The song ‘Seven Ways to Cause a Crisis’ highlight what do we do that actually causes a crisis to happen in someone’s life?
What do we (ie: support staff, team, system. support plan) unintentionally do that causes crisis in the people lives that we support? Are we sometimes the cause of the very behaviors or actions that we are complaining about or that we may be wishing to change? Although we do not do this purposefully, we do though sometimes fail to pay attention to some fundamentally important parts of people’s lives. And when those fundamental things are being ignored, it is the perfect opportunity for something to go really wrong. We, as direct support professionals need to be aware of the relationships, homes, safety, support, choice and control of the people we support to help prevent a crisis from occuring.
SEX…have I got your attention? In this video, Gary Kent gives everyone something to think about. Kent sheds light on the idea of how people with disabilities have a lack of control over their own lifes. His blunt and straightforward example of how even the opportunity to have sexual relations is controlled by others, gives us all something to think about.
Your staff can now learn about “Understanding and Promoting Rights” with either our long or new short version module. But first watch this fun music video we made about rights, community and more!
Our new module “Understanding and Promoting Rights – Short Version” takes just 100 minutes to complete. But for a more in-depth look into this topic your staff also have the option to complete a more detailed 210 minute version.
Beyond defining rights, these modules give your staff first hand knowledge and expertise on how to maintain and promote the rights of the people you support. Watch the trailer:
This module features video presentations from Dave Hingsburger, Simon Duffy, Gary Kent, and Margaret Cushen.
On successful completion of this module, your staff will be able to:
– Define what rights are and understand the different types of rights.
– Detail how, why, and in what circumstances rights may be limited or taken away.
– Explain how rights interact with responsibilities, decision-making, risk, power, and control.
– Explain how to support, promote, and help people advocate for their rights.
Five things to know about Open Future Learning
1. Any size organization can access 24 rotatable seats to over 50 learning modules and over 600 videos on demand for $112 (USD) $134 (CAD) $134 (AUD) $1148 (NZD) £78 (GBP).
2. Our free trial allows up to three staff two weeks access to our entire resource.
3. There is no contract of use and no admin fees.
4. You can use any part of our resource with groups of learners and only use one seat on your membership.
5. Every user gets access to our entire resource by default.
To start a free trial or to ask questions please email hello@openfuturelearning.org
