02.03.2022 DDS Central/West: Understanding the People We Support 

We work with people who are labeled with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD), including Autism, and people with Acquired or Traumatic Brain Injury (ABI/TBI). In this session we talk about what those terms mean and what kinds of services are available to people through the Department of Developmental Services and our vendor providers. We will learn about ways to demonstrate respect for all by using People First language and discuss our roles as advocates and teachers with the individuals we support. NOTE: this training satisfies the DDS NEO requirement for state operated program staff.

Please limit registration to four people per agency. By chance, should more than four people be registered from the same agency, we may need to cancel those exceeding four. We will make this decision based on the time stamp of the registration entry.  To schedule a training for your agency, please contact Patricia Carney at patricia.carney@mass.gov

Thank you for joining us for this great training opportunity!