Power of Communication: Expanding the Way we Think, Speak, and Interact with San

REGISTRATION:

TIME: 9:30 AM - 3:00 PM

DATE: Click Date to REGISTER

Registration closes June 7, 2021:

ZOOM

Upon registration confirmation, you’ll receive the Zoom link and more details about joining via Zoom. The handouts and slides will be sent to registered participants the day before the scheduled workshop.

Please know to fully participate in the workshop and get the most out of the interactive discussions, we request you connect via a computer with video capabilities. You may call in via the phone line for audio to be used with the computer video. Joining by computer enables the use of features like the “raise hand” function and the interactive text box, features that greatly improve the functionality of the Zoom platform as you participate and engage in conversation.

We are including a Zoom Guide created by Uniting for Change, a growing grassroots self-advocacy network in Georgia.

If you need additional information on using Zoom, visit the ZOOM help center.

Sangha Unity Network, Inc. (SUN), with funding from The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, is hosting "The Power of Communication (Part 2): Expanding the Way We Think About Communication," led by Michelle Schwartz, M.Ed. CCC-Sp, and Katie Chandler, LCSW.

In this interactive, virtual workshop, we will teach how we can better listen intentionally and use nonviolent communication techniques to increase relationships and opportunities for people we support.

Participants will learn how to create and use social stories as a way to support people to be more involved in valued ways in their communities. We will provide resources for supporters to enhance communication interactions and how to access a variety of communication apps.

During this full-day workshop, we will explore how communication impacts our relationships and our daily lives.

Workshop participants will leave with tools and ideas to better support communication specifically for one focius person. We will also share materials that will support participants to develop a variety of communication aids to use with people in their homes and communities.

We encourage direct support professionals, supervisors, support coordinators, any DBHDD contracted providers, and Field Office employees to register.

Details for Participation and Registration Information

This workshop is from 9:30AM - 3:00PM and is being offered on 6 different dates. Please choose the date based on your DBHDD Region where you provide services. If that date is not available, or does not work for you, please choose any other date.

Each session is open to 50 participants and each participant must register separately to access the particular Zoom link. One person may register 4 other participants if you are attending on the same date.

On the date of the workshop, we will open Zoom by 9:15AM and begin the session at 9:30AM. We plan to take breaks, have time for lunch, and will continue the afternoon session until 3:00PM.

Certificates of Attendance

Certificates of Attendance will be provided by email to those who attend the full session. We will not be able to issue a Certificate of Attendance for your participation if you join Zoom 15 minutes late or leave more than 15 minutes early.