Past Events
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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 6Fun with Art – In Person TrainingUW South Madison Partnership, 2238 South Park Street, Madison, WI 53713
Overview: Do you work with someone that is looking for an opportunity to have fun and create some cool art projects? Then look no further. Fun with Art is a sensory friendly workshop for adults with IDD that meets once a month to work on a variety of art projects that will engage the senses …
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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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Jul 2Fun with Art – In Person Training
UW South Madison Partnership, 2238 South Park Street, Madison, WI 53713
Overview: Do you work with someone that is looking for an opportunity to have fun and create some cool art projects? Then look no further. Fun with Art is a sensory friendly workshop for adults with IDD that meets once a month to work on a variety of art projects that will engage the senses …
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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 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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Jun 4Fun with Art – In Person Training
UW South Madison Partnership, 2238 South Park Street, Madison, WI 53713
Overview: Do you work with someone that is looking for an opportunity to have fun and create some cool art projects? Then look no further. Fun with Art is a sensory friendly workshop for adults with IDD that meets once a month to work on a variety of art projects that will engage the senses …
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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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Apr 30Recognizing 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 …