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We Work Together

Written by the great John Raffaele, this new module uses 12 wonderful short films to tell 12 memorable stories.

By completing this module you will learn how to conduct and collaborate with informal and formal assessments and how you can be a bigger and better part of your organization.

This module features presentations from a range of leading professionals and self-advocates including: John Raffaele, Joseph Macbeth, Simon Duffy, and Peter Leidy.

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

– Understand how you can conduct and collaborate with both informal and from assesment practices.

– Explain how assessments can be used to respond to the needs, desiers, and interests of the people you support.

– Describe how to translate assessment findings and most effectively put them into action.

– Understand how you can contribute and participate on many different levels within your organization.

– Discuss the mission and practices of the organization that employs you.

Learn more about all of our modules here.

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Me and Mine


Dave Hingsburger will change the way you think about your work and the way that you support people. Our new module ‘Me and Mine’ explores the importance of self and the need to help the people you support to develop a stronger sense of self.

Why do the people you support try to please you? How do you control these people?  How can you help people to build and defend their sense of self? All of these questions and many more will be explored and answered in this enlightening and groundbreaking module.  This module features presentations from Dave Hingsburger, John Raffaele, and Joseph Macbeth.

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

– Explain why “me and mine” is the most important boundary.

– Understand the importance of self and the difficulties and challenges that the people you support may have in developing a strong sense of self.

– Understand the power that your role provides to you, and the the potential implications of that power.

– Describe how easily “self” can be violated.

– Implement practical everyday approaches that will help the people you support to develop an authentic voice and a strong sense of self.

Learn more about this new module here.