BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20170222T143000Z DTEND:20170222T163000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:MaxAbility: Person Centered Approach Workshop DESCRIPTION:Person centered Approach workshop: Education and Employment Working Together\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe SMDEN meeting in February will discuss the person-centered approach to Education & Employment the idea of making the person the focus rather than the disability from the viewpoint of the Self-Advocacy Movement. The Self-Advocacy Movement is about empowering individuals to speak up for themselves. Our facilitator\, Wilbur Neushwander-Frink\, is a Community Organizer for Self-Advocates Minnesota Southwest and Regional Coordinator for the Arc of Minnesota Southwest. She has worked as an ally in the Minnesota Self-Advocacy Movement for 24 years. This meeting will feature interactive exercise and discussions that will help you understand what a person really wants in their life and how to help set them up for employment success. We will discuss the idea of "power relationships" and what that means in understanding person-centeredness. \n\n \n\nTopics Covered:\n\n What is "Person-Centeredness"?\n Moving beyond labels and understanding the importance of getting to know the whole person\n Interactive exercises\, discussions\, and key ways of learning in the Self-Advocacy Movement\n Special Guests - Project SEARCH Intern Presentation X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Person centered Approach workshop: Education and Employment Working Together
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\nThe SMDEN meeting in February will discuss the person-centered approach to Education &\; Employment&mdash\;the idea of making the person the focus rather than the disability&mdash\;from the viewpoint of the Self-Advocacy Movement. \; The Self-Advocacy Movement is about empowering individuals to speak up for themselves. \; Our facilitator\, Wilbur Neushwander-Frink\, is a Community Organizer for Self-Advocates Minnesota Southwest and Regional Coordinator for the Arc of Minnesota Southwest. \; She has worked as an ally in the Minnesota Self-Advocacy Movement for 24 years.  \;This meeting will feature interactive exercise and discussions that will help you understand what a person really wants in their life and how to help set them up for employment success. \; We will discuss the idea of &ldquo\;power relationships&rdquo\; and what that means in understanding person-centeredness.  \;
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\nTopics Covered:\n\n LOCATION:Woodlake Meeting Center 210 Woodlake Dr. Rochester\, MN 55904 UID:e.1427.1514292 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260419T014236Z URL:https://business.rochestermnchamber.com/events/details/maxability-person-centered-approach-workshop-1514292 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR