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My Body, My Choice: Recognizing and Respecting the Body Autonomy of People With IDD
Thursday, December 5, 2024
2:00 pm ET
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People with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) have the right to lead healthy, fulfilling lives within their chosen communities. This includes expressing their sexuality safely and being able to access sexuality education on topics of choice.

Join Relias December 5 at 2:00 pm ET as they explore the importance of recognizing and respecting the body autonomy of people with IDD.

Learning objectives

  • Explore the concepts of body autonomy, ways to support and respect the body, and the significance of supporting the rights of people with disabilities.
  • Develop the skills to create and sustain safe spaces that empower individuals with IDD to openly discuss their bodies.
  • Discover effective strategies to empower individuals with disabilities to advocate for their rights and establish personal boundaries.

Register Here

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The Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (OMHSAS) has announced the 2025 quarterly meeting dates for next year’s OMHSAS Stakeholder Webinars and asks that you mark your calendars.

2025 OMHSAS STAKEHOLDER WEBINAR DATES:

  • January 30, 2025 — 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
  • April 24, 2025 — 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
  • July 17, 2025 — 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
  • October 23, 2025 — 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm

In the meantime, if you have suggestions for agenda topics for January’s webinar, please submit them via email. We will monitor the account and will only reply to the sender if more information is needed. Responses will not be provided if additional information is not needed.

Please note that webinar links will be provided closer to each of the meeting dates as shown above.

Thank you for your review and please – SAVE THE DATE.

If members have any questions, please contact RCPA COO and Mental Health Director Jim Sharp.

Inglis’s Regional Housing Coordinators (RHC) offer a variety of FREE webinars each month on Zoom, focused on understanding and navigating the affordable housing system and resources for people with disabilities in housing.

If the training times listed below do not work for your organization, you can always use their Information and Referral form to request a private training.

  • Navigating Income-based Housing Options: Tuesday, November 5, at 11:00 am
  • Introduction to Housing Concepts: Wednesday, November 6, at 1:00 pm
  • Assistance Animals Explained: Thursday, November 14, at 12:00 pm
  • Home Modifications: Tuesday, November 19, at 10:00 am
  • Eviction Prevention and Processes: Tuesday, November 26, at 11:00 am
You can register at their training calendar here!

Mark your calendars and plan to join IPRC for our exciting 2025 educational webinar series! Complimentary registration for all IPRC webinars is a benefit of your RCPA/IPRC Membership.

Thursday, January 16, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EST 
Neuro-Opthalmic Rehabilitation

Friday, February 7, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EST
POTS (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome)

Monday, March 3, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EST
Data-Driven Decision Making

Monday, March 24, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EST
Evidence-Based Practice: A Clinical Perspective

Tuesday, April 15, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm EDT
Part 1: Motivational Interviewing with Children

Tuesday, April 22, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm EDT
Part 2: Additional Strategies for Patient Engagement

Tuesday, May 20, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
Treating FND: Functional Neurologic Disorder

Thursday, September 4, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT
The Therapy Intensive Model

Tuesday, October 7, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm EDT
Treating Non-Accidental Trauma

Monday, November 3, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EST
The Intersect of Functional Imaging and Clinical Presentations

Monday, December 8, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EST
Treating Pediatric Burns

Do you have a great topic or know a fantastic presenter? Please reach out to Cindi Hobbes, IPRC Director.

Wednesday, November 6, 2024
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EST; 11:00 am – 12:00 pm CST;
10:00 am – 11:00 am MST; 9:00 am – 10:00 am PST
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Kelsey Titgen, PT, DPT
Rachel Stanley, OTR/L

Presenter Bios:
Kelsey Titgen, PT, DPT

Kelsey earned her Doctorate of Physical Therapy from Emory University in 2018. Since graduating, she has worked in the acute care rehabilitation departments at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Egleston and Arthur M. Blank hospitals. In her tenure at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, she has treated patients in all inpatient units of the hospital, including PICU, multi-trauma, brain injury, oncology, and technology-dependent ICU. Over the past three years, Kelsey has taken on a primary and co-lead role in the cardiac intensive care unit and step-down unit, focusing on mobilizing patients on ECMO, various types of ventricular assist devices, and those recovering from open-heart surgery. She most enjoys her work supporting pediatric patients with congenital heart defects.

Rachel Stanley, OTR/L

Rachel graduated from Brenau University in 2020 with a degree in Occupational Therapy. After receiving her degree, she joined the Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta acute care rehabilitation team. Rachel primarily treats patients in the PICU and serves as an OT representative on the ICU Liberation Committee, a multi-disciplinary hospital committee focused on minimizing the effects of pain, agitation/sedation, delirium, immobility, and sleep disruption. Rachel is passionate about working with patients in the intensive care unit, including those on ECMO, and is dedicated to advancing the ICU Liberation program at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.

Objectives: At the end of this session, the learner will:

  • Describe three benefits of early mobilization of a pediatric ventilated patient;
  • Identify two examples of therapeutic activities that can be performed at each level of mobility; and
  • Understand varying levels of respiratory support and the implications of each during early mobility of a pediatric ventilated patient.

Audience: This webinar is intended for all interested members of the rehabilitation team.

Level: Beginner-Intermediate

Certificate of Attendance: Certificates of attendance are available for all attendees. No CEs are provided for this course.

Complimentary webinars are a benefit of membership in IPRC/RCPA. Registration fee for non-members is $179. Not a member yet? Consider joining today.