Past Event Category: Crisis Prevention and Person Centered Planning - Direct Care Worker Training
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Apr 17Anxiety and Neurodiversity in The Modern Age – In Person Training
UW South Madison Partnership, 2238 South Park Street, Madison, WI 53713
Overview: Anxiety about many aspects of life can be functional and aid in survival when the world feels uncertain. Anxiety that is pervasive and generalizes across multiple life experiences and over time can be painful. Neurodiverse people, including autistic children, teens, and adults experience higher rates of generalized anxiety than the general population. There are …
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Apr 9Sexting, Porn, and Online Dating, Oh My! Empowering Neurodivergent Teens and Adults in Safe Online Experiences – In Person Training
UW South Madison Partnership, 2238 South Park Street, Madison, WI 53713
Overview: The internet can feel scary, and a caregiver’s response can often be to limit access to technology in an attempt to keep someone safe. However, to move away from a protective model and toward an empowered model, we need to talk about these topics and support neurodivergent kids, teens, and adults in making safe …
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Apr 6Power & Control: Recognizing Power Dynamics – VIRTUAL Training
UW 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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Apr 3Movies with Heart: Keep the Change – In Person
UW South Madison Partnership, 2238 South Park Street, Madison, WI 53713
Overview: Join Heart Consulting, in cooperation with Community Outreach Wisconsin, for an afternoon of popcorn, movies, and real conversation about relationships. We will be watching the movie “Keep the Change“, a romantic comedy about an Autistic couple who are figuring out relationships, love, and the challenges of both. The movie is not rated, but does …
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Mar 3Love Shouldn’t Hurt: Talking to Neurodivergent Youth and Adults About Relationships, Abuse, and Reducing Risk of Exploitation – In Person Training
UW South Madison Partnership, 2238 South Park Street, Madison, WI 53713
Overview: Women with intellectual disabilities are seven times more likely than the general population to be victims of sexual abuse. Our systems can often create the problems that put this population at higher risk, including trained compliance, lack of relationship and sex education, isolation, and not believing victims. This training is meant for any caregiver …
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Feb 11Managing 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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Dec 11Respect Starts at Home: Teaching Neurodivergent Kids, Teens and Adults About Consent – In Person TrainingUW South Madison Partnership, 2238 South Park Street, Madison, WI 53713
Overview: The first place we learn about relationships is in the home, but too often kids, teens and adults with disabilities are not given opportunities to say “no”, set boundaries, or practice healthy relationship skills. By modeling consent and respecting boundaries at home, kids and teens will come to expect this in their other relationships …
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Nov 12Managing 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 …
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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 …