Natural Supports

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Hours: 3   Approvals: ARF, RCFE

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Quizzes
Following each lesson, there is a quiz.  You must achieve a score of 70% to move on to the next lesson. The use of quizzes satisfies the CCL regulation that online courses be interactive.

Natural Supports
Natural supports can come from family, friends, work, community, or other areas. These supports can be instrumental in helping a person to assimilate into the community or workforce and can improve chances for success and fulfillment. This course will look at the benefits that natural supports can bring to individuals on the job and at home. Case studies will illustrate examples of natural supports in action in the community and the workplace.

The objectives of the course are:
To define and explain the concept of natural supports.
To explore different ways of generating and developing support.
To consider factors such as natural cues, circles of support, and optimal communities
To provide working examples of natural supports and their results.
To understand the issue of stigma and the need for acceptance.
To provide effective methods for creating and cultivating natural supports at work.
To discuss natural supports in the realms of friendship and sexuality.

 

Course Content

1. What Are Natural Supports?
1Q. What Are Natural Supports? 1 Quiz
2. Generating Natural Supports
2Q. Generating Natural Supports 1 Quiz
3. How to Develop Natural Supports
3Q. How to Develop Natural Supports 1 Quiz
4. Factors to Consider
4Q. Factors to Consider 1 Quiz
5. Natural Supports in Action
5Q. Natural Supports in Action 1 Quiz
6. More Natural Supports in Action
6Q. More Natural Supports in Action 1 Quiz
7. Acceptance and Change
7Q. Acceptance and Change 1 Quiz
8. Natural Supports at Work
8Q. Natural Supports at Work 1 Quiz
9. More Natural Supports At Work
9Q. More Natural Supports at Work 1 Quiz
10. Sex and Friendships
10Q: Sex and Friendships 1 Quiz
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