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Navigating the Family: Kinship Care

Virtual

This webinar will explore the critical values of kinship care within the context of child welfare, highlighting the dynamics of the triad: the child, caregiver, and birth parents. It will delve into the essential role of peer support in enhancing the kinship care experience and discuss how these practices relate to broader social justice issues. Through an interactive discussion, participants will gain a comprehensive understanding of kinship care's impact on families and communities.

Ways to Stay on Track (and Pay Your Loan Back)

Virtual

Please join us for this informative one- hour webinar.

This webinar will discuss the obligations of a co-signer, types of credit, strategies to pay back debt, and what to do if you are struggling to repay.

This webinar will be recorded and the recording will be sent out after the event via email to all who register.

If you have any questions or need assistance with registering, please contact PATF at 484-675-0506 or communications@patf.us.

Virtual

Join us for an informative webinar focused on enhancing accessibility in Microsoft PowerPoint! A Microsoft representative will guide you through essential tools and features, including using the built-in accessibility checker to identify and resolve potential issues and designing slides for screen readers. With an interactive Q&A session, you’ll have the chance to ask questions and share your experiences, empowering you to create accessible presentations. Don’t miss this opportunity to enhance your skills!

What, Wait! You Want Me to Talk About Sexuality?

Virtual

Healthy relationship boundaries are an important skill for us all. We are seeing more and more examples of those who have crossed lines in our culture. Even though people with intellectual and developmental disabilities are sexual beings, just like everyone, they also need the information and skills to navigate these waters and learn what's okay and not okay in various settings.

This webinar will explore tips and tools for addressing sexuality one-on-one with the individuals you work with. We will explore why this topic can be difficult to approach and useful tools that will help you become more comfortable and confident and communicate about this sensitive topic.

Learning Objectives:

Discuss the benefits of providing sexuality education.

Examine activities to teach healthy boundaries, such as different types of relationships, public vs. private, moving from friend to partner, body language, communication, and speaking up.

When: Tuesday, January 14, 2025, from 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm EASTERN time (please note your time zone)

This is a 60-minute online event for professionals, administrators, self-advocates, parents, etc. We use Zoom to deliver the workshop. There will be an opportunity for questions and live engagement with the presenter. We don't record this workshop.

Free

Free Training Opportunity: Self-Determined Learning Model of Instruction

Virtual

This FREE Self-Determined Learning Model of Instruction (SDLMI) training hosted virtually on Wednesday, January 15, 2025 from 9:00am-5:00pm CST by the Kansas University Center on Disabilities! You will learn about about evidence-based practices to promote self-determination for people with and without disabilities, in education, job and career, and beyond!

Virtual

This workshop will teach parents and others positive interventions to help youth who struggle with school avoidance. It will also cover anxiety, challenging behaviors, and special education.

Accessibility Series: Android

Virtual

Android devices have many accessibility settings built-in to their operating systems. Join us to learn about the different ways you can modify your Android devices to make them more accessible. This workshop will cover voice access, text-to-speech features, vision features, and more.

Using an Exit Meeting to Plan for Services After High School

Virtual

In this webcast, we will examine how to assist students with significant support needs in connecting or maintaining connections to employment-related services when exiting high school. This meeting uses a person-centered approach that helps the student connect to services that fit their employment goals. The presenters will review how to use an “Exit Meeting Tool” to provide structure for a team supporting the student. This tool reviews students’ interests, needs, and goals related to employment and services that can support the student after high school. We will also review tips and resources for parents as their students exit high school.  

Building Trust, Breaking Blame, and Healing Shame: Conflict Coaching Conversations for Constructive Futures

Virtual

Relationships in special education and early intervention can be stormy and may be damaged beyond repair when three indicators of dysfunction dictate the conversation and the direction — Mistrust, Blame, and Shame. When someone feels they aren't safe with another, or the other is to blame, or they have let themselves down, we create the fuel for "Hurt People to Hurt People." From the first family contact through all of our dispute resolution processes, tools for Building Trust, Breaking Blame, and Healing Shame ease the fear, anxiety, and hurt, and allow us to build stronger partnerships to benefit everyone. This webinar focuses on conflict coaching conversations anyone can use to achieve these goals.

Developing the IEP to Meet Your Child’s Needs

Virtual

Join us as we discuss special education and the IEP meeting process, including how parents can partner and actively participate in the development of their child’s individualized education program. Learn the requirements of the IEP, how to include high expectations and how your child’s present levels of education performance drive the goals and services provided by the school.

Using Emerging Technologies to Improve Supported Employment Service Delivery to Rural Youth and Adults with IDD

Virtual

This webinar explores the unique challenges of delivering supported and customized employment services in rural areas for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Participants will discover how emerging technologies like generative AI, virtual job coaching, and robotics can enhance service delivery and skill-building. Additionally, the session will highlight innovative tools such as virtual reality and telehealth to support employment success and skill acquisition in rural communities.