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Let’s Talk: Aging and Sensory Loss: Considerations for Direct Support Professionals

by Nicole Dama | Nov 12, 2024 | Events, News, Webinars

Let’s Talk: Aging and Sensory Loss: Considerations for Direct Support Professionals This month’s Let’s Talk webinar discussion emphasizes the importance of awareness and recognition of vision and hearing changes as we age, as well as the crucial role direct...

Let’s Talk: Mitigating Risk – How DSPs Can Promote Safety and Autonomy

by Nicole Dama | Oct 9, 2024 | Events, News, Webinars

Let’s Talk: Mitigating Risk – How DSPs Can Promote Safety and Autonomy In a 2023 International Journal for Direct Support Professionals article, Hickey and Kariunas discuss cases where individuals with disabilities want to engage in activities that pose a...

Let’s Talk: Trust and Decision Making

by Nicole Dama | Sep 18, 2024 | Events, News, Webinars

Let’s Talk: Trust and Decision Making Many people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) have experienced actual harm—both intentional and, more often, unintentional—at the hands of those in support professions. These harms can affect their...

Let’s Talk: Building Knowledge About Dementia and Adults with an Intellectual Disability

by Nicole Dama | Aug 16, 2024 | Events, News, Webinars

Let’s Talk: Building Knowledge About Dementia and Adults with an Intellectual Disability This month’s Let’s Talk webinar will explore working with aging populations. Our population is aging, and this includes individuals with intellectual disabilities. Advances...

Let’s Talk: Clinical Philosophy: Bridging Theory and Direct Support Practice

by Nicole Dama | Jul 18, 2024 | Events, News, Webinars

Let’s Talk: Clinical Philosophy: Bridging Theory and Direct Support Practice This month’s Let’s Talk webinar will explore the concept of clinical philosophy in direct support practice. Think of clinical philosophy as a moral compass that helps healthcare...

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Let’s Talk: Aging and Sensory Loss: Considerations for Direct Support Professionals

Let’s Talk: Mitigating Risk – How DSPs Can Promote Safety and Autonomy

Let’s Talk: Trust and Decision Making

Let’s Talk: Building Knowledge About Dementia and Adults with an Intellectual Disability

Let’s Talk: Clinical Philosophy: Bridging Theory and Direct Support Practice

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