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Aging & Grief
Aging And Grief
Growing Older Together: Aging Siblings and Intellectual Disability
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This workshop explores the unique dynamics experienced by aging siblings where one member has an intellectual disability. Participants will explore strategies aimed at enhancing the well-being of both siblings, recognizing each sibling’s contributions and needs. Additionally, attendees will focus on the varied roles and responsibilities typically taken on by non-disabled siblings, especially as parents become unable to provide primary care and support. Participants will gain insights into the challenges and rewards of this life stage for those they support, along with strategies for better supporting the entire family unit.
Note: This training currently is ONLY open to employees of New Jersey DDD, DDD/Medicaid Approved Providers, and individuals with disabilities and family members.
To meet the training needs of the entire state, there is a limit of participants per agency for this training.
Certificates: Certificates of Attendance with training title and duration will be provided.
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| Closed | May 15, 2025 | 10:00 am - 12:00 pm |
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Behavior & Mental Health
Introduction To Positive Behavior Supports & Applied Positive Behavior Supports
Introduction to Positive Behavior Supports
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This one-day training will introduce the fundamental principles of positive behavior support to help care providers gain an understanding of the origins of problem behavior. It will include an overview of essential elements of behavior support, the influence of mental health on behavior, development of practical support strategies, and a brief overview of functional assessment. After completing this training, the participant will understand the traditional perspectives that make up Positive Behavior Supports, where problem behavior comes from, how to develop and implement effective expectations for positive behaviors, and how prevention plays a key role in providing support to individuals that display persistent problem behaviors.
Note: This training currently is ONLY open to employees of New Jersey DDD, DDD/Medicaid Approved Providers, and individuals with disabilities and family members.
To meet the training needs of the entire state, there is a limit of participants per agency for this course.
Should you have any additional questions related to this training, please refer to:Positive Behavior Support FAQ
Certificates: Certificates of Attendance with training title and duration will be provided.
Continuing Education Credit: NJ Social Work
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| Status | Date | Time | Location | Registration |
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| Full | June 4, 2025 | 9:30 am - 3:30 pm |
Zoom |
Event Full
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| Full | June 12, 2025 | 9:30 am - 3:30 pm |
Zoom |
Event Full
Registration Closed |
| Full | June 17, 2025 | 9:30 am - 3:30 pm |
Zoom |
Event Full
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| Open | June 25, 2025 | 9:30 am - 3:30 pm |
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| Full | June 30, 2025 | 9:30 am - 3:30 pm |
Zoom |
Event Full
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Applied Positive Behavior Supports: Functional Behavior Assessment and Development of Behavior Support Plans
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This course builds on the principles of Introduction to Positive Behavior Supports, as outlined in the foundations course. In many cases, people who engage in persistent patterns of problem behaviors demonstrate complex behaviors with many underlying causes. This training will assist participants in learning to conduct a team-based, multi-component, Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA) to systematically assess these behaviors and identify the underlying function or motivation. The second phase of the training will illustrate how to use this information to develop effective intervention plans to address ongoing behavior and mental health needs and support quality of life.
Note:This training currently is ONLY open to employees of New Jersey DDD, DDD/Medicaid Approved Providers, and individuals with disabilities and family members.
To meet the training needs of the entire state, there is a limit of participants per agency for this training.
Prerequisite: Completion of Introduction to Positive Behavior Supports
Should you have any additional questions related to this training, please refer to: Positive Behavior Support FAQ
Certificates: Certificates of Attendance with training title and duration will be provided.
Continuing Education Credit: NJ Social Work
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| Open | June 11, 2025 | 9:30 am - 3:30 pm |
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Behavior & Mental Health Supplemental
An Introduction to Psychopharmacology in Autism: Looking at Medication and Behavioral Intervention to Address Challenging Behavior
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Many individuals with Autism Spectrum disorders engage in challenging and difficult behaviors, including aggression and self-injury, and medications are frequently used in the effort to treat these behaviors. In many cases these individuals are placed on multiple medications over an extended period of time. This can lead to questions about the necessity of being on medication for an extended period of time, the need for multiple medications, and the impact this having on their health and behavior.
This workshop will provide an introductory overview to the use of medications. The presentation will address key considerations for the use of medication including potential benefits, side effects, and other common concerns. The potential impact of effectively using behavioral strategies and environmental accommodations, along with supporting research, will also be discussed. In order to explore the effective coordination of these strategies, a case illustration will be reviewed, which exemplifies both positive impact and limitations for each of these strategies.
Note: To meet the training needs of the entire state, there is a limit of participants per agency for this course.
Should you have any additional questions related to this training, please refer to: Positive Behavior Support FAQ
Certificates: Certificates of Attendance with training title and duration will be provided.
Continuing Education Credit: NJ Social Work
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| Status | Date | Time | Location | Registration |
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| Full | June 25, 2025 | 10:00 am - 1:00 pm |
Zoom |
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Promoting Relaxation for Individuals with Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities
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This presentation will introduce why people with I/DD are at greater risk for experiencing stress and anxiety and teach attendees about the need for promoting relaxation across settings. We will review how to set up positive environments that promote relaxation for all, as well as specific strategies to prepare individuals to cope effectively with anxiety inducing situations when there’s a known risk or diagnosis.
Note: This training currently is ONLY open to employees of New Jersey DDD, DDD/Medicaid Approved Providers, and individuals with disabilities and family members.
To meet the training needs of the entire state, there is a limit of participants per agency for this course.
Should you have any additional questions related to this training, please refer to: Positive Behavior Support FAQ
Certificates: Certificates of Attendance with training title and duration will be provided.
Continuing Education Credit: NJ Social Work
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| Status | Date | Time | Location | Registration |
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| Closed | May 29, 2025 | 10:00 am - 1:00 pm |
Zoom |
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Supporting Individuals with Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities in Trauma Recovery
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People with disabilities are likely to experience some form of trauma during their lifetime. The effects and signs of these past experiences may be overlooked or untreated. This session will explore the types of traumatic events that are common and risk factors for people with IDD. Participants will learn strategies to support coping and recovery from trauma, including methods to enhance their own self-awareness and self-regulation skills.
Note: This training currently is ONLY open to employees of New Jersey DDD, DDD/Medicaid Approved Providers, and individuals with disabilities and family members.
To meet the training needs of the entire state, there is a limit of participants per agency for this course.
Should you have any additional questions related to this training, please refer to: Positive Behavior Support FAQ
Certificates: Certificates of Attendance with training title and duration will be provided.
Continuing Education Credit: NJ Social Work
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| Status | Date | Time | Location | Registration |
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| Open | June 18, 2025 | 10:00 am - 1:00 pm |
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Community Supports & Quality
Community Supports And Quality
Personal Outcome Measures®: An Introduction
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Human service organizations are charged with developing and implementing supports that help people with disabilities achieve the lives they want as fully included members of their communities. The Council on Quality and Leadership’s (CQL) Personal Outcome Measures® are a powerful tool to ensure these supports and services are truly person-centered. They are used to understand the presence, importance and achievement of outcomes, involving choice, health, safety, social capital, relationships, rights, goals, dreams, employment and more. This workshop provides an opportunity for people receiving supports, family members, and professionals to build an understanding of Personal Outcome Measures® and their use in planning for and facilitating quality supports that lead to valued lives in the community.
Note: This training currently is ONLY open to employees of New Jersey DDD, DDD/Medicaid Approved Providers, and individuals with disabilities and family members.
To meet the training needs of the entire state, there is a limit of participants per agency for this training.
Certificates: Certificates of Attendance with training title and duration will be provided.
Continuing Education Credit: NJ Social Work
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| Closed | May 22, 2025 | 10:00 am - 3:00 pm |
Zoom |
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Community-Based Instruction
Community-Based Instruction Community Of Practice Events
Community of Practice (VCoP) is a group of individuals who share a concern or passion for something they do and learn how to do it better as they interact regularly. The CBI VCoP sessions provide opportunities for practitioners to share resources, experiences, stories, tools, classroom lessons, and problem-solving strategies. The VCoP is intended for educators, administrators, job coaches, support staff and other school staff interested in collaborating, connecting, and sharing information on CBI practices.
CBI Program Showcase
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The CBI Showcase is an opportunity to share and celebrate the successes of CBI practitioners from schools and districts around New Jersey. Participants will have the opportunity to learn about CBI implementation experiences and strategies from diverse stakeholders. Time for networking with the community and Q & A with presenters will also be included. Registrants will receive an agenda prior to the event. If you would like to learn more about presenting at the CBI showcase, please send your inquiry to the CBI Project team.
Note: This series is ONLY open to New Jersey school staff.
This training provides a total of 3 hours of professional development.
Certificates: Certificates of Attendance with training title and duration will be provided.
Continuing Education Credit: NJDOE Professional Development Hours.
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| Status | Date | Time | Location | Registration |
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| Full | June 2, 2025 | 9:00 am - 12:00 pm |
Zoom |
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Foundations Of Community-Based Instruction Series For New School Personnel
Schools frequently encounter challenges that may jeopardize the quality of CBI implementation over time including staff turnover, staff reassignments, or increased staffing needs. Schools and districts are more likely to sustain CBI practices if there are available trained personnel to continue utilizing the practice. To address this need, the Foundations of CBI Training Series for New Personnel, is offered annually to support new school personnel from previously established CBI teams to support maintenance and sustainability of existing CBI practices and programming.
An individual will not be considered to have been fully trained in the Foundations of CBI until after the successful completion of ALL four days.
Foundations of CBI Day 3: Best Practices in CBI Implementation Across Domains
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Participants will learn to incorporate CBI into their instructional routine as a complement to the in-school instruction provided. In-school instruction alone is often insufficient for teaching students with disabilities who need additional opportunities to practice and apply skills in meaningful experiences. Functional skills reliant on the application of academic knowledge and social skills are best taught through systematic instruction in naturally occurring community environments (traditional or virtual) that provide students with authentic and rewarding learning opportunities. This training includes strategies and techniques for using systematic instruction in the classroom and community, as well as prompting systems, data collection strategies, incorporating technology, reinforcement considerations, and planning for maintenance and generalization.
Note: This series is ONLY open to individual school staff who are new to CBI practices and are employed in a district that has been previously trained and has an established CBI implementation team.
This training provides a total of 4 hours of professional development.
Certificates: Certificates of Attendance with training title and duration will be provided.
Continuing Education Credit: NJDOE Professional Development Hours.
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| Closed | May 21, 2025 | 9:30 am - 2:00 pm |
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Foundations of CBI Day 4: Supporting and Sustaining Leadership and Logistics
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Due to the unique management and logistical challenges related to implementing CBI, schools may struggle when establishing or planning substantial growth of this practice. During this session, participants will learn about major programming areas including stakeholder involvement, budgets, policies and procedures, master planning including the training and coordination of personnel, selecting activities and locations, curriculum development, and the use of systematic instruction to ensure CBI is consistently implemented with quality. Participants will have the opportunities to assess their school/district’s current CBI practices and determine how they will contribute to existing CBI Action Plans.
Note: This series is ONLY open to individual school staff who are new to CBI practices and are employed in a district that has been previously trained and has an established CBI implementation team.
This training provides a total of 4 hours of professional development.
Certificates: Certificates of Attendance with training title and duration will be provided.
Continuing Education Credit: NJDOE Professional Development Hours.
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| Status | Date | Time | Location | Registration |
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| Open | June 5, 2025 | 9:30 am - 2:00 pm |
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Employment
Employment Specialist Foundations: Basic Knowledge And Skills
Employment Specialist Foundations: Basic Knowledge and Skills is the recently redesigned certification series for New Jersey employment specialists/job coaches. It is a regularly updated four-day series of interactive, competency-based workshops designed for beginning Employment Specialists working for a DVRS Supported Employment Vendor and/or DDD Community Service Provider offering Supported Employment Services. The content would also be beneficial to school job coaches and transition coordinators. Participants will learn best-practice, evidence-based approaches to all phases of supported employment services (assessment and discovery, job development, job coaching, and follow along for job retention). The course is designed to prepare otherwise qualified staff for The Certified Employment Support Professional (CESP) exam by providing an overview of the five core areas identified as crucial for ability to work as a supported employment specialist.
While staff will benefit most by participating in the four training days sequentially, the series is designed so that each day’s content exists as a distinct, stand-alone learning experience. For each day, participants will receive a certificate of completion. An individual will not be considered to have met the DDD/DVRS vendor requirements for competency in supported employment services until after the successful completion of all four days. It will be the responsibility of the agency to ensure staff meets the four-day participation requirements.
Employment Specialist Foundations Day 1: Assessment/Discovery Phase
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An overview and history of community-based employment and how-to strategies for effective job seeker assessment/discovery phase to maximize future job matching.
Note: This training currently is ONLY open to employees of New Jersey CBVI, DDD, and DVRS, DDD/Medicaid Approved Providers, DVRS approved vendors, and individuals with disabilities and family members.
To meet the training needs of the entire state, there is a limit of participants per agency for this training.
Certificates: Certificates of Attendance with training title and duration will be provided.
Continuing Education Credit: NJ Social Work, CRCC, NJDOE
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| Status | Date | Time | Location | Registration |
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| Open | June 4, 2025 | 10:00 am - 3:00 pm |
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Employment Specialist Foundations Day 2: Job Development Phase
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An introduction to job development including marketing strategies, negotiating with employers, analyzing worksites and customizing employment to facilitate good job matching.
Note: This training currently is ONLY open to employees of New Jersey CBVI, DDD, and DVRS, DDD/Medicaid Approved Providers, DVRS approved vendors, and individuals with disabilities and family members.
To meet the training needs of the entire state, there is a limit of participants per agency for this training.
Certificates: Certificates of Attendance with training title and duration will be provided.
Continuing Education Credit: NJ Social Work, CRCC, NJDOE
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| Status | Date | Time | Location | Registration |
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| Full | May 15, 2025 | 10:00 am - 3:00 pm |
Zoom |
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| Open | June 6, 2025 | 10:00 am - 3:00 pm |
Zoom |
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Employment Specialist Foundations Day 3: Job Coaching Phase
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An examination of learning styles, direct and systematic instruction on the job site (task analysis, hierarchy of prompts, teaching to natural and artificial cues, error correction, etc.) and data collection.
Note: This training currently is ONLY open to employees of New Jersey CBVI, DDD, and DVRS, DDD/Medicaid Approved Providers, DVRS approved vendors, and individuals with disabilities and family members.
To meet the training needs of the entire state, there is a limit of participants per agency for this training.
Certificates: Certificates of Attendance with training title and duration will be provided.
Continuing Education Credit: NJ Social Work, CRCC, NJDOE
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| Status | Date | Time | Location | Registration |
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| Full | May 20, 2025 | 10:00 am - 3:00 pm |
Zoom |
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| Open | June 16, 2025 | 10:00 am - 3:00 pm |
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Employment Specialist Foundations Day 4: Long Term Follow Along Phase
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A familiarization with the purposes, strategies and documentation of long term follow along supports to boost retention as well as an introduction to employment and the ADA, benefits and employment, and “typicalness” research and employment.
Note: This training currently is ONLY open to employees of New Jersey CBVI, DDD, and DVRS, DDD/Medicaid Approved Providers, DVRS approved vendors, and individuals with disabilities and family members.
To meet the training needs of the entire state, there is a limit of participants per agency for this training.
Certificates: Certificates of Attendance with training title and duration will be provided.
Continuing Education Credit: NJ Social Work, CRCC, NJDOE
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| Status | Date | Time | Location | Registration |
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| Closed | May 22, 2025 | 10:00 am - 3:00 pm |
Zoom |
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| Open | June 18, 2025 | 10:00 am - 3:00 pm |
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Employment Specialist Supplemental
Employment Specialist Supplemental: Elevating Conversations with Employers - A Job Development Workshop
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Diving deeper into language and effective communication is essential for building strong relationships with employers. Participants will walk away with a deeper understanding of how language shapes interactions, strategies for crafting compelling messages, and techniques for building rapport in initial meetings. Through interactive discussions and activities, this session will help participants develop the confidence to connect with businesses and create meaningful employment opportunities. Please note that working technology—camera, microphone, speakers, and access to breakout rooms and chat—is required for full participation.
Note: This training currently is ONLY open to employees of New Jersey CBVI, DDD, and DVRS, DDD/Medicaid Approved Providers, DVRS approved vendors, and individuals with disabilities and family members.
To meet the training needs of the entire state, there is a limit of participants per agency for this training.
Certificates: Certificates of Attendance with training title and duration will be provided.
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| Status | Date | Time | Location | Registration |
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| Full | June 30, 2025 | 10:00 am - 1:00 pm |
Zoom |
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Employment Specialist Supplemental: Good Fences Make Good Neighbors
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Collaboration between supported employment agencies, the job seeker, and their family is key to employment success. However, parents and families are often concerned about the efficacy of employment supports or are distrustful of the supported employment process. Likewise, job coaches may consider certain kinds of parent involvement as intrusive or detrimental to a successful job match. In this workshop, we will discuss how to set policies and practices that welcome the critical input of families, while also maintaining appropriate and well-defined boundaries that will affirm the professionalism and competence of the worker.
Note: This training currently is ONLY open to employees of New Jersey CBVI, DDD, and DVRS, DDD/Medicaid Approved Providers, DVRS approved vendors, and individuals with disabilities and family members.
To meet the training needs of the entire state, there is a limit of participants per agency for this training.
Certificates: Certificates of Attendance with training title and duration will be provided.
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| Status | Date | Time | Location | Registration |
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| Closed | May 29, 2025 | 10:00 am - 12:00 pm |
Zoom |
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Meaningful Days
Meaningful Days Leading To Fulfilling Lives: Reimagining Our Approach To Supports And Services
This dynamic two-day training is designed to help provider agencies deliver services that reflect the true preferences of the people they support while meeting the HCBS Settings Rule requirements. Participants will learn how to empower individuals through services that embrace choice, dignity, and inclusion while fostering meaningful connections and quality of life. The training invites participants to think creatively and critically about their role in redefining what’s possible for the people they serve. Through a mix of discussions, hands-on activities, and practical tools, participants will leave inspired and ready to take action.
Note: This is a training series and taking both Day 1 and Day 2 will be the mandatory pre-requisite to taking any further trainings under the Meaningful Days category offered subsequently.
Day One: Laying the Foundation for Community-Based Supports
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Day one focuses on the key principles and federal mandates that shape service delivery, including the HCBS Settings Rule. It connects these requirements to the broader disability rights movement, showing how they can advance equity, inclusion, and self-determination.
Participants will explore concepts like meaningful participation, community integration, and self-direction. Activities will prompt reflection on current agency practices and their impact on individuals’ opportunities to live valued, connected lives in their communities.
Note: This training currently is ONLY open to employees of New Jersey CBVI, DDD, and DVRS, DDD/Medicaid Approved Providers, DVRS approved vendors, and individuals with disabilities and family members.
This is a training series and taking both Day 1 and Day 2 will be the mandatory pre-requisite to taking any further trainings under the Meaningful Days category offered subsequently.
Certificates: Certificates of Attendance with training title and duration will be provided.
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| Status | Date | Time | Location | Registration |
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| Full | June 23, 2025 | 10:00 am - 2:00 pm |
Zoom |
Event Full
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Day Two: Tools and Strategies for Person-Centered Supports
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Day two provides actionable tools and strategies for elevating service quality. Participants will learn about person-centered planning approaches, including Charting the LifeCourse, and discover how to design supports that reflect each person’s unique goals and values.
Practical methods like community mapping that helps identify local resources and create opportunities for meaningful participation will be shared. Activities will focus on designing intentional, engaging activities that align with person-centered principles.
Note: This training currently is ONLY open to employees of New Jersey CBVI, DDD, and DVRS, DDD/Medicaid Approved Providers, DVRS approved vendors, and individuals with disabilities and family members.
This is a training series and taking both Day 1 and Day 2 will be the mandatory pre-requisite to taking any further trainings under the Meaningful Days category offered subsequently.
Certificates: Certificates of Attendance with training title and duration will be provided.
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| Status | Date | Time | Location | Registration |
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| Open | June 25, 2025 | 10:00 am - 1:00 pm |
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Meaningful Days Leading To Fulfilling Lives: Reimagining Our Approach To Specific Services
Participants will build on the foundational knowledge gained in Meaningful Days Leading to Fulfilling Lives: Day One and Day Two by applying it to service-specific trainings offered here. Each session provides opportunities to develop targeted, service-defined strategies that enhance the implementation of person-centered practices.
Day Habilitation and Community Inclusion Services
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This training focuses on the service descriptions of Day Habilitation and Community Inclusion, exploring both their similarities and differences. Participants will gain a clear understanding of each service and engage in hands-on practice to create strategies and activities tailored to their unique requirements.
Note: This training currently is ONLY open to employees of New Jersey CBVI, DDD, and DVRS, DDD/Medicaid Approved Providers, DVRS approved vendors, and individuals with disabilities and family members.
Prerequisite: Meaningful Days Leading to Fulfilling Lives: Reimagining Our Approach to Supports and Services Day One: Laying the Foundation for Community-Based Supports and Day Two: Tools and Strategies for Person-Centered Supports
Certificates: Certificates of Attendance with training title and duration will be provided.
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| Status | Date | Time | Location | Registration |
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| Open | June 27, 2025 | 10:00 am - 12:00 pm |
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Prevocational Training Services
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This training delves into the service description of Prevocational Training, providing participants with a comprehensive understanding of the service and its essential components for successful implementation. Through interactive activities, participants will practice designing strategies and activities that align with the goals of Prevocational Training.
Note: This training currently is ONLY open to employees of New Jersey CBVI, DDD, and DVRS, DDD/Medicaid Approved Providers, DVRS approved vendors, and individuals with disabilities and family members.
Prerequisite: Meaningful Days Leading to Fulfilling Lives: Reimagining Our Approach to Supports and Services Day One: Laying the Foundation for Community-Based Supports and Day Two: Tools and Strategies for Person-Centered Supports
Certificates: Certificates of Attendance with training title and duration will be provided.
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| Status | Date | Time | Location | Registration |
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| Open | June 27, 2025 | 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm |
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PCAST - Person-Centered Approaches In Schools And Transition
PCAST – Community Of Practice Events
PCAST: Annual Statewide Innovation Swap Meet
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Our 11th annual PCAST Innovation Swap Meet sponsored by the New Jersey Department of Education, Office of Special Education, in partnership with Rutgers/The Boggs Center on Disability And Human Development. This event is an opportunity for participants in the PCAST project to showcase their efforts related to implementing person-centered approaches and network with other educators, students, and family members.
This training currently is only open to Cohort Schools.
Certificates: Certificates of Attendance with training title and duration will be provided.
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| Status | Date | Time | Location | Registration |
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| Full | May 29, 2025 | 9:30 am - 2:00 pm |
LRC - Learning Resource Center Central
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People With DD And Families
People With DD And Families
Building Partnerships in Planning through Charting the LifeCourse and Person-Centered Thinking
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People with disabilities, families, and support coordinators collaborate to map a vision for life, define outcomes, and select the services and supports to help achieve them. The Charting the LifeCourse (CtLC) framework, developed by the University of Missouri Kansas City, Institute for Human Development, was created to help individuals and families of all abilities and all ages develop a vision for a good life, think about what they need to know and do, identify how to find or develop supports, and discover what it takes to live the lives they want. Through engaging activities, this workshop will describe this framework and demonstrate how it can be used to develop plans that are authentically person-centered
Note: This training currently is ONLY open to Employees of New Jersey DDD, DDD/Medicaid Approved Providers, Support Coordination agencies, Supports Brokerage Providers, individuals with disabilities and family members.
To meet the training needs of the entire state, there is a limit of participants per agency for this training.
Certificates: Certificates of Attendance with training title and duration will be provided.
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| Status | Date | Time | Location | Registration |
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| Open | June 11, 2025 | 10:00 am - 12:30 pm |
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Supports Brokerage
Supports Brokerage
Orientation to Supports Brokerage
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Supports brokers are the linchpin of the self-directed service model, fostering independence, social engagement, and choice. This orientation provides an overview of self-determination, self-direction, and the basic principles of person-centered thinking and planning. Participants will learn how Supports Brokers collaborate with the person receiving supports, Support Coordinators, the Fiscal Intermediary, and Self-Directed Employees to bring the service plan to life. As part of this two-day training, future Supports Brokers will build skills in the areas of recruiting, hiring, training, and supervising Self-Directed Employees in partnership with those receiving supports. Building community connections and identifying supports outside of the formal service system will also be discussed.
Note: A test will be given at the end of the course. In addition to full participation in the class, the test must be passed with an 80% or higher. If the test is not passed the class must be completed again until successful.
This training currently is ONLY open to Employees of New Jersey DDD, DDD/Medicaid Approved Support Brokerage agencies and those interested in pursuing approval, NJ support coordination agencies, and individuals with disabilities and family members.
To meet the training needs of the entire state, there is a limit of participants per agency for this training.
Certificates: Certificates of Attendance with training title and duration will be provided.
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| Status | Date | Time | Location | Registration |
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| Open | June 4 & 5, 2025 | 10:00 am - 4:00 pm |
The Boggs Center
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Support Coordination
Support Coordination Orientation
Support Coordination Orientation: Person-Centered Planning & Connection to Community Supports
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Support Coordinators play an important role in the lives of people with developmental disabilities and their families. They are professionals that help to identify the supports the person needs, plan for the life the person wants, and connect the person to services that will help him/her achieve a quality life in the community. In order to do this support coordinators need to have a working knowledge of the disability system and current models of support, be skilled in person-centered planning, be able to identify a wide array of available community services options, and effectively monitor the quality and effectiveness of supports on an ongoing basis.
As a part of the required support coordination orientation, this two-day training will introduce participants to current disability philosophy, best practices, and the roles of a support coordinator. Through a series of engaging activities participants will learn how to develop the person centered planning tool and NJ Individual Service Plan. Strategies to develop personally defined outcomes and goals will be practiced, and concepts related to connecting the person to community-based supports and services will be presented.
Note: This training currently is ONLY open to New Jersey Support Coordinators and Support Coordinator Supervisors.
To meet the training needs of the entire state, there is a limit of participants per agency for this training.
Prerequisite: All participants MUST complete all 4 Lessons found in DDD Support Coordination - Prerequisites on the College of Direct Support a week prior to training date.
Certificates: Certificates of Attendance with training title and duration will be provided.
Continuing Education Credit: NJ Social Work
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| Status | Date | Time | Location | Registration |
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| Open | June 17 & 18, 2025 | 10:00 am - 4:00 pm |
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Support Coordination Workshops
Building Partnerships in Planning through Charting the LifeCourse and Person-Centered Thinking
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People with disabilities, families, and support coordinators collaborate to map a vision for life, define outcomes, and select the services and supports to help achieve them. The Charting the LifeCourse (CtLC) framework, developed by the University of Missouri Kansas City, Institute for Human Development, was created to help individuals and families of all abilities and all ages develop a vision for a good life, think about what they need to know and do, identify how to find or develop supports, and discover what it takes to live the lives they want. Through engaging activities, this workshop will describe this framework and demonstrate how it can be used to develop plans that are authentically person-centered
Note: This training currently is ONLY open to Employees of New Jersey DDD, DDD/Medicaid Approved Providers, Support Coordination agencies, Supports Brokerage Providers, individuals with disabilities and family members.
To meet the training needs of the entire state, there is a limit of participants per agency for this training.
Certificates: Certificates of Attendance with training title and duration will be provided.
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| Open | June 11, 2025 | 10:00 am - 12:30 pm |
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Navigating Conflict for Support Coordinators
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Support Coordinators assist people with disabilities as they explore their hopes and dreams and forge a path to achieve goals by connecting to needed supports. This can be a deeply personal and challenging process. Often support coordinators need to navigate conflicting perspectives between people with disabilities, their families, service providers, and others on the team. Through this training, Support Coordinators will learn how and why conflict happens, along with strategies to prevent conflict and successfully facilitate resolutions when it does occur.
Note: This training currently is ONLY open to Employees of New Jersey DDD, DDD/Medicaid Approved Support Coordination agencies, and Support Coordination agencies authorized by DDD to move forward with the training required in qualifications.
To meet the training needs of the entire state, there is a limit of participants per agency for this training.
Certificates: Certificates of Attendance with training title and duration will be provided.
Continuing Education Credit: NJ Social Work
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| Status | Date | Time | Location | Registration |
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| Open | June 12, 2025 | 10:00 am - 12:30 pm |
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Supervising Support Coordinators: Strategies to Enhance Quality while Meeting Requirements
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Support Coordination Supervisors perform a broad set of responsibilities that span the realms of agency management and quality assurance. This training focuses on the administrative, educational, and supportive functions Supervisors they conduct with the Support Coordinators they hire and employ. Participants will learn strategies for meeting requirements while enhancing the effectiveness of Support Coordination services through hiring and orientation practices, training and professional development, ongoing supervision and feedback, and evaluation and appraisal.
Note: This training currently is ONLY open to Employees of New Jersey DDD, DDD/Medicaid Approved Support Coordination agencies, and Support Coordination agencies authorized by DDD to move forward with the training required in qualifications.
To meet the training needs of the entire state, there is a limit of participants per agency for this training.
Prerequisite: Support Coordination Orientation
Certificates: Certificates of Attendance with training title and duration will be provided.
Continuing Education Credit: NJ Social Work
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| Status | Date | Time | Location | Registration |
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| Open | July 8, 2025 | 10:00 am - 2:30 pm |
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Support Coordination Coaching Sessions
Coaching Session: Balancing Important To and Important For in Planning
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Support Coordinators play a critical role in helping people with disabilities and their families develop a vision for one’s life .One of the key person-centered concepts involves thinking about what is “important to” the person and what is “important for” the person. Support Coordinators will share real-life examples based on case study of intentional person-centered approaches.
Note: This training currently is ONLY open to DDD/Medicaid Approved Support Coordination agencies and Employees of DDD.
To meet the training needs of the entire state, there is a limit of participants per agency for this training.
Certificates: Certificates of Attendance with training title and duration will be provided.
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| Status | Date | Time | Location | Registration |
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| Open | June 10, 2025 | 10:00 am - 11:00 am |
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Coaching Session: Health - The Support Coordinator’s Role in Lifelong Care
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Support Coordinators play an integral role in planning for all the important things in life with the people that they support. Health is an important area where people may need support to get connected to health care practitioners, navigate the transition from pediatric to adult healthcare, and engage in preventative health practices. This session will be a discussion of the ways that Support Coordinators can best support people through this area of their lives.
Note: This training currently is ONLY open to DDD/Medicaid Approved Support Coordination agencies and Employees of DDD.
To meet the training needs of the entire state, there is a limit of participants per agency for this training.
Certificates: Certificates of Attendance with training title and duration will be provided.
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| Status | Date | Time | Location | Registration |
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| Open | July 10, 2025 | 10:00 am - 11:00 am |
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Coaching Session: Planning with the Person in the Context of the Family
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Family plays an important part of all our lives. Perspectives, needs, and changes within our family impacts each one of us. When planning with a person with developmental disabilities, it’s important to recognize and support them in the context of their family system. While person-centered planning rightly prioritizes the individual’s voice, hopes, and dreams, we must also navigate the perspectives and needs of the family members who often provide daily support. Siblings, parents and extended family members alike have valuable knowledge about the person, past life experiences, goals, and opportunities. Effective support coordination weaves together both the person’s aspirations and the family’s needs, creating a meaningful plan for life.
Note: This training currently is ONLY open to DDD/Medicaid Approved Support Coordination agencies and Employees of DDD.
To meet the training needs of the entire state, there is a limit of participants per agency for this training.
Certificates: Certificates of Attendance with training title and duration will be provided.
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| Status | Date | Time | Location | Registration |
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| Open | August 28, 2025 | 10:00 am - 11:00 am |
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Workforce Development & Frontline Supervisors
Workforce Development
College of Direct Support Administrator Training
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These trainings are designed for staff provider agencies designate as their College of Direct Support Administrators. Participants may include: administrative assistants, human resources staff, and agency trainers. Participation in these trainings will help agencies meet the minimum requirement of tracking Pre-Service training and use the optional state of the art continuing education opportunities available through the College of Direct Support. In these trainings, administrators will learn how to enroll new staff into the CDS system using the DDD required fields, release CDS course/lessons to staff, track Pre-Service and other agency training, and generate reports on an individual and agency basis.
Given the hands-on instruction provided in this training, all participants must use a laptop or desktop computer in order to toggle between the Zoom and a web browser. Alternate devices such smart phones, Tablets, iPads and Kindle Fire are NOT acceptable.
In advance of the training, participants must download the CDS Adminstrator Manual and print or have available on an alternate screen (e.g. second screen, phone, tablet) to refer to as needed throughout the training and use after successful completion.
Note: This training currently is ONLY open to employees of New Jersey DDD and DDD/Medicaid Approved Providers.
To meet the training needs of the entire state, there is a limit of participants per agency for this training.
Certificates: Certificates of Attendance with training title and duration will be provided.
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| Status | Date | Time | Location | Registration |
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| Closed | May 22, 2025 | 12:30 pm - 4:00 pm |
Zoom |
Registration is closed
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| Full | June 3, 2025 | 10:00 am - 1:30 pm |
Zoom |
Event Full
Registration Closed |
| Full | June 10, 2025 | 12:30 pm - 4:00 pm |
Zoom |
Event Full
Registration Closed |
| Full | June 17, 2025 | 10:00 am - 1:30 pm |
Zoom |
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Registration Closed |
| Full | June 24, 2025 | 12:30 pm - 4:00 pm |
Zoom |
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Registration Closed |
| Open | July 10, 2025 | 10:00 am - 1:30 pm |
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| Open | July 17, 2025 | 12:30 pm - 4:00 pm |
Zoom |
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| Open | July 24, 2025 | 12:30 pm - 4:00 pm |
Zoom |
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| Open | July 31, 2025 | 10:00 am - 1:30 pm |
Zoom |
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| Open | August 7, 2025 | 12:30 pm - 4:00 pm |
Zoom |
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| Open | August 14, 2025 | 12:30 pm - 4:00 pm |
Zoom |
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| Open | August 19, 2025 | 10:00 am - 1:30 pm |
Zoom |
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| Open | August 28, 2025 | 12:30 pm - 4:00 pm |
Zoom |
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| Open | September 4, 2025 | 10:00 am - 1:30 pm |
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| Open | September 11, 2025 | 12:30 pm - 4:00 pm |
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| Open | September 18, 2025 | 10:00 am - 1:30 pm |
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| Open | September 25, 2025 | 12:30 pm - 4:00 pm |
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Frontline Supervisors
Frontline Supervision Series: Building Competent Behavior Support Teams
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Frontline Supervisors play an important role in collaborating with Direct Support Professionals to effectively address the behavior and mental health needs of those they support. This course will focus on recognizing the role of the DSP as a valuable member of an individual’s support team. Participants will learn effective strategies for: identifying training and mentoring needs, collecting feedback from staff, building competent teams, and establishing an environment to prevent challenging behavior and support mental health.
Note: This training currently is ONLY open to employees of New Jersey DDD, DDD/Medicaid Approved Providers, and individuals with disabilities and family members.
To meet the training needs of the entire state, there is a limit of participants per agency for this training.
Certificates: Certificates of Attendance with training title and duration will be provided.
Continuing Education Credit: NJ Social Work
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| Status | Date | Time | Location | Registration |
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| Open | June 2, 2025 | 10:00 am - 1:00 pm |
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Frontline Supervision Series: Leading Across Differences and Building Respectful Teams
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Frontline Supervisors support employees from increasingly diverse backgrounds. Cultural competence and cultural humility are essential for harnessing the benefits of a diverse workforce, and building trust, relationships and effective communication within organizations, teams, and those supported. Participants in this course will learn about the concepts of cultural competence and cultural humility, strategies for promoting professional relations among a diverse workforce, and effective practices for supporting DSPs in the provision of culturally-appropriate supports and services.
Note: This training currently is ONLY open to employees of New Jersey DDD, DDD/Medicaid Approved Providers, and individuals with disabilities and family members.
To meet the training needs of the entire state, there is a limit of participants per agency for this training.
Certificates: Certificates of Attendance with training title and duration will be provided.
Continuing Education Credit: NJ Social Work
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| Status | Date | Time | Location | Registration |
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| Open | June 25, 2025 | 10:00 am - 12:30 pm |
Zoom |
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Frontline Supervision Series: Supervision, Leadership, and Promoting Professionalism
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Frontline Supervisors are leaders and supporters, enhancing the capacity of their team to work together toward common goals. This course focuses on building skills to ensure competence, accountable performance, continuing professional development, and support for those supervised. Participants will learn strategies for: promoting professional relations and teamwork, building effective teams, facilitating collaborative problem-solving, managing conflict, and reviewing performance.
Note: This training currently is ONLY open to employees of New Jersey DDD, DDD/Medicaid Approved Providers, and individuals with disabilities and family members.
To meet the training needs of the entire state, there is a limit of participants per agency for this training.
Certificates: Certificates of Attendance with training title and duration will be provided.
Continuing Education Credit: NJ Social Work
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| Status | Date | Time | Location | Registration |
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| Full | May 29, 2025 | 10:00 am - 2:30 pm |
Zoom |
Registration is closed
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