Another day at the conference, another round of power point presentations. Not that there is anything wrong with power point, just that I fell in love with the heart of presentors and not their prepared information.
Dave Hingsburger, MEd started the day off right with a epic talk on pride and the acceptance of people disabilities. One point he made that changed my life is the use of person first language. You use person first, as in a person with a disability, only with the disabled population.
You would never say a person who is gay or a person who is a women. "The person is implied and not needed to be expressed".
That is right by my books. We focus on the need to remind everyone that the people with disabilities are just that, people. The truth is we do nto need to remind people of that we need to remind the people with the disabilities to be who they are and proud of who they are.
I am so blessed to be a part of this programming.
Then off to a lecture ont he how to keep workers from getting burnt out. The talk was called "Supporting Staff Psychological Resilience" which was a wonderful presentation where we learned form Kristin Campos and Dr WMichael Wolff about the effects of burn out not only on the person but on the person we are supporting.
Evidence that being a calm and careful person not only helps the worker but helps the person being supported. What most front line workers already know but now we have documented proof.
Lunch then;
Promoting Relaxation for Individulas with IDD. A great presentation where I learned techniques on how to support others in remaining calm. An important skill in my line of work and one that I can bring back to the front line workers that I am representing on this quest.
It was time to relax a little and share some of what I learned from the workshops with some of my co-worekers from home. What started as a simple connection slowly turned into a night long adventure and conversation. We bonded over the realization that Doctors, Clinicians and front line workers all struggle to manage stress, work and the lack of control over our professions.
What struck me most today was the honesty that came out of the day.
"One can not ask someone to go where you are not willing to go yourself" - Michale Wolff
This has been nothing short of a life changing experience. Not from the information that I have been given but from the people I have met. From Montreal to Ireland, we all are learning to build bridges and work together.
Dave Hingsburger, MEd started the day off right with a epic talk on pride and the acceptance of people disabilities. One point he made that changed my life is the use of person first language. You use person first, as in a person with a disability, only with the disabled population.
You would never say a person who is gay or a person who is a women. "The person is implied and not needed to be expressed".
That is right by my books. We focus on the need to remind everyone that the people with disabilities are just that, people. The truth is we do nto need to remind people of that we need to remind the people with the disabilities to be who they are and proud of who they are.
I am so blessed to be a part of this programming.
Then off to a lecture ont he how to keep workers from getting burnt out. The talk was called "Supporting Staff Psychological Resilience" which was a wonderful presentation where we learned form Kristin Campos and Dr WMichael Wolff about the effects of burn out not only on the person but on the person we are supporting.
Evidence that being a calm and careful person not only helps the worker but helps the person being supported. What most front line workers already know but now we have documented proof.
Lunch then;
Promoting Relaxation for Individulas with IDD. A great presentation where I learned techniques on how to support others in remaining calm. An important skill in my line of work and one that I can bring back to the front line workers that I am representing on this quest.
It was time to relax a little and share some of what I learned from the workshops with some of my co-worekers from home. What started as a simple connection slowly turned into a night long adventure and conversation. We bonded over the realization that Doctors, Clinicians and front line workers all struggle to manage stress, work and the lack of control over our professions.
What struck me most today was the honesty that came out of the day.
"One can not ask someone to go where you are not willing to go yourself" - Michale Wolff
This has been nothing short of a life changing experience. Not from the information that I have been given but from the people I have met. From Montreal to Ireland, we all are learning to build bridges and work together.