Past Event Category: Adult Family Home Provider
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Oct 23Power & Control: Recognizing Power Dynamics – In Person TrainingUW South Madison Partnership, 2238 South Park Street, Madison, WI 53713
Overview: As caregivers, we are in a close and complicated relationship with the individuals we support. We are asked to ensure certain levels of health and safety, while also giving the client the dignity of personhood and autonomy. This complicated relationship can be wrought with disagreements that may lead to power struggles and attempts to …
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Oct 15Everybody Wants to Be Love…Rights vs Safety – In Person TrainingUW South Madison Partnership, 2238 South Park Street, Madison, WI 53713
Overview: People with disabilities have the same desires and dreams to be in a relationship as those without disabilities. So how do you support these individuals while teaching healthy boundaries and safety? What are their rights when it comes to being in a relationship? How do we address safety concerns? In this training, we will …
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Sep 30IEP 101 – In Person TrainingUW South Madison Partnership, 2238 South Park Street, Madison, WI 53713
Overview: Disability Rights Wisconsin along with Community TIES (Training, Intervention, and Evaluation Services) provides an IEP (Individualized Education Plan) Training for guardians and providers who attend IEP meetings. This will allow training participants to better understand the IEP process, what is discussed at an IEP meeting, and how to read the IEP document. Understanding this …
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Sep 25But They Get Me! Countering Online Radicalization of Neurodivergent Youth and Adults – In Person TrainingUW South Madison Partnership, 2238 South Park Street, Madison, WI 53713
Overview: Youth and young adults are becoming more and more susceptible to being manipulated into very extreme views online. We are seeing an increase in groups like Incels, neo-Nazis, Proud Boys, tradwives, and similar groups that often target younger generations with the promise of understanding, connection, and making change. Neurodivergent youth and young adults may …
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Sep 15Managing Threatening Confrontations – In Person TrainingUW South Madison Partnership, 2238 South Park Street, Madison, WI 53713
Overview: Managing Threatening Confrontations is designed to assist you in learning how to effectively support individuals who could experience the full range of behavioral escalation. These moments often appear chaotic-when to talk, when to step back, who to call for back up, and “when to duck.” This seminar is designed to put order to the …
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Sep 4Personal Safety & Home Visits – In Person TrainingUW South Madison Partnership, 2238 South Park Street, Madison, WI 53713
Overview: Does your work take you into the homes of those you support? Officer Michelle Hanson, with the City of Madison Police Department’s mental health unit, shares her insights in things to consider as you prepare for your visit, while you are in the home and your departure. Officer Hanson will also share information on …
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Aug 6Looking Beneath the Surface of “Challenging Behavior” – In Person TrainingUW South Madison Partnership, 2238 South Park Street, Madison, WI 53713
Overview: Discover alternative models for understanding what challenging behaviors represent and how to best support people who experience them. Focusing on supporting mental health, physiological needs, and social-emotional development can offer a different roadmap to support individuals with complex needs and developmental differences. By using a person-centered and brain science approach, behaviors are not difficulties to …
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Jul 16Trauma’s Influence on the Brain, Body, and Behavior: Promoting Healing and Well-Being – In Person TrainingUW South Madison Partnership, 2238 South Park Street, Madison, WI 53713
Overview: Life experiences shape who we are. This session will highlight the impact of trauma and stress on the lives of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. It will provide information on how to recognize the influence of trauma and stress on behavioral, mental, and physical health. From a brain and healing perspective, the session …
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Jun 24Humanizing Mental Health – In Person TrainingUW South Madison Partnership, 2238 South Park Street, Madison, WI 53713
Overview: “But we don’t ‘do’ mental health.” Wrong! If you are a human and interact with other humans, you are “doing” mental health. It is not only something “done” in offices by mental health professionals. Just like physical health, mental health is not a passive process, it is dynamic and lifelong. Everyone has mental health and it …
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Jun 9Managing Threatening Confrontations – In Person Training
UW South Madison Partnership, 2238 South Park Street, Madison, WI 53713
Overview: Managing Threatening Confrontations is designed to assist you in learning how to effectively support individuals who could experience the full range of behavioral escalation. These moments often appear chaotic-when to talk, when to step back, who to call for back up, and “when to duck.” This seminar is designed to put order to the …