MSU Online - Programs in Developmental Disabilities
The North Dakota Center for Persons with Disabilities through assistance with MSU Online are offering online credited coursework in order to meet training needs of the direct service staff, managerial/supervisory staff, those in pursuit of a career, individuals with disabilities, and their families.
Prevention of Abuse and Neglect of Adults with Developmental Disabilities
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.
2008-2009 Training Events:
As a part of the Statewide Developmental Disabilities Staff Training
Program, The North Dakota Center for Persons with Disabilities is organizing
the workshops and conferences described in this brochure in order to
meet training needs of the direct service staff, managerial/supervisory
staff, individuals with disabilities, and their families.
2008-2009 Workshops
- Aging and People with Developmental Disabilities - September 9 - 11, 2008
- Quality Enhancement: Creating Services that Make a Difference - September 9-11, 2008
- Supporting Employment Outcomes in a Rural State - December 3, 2008
- Supporting A Person with Difficult Behaviors/Supporting the People Who Care February 2-5, 2009
- The Importance of Belonging - February 6, 2009
- Train the Trainer to Train the Staff in Therapeutic Intervention - April 8 and July 9, 2009
- Supporting Employment Outcomes in a Rural State - December 3, 2008
- Back to School Basics for Families with Children with High Functioning Autism - August 7, 2008
- Back to School Basics for Families with Children with Moderate to Severe Autism Spectrum Disorders - August 14, 2008
- Inclusive Public Policymaking -How to Effectively Involve All Stakeholders in Developing and Promoting Public Policy - September 24, 2008
- Effective Communication = Effective Workplaces October 14th
- Transitional Jobs - November 18th
- Reducing the Stigma Associated with Disability What Agencies, Staff, and Families Can Do - December 10, 2008
- Making it All Count: The Big Picture of Physical Activity January 14, 2009
- Sibling Support - February 18, 2009
- Participatory Action Research - Part I – March 3, 2009; Part II – March 10, 2009
- What is the Secondary General Education Teacher’s Role in the Transition IEP Planning Process? - March 24, 2009
- Cognitive Skills for Challenging Behaviors - April 15, 2009
2008-2009 WebCast Seminars and Phone Conferences
As a part of the Statewide Developmental Disabilities Staff Training Program, The North Dakota Center for Persons with Disabilities is organizing the workshops and conferences described in this brochure in order to meet training needs of the direct service staff, managerial/supervisory staff, individuals with disabilities, and their families.
NDACF Annual Conference – April 29- May 1, 2009 – Minot, ND
At this three day conference, participants will have the opportunity to attend plenary sessions, concurrent sessions, poster presentations, and displays on a variety of topic areas. Preliminary agenda includes the following presenters:
- Creating a Culture of Excellence: Actions for Everyday Leaders by Eli Pagonis, Director of Training, Baptist Health Care Leadership Institute.
- Life in a Blender: Generational Diversity by Rick Gessler, Employment/Employee Relations Manager, and Jeff Frank, Compensation and Benefits Manager, Altru Health Systems.
- Working with Autism: An Inside View by Bev Harp, MA, Self-Advocate, Lexington, KY
- Warm Up the Workplace by Frank Pastizzo, Saranac Lake, NY