2009 - 20010 Training Workshops
Developmental Disabilities
As a part of the Statewide Developmental Disabilities Staff Training Program, The North Dakota Center for Persons with Disabilities has organized teleconferences, workshops, and conferences described in this brochure to meet training needs of the direct service staff, managerial and supervisory staff, individuals with disabilities, and their families.
Pre-registration should be completed two weeks prior to the workshop. If space is available when the workshop begins, those who did not pre-register will be allowed to enroll. Checks should be made payable to Minot State University.
| Workshops & Conferences |
CD Casts/Audio Conferences |
Cheryl Rystedt
Minot State University/NDCPD
500 University Avenue West, Box 131
Minot, ND 58707
cheryl.rystedt@minotstateu.edu
1-800-233-1737 |
Vickie Brabandt
Minot State University/NDCPD
500 University Avenue West
Minot, ND 58707
vickie.brabandt@minotstateu.edu
1-800-233-1737
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Continuing Education: Complimentary Social Work CEUs are available for workshops that meet the ND Board of Social Work Examiners criteria for continuing education. All workshops offer Minot State University CEUs based on the number of contact hours. The recording fee for MSU CEUs is $20.00.
Hotel Reservations: Some hotel room blocks are held only until one month prior to the event. At that time, rooms are released to the general public and the hotel may not honor the state rate or hold a room for participants in MSU scheduled events. Please make your reservations early and ask for the MSU room block. In most cases, the name of the workshop will help the reservation clerk find the appropriate room block.
Emerging Technologies for People with Developmental Disabilities
Date: September 17, 2009
Site: Doublewood Inn, Bismarck
Time: 9 a.m. – Noon 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Registration Fee: $250.00 – submit to NDACF
Part I: Changing Lives with Cognitive Support Technologies
Presenters: Dan Davies and Steven Stock, AbleLink Technologies.
Cognitive support technologies are research-based supports that
are designed to “increase, maintain, or improve functional capabilities”
for individuals whose cognitive disability limits their level
of independence in completing various vocational, community
access, and independent living tasks. Essentially they provide
access to everyday technologies as well as provide specific cognitive
supports. These technologies can support greater independence
in areas such as task performance, scheduling, cell phone use,
memory, organization, computer access, reading, transportation,
and other executive functioning needs. They have been developed
specifically for individuals with intellectual and other cognitive
disabilities. Features are included to customize the system to meet
differing needs of the user, such as those with traumatic brain
injury. Cognitive support technologies operate on mainstream
computer hardware, including desktop, notebook, and ultra-mobile
PCs, as well as Windows Mobile PDA devices, to reduce
stigmatizing effects and provide a common, affordable platform
for users. This session will review a wide range of cognitive
support technologies specifically for supporting employment
outcomes, including community access, and independent living.
Part II: Emerging Technologies in Community Residential
Services for People with DD
Moderator: David Braddock, Director of the Coleman Institute for
Cognitive Disabilities
Presenters: Jeff Darling, Rest Assured, LLC; and Duane Tempel,
Sound Response.
This event features presentations from the two leading U.S. service
providers in the specialized field of providing community residential
technology support for people with developmental disabilities
(Rest Assured, Inc. and Night Owl Systems, Inc.). The session
will be moderated by Professor David Braddock, who, over the
past decade, has completed five editions of his “North Dakota
Report on the Structure, Financing, and Quality Assurance of
Residential and Community Services.” Braddock heads the
Coleman Institute for Cognitive Disabilities at the University of
Colorado. The institute funds technology-related research and
development projects on developmental disabilities and has been
a national leader in advocating for and funding technologies to
support people with developmental disabilities.
Cultural Shifting: Building Inclusive Communities for All
Presenter: Al Condeluci
Sites & Dates:
Development Homes, Inc., Grand Forks on November 12, 2009
(Room block at the C’Mon Inn, 800-255-2323)
Comfort Inn, Bismarck on November 13, 2009
Time: 9 a.m. – Noon 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Registration Fee: $75.00 – submit to MSU
For the past 40 years, researchers have been exploring the power
and potency of social capital. This interactive session looks closely
at research on social capital and identifies ways and means to
building more viable relationships in our lives.
Working with Autism: An Inside View
Presenter: Bev Harp
Date: January 6, 2010
Site: Comfort Inn, Bismarck
Time: 9 a.m. – Noon 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Registration Fee: $75.00 – submit to MSU
With well planned accommodations, employees on the autism
spectrum can be among the most productive in the workplace.
Too often, though, needs are overlooked or misunderstood, and
the result is frustration, unnecessary turnover, and a high
unemployment rate for this population. This presentation, by a
social work graduate student with Asperger syndrome, looks at
some of the sensory, social, and communication differences in
autism, and how these can affect work performance. With plenty
of opportunity for interaction and feedback, we will explore some
of the keys to creating an Autism-friendly workplace.
Managing Threatening Confrontations
Presenter: Paul White
Dates & Sites: February 16-19, 2010
February 16, Comfort Inn, Bismarck 701 223-1911
February 17, NDSU Alumni Center, Reimers Conference Room,
1241 N. University Drive, Fargo (Room block at the Candlewood
Suites 701-235-8200)
February 18, Development Homes, Grand Forks (Room block
at the C’Mon Inn, 800- 255-2323)
February 19, Audubon/Metigoshe Rooms, MSU Student Union
Conference Center, Minot (Room block at Grand International/
International Inn 701-839-7000)
Time: 9 a.m. – Noon 1 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Registration Fee: $75.00 – submit to MSU
This workshop 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 chaos. Stages
of escalation are described and each stage is paired with a positive
action plan for frontline workers as well as teams. The content
places strong emphasis on pro-active supports. The principles are
taught in a straightforward manner so as to provide a framework
for conceptualizing behavior escalation that can readily translate
into positive plans of action.
Some of what you will learn: A framework for understanding and
recognizing stages of behavior escalation; How to avoid “power
struggles” that can result in behavioral escalation; Skills in
connecting with people early on, in order to sustain emotional
control; An array of creative communication strategies during
periods of tension; How to present a “neutral presence” during
stages of distress; How support providers can support both clients
and themselves during the Recovery Stage; Effective use of praise
as a way to promote sustained emotional control; Verbal strategies
to use during emotional distress; Thinking on your feet during
simulated confrontations; and How effective teams work by
practicing proven techniques.
Train the Trainer to Train the Staff in Therapeutic Intervention
Presenter: Ron Odden
Sites: Dates: Times:
Comfort Inn, Bismarck April 7, 2010 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
AND
Comfort Inn, Bismarck July 8 (follow-up) 9 a.m. – Noon
Registration Fee: $75.00
This workshop is designed to provide participants with the skills,
competencies, training strategies, and techniques necessary to
train other direct service staff in therapeutic intervention. It
focuses on etiological and situational factors, cultural influences,
and historical perspectives of abuse. It identifies factors and
situations leading to violent and/or disruptive behaviors and
examines positive steps to deal with these situations. Confrontation
avoidance is emphasized and therapeutic and physical intervention
techniques and methods to resolve conflicts following the “least
restrictive model” are encouraged and practiced.
