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Olson, Joyce; Grondin, Jennifer – 1998
This monograph describes how to conduct simulations that allow individuals to experience what it is like to have deafblindness. It begins by discussing the philosophy and benefits of simulations and explains the two different types of simulations. The first type of simulation gives a generic overview of the impact of deafblindness on learning and…
Descriptors: Adults, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Children, Coping
Taylor, Marianne; Sauer, John; Hewitt, Amy; O'Nell, Susan; Larson, Sherri – 2001
This toolkit contains a program coordinator guide, facilitator guide, and learner guide for launching the Peer Empowerment Program (PEP), a mentoring program for direct support personnel in community-based human service organizations. The toolkit provides advice on how to select, train, and sustain mentors, as well as instructions for preparing…
Descriptors: Adults, Children, Disabilities, Human Services
Sedlezky, Lori; Anderson, Lynda; Hewitt, Amy; O'Nell, Susan; Sauer, John; Larson, Sherri; Sjoberg, Talley – 2001
This curriculum was designed to teach frontline supervisors of community-based services and programs that provide supports to persons with developmental disabilities. The curriculum is based on a set of identified competencies for frontline supervisors and the findings of a series of focus groups that were conducted by the Institute on Community…
Descriptors: Adults, Children, Community Programs, Curriculum
Hewitt, Amy; Larson, Sherri; Sauer, John; O'Nell, Susan – 2001
This curriculum was developed to train the frontline supervisors (FLS) in human service agencies to become active in their organizations and at their individual sites in the recruitment, retention, and training of direct support professionals. It is based on research-based competencies for frontline supervisors that were developed following a…
Descriptors: Adults, Children, Community Programs, Curriculum
Hollingshead, Lorie; Harris, Kristy – 1998
This training module on family centeredness is from the Mississippi Early Education Program for Children with Multiple Disabilities, a program designed to train Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Part H service coordinators and service providers to use family centered strategies. The first part of the module, "Trainer…
Descriptors: Children, Definitions, Early Intervention, Environmental Influences
Stremel, Kathleen – 1998
This training module on integrating communication skills into functional routines and activities is from the Mississippi Early Education Program for Children with Multiple Disabilities, a program designed to train Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Part H service coordinators and service providers to use family centered strategies. The…
Descriptors: Children, Communication Skills, Early Intervention, Environmental Influences