Lauren Wein (Mandel)
Managing Director/Disability Consultant
Qualifications
Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) and Masters of Social Work Qualification
Areas of Expertise
Advocacy / Lobbying, Community services and engagement, Disability rights / issues, MC and/or facilitator, Mentoring / motivational speaking, Program and service design / delivery, Psychology, Social justice and human rights, Volunteer work
My Biography
Lauren is the Founder and Managing Director of the LMC Group, with strong interest in the Social Role Valorization (SRV) Framework, Customised Employment, Homeshare and Microenterprises, which underpins the work of The LMC Group. For over 15 years, Lauren has worked in the disability space with a particular passion for cutting edge supports. Some career highlights include being a Circles of Support Facilitator; Chairperson of Local Council’s Disability Reference Committee; Research Assistant for Independent Supported Living Project; NDIS Transition Coordinator in Local Government; Support Coordinator; Teaching Associate and Supervisor at Monash University; and the inaugural Inclusion Coordinator for a grassroots sports club. Lauren is an avid SRV student, as well as applying and sharing broad learnings through webinars and presentations. The hope is to create a movement of dreamers who can see the true possibilities open to people with disability, and work towards these.