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Do
headlines like these alarm you?
Caregiver Charged With Hitting Autistic Woman
TheBostonChannel.com (WCBV-TV),
May 11, 2001.
Deal Made in Case of Sex Abuse at Boys Home
Las Vegas Sun, June 1, 2001.
The
Tennessean, August 21, 2001.
The New York Times, April 28, 2002.
- Are
you looking for ways to protect vulnerable
adults from abuse?
- Are
you looking for resources to support staff
in preventing maltreatment?
- Are
you concerned that some staff may not clearly understand the boundaries between
appropriate interactions and maltreatment?
- Do
you need an effective means to follow up
after an incident of maltreatment?
- Are you happy with your
initial training for staff but want something extra for key staff and/or staff who are required
to participate in additional training on prevention of abuse?
- Would you like to take
your organization’s services to the next level?
- Is it difficult to find substitutes so agency staff may attend off site
training?
If you answered yes to these questions, check out
a new online resource offered by the Midewin Institute for Prevention of Abuse and Neglect
of People with Developmental Disabilities and the North Dakota Center for Persons with Disabilities at Minot
State University.
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