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DOES YOUR TONE OF VOICE CHANGE?

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Are you training staff that are new to the field? Check out our module “Introduction to Your Role”. This module , written by David Pitonyak, provides the perfect platform to embed understanding, respect, and person-centered values. Having spent most of his career working with people who are said to exhibit “difficult behaviors”, Pitonyak explains that most people exhibit difficult behaviors because they are misunderstood and/or because they are living lives that don’t make sense.  “Introduction to Your Role” is a great module to help your new and experienced training staff help the people they support better.

This module offers a succinct introduction to the role of the support staff person, and therefore is a great starting place for new employees and people who are new to the field.

This module includes video presentations from Lynda Kahn, Gary Kent, Sam Sly, Dave Hingsburger, David Hasbury, Simon Haywood, Marc Tumeinski, Beth Mount, Bernard Carabello, Simon Duffy, and Margaret Cushen.

On successful completion of this module, learners will be able to:

– Define and describe a developmental disability and its causes.

– Describe other commonly associated conditions.

– Explain how a developmental disability can impact the person’s life.

– Describe a range of experiences that impact the person’s life including segregation, congregation, negative perception and treatment, socal devaluation, loneliness, poor health, poverty and abuse.

– Explain the importance of the person’s history and the involvement of their family.

– Define John O’Brien’s five valued experiences and explain how they can support a good and meaningful life.

– Using the Code of Ethics developed by the National Alliance of Direct Support Professionals you will be able to explain the purpose of the following concepts and how they refer to your role:

person-centered support

promoting physical and emotional well-being

integrity and responsibility

confidentiality

respect

justice, fairness, and equity

relationships

self determination

To ask questions or for information about our free trial please email hello@openfuturelearning.org

 

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FASD SUPPORTING SUCCESS!

Historically many people with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, also known as FASD, have not been understood or properly supported. This module will provide you with information and basic practical adjustments that can lead to good lives for the people you support who live with FASD.

This module includes presentations from Marsha Wilson, Myles Himmelreich, Christine Lilley, and Elizabeth McWilliams Hewitt.

Marsha Wilson uses her over 30 years of experience working with people with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder to lend advice for those who support people with this disorder.

Myles Himmelreich, a well-known motivational speaker on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, shares his experiences, both challenges and sucess that he has faced living with FASD.

Christine Liley is a psychologist, whose focus has included many different kinds of neurodevelopmental disorders, including fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD), intellectual disabilities, genetic syndromes, and learning disabilities.

Elizabeth McWilliam shares her experiences as a field worker of developental disabilities, including Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD).

On successful completion of this module, you will be able to:

– Explain what Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder is and how it affects the brain.

– Understand the differences and difficulties that people with FASD experience.

– Describe a wide range of practical approaches and strategies to successfully support people who have FASD.

Module Length: 105 Minutes

Learn more about all of our modules here.

 

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HANDS OFF IT’S MY HOME!

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Learn how everyone can take control of their lives and watch this trailer from our module “Self-Determination”.  In this module, the author Simon Duffy uses his expansive knowledge to explain what self-determination means.  A combination of graphics and short films combine with Duffy’s easy read writing style to highlight the importance of control and the understanding that everyone can take control of their lives.

This module includes video presentations from Simon Duffy, Lynda Kahn, Steve Dymond, Dave Hingsburger, Sam Sly, Jack Pearpoint, Patti Scott, Dave Hasbury, and Bernard Carabello.

Upon successful completion of this module, learners will be able to:

– Define why being in control is important to everyone.

– Explain how everyone can be in control, even when people have significant disabilities.

– Explain how to help people take control of their own lives.

– Understand how to work in partnership with others to maximize self-determination.

– Describe how people can stay in control and still be safe.

– Explain how the best support helps people to be full citizens.

Access 24 rotatable seats to 46 modules and over 500 short films for just $98 | £61 | €76 a month.

To ask questions or for information about our free trial please email hello@openfuturelearning.org