Community Living Skills & Supports-Creating an Engaging Learning Environment

This training emphasizes person-centered approaches, ensuring that activities and supports are tailored to the unique needs and interests of each individual.

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Focus of the Comprehensive Training Program

Gain practical insights into promoting independence, fostering social interactions, and enhancing overall quality of life through engaging learning experiences.

Course curriculum

1. Course Overview
1. Importance of establishing a relationship with person supported to create a meaningful experience for learning
2. Overview of the teaching process for skill acquisition, fluency, generalization, and maintenance
3. Importance of a person-centered approach and individualized support in creating an engaging learning environment to teach functional and meaningful skills
1. Understanding the unique strengths, preferences, and interests of each person supported
2. Techniques for conducting person-centered assessments and developing individualized schedules and engagement experiences
3. Strategies for involving person supported in the planning process and incorporating their input into schedules and engagement activities.
1. Importance of getting to know the person supported
2. Strategies for building rapport and trust
3. Identifying the person supported interests, strengths, and needs
1. Assessment 1
1. Spending time with the person supported
2. Engaging in shared activities to strengthen the bond
3. Creating a positive and supportive learning environment via key skills of communication, empathy, listening and support
1. Importance of teaching functional, age-appropriate, and meaningful skills
2. Identifying natural times for instruction and routine activities
3. Task analysis for selected skills and determining appropriate prompts
1. Tips for designing engaging and meaningful activities tailored to person supported needs and interests
2. Incorporating a variety of activities to promote skill development, creativity, physical fitness, social interaction, and community involvement.
3. Techniques for adapting activities to accommodate varying abilities and learning styles.
4. Ensuring accessibility and inclusion in all program activities
1. Discuss examples of meaningless activities that may be taught in some environments
2. Emphasize the importance of teaching skills that have immediate functional value and are used frequently in daily life
1. Assessment 2
1. Functional
2. Relevant
3. Age Appropriate
1. Using least-to-most prompting
2. Using various adaptations and reinforcement strategies
3. Breaking Down the Task
4. Visual Supports
5. Physical Adaptations
6. Hands-On Guidance
7. Repetition and Practice
8. Positive Reinforcement
9. Modeling and Peer Support
10. Individualized Approach
11. Incorporating shaping as an instructional strategy
1. Engaging person supported in interactive scenario-based training exercises to apply knowledge and skills learned throughout the session
2. Role-playing different scenarios and practicing effective communication, problem-solving, and decision-making techniques in a supportive environment
3. Facilitated discussion and debriefing to reflect on lessons learned and identify areas for improvement
1. Assessment 3
1. Teaching Social Skills
2. Teaching Math Concepts
3. Teaching Time Management Skills
1. By incorporating a variety of activities throughout the day, the schedule promotes skill development, creativity, physical fitness, social interaction, and community involvement.
2. Recap different strategies to help create meaningful and active engagement
3. Staff adapt activities to accommodate varying abilities and ensure accessibility and inclusion for all people supported.
4. Recap the importance of teaching functional, age-appropriate, and meaningful skills to support individuals to experience a meaningful day each day.
1. References

About this course

$12.00
50 lessons
2 hours of video content

Course Targets

Participants will be able to:

Apply person-centered principles to create learning environments that respect and respond to the preferences, strengths, and goals of individuals with IDD.

Explore various techniques and activities to actively engage individuals in learning, such as adaptive communication methods, sensory-friendly activities, and personalized learning plans.

Develop skills in promoting independence through structured activities that enhance daily living skills, vocational skills, and social interactions within community settings.

Create an Engaging Learning Environment Today!

Empower DSPs with the knowledge and practical strategies necessary to facilitate meaningful and enriching learning experiences.

Buy $12.00

Community Living Skills & Supports-Creating an Engaging Learning Environment

Focus of the Comprehensive Training Program

Course curriculum

Welcome to the Training

Introduction

Person-Centered Approaches

Getting to Know the Person Supported

Test Your Knowledge

Building a Strong Relationship

Teaching Functional and Meaningful Skills

Activity Planning and Implementation

Avoiding Meaningless Activities

Test Your Knowledge

Criteria for Teaching Skills

Instructional Strategies

Interactive Scenario-Based Training

Test Your Knowledge

Strategies for ensuring that skills generalize to various settings and contexts

Conclusion

Course References

About this course

Course Targets

Apply person-centered principles to create learning environments that respect and respond to the preferences, strengths, and goals of individuals with IDD.

Explore various techniques and activities to actively engage individuals in learning, such as adaptive communication methods, sensory-friendly activities, and personalized learning plans.

Develop skills in promoting independence through structured activities that enhance daily living skills, vocational skills, and social interactions within community settings.

Create an Engaging Learning Environment Today!