SCC TO OFFER FREE ONLINE CLASS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL & DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND THEIR PROVIDERS
Southeast Community College (SCC) has announced a free online class designed for individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities and their independent providers. Independent providers are persons working under contract with the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services to provide services and supports for individuals with an intellectual or developmental disability.
The “Together We Can!” course became available on January 7, 2013 and will be offered at no charge through December 31, 2013. The course was developed by Fritz & O’Hare Associates and SCC through a grant from the Nebraska Planning Council on Developmental Disabilities
The course includes six modules that provide information on how an individual and provider can work together to increase the individual’s opportunities to live, work and participate in the community. Modules include the topics of Building a Partnership, Creating a Good Life, Getting Involved in the Community, Teaching and Learning, and Going to Work.
“Together We Can!” is designed to allow the individual and provider to take the modules together or separately. Those taking the course may complete all of the modules or only those in which they are interested and at their own pace and schedule. The course may also be beneficial to others, including family members of persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities.
To register for the course or for more information, contact Diane Siefkes, Training Consultant in SCC’s Continuing Education Division at 402-323-3386 or at dsiefkes@southeast.edu.
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