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Trainings

Customized Neurodiversity in the Workplace Training 

Neurodivergence can be an asset to any workplace, so then why do so many teams struggle to support neurodivergent staff to thrive? Brain-wiring differences are becoming part of daily conversion, yet there is much left to know. Understanding what we are seeing, what it feels like for the individual can help create a framework for accessibility through accomodation.

OBJECTIVES

  1. Introduction to neurodiversity (ADHD, Autism, FASD, and others)
  2. Exploring neurological triggers and mental health overlap as a way to increase team cohesion and productivity.
  3. Creating a plan for increasing accessibility through accomodation and workplace culture.

Supporting Community Together

Family Engagement for Complex Families

Supporting families that include children with disabilities and complex needs is not easy. Creating a meaningful connection to caregivers and their children, through a family-centered lens, engaging with understanding, compassion and a therapeutic rapport is essential for family well-being.

Join Angela Taylor, former child in care, labeled with complex needs, caregiver of children with exceptional needs, and founder of Inspire Community Outreach. Angela uses humor and storytelling to engage her audience.

This support is created for service providers, including therapists, social workers, and other professionals, to learn strategies for enhancing family engagement practices and increasing confidence within yourself and your team.

Objectives:

  • Understanding the hidden reality of families that include children with disabilities, including complex needs
  • Reframing neurological, cognitive, and psychological disabilities to invite understanding and celebration of neurodiversity and differences
  • Working within limited resources to maximize connection and well-being for families
  • Family engagement and inclusive support, adapted for and by families who include children with disabilities
  • Building on strengths, sharing strategies, tools and resources to support continued growth and learning

Supporting

Community Together

Supporting Community Together

Building Relationships and
Understanding Complex Youth

Connecting to and creating meaningful relationships with youth with disabilities and complex needs can be difficult. Learn with Angela Taylor, former child in care labeled with complex needs, caregiver of children with exceptional needs, and founder of Inspire Community Outreach. Angela uses humor and storytelling to engage her audience.

This support is created for caregivers or service providers, including therapists, social workers, and other professionals, to learn strategies for connecting to children with disabilities, improving well-being of your family or workplace.

Objectives:

  • Understanding the hidden reality of teens with disabilities, including complex needs
  • Reframing neurological, cognitive, and psychological disabilities to invite understanding and celebration of neurodiversity and differences
  • Exploring the intersectionality social expectation, disability, attachment, and development
  • Working within limited resources to maximize connection and well-being
  • Youth engagement and inclusive support adapted for and by youth with exceptionalities
  • Building on strength, sharing strategies, tools and resources to support continued growth and learning

Objectives:

Supporting Community Together

Exploring Neurodiversity and Disability in Community Through a Strength-Based Lens

A discussion about mental illness and disability in community. This workshop will support front line staff to understand and communicate more effectively with individuals in our community who may be experiencing mental health distress or live as neurologically diverse. Learn with Angela Taylor, a former child in care labeled with complex needs, a caregiver to exceptional children, and

Objectives:

  • Introduction to mental health, illness, and neurodiversity in our community (Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, ADHD, Autism, FASD, and others)
  • Exploring triggers and how to support community members and ourselves through these difficult moments, with compassion
  • Providing practical tools customized to the needs of your organization
  • Building on your strengths and giving a variety of resources for continued growth and learning
Angela Taylor