Past Event Category: COW - Community Outreach Wisconsin
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Sep 30IEP 101 – In Person TrainingFeaturing: Phyllis Greenberger & Colin Fass
UW South Madison Partnership, 2238 South Park Street, Madison, WI 53713
This will allow training participants to better understand the IEP process, what is discussed at an IEP meeting, and how to read the IEP document.
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Sep 25But They Get Me! Countering Online Radicalization of Neurodivergent Youth and Adults – In Person TrainingFeaturing: Ellen Merker, MS, LPC
UW South Madison Partnership, 2238 South Park Street, Madison, WI 53713
Youth and young adults are becoming more and more susceptible to being manipulated into very extreme views online.
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Aug 6Looking Beneath the Surface of “Challenging Behavior” – In Person TrainingFeaturing: Angela Marx, PhD
UW South Madison Partnership, 2238 South Park Street, Madison, WI 53713
Discover alternative models for understanding what challenging behaviors represent and how to best support people who experience them.
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Jul 16Trauma’s Influence on the Brain, Body, and Behavior: Promoting Healing and Well-Being – In Person TrainingFeaturing: Angela Marx, PhD
UW South Madison Partnership, 2238 South Park Street, Madison, WI 53713
This session will highlight the impact of trauma and stress on the lives of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
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Jul 2Fun with Art – In Person TrainingFeaturing: Jule Davis
UW South Madison Partnership, 2238 South Park Street, Madison, WI 53713
Do you work with someone that is looking for an opportunity to have fun and create some cool art projects?
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Jun 24Humanizing Mental Health – In Person TrainingFeaturing: Angela Marx, PhD
UW South Madison Partnership, 2238 South Park Street, Madison, WI 53713
If you are a human and interact with other humans, you are “doing” mental health. It is not only something “done” in offices by mental health professionals.
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Jun 9Managing Threatening Confrontations – In Person TrainingFeaturing: Josh Lapin, MSSW
UW South Madison Partnership, 2238 South Park Street, Madison, WI 53713
Overview: Managing Threatening Confrontations 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 …
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Jun 4Fun with Art – In Person Training
Featuring: Jule Davis
UW South Madison Partnership, 2238 South Park Street, Madison, WI 53713
Do you work with someone that is looking for an opportunity to have fun and create some cool art projects?
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May 14Neurodivergent Flourishing: Fostering Happy, Healthy Brains & Bodies – In Person TrainingFeaturing: Angela Marx, PhD
UW South Madison Partnership, 2238 South Park Street, Madison, WI 53713
Overview: Because much of the current clinical and scholarly information around neurodivergent is deficit-based, limited, and some, even completely inaccurate, much of the clinical support is also misguided and unintentionally harmful. However, when we know better, we do better! Explore how to be an ally and foster genuine neurodivergent happiness, health and, flourishing across the …
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Apr 30Recognizing Power Dynamics – In Person TrainingFeaturing: Amanda Pandl
UW South Madison Partnership, 2238 South Park Street, Madison, WI 53713
Overview: As caregivers, we are in a close and complicated relationship with the individuals we support. We are asked to ensure certain levels of health and safety, while also giving the client the dignity of personhood and autonomy. This complicated relationship can be wrought with disagreements that may lead to power struggles and attempts to …