Past Event Category: VALUES
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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 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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May 14Neurodivergent Flourishing: Fostering Happy, Healthy Brains & Bodies – In Person TrainingUW South Madison Partnership, 2238 South Park Street, Madison, WI 53713
Overview: Because much of the current clinical and scholarly information around neurodivergent individuals is deficit-based, limited, and some, even completely inaccurate, much of the clinical support is also misguided and unintentionally harmful. However, when we know better, we do better! Explore how to be an ally and foster genuine neurodivergent happiness, health and, flourishing across …
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Jan 30It’s All Relational: The Ethics and Boundaries of Social Inclusion – In Person TrainingUW South Madison Partnership, 2238 South Park Street, Madison, WI 53713
Overview: Relationships are what matter most. We all need people and desire to belong. But what does true belonging and social inclusion really mean and look like? Many possibilities and social opportunities exist yet so many people still feel lonely and are excluded, especially when disability, differences, oversight, and limitations are involved. How do we support and respect …
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Nov 18It’s All Relational: The Ethics and Boundaries of Social Inclusion – In Person Training
UW South Madison Partnership, 2238 South Park Street, Madison, WI 53713
Overview: Relationships are what matter most. We all need people and desire to belong. But what does true belonging and social inclusion really mean and look like? Many possibilities and social opportunities exist yet so many people still feel lonely and are excluded, especially when disability, differences, oversight, and limitations are involved. How do we support and respect …
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Aug 8Trauma’s Influence on the Brain, Body, and Behavior: Promoting Healing & 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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Jul 11Humanizing Mental Health – In Person Training
UW South Madison Partnership UW South Madison Partnership
Register Here $30 Cancellations made within 24 hours prior to the start of the training will be charged the full registration fee. 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. …