricia Falcetta

A smart investment in strengthening the relationship you have with colleagues and clients!