Diversity and Disability

Course Code: REL-IDD-0-DAD

Hours: 0.5

Type: Online Course

Content Expiration Date: 6/30/2027

Learning Objectives:
Identify at least 4 dimensions of diversity and how they affect a person's experience with disability.
Identify at least 3 strategies you can use to support people from diverse backgrounds.

Outline:
Section 1: Introduction

About This Course

Learning Objectives

Section 2: Diversity

What Is Diversity?

Dimensions of Diversity

Types of Disability

Diversity and Disability

Intersectionality

Disability Models

How Culture Plays a Role

Review

Summary

Section 3: Strategies to Support People with IDD from Diverse Backgrounds

We All Have Biases

Stigma

Supporting People from Diverse Backgrounds

Agency Strategies

DSP Strategies

Building Community

Review

Summary

Section 4: Conclusion

Course Summary

Course Contributor

References

Instructor: Diane VanHusen, QIDP

Diane VanHusen received her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the State University of New York at Albany. She has over 35 years of experience serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their supporters, including roles as direct support professional, early intervention teacher, IDD case manager, and executive director for an ICF/IID facility. She has developed and provided training on a variety of topics related to intellectual and developmental disability services.

Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Direct Support Professionals (DSP); in the following settings: Intellectual Developmental Disabilities: Agency.

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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.