Module 3 Resources
Module 3 – Skill Building Practices
This module provides summarizes important skills that can create a positive environment and improve quality of life.Module 3 Videos/Presentations
The following skill building video clips provide more details about strategies for improving relationships and quality of life.
- Presenter biographies and pictures for module series (Powerpoint)
- Skill Building: Augmentative and Alternative Communication (Powerpoint)
- Skill Building: Augmentative and Alternative Communication (Video)
- Skill Building: Creating a Supportive Environment (Powerpoint)
- Skill Building: Creating a Supportive Environment (Video)
- Skill Building: Historical Trauma (Powerpoint)
- Skill Building: Historical Trauma (Video)
- Skill Building: Interaction skills training (Powerpoint)
- Skill Building: Interaction skills training (Video)
- Skill Building: Promotion of well-being and wellness for people we are supporting and ourselves (Powerpoint)
- Skill Building: Schedules, routines, and flexibility (Powerpoint)
- Skill Building: Skill Building: Promotion of well-being and wellness for people we are supporting and ourselves (Video)
Tools
Below is a list of tools for people who want to learn more details about the topics in this section.
Interactions with Others
- Charting the LifeCourse
- Conflict Resolution Self- Assessment Checklist
- Engaging People Who Receive Services
- Helen Sanderson Associates Person-Centered Thinking Tools
- Minnesota direct observation form
- Minnesota Direct Observation Form and Self Assessment Tool Definitions
- Positive social strategies self- assessment checklist
- Quality of the Social and Physical Environment Survey
- Systems of Care Standards
- Temperament Tool – Infants
- Temperament Tool – Toddler
- Universal person-centered relationship-building tools
Resources
Below is a list of resources for people who want to learn more details about the topics in this section.
Assessing Culture
- 158 Resources to Understand Racism in America
- Critical Reflection as a Strategy for Improving Cultural Responsiveness
- Cultural Responsiveness and Implicit Bias
- DSP Roles in Culturally Competent Organizations
- Resources for Trainings
- Video: Deconstructing White Privilege with Dr. Robin DiAngelo
- Video: Historical Trauma and Cultural Healing
- Video: How Connection to Culture Can Heal the Wounds
- Video: How Historical Trauma is Perpetuated Today
- Video: The danger of a single story – Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Building Positive Relationships
- Examples of Organization-Wide Person-Centered Practices and Positive Behavior Support
- Exercises for Nonjudgmental Thinking
- Friends; Connecting People with Disabilities and Community Members
- On Friendship and Connection with Angela Amado
- Positive social interactions implementation checklist
- Reflecting Thoughts During Conversations
- Types of Listening from Skills You Need
- Video: Balance of Introversion and Extroversion
- Video: Blame
- Video: Empathy in Action
- Video: Persuasion
- Video: The Art of Listening
- Video: The Power of Deliberate Listening
- Video: The Power of Listening (in Negotiation)
Coaching Resources
- Early Childhood Equity Coaching Guide
- Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports Cultural Responsiveness Field Guide: Resource for Trainers and Coaches
- Systems Coaching: Coaching for Competence and Impact
- Ten Tips for Coaches
Conflict Resolution
- Avoiding Power Struggles
- Calming Your Brain During Conflict
- Keeping Your Communication Cool When the Situation Gets Hot
- Managing Conflict
- Negotiation Strategies
Exploring Culture and Empathy Building
- 158 Resources to Understand Racism in America
- A Spotlight on Two Spirit Elders and Elder Justice Facts
- Countering Covid-19 Stigma and Racism: Tips for Parents and Caregivers
- Cultural Responsiveness and Implicit Bias
- Historical Trauma and Microaggressions: A Framework for Culturally-Based Practice
- How an Industrial Designer Discovered the Elderly
- Improving Cultural Competence
- Multicultural Principles for Early Childhood Leaders
- The Manual: Empathy Training
- Video: How Do You Help a Grieving Friend
- Video: Roman Krznaric – The Six Habits of Highly Empathic People
- Video: Where Does Compassion Come From?
- Working Together for Racial Justice and Inclusion
Person-Centered Practices
Personal Descriptions
- All About Me
- Hospital Passport Template – NHS
- One Page Profiles Helen Sanderson Associates
- Person- Centered Tool Examples: Flo’s profile and plan
- Person- Centered Tool Examples: Shirley’s profile and plan
- Person-Centered Descriptions from FACT Oregon
- This is Me from the Alzheimer’s Society
Running Effective Meetings
- 7 Steps to Running Better Meetings
- Capturing What People Say: Tips for Recording a Meeting
- Conducting Effective Meetings (Community Toolbox)
- Developing Facilitation Skills
- How to Have More Productive Team Meetings
- How to Lead Effective Team Meetings
- Planning Effective Meetings and Conferences (Checklist)
- Techniques for Leading a Group Discussion
- Video: Balance of Introversion and Extroversion
Trauma-Informed Supports
- An Introduction to Trauma-Informed Care
- Birth Parents With Trauma Histories and the Child Welfare System
- Evidence-Informed Interventions for Posttraumatic Stress Problems with Youth Involved in the Juvenile Justice System
- Facts on Traumatic Stress and Children with Developmental Disabilities
- How to Implement Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy
- What are Trauma Informed Approaches?
- What Every Judge Needs to Know About Trauma-Informed Supports