Teaching People With I/DD to Build
Healthy Relationships at Work

1-Day Training: Building Healthy Relationships at Work: Talking One-On-One with People with I/DD

Who should attend: Anyone who works in a competitive integrated employment training program or supports individuals in the workplace.

As a result of this workshop: participants will have the tools, resources, and skills to address sexuality and healthy relationships one-on-one in their setting.

Training description: People with developmental disabilities are often left out of the conversation about sexuality and relationships, almost as if they are incapable of having thoughts, feelings, and needs. In reality, they, too, are sexual beings who need information and skills for making healthy decisions about sexuality. As someone who works in a competitive integrated employment setting or a worksite, you see the need to address relationships and sexuality on a one-on-one basis with people with I/DD who are employees. We will discuss tips and tools for effectively answering questions and responding to behaviors, as well as helping parents learn ways to talk with their own children.

Learning objectives:

• Gain knowledge about sexuality and healthy relationship issues for people with developmental disabilities.
• Explore your own values and attitudes regarding sexuality and relationships for people with developmental disabilities and how to manage your values.
• Explore ways to communicate one-on-one about sexuality and relationships with people with developmental disabilities and their parents/guardians.

Agenda:

1. Introduction/warm-up activity
2. Human Sexual Development
3. Values and Attitudes
4. Answering Questions
5. Responding to Behaviors
6. Working with Parents and Families
7. Working with Worksites
8. Wrap-Up

2-Day Training: Building Healthy Relationships at Work: Working One-On-One and Leading Healthy Relationships Classes

Who should attend: For anyone who works in a competitive integrated employment training program or supports individuals in the workplace and leads classes on building healthy relationships at work. With this training, you’ll receive a copy of our curriculum, Building Healthy Relationships at Work for People with Developmental Disabilities, and an accompanying slide deck.

As a result of this 2-day training: participants will have the tools, resources, and skills to address sexuality and healthy relationships one-on-one in their setting and receive the tools, resources, and skills to lead Building Healthy Relationships at Work classes.

Day 1: Building Healthy Relationships at Work: Talking One-On-One with People with I/DD

People with developmental disabilities are often left out of the conversation about sexuality and relationships, almost as if they are incapable of having thoughts, feelings, and needs. In reality, they, too, are sexual beings who need information and skills for making healthy decisions about sexuality. As someone who works in a competitive integrated employment setting or a worksite, you see the need to address relationships and sexuality on a one-on-one basis with people with I/DD who are employees. We will discuss tips and tools for effectively answering questions and responding to behaviors, as well as helping parents learn ways to talk with their own children.

Learning objectives:

• Gain knowledge about sexuality and healthy relationship issues for people with developmental disabilities.
• Explore your own values and attitudes regarding sexuality and relationships for people with developmental disabilities and how to manage your values.
• Explore ways to communicate one-on-one about sexuality and relationships with people with developmental disabilities and their parents/guardians.

Day 1 agenda:

1. Introduction/warm-up activity
2. Human Sexual Development
3. Values and Attitudes
4. Answering Questions
5. Responding to Behaviors
6. Working with Parents and Families
7. Working with Worksites
8. Wrap-Up

Day 2: Building Healthy Relationships at Work: Leading Healthy Relationships Classes

During this workshop, we will use the Building Healthy Relationships At Work curriculum to learn how to lead groups of people with I/DD through the curriculum. The curriculum includes 12 lesson plans, handouts, and teaching tools to teach workplace relationship skills. Topics include: Who am I, Gender Expression and Identity, Types of Relationships, Public and Private, Friendships, Communication and Decision Making, Positive Relationships at Work, Friendship and Sweethearts, Healthy and Unhealthy Relationships, and What is Sexual Harassment? You will also learn effective tips and techniques for teaching these topics and have an opportunity to practice teaching these topics as well.

Learning objectives:

• Explore the necessary skills for having healthy workplace relationships.
• Review the curriculum and teaching tools.
• Examine tips and techniques for teaching these topics.
• Practice teaching the curriculum lessons.

Day 2 agenda:

1. Introduction/warm-up
2. Role and Qualities of a good relationship educator
3. Review the curriculum, handouts
4. Main points of the curriculum
5. Challenges in the classroom
6. Tips and Techniques for teaching relationship skills
7. Practice presenting in small groups
8. Wrap-up

Tuition:

• 1-Day Training Admission: $225 (tuition includes training materials)
• 2-Day Training Admission (Includes training materials and Curriculum/Slide Deck): $740 (tuition includes a hard copy of Building Healthy Relationships At Work curriculum, accompanying slide deck, and related training materials)
• 2-Day Training Admission for Project Search Site Member or People Who Already Own the Curriculum/Slide Deck: $450 (Project SEARCH site Members have access to the Building Healthy Relationships At Work curriculum and the accompanying slide deck through the Project SEARCH portal). Or if you’ve already purchased the curriculum and deck through Elevatus Training.

1-Day training includes:

• Full access to the live, online training via Zoom.
• PDF of the training PowerPoint.
• Link to a Google folder with resources and articles.
• Networking opportunity with others in the cohort from all over the country to share resources and ongoing support.
• Email access to the facilitator for follow-up questions.

2-Day training includes the above, plus:

• A coil-bound copy of the Building Healthy Relationships At Work curriculum to lead relationship classes (a $195 value). If you work for Project SEARCH and already have access to this curriculum, your tuition is discounted. Bring your copy with you and pay $450 for the training.
• Slide Deck to accompany the Building Healthy Relationships curriculum (a $95 value).
• Link to a Google folder with resources, articles, Handouts, Teaching Tools, and more.