Survivors with Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities: Providing Appropriate Support and Advocacy, Part One

Category: 
Webinar
Topic: Survivors with Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities: Providing Appropriate Support and Advocacy, Part One

Hosted By: ValorUS 
 
Date/Time: Tuesday, March 14, 2023 at 6:00am ChST
 
Description: This two-part web conference series will provide sexual assault advocates with a foundation for being able to provide appropriate support and advocacy to sexual assault survivors with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). The first session in this series will provide information on the different types of intellectual and developmental disabilities, the landscape of services available to people with I/DD in California, the basics of conservatorship and mandated reporting, and how ableism intersects with sexual violence. Join VALOR and the Arc of California to build capacity for serving survivors with I/DD. Learning Objectives Participants will be able to identify and describe intellectual and developmental disability and services in the state of California Participants will be able to explain the basics of mandated reporting and conservatorship in California Participants will be able to summarize the importance of language & terminology Participants will be able to describe ableism and its impact on sexual assault
 
Location: virtual
 

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