Everyone Has A Place In The Community: Empowering Individuals With Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities (IDD) To Have A Voice!

Everyone Has A Place In The Community: Empowering Individuals With Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities (IDD) To Have A Voice!

Mickie Muroff, Person-Centered Thinking Mentor Trainer and a national leader in Person-Centered Practices and she will explore the importance of empowerment in the lives of people with IDD. Specific strategies will be provided that staff and others can adopt to help individuals develop more control over their own lives. Examples on how to support individuals to make choices and to take responsibility for directing their lives and discussions on how to approach Person-Centered Practices and how to offer real opportunities that build social capital and social connections in communities. This training session will focus on how staff and family members can support people to engage in their communities. The value of community membership for individuals and staff will be reviewed.
Everyone Has A Place In The Community: Empowering Individuals With Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities (IDD) To Have A Voice!
Day: Thursday, March 18
Time of the Event: 1:00 PM
Location:
Add to Calendar 03/18/2021 13:00 03/18/2021 15:00 America/New_York Everyone Has A Place In The Community: Empowering Individuals With Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities (IDD) To Have A Voice! Mickie Muroff, Person-Centered Thinking Mentor Trainer and a national leader in Person-Centered Practices and she will explore the importance of empowerment in the lives of people with IDD.