Building Relationships and Community for People with IDD

Course Code: REL-IDD-0-BRCPIDD

Hours: 0.75

Type: Online Course

Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2028

Learning Objectives:
Describe the importance of relationships and community membership to people with IDD.
Identify barriers to people with IDD building relationships and participating in their community.
Describe strategies DSPs can use to help people with IDD build personal and community relationships.

Outline:

Section 1: Introduction

About This Course

Learning Objectives

Section 2: The Value of Relationships and Community

Jack’s Big Loss

IDD and Small Social Networks

Relationships and Quality of Life

The Need for Community

Community Access

Causes of Isolation

The DSP’s Role

Review

Summary

Section 3: Growing Community Networks

Circle of Support

Jack’s Relationship Map

Informal Relationships

Formal Relationships

Strengthening Relationships

Growing Networks

Community Inclusion

Legal Rights

Review

Summary

Section 4: Supports to Build Relationships

What Should Terry Do?

Individualized Supports

Common Barriers

Accommodations and Support

Using the PCP

Teaching Social Skills

Teaching Boundaries

Romantic Relationships

Work Relationships

Big Improvements

Review

Summary

Section 5: Conclusion

Course Summary

Course Contributor

References

Subject Matter Expert: Katy Kunst, MBA, QIDP

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.

Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Direct Support Professionals; in the following settings: Intellectual Developmental Disabilities.

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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.