Calendar

Mar
27
Fri
Empowerment and Protection: Increasing Awareness and Action Against Abuse in the IDD Community for Everyday Life
Mar 27 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Empowerment and Protection: Increasing Awareness and Action Against Abuse in the IDD Community for Everyday Life

Taking Action Against Abuse is a hands-on workshop to help you stay safe. In this training, you will learn: What abuse and neglect mean; signs that someone may be hurting you or not treating you right; how to speak up for yourself; who you can tell if something feels wrong; & what steps to take to get help. We will use simple examples, group activities, and practice exercises to help you understand what to do. You will have time to ask questions and talk about real-life situations. This workshop helps you build confidence, learn your rights, and know how to protect yourself and others. Families, caregivers, and community members are welcome too, so everyone can work together to create safer spaces. You have the right to feel safe.

When we learn the signs and take action, we can make positive change. Join us and be part of the solution.

REGISTER HERE

Apr
20
Mon
Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) Two-day Interactive Training @ EBRSO Training Center
Apr 20 – Apr 21 all-day
Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) Two-day Interactive Training @ EBRSO Training Center

A two-day interactive work­shop in suicide first aid.  The LivingWorks ASIST program teaches participants to recognize when someone may have thoughts of suicide and work with them to create a plan that will support their immediate safety.

 

SaveCenla is fully funded in Central Louisiana and available statewide. They welcome requests from law enforcement, educators, high school students 16+ y/o, medical and mental health professionals, and organizations of all kinds.

To schedule a training, contact Angela Dixon: 337-519-1888

REGISTER HERE

Apr
29
Wed
Greater New Orleans Area Taking Action Against Abuse Workshops @ Algiers Regional Library
Apr 29 @ 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Greater New Orleans Area  Taking Action Against Abuse Workshops @ Algiers Regional Library

Taking Action Against Abuse is a hands-on workshop to help you stay safe. In this training, you will learn: What abuse and neglect mean; signs that someone may be hurting you or not treating you right; how to speak up for yourself; who you can tell if something feels wrong; & what steps to take to get help. We will use simple examples, group activities, and practice exercises to help you understand what to do. You will have time to ask questions and talk about real-life situations. This workshop helps you build confidence, learn your rights, and know how to protect yourself and others. Families, caregivers, and community members are welcome too, so everyone can work together to create safer spaces. You have the right to feel safe. When we learn the signs and take action, we can make positive change. Join us and be part of the solution.

Sharon Delvisco, DSW, has over 30 years of experience supporting, educating, and providing technical assistance to people with disabilities to live and work in the community, their families, their service providers.  She has received the Mentorship Award, the Humanitarian Award, and the Education Award from the American Association of Intellectual Disabilities Louisiana Chapter.  She also received the Professional Advocate Award from the Advocacy Center in Louisiana. She has served on FPHSA Regional Advisory Committee and State OCDD Advisory Committee.  Sharon is the parent of a young man that has IDD. She has lived experience as a person with long-term, persistent, chronic mental illness. Sharon is also a member of the LGBTQIA+ community.

Dr. Rebecca Mandal-Blasio is the Clinical Director in Louisiana for Autism Spectrum Therapies and is a BCBA-D. She leads a team of BCBA Supervisors and Behavior Interventionists serving families in and around the New Orleans, Baton Rouge, and the Florida Parishes areas. A Louisiana native, Dr. Mandal-Blasio received her Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Southern Mississippi and completed her pre-doctoral internship at the Kennedy Krieger Institute of Johns Hopkins School of Medicine as part of the Neurobehavioral Outpatient Unit and Pervasive Developmental Disorders Clinic. She also completed a Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill’s Center for Development and Learning where she studied mental health issues in people with developmental disabilities across the lifespan.