Past Event Category: COW Trainings
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Oct 10Getting Comfortable Having Uncomfortable Conversations About Sexuality with Neurodivergent Kids, Teens, and Adults – In Person TrainingFeaturing: Ellen Merker, MS, LPC
2238 South Park Street, Madison, WI 53713 UW South Madison Partnership
Wait, You Want Me to Talk About SEX? Getting Comfortable Having Uncomfortable Conversations About Sexuality with Neurodivergent Kids, Teens, and Adults – In Person Training Overview: Very few neurodivergent kids, teens, and adults get comprehensive, evidence-based sex education that is responsive to their own learning style and needs. This puts many at risk of sexual …
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Sep 12Teaching Neurodivergent Kids, Teens and Adults About ConsentFeaturing: Ellen Merker, MS, LPC
2238 South Park Street, Madison, WI 53713 UW South Madison Partnership
By modeling consent and respecting boundaries at home, kids and teens will come to expect this in their other relationships too
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Aug 14Thinking Beyond “Residential Services” – In Person TrainingFeaturing: Peter Leidy
2238 South Park Street, Madison, WI 53713 UW South Madison Partnership
There’s No Place Like (A Real) Home: Thinking Beyond “Residential Services” – In Person Training Overview: We all desire a home that truly feels like a home — a home that is ours, whether shared or not. More than just the building, home is our own personal headquarters for living our lives as community members. …
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Jul 9The Self-Compassionate Caregiver – In Person TrainingFeaturing: Ellen Merker, M.S. LPC
UW South Madison Partnership 2238 South Park Street, Madison, WI 53713
Overview: Caregivers, whether paid or unpaid, have incredibly important roles in the lives of people with disabilities. But it can be hard for many caregivers to show the same compassion to themselves as they do to the people they care for, and this is leading to more and more burnout. This class will help caregivers …
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Jun 12Managing Threatening Confrontations – Free Virtual TrainingFeaturing: Josh Lapin MSSW
Free Virtual - Register for Zoom Code
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. 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 caregivers as well as …
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May 22Managing Threatening Confrontations – Free Virtual TrainingFeaturing: Josh Lapin MSSW
Free Virtual - Register for Zoom Code
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. 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 caregivers as well as …
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Apr 18Managing Threatening Confrontations – Free Virtual Training
Featuring: Josh Lapin MSSW
Free Virtual - Register for Zoom Code
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. 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 caregivers as well as …
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Mar 5Managing Threatening Confrontations – Free Virtual Training
Featuring: Josh Lapin MSSW
Esta sesión de capacitación se ofrecerá con traducción en vivo al español. Free Virtual - Register for Zoom Code
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. 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 caregivers as well as …
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Feb 15Managing Threatening Confrontations – Free Virtual Training
Featuring: Josh Lapin MSSW
Esta sesión de capacitación se ofrecerá con traducción en vivo al español. Free Virtual - Register for Zoom Code
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. 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 caregivers as well as …
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Feb 13The Double Rainbow: The Intersection of Gender Identity and Neurodivergence – In Person Training
Featuring: Ellen Merker, MS, LPC
2238 South Park Street, Madison, WI 53713 UW South Madison Partnership
Overview: Research has shown that rates of LGBTQIA+ identification in the neurodivergent community are higher than in the general population, but little is done to provide increased and inclusive supports to them or to better understand their unique needs. And given trans and gender non-conforming youth are at a much higher risk of depression, anxiety, …