Healthy human relationships have a direct impact on quality of life. This course will show you the importance of meaningful relationships and community membership for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). You will learn techniques you can use to help individuals enlarge their circle of friends and make meaningful connections to their communities. This course will provide skills on how to use an individual’s person-centered plan and circle of support to foster community membership and meaningful relationships.
The goal of this course is to teach DSPs in IDD service settings how to support people in building relationships and community.
Healthy human relationships have a direct impact on quality of life. This course will show you the importance of meaningful relationships and community membership for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). You will learn techniques you can use to help individuals enlarge their circle of friends and make meaningful connections to their communities. This course will provide skills on how to use an individual’s person-centered plan and circle of support to foster community membership and meaningful relationships. The goal of this course is to teach DSPs in IDD service settings how to support people in building relationships and community.
This activity is approved for 0.75 contact hours.
Outline:
Section 2: The Value of Relationships and Community
Relationships and Quality of Life
Section 3: Growing Community Networks
Section 4: Supports to Build Relationships
Katy Kunst received her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and her Master of Business Administration from Elon University. She has 15 years of experience serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their supporters, including roles as direct support professional, program director, and training facilitator. She has created and facilitated training on topics including non-violent crisis interventions, person-centered planning, cultural competence, quality service delivery, regulatory compliance, and a variety of topics related to IDD services. Disclosure: Katy Kunst, MBA, QIDP has no Relevant Financial or Non-Financial Relationship with ineligible companies to disclose.
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