AASD and DSD eList announcement

Date: April 25, 2023
To: Lead agency staff, providers, direct service professionals (DSP) and other interested parties
From: DHS Aging and Adult Services and Disability Services divisions
Purpose: To announce several virtual training sessions to help implement positive support practices at all levels of an organization
Contact: Positivesupports@state.mn.us

Virtual training sessions about using positive support practices

Join DHS and the University of Minnesota Institute on Community Integration (ICI) for a series of free virtual trainings to help organizations implement positive support practices. Content is based on input from the positive support listening sessions held this past winter.

Sessions

Registration is required and can be completed by following the Zoom link for each session.

Planning your DSP positive support training — Part 1

· Date: Thursday, April 27, 2023

· Time: 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.

· Registration: April 27 Zoom link

· Topic: How to help DSPs who support people building Tier 1 social and emotional skills, developing language and learning other important skills.

Planning your DSP positive support training — Part 2

· Date: Friday, May 26, 2023

· Time: 9 to 11 a.m.

· Registration: May 26 Zoom link

· Topic: Supporting your DSPs to create positive environments and respond to challenging behaviors consistently.

Supporting cultural awareness and responsiveness in your system

· Date: Thursday, June 8, 2023

· Time: 9 to 11 a.m.

· Registration: June 8 Zoom link

· Topic: Presenters will share examples about developing policies and practices that emphasize diversity, equity and inclusion.

Positive supports with families

· Date: Thursday, June 22, 2023

· Time: 9 to 11 a.m.

· Registration: June 22 Zoom link

· Topic: How to look at a person’s family as a system and how to develop a plan to increase quality of life for all parties.

Additional information

For more information, go to Positive Supports Minnesota.

Previous eList announcements

AASD LEAD AGENCY ARCHIVE | DSD LEAD AGENCY ARCHIVE | DSD STAKEHOLDER ARCHIVE