Due to a high number of registrants, the webinar technology for the FIRST WEBINAR ONLY (3-26-26) will be conducted via Microsoft Teams instead of Zoom. The remainder of the series will be via Zoom as originally advertised. If you’ve already registered, you will receive an email with an updated TEAMS link. If you have not registered, be sure to do so to get the correct login. If questions, email ndcpd@minotstateu.edu.Â
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CollaborationFor ChangeWebinar Series
Every Thursday:March 26, 2026 – April 23, 2026
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm CST
There is no cost to participants!Â
Discover how you can make a positive impact in the lives of people with disabilities through the 2026 NDCPD Collaboration for Change webinar series. This series covers a range of important topics relating to the disability community.
Session Title
Date
Description
Archived Recording
Session 1: Ethics for the Helping Professions
Speaker: Rebecca Daigneault, LMSW,
Associate Professor of Social Work at MSU
March 26, 2026
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm CST
This presentation explores ethical practice in helping professions, emphasizing self-awareness, boundaries, informed consent, ethical decision-making, and using supervision to protect clients and prevent harm.
A recording of this presentation will be made available to registered participants after the session.
Session 2: The Mental Health Triage: Recognizing Signals and Navigating Support
Speaker: Melissa Naslund, Ph.D., LPCC,
Associate Director of Behavioral Health, UND
April 2, 2026
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm CST
This session equips people who work with people with disabilities to recognize signs of mental distress and provides a framework for navigating the specific interventions and support systems available.
A recording of this presentation will be made available to registered participants after the session.
Session 3: Beyond Risk: A Practical Guide to Ethical, Disability-Informed Suicide Prevention
Speaker: Lavonne Fox,
ND Hope / ND Thrives
April 9. 2026
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm CST
This webinar offers a disability-informed framework for ethical suicide prevention in helping professions. Learn how to ask about suicide across communication differences, clarify roles and escalation steps, and strengthen protective factors that support safety and dignity.
A recording of this presentation will be made available to registered participants after the session.
In this session we will first put together a brief framework for how our nervous systems work. From there we will identify resources and learn new ways to practice caring for ourselves so that we can find renewal even as we face the challenges of each day.
A recording of this presentation will be made available to registered participants after the session.
Session 5: SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER – ZACH ANNER
If at Birth you Don’t Succeed!
American comedian, actor, and writer with cerebral palsy: https://www.zachanner.com/
April 23, 2026
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm CST
Zach realized quickly that his disability was not something to “overcome,” but rather something to embrace and use as a tool. When you’re working with your challenges instead of against them, it’s much easier to move forward. When life gives you wheelchair, make lemonade. And when life gives you lemonade, make a lemonade stand…and franchise it.
