The goal of this on-demand webinar is to get people to start thinking about how people can make policy/decisions in workplaces or organizations that can be alienating or ineffective in terms of addressing Indigenous needs. Cassandra J. Opikokew Wajuntah led this webinar. She is from Canoe Lake Cree First Nation Read more
This on-demand webinar discusses current research into musical engagement in individuals with developmental disabilities, with an emphasis on behavioral and brain correlates of music perception and production in individuals with specific language impairment, autism spectrum disorder, and Williams syndrome. The study of musical engagement can clarify phenotypic characteristics, provide opportunities Read more
This on-demand webinar highlights grief as an unseen stressor and additional needs and issues for individuals with I/DD. It also discusses strategies for support. It provides a self-advocate perspective discussing communication differences in individuals with autism as they relate to grief and grieving. It focuses on emotional processing differences and Read more
Do You Really See Me? “See me! Touch me! Feel me!” sang Tommy in the great rock musical by the Who. Intellectual and developmental disabilities are a diagnostic category but not an illness or disease. People with labels such as cerebral palsy, autism and intellectual disability also get sick and Read more
This media-rich, self-paced online course is based on Richard Rohr’s book,Immortal Diamond: The Search for Our True Self. The course explores new themes each week through reflections, discussion, expanded commentary, additional articles, videos, and audio clips, including exclusive teachings from Father Richard. Course Objectives Discover a vision of your True Read more
This on-demand webinar explores why the process of grief may be especially important for men. Additionally, presenter Dan Duggan examines how to be helpful to men working through loss, as well as how men can affirm and understand a way of grieving and healing that is common for many men. Read more
This online course is from the Compassion Education Institute and was created in partnership with the Charter for Compassion International. This engaging, informative, online course is the beginning of your personal journey to a more compassionate world—an opportunity to understand and nurture your own emotions and develop your ability to Read more
This on-demand webinar explores specific practices, tools, and resources for spiritual directors companioning people with addiction and their loved ones, such as prayer, meditation, ritual, and embodied practice. Spiritual direction with people in recovery also includes commitment to social justice issues that directly affect addiction and codependency. Come and explore Read more
This on-demand webinar discussed renewal leaves that are both self- or church- funded, as well as the Clergy Renewal Grant program through the Lilly Foundation. Questions were received and responded to during the webinar. PANEL: Convener: (Rev. Joe Cobb) Reverend Joe Cobb is Pastor of MCC of the Blue Ridge Read more
Educators will learn about the impact of teaching and modeling empathy in their classrooms in this on-demand webinar. Participants responded to real-life scenarios and gained strategies for building empathy into their own classroom practices—and for teaching students to empathize with others. Guest speaker was Ronald Smith, director of New Way. Read more