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American with Disabilities Act and the Department of Corrections ADA Directive.

This three hour teleconference event addresses the challenges and opportunities in applying ADA requirements in Correctional Settings.

Target Audience:
o Superintendents and Assistant Superintendents of Facilities
o Superintendents of Probation and Parole Offices
o Correctional Facility Shift Supervisors
o Caseworkers and Parole and Probation Officers
o Community Service Team Leaders
o Qualified Healthcare Provider Supervisors (MHM and PHS)
o Community High School of Vermont Special Education staff

Learning Objectives:
1.) Describe the historical and social context of the Americans with Disabilities Act and explain how this law applies to inmates and offenders under the supervision of the Vermont DOC.
2.) Define: “Disability” and “Reasonable Accommodation”
3.) Identify behaviors that suggest an individual may have a cognitive or psychological disability.
4.) Give examples of effective communication techniques to employ with people with cognitive or psychological disabilities.
5.) Explain how ADA Orientation is done in facilities and field offices
6.) Identify three situations where an individual under DOC supervision could be screened for a disability.
7.) Describe the process whereby an inmate or offender may request an accommodation.
8.) Identify the uses of forms associated with Directive 107.01
9.) Using the Responsibility Tables describe summarize the staff roles under the ADA Directive.

Increase Awareness & Sensitivity to Individuals Who are Deaf

Sponsored by VT Dept of Human Resources - Carrie Foster, trainer

Making Communication Happen III

Sponsored by VT Division of Disability & Aging Services & VT Communication Task Force - $60 ($25 reduced fee for people with disabilities & family members)

"Supervision in the Real World"

Part of the Department of Corrections Supevisor Basic Training Program, this day long seminar focuses on the VSEA contract, Department of Human Resources policy & procedure and legal requirements of employee supervision. Peter Garon, AHS Human Resources Administrator, is the trainer.

Know Your Rights in Recovery!

Sponsored by Friends of Recovery-VT, VT Dept of Health & Legal Action Center

May Video Series - Personal Trauma

Sponsored by Friends of Recovery-VT, VT Intergrated Services Initiative & VT Psychiatric Survivors - Free

2nd Annual Mentoring Conference

Sponsored by Mobius & the Permanent Fund

May Video Series - Understanding Depression & Addiction

Sponsored by Friends of Recovery-VT, VT Integrated Services Initiative & VT Psychiatric Survivors - Free

Information & Referral Training (211)

Sponsored by Barre Agency of Human Services - Cathy Nellis, trainer - Free

2nd Annual FACES (Families of Addiction Consulting for Effective Services) Conference & Dinner

Sponsored by Friends of Recovery-VT - Sharon Smith, founder of Momstell, speaker

Health Realization - the New Inside-Out Paradigm for Prevention, Education & Human Services

Jack Pransky - trainer

May Video Series - Preventing Relapse

Sponsored by Friends of Recovery-VT, VT Integrated Services Initiative & VT Psychiatric Survivors - Free

Part 2: A Family Centered Approach with HIV/AIDs

Sponsored by AIA Resource Center - Carla Elia, PhD, trainer - $25/session

Legal Proceedings

Sponsored by the VT Network of State Investigators (NSI), Caroline Earle, Chief - Attorney General's Litigation Division. For details such as start/end time and location contact Margaret Davis - Free

6th Annual Charles M. Poser, MD, Lecture - Resilient Learners

Sponsored by Stern Center for Language & Learning & UVM College of Medicine, Robert Brooks, Ph.D., Harvard Medical School - $70 before May 1

Charting the Course - Helping Youth with Disabilities Move Successfully to Work, College & Adult Life

Sponsored by the VT Parent Information Center & Parent to Parent - Scot Chesney, trainer

Youth On Board & In Orgaizations Training (open to both youth & adults)

Sponsored by New Directions for Barre Prevention Coalition - June 6th from 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm; June 7th 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm

Walking the Tightrope: Ethical Considerations in Behavioral Practice in Rural Communities

Sponsored by the VT Association of Social Workers - VT Chapter - CEUs available

Governor's Summit on Employment of People with Disabilities

Sponsored by VocRehab VT & the VT Association of Business, Industry & Rehabilitation (VABIR) - details will be forthcoming

American with Disabilities Act and the Department of Corrections ADA Directive.

This three hour teleconference event addresses the challenges and opportunities in applying ADA requirements in Correctional Settings.

Target Audience:
o Superintendents and Assistant Superintendents of Facilities
o Superintendents of Probation and Parole Offices
o Correctional Facility Shift Supervisors
o Caseworkers and Parole and Probation Officers
o Community Service Team Leaders
o Qualified Healthcare Provider Supervisors (MHM and PHS)
o Community High School of Vermont Special Education staff

Learning Objectives:
1.) Describe the historical and social context of the Americans with Disabilities Act and explain how this law applies to inmates and offenders under the supervision of the Vermont DOC.
2.) Define: “Disability” and “Reasonable Accommodation”
3.) Identify behaviors that suggest an individual may have a cognitive or psychological disability.
4.) Give examples of effective communication techniques to employ with people with cognitive or psychological disabilities.
5.) Explain how ADA Orientation is done in facilities and field offices
6.) Identify three situations where an individual under DOC supervision could be screened for a disability.
7.) Describe the process whereby an inmate or offender may request an accommodation.
8.) Identify the uses of forms associated with Directive 107.01
9.) Using the Responsibility Tables describe summarize the staff roles under the ADA Directive.

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