SEAM Spanish-Language Workshop Series: The Least Restrictive Environment & Transitions
Date & Time:
The Least Restrictive Environment
Monday, December 11th | 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Transitions
Monday, December 18th | 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Location:
Southwest Solutions
1700 Waterman
Detroit, MI 48209
Event Details: The Supporting Educational Achievement for Minorities (SEAM) Project will be hosting a series of workshops for Spanish Speaking families this Fall. Workshops will focus on topics such as Special Education Law, Individual Education Plans, Least Restrictive Environments, and Transition. Please note that all workshops will be presented in Spanish only.
En Español: Clases gratuitas para familiares de niños con discapacidades/necesidades especiales que viven en laárea del Suroeste de Detroit. Las clases son únicamente para personas de habla Hispana
Target Audience: Families of children/young adults with disabilities/ learning challenges, school staff, community members, and organizations.
Cost: Free
Contact Information: If you are interested in attending, please contact Julia Hernandez at juliaphernandez@wayne.edu or (313) 577-5819. *Si esta interesado en atendar por favor llame a: Julia Hernández al numero telefónico (313) 577-5819.
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Empowerment Education Training Webinar
Date & Time: Friday, December 8th, 2017 | 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Location: Online
Event Details:
Supporting People in Establishing Friendships and Making Community Connections
This training is designed to give you information about ways you can support people with disabilities in developing relationships/friendships with people in the community.This training offers 1.5 CEUs.
Self-Advocates & Direct Support Professionals Working in Partnership to Achieve Life’s Dreams
This training is designed for people with disabilities and their direct support professionals. Participants will learn about effective self-advocacy techniques and the role that Direct Support Professional’s play in assisting self-advocates in achieving their goals.This training offers 1.5 CEUs.
Target Audience: Direct Support Professionals, Home Help, Aides, Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs), and Para Professionals.
Cost: Free
Registration Information: To attend this webinar all participants must register. The deadline to register is 12/4/2017. Upon registering you will be asked to complete a brief training questionnaire.
Contact Information: For questions, please contact: Emily Milligan-Thompson, at emily.milligan@wayne.edu or (313) 577-6684. To learn more about the Empowerment Education Training Initiative project please visit: https://ddi.wayne.edu/eetraining.
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Empowerment Education Training Series: Stress Management: It's All About Awareness, Attitude, and Action at Work
Date & Time: Tuesday, January 9th, 2017 | 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Location:
Detroit Wayne Mental Health Authority
707 W. Milwaukee St.
Detroit, MI 48202
Event Details:
This training is designed to help participants learn how to recognize and deal with workplace stress. Individuals attending the training will have the opportunity to understand what stress is, learn the difference between “good” and “bad” stress, identify causes of stress, develop awareness of the signs of stress within us, and identify ways to relieve stress. This training offers 1.5 CEUs.
Target Audience: Direct Support Professionals, Home Help, Aides, Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs), and Para Professionals.
Cost: Free
Registration Information: To attend this training all participants must register.
Contact Information: For questions, please contact: Emily Milligan-Thompson, at emily.milligan@wayne.edu or (313) 577-6684. To learn more about the Empowerment Education Training Initiative project please visit: https://ddi.wayne.edu/eetraining.
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Transition: Planning for High School and Beyond with Sandee Koski, Hosted by Michigan Alliance for Families
Date & Time: Wednesday, December 6, 2017 | 1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Location:
Macomb Intermediate School District
44001 Garfield Road, Room 202
Clinton Township, Michigan 48038
Event Details: This workshop will provide information for parents to help young adults plan for a successful transition to adulthood. We’ll look closely at:
- Education Development Plan (EDP)
- Graduation standards
- Diploma vs Certificate of Completion
- Transition page of the IEP
- Rights and responsibilities
Target Audience: Families of middle school and high school aged students with a disability/learning challenges, school staff, community members, and organizations.
Cost: Free
Registration & Contact Information: Register with Donesa Crivella by 11/30/17.
(586) 469-1600 ext 121 or donesa@michiganallianceforfamilies.org, or online at www.michiganallianceforfamilies.org/rsvp
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Positive Behavior Supports and Disclipline with Sandee Koski and Cheryl Levine, Hosted by Michigan Alliance For Families
Date & Time: Saturday, December 9th, 2017 | 10:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. (Sign-in opens at 9:30am)
Location:
Hampton Inn Conference Room
12130 Tiffany Blvd.
Birch Run, MI 48415
Event Details: This workshop explains what Functional Behavior Analysis (FBA) is, and how a FBA leads to the development of a Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP) that utilizes Positive Behavior Supports (PBS), and how to incorporate these items in the IEP process. The workshop also highlight areas of collaboration throughout the discipline processes for students with IEPs.
Target Audience: Families of middle school and high school aged students with a disability/learning challenges, school staff, community members, and organizations.
Cost: Free
Registration & Contact Information: Register by 12-2-17 with Regina Hilburn at (989) 596-0208 or regina@michiganallianceforfamilies.org, or online at www.michiganallianceforfamilies.org/rsvp
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Sibshops, Hosted by Training and Treatment Innovations, Inc.
Date & Time:
Friday, December 15th | 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Friday, January 19th | 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Location:
Treatment Innovations, Inc.
13213 E. 14 Mile Rd.
Sterling Heights, MI 48312
Event Details: Sibshops are a recreation based support group just for brothers and sisters of children with special needs. Sibshops is not therapy but it can be therapeutic for some children. Sibshops acknowledges that being a brother or sister of a person with special needs is both rewarding and challenging. Sibshops strive to offer opportunities for sharing and connecting with peers who “get it”. The Sibshops model is a blend of information and discussion, mixed with entertaining, exciting, and unique recreational activities, snacks and lots of fun!
Target Audience: Brothers and sisters of children with special needs.
Cost: $6.00 per sibling (discounts given for multiple siblings)
Registration & Contact Information: Call or email April Ceno at 586-939-4374 (aceno@ttiinc.org) to register
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The most recent addition to Possibilities features Alex. Known as “The Self-Determinator”, Alex lives a full, busy life of family, work, and inclusion in many community organizations. His goal is to help others realize the positive impact that living a self-determined life can have. He works toward this goal by conducting training on self-determination throughout Southeast Michigan.
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Survey Recruitment: Parents of a child 18 years-old or younger
from: https://ddi.wayne.edu/news
Are you a parent of a child 18 years-old or younger? Whether you have a toddler or a teen, the fall season brings thoughts of a new school year. What are your hopes and worries for your child? Please take RFK University Center of Excellence in Developmental Disabilities' brief, 5-minute survey about your child’s health & wellbeing. Your identity and responses will remain private. You could win a $50 gift card, if you complete the survey by December 1, 2017. For every 20 participants, they will make a donation to the UNIDOS Disaster Relief Fund to Mexico and Puerto Rico.
Click Here to Take the Survey
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MI-DDI’s AUCD ADA Professional Fellow Fiorella Guerrero featured on AUCD's Tuesdays with Liz
from: https://www.aucd.org
In this week's edition of Tuesdays with Liz: Disability Policy for All, Liz interviews Fiorella Guerrero Calle, who was an AUCD ADA Fellow from Peru. MI-DDI hosted Fiorella for the past month during her fellowship. In this interview, Fiorella describes the school experience of Peruvian children with disabilities.
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Save the Date: 2018 Self-Advocates Becoming Empowered (SABE) Conference
National Self Advocacy Conference
June 7 - 9, 2018
Birmingham Jefferson Civic Center
2100 Richard Arrington Jr. Blvd
North Birmingham, AL
Hotel: Sheraton Birmingham
For more information visit our website: www.sabeconference.org
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