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 DDD and DCF, DDD/Medicaid Approved Providers, DCF Providers, and individuals with disabilities and family members.  

 

Should you have any additional questions related to this training, please refer to:Positive Behavior Support FAQ or email pbsinquiries@rutgers.edu

  

Continuing Education Available: NJ Social Work

 

COVID-19 Update -  Introduction to Positive Behavior Supports

 

The Boggs Center has made accommodations to temporarily offer the Introduction to Positive Behavior Supports training through a web-based platform. To register for upcoming online trainings, select Register and complete the Webinar registration form.

Please note that there will be several requirements to demonstrate completion of this course and receive a certificate.

 Certificates will be emailed to those meeting the requirement a few days following completion of the event.

This course builds on Introduction to Positive Behavior Supports.  In many cases, people who engage in persistent patterns of problem behaviors demonstrate complex behaviors that can be difficult to understand.  After completing this 2-day training, the participant will have a basic understanding of how to conduct a multi-component Functional Behavior Assessment to systematically assess these behaviors and identify the underlying function or motivation; and how to use this information to develop effective behavior support and intervention plans.  

 

Note: This training currently is ONLY open to employees of DDD and DCF, DDD/Medicaid Approved Providers, DCF Providers, and individuals with disabilities and family members.  

 

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 or email pbsinquiries@rutgers.edu

 

Continuing Education Available: NJ Social Work

 

 

The Boggs Center has made accommodations to temporarily offer the Applied Positive Behavior Supports: Functional Behavior Assessment and Development of Behavior Support Plans training through a web-based platform. To register for upcoming online trainings, select Register and complete the Webinar registration form.

 

Please note that there will be several requirements to demonstrate completion of this course and receive a certificate.

Certificates will be emailed to those meeting the requirement a few days following completion of the event.

 

This one-day workshop will review the relationship between mental health and/or mental illness, and problem behavior.  We will look at ways that mental illness may contribute to problem behavior, strategies to support individuals with developmental disabilities and mental illnesses, and coordinating behavior intervention with therapeutic supports.

 

Note: This training currently is ONLY open to employees of DDD and DCF, DDD/Medicaid Approved Providers, DCF Providers, and individuals with disabilities and family members.  

 

Prerequisite: Completion of Introduction to Positive Behavior Supports is strongly recommended

 

Should you have any additional questions related to this training, please refer to: Positive Behavior Support FAQ or email pbsinquiries@rutgers.edu

 

Continuing Education Available: NJ Social Work

 

The Boggs Center has made accommodations to temporarily offer the Understanding and Addressing the Needs of People with Dual Diagnosis training through a web-based platform. To register for upcoming online trainings, select Register and complete the Webinar registration form.

 

Please note that there will be several requirements to demonstrate completion of this course and receive a certificate.

Certificates will be emailed to those meeting the requirement a few days following completion of the event.

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: This training currently is ONLY open to employees of DDD and DCF, DDD/Medicaid Approved Providers, DCF Providers, and individuals with disabilities and family members.  
 

Should you have any additional questions related to this training, please refer to: Positive Behavior Support FAQ or email: pbsinquiries@rutgers.edu

 

Continuing Education Available: NJ Social Work

 

COVID-19 Update -  An Introduction to Psychopharmacology in Autism: Looking at Medication and Behavioral Intervention to Address Challenging Behavior

 

The Boggs Center has made accommodations to temporarily offer the An Introduction to Psychopharmacology in Autism: Looking at Medication and Behavioral Intervention to Address Challenging Behavior training through a web-based platform. To register for upcoming online trainings, select Register and complete the Webinar registration form.

Please note that there will be several requirements to demonstrate completion of this course and receive a certificate.

 Certificates will be emailed to those meeting the requirement a few days following completion of the event.

 

 

Note: This training currently is ONLY open to employees of DDD and DCF, DDD/Medicaid Approved Providers, DCF Providers, and individuals with disabilities and family members.

 

Should you have any additional questions related to this training, please refer to: Positive Behavior Support FAQ or email pbsinquiries@rutgers.edu  

 

Continuing Education Credit and Certificates of Attendance are not offered for this webinar  

When individuals are placed outside their home or community residence to receive additional treatment, it is important that strategies and supports be put in place to support effective transitions back home.  This webinar will begin by reviewing challenges that are important to address.  We will then discuss the benefits of early planning for transition to a less restrictive setting.  Strategies to identify and teach skills necessary to effectively adapt to the community setting will be reviewed, along with efforts to generalize improved behavior to a less structured environment.

 

Note: This training currently is ONLY open to employees of DDD and DCF, DDD/Medicaid Approved Providers, DCF Providers, and individuals with disabilities and family members.

 

Should you have any additional questions related to this training, please refer to: Positive Behavior Support FAQ or email pbsinquiries@rutgers.edu

 

Continuing Education Credit and Certificates of Attendance are not offered for this webinar  

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 DDD and DCF, DDD/Medicaid Approved Providers, DCF Providers, and individuals with disabilities and family members.

 

Should you have any additional questions related to this training, please refer to: Positive Behavior Support FAQ or email pbsinquiries@rutgers.edu

 

Continuing Education Available: NJ Social Work

 

The Boggs Center has made accommodations to temporarily offer the Promoting Relaxation for Individuals with Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities training through a web-based platform. To register for upcoming online trainings, select Register and complete the Webinar registration form.

Please note that there will be several requirements to demonstrate completion of this course and receive a certificate.

Certificates will be emailed to those meeting the requirement a few days following completion of the event.

 

 

Note: This training currently is ONLY open to employees of DDD and DCF, DDD/Medicaid Approved Providers, DCF Providers, and individuals with disabilities and family members.

 

Should you have any additional questions related to this training, please refer to: Positive Behavior Support FAQ or email pbsinquiries@rutgers.edu

 

Continuing Education Credit and Certificates of Attendance are not offered for this webinar  

When challenging behavior escalates to dangerous levels of aggression or self-injury, it often becomes necessary for supporters to engage in intensive interaction with the individual.  In extreme cases, this may result in the use of “hands-on” or personal control techniques to preserve health and safety.  This webinar will address strategies to avoid escalation, in order to reduce the need to use these extreme interventions.  In addition to this, techniques will presented for managing interactions with the individual during and following a crisis intervention that are designed to reduce the likelihood that the individual will learn these problem behaviors are a good way to get a reaction from those that support them.   

 

Note: This training currently is ONLY open to employees of DDD and DCF, DDD/Medicaid Approved Providers, DCF Providers, and individuals with disabilities and family members.  

 

Should you have any additional questions related to this training, please refer to: Positive Behavior Support FAQ or email pbsinquiries@rutgers.edu

 

Continuing Education Credit and Certificates of Attendance are not offered for this webinar.

This workshop will provide participants with an overview of the wide variety of treatment and support strategies recommended for individuals with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities (IDD) that display challenging behavior.  The presentation will provide a framework for integrating and coordinating supports and interventions across the various intervention and support models including Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), Positive Behavior Supports (PBS), Dual Diagnosis treatment, and Person-Centered Planning.  This training will address the relationship between clinical/psychiatric treatment, the implementation of behavior support plans, and integrated these with the supports due to the IDD.  In light of recent events related to COVID-19, time also will be taken to discuss preparation for emergency or disaster circumstances when developing treatment/support plans.  

 

Note: This training currently is ONLY open to employees of DDD and DCF, DDD/Medicaid Approved Providers, DCF Providers, and individuals with disabilities and family members.  

 

Should you have any additional questions related to this training, please refer to: Positive Behavior Support FAQ or email pbsinquiries@rutgers.edu

 

Continuing Education Available: NJ Social Work

 

COVID-19 Update -  Strategies to Improve the Coordination of Behavior Intervention, Psychiatric Treatment, and Disability Supports

 

The Boggs Center has made accommodations to temporarily offer the Strategies to Improve the Coordination of Behavior Intervention, Psychiatric Treatment, and Disability Supports training through a web-based platform. To register for upcoming online trainings, select Register and complete the Webinar registration form.

Please note that there will be several requirements to demonstrate completion of this course and receive a certificate.

 Certificates will be emailed to those meeting the requirement a few days following completion of the event.

Individuals with Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) are likely to experience some form of trauma in the course of the lifespan. This makes it important for support providers to be aware of past traumatic experiences, recognize how this may contribute to challenging behavior, and know what they can do to promote recovery. This training will explore what are considered traumatic experiences and why individuals with I/DD are more at risk.  Additionally, the connection between trauma and its impact on an individual’s biology and behavior will be discussed.  Participants will learn the necessary ingredients to support adaptive coping and recovery from trauma.  In order to provide trauma sensitive supports effectively, support providers need to be aware of their own internal states and remain calm.  The training will also introduce methods that support providers can use to enhance their own self-awareness and self-regulation skills.

 

Note: This training currently is ONLY open to employees of DDD and DCF, DDD/Medicaid Approved Providers, DCF Providers, and individuals with disabilities and family members.  
 

Should you have any additional questions related to this training, please refer to: Positive Behavior Support FAQ or email pbsinquiries@rutgers.edu

 

Continuing Education Available: NJ Social Work

 

The Boggs Center has made accommodations to temporarily offer the Supporting Individuals with Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities in Trauma Recovery training through a web-based platform. To register for upcoming online trainings, select Register and complete the Webinar registration form.

 

Please note that there will be several requirements to demonstrate completion of this course and receive a certificate.

Certificates will be emailed to those meeting the requirement a few days following completion of the event.

 

This workshop will provide participants with information to assist in the identification of depression and mood disorders in individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD).  The presentation will help participants understand how barriers to communication often undermine the identification of these disorders and prevent providing effective supports and treatment. The presenation will also address effective support strategies and ways to determine when and how to adapt treatment and supports to best meet the needs of the person. Topics related to mental health treatment and behavior supports will be discussed.  

 

Note: This training currently is ONLY open to employees of DDD and DCF, DDD/Medicaid Approved Providers, DCF Providers, and individuals with disabilities and family members.  

 

Should you have any additional questions related to this training, please refer to: Positive Behavior Support FAQ or email pbsinquiries@rutgers.edu

 

Continuing Education Available: NJ Social Work

 

COVID-19 Update -  Understanding Depression, Mood Disorders, and Disability

 

The Boggs Center has made accommodations to temporarily offer the Understanding Depression, Mood Disorders, and Disability training through a web-based platform. To register for upcoming online trainings, select Register and complete the Webinar registration form.

Please note that there will be several requirements to demonstrate completion of this course and receive a certificate.

 Certificates will be emailed to those meeting the requirement a few days following completion of the event.

 

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 CBVI, DDD, and DVRS, DDD/Medicaid Approved Providers, DVRS approved vendors, and individuals with disabilities and family members.

 

Continuing Education Available: NJ Social Work, CRCC, NJDOE

 

The Boggs Center has made accommodations to temporarily offer the Employment Specialist Foundations Day 1: Assessment/Discovery Phase training through a web-based platform. To register for upcoming online trainings, select Register and complete the Webinar registration form.

 

Please note that there will be several requirements to demonstrate completion of this course and receive a certificate.

Certificates will be emailed to those meeting the requirement a few days following completion of the event.

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 CBVI, DDD, and DVRS, DDD/Medicaid Approved Providers, DVRS approved vendors, and individuals with disabilities and family members.
 

Continuing Education Available: NJ Social Work, CRCC, NJDOE

 

The Boggs Center has made accommodations to temporarily offer the Employment Specialist Foundations Day 2: Job Development Phase training through a web-based platform. To register for upcoming online trainings, select Register and complete the Webinar registration form.

 

Please note that there will be several requirements to demonstrate completion of this course and receive a certificate.

Certificates will be emailed to those meeting the requirement a few days following completion of the event.

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 CBVI, DDD, and DVRS, DDD/Medicaid Approved Providers, DVRS approved vendors, and individuals with disabilities and family members.

 

Continuing Education Available: NJ Social Work, CRCC, NJDOE

 

The Boggs Center has made accommodations to temporarily offer the Employment Specialist Foundations Day 3: Job Coaching Phase training through a web-based platform. To register for upcoming online trainings, select Register and complete the Webinar registration form.

 

Please note that there will be several requirements to demonstrate completion of this course and receive a certificate.

Certificates will be emailed to those meeting the requirement a few days following completion of the event.

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 CBVI, DDD, and DVRS, DDD/Medicaid Approved Providers, DVRS approved vendors, and individuals with disabilities and family members.

 

Continuing Education Available: NJ Social Work, CRCC, NJDOE

 

The Boggs Center has made accommodations to temporarily offer the Employment Specialist Foundations Day 4: Long Term Follow Along Phase training through a web-based platform. To register for upcoming online trainings, select Register and complete the Webinar registration form.

 

Please note that there will be several requirements to demonstrate completion of this course and receive a certificate.

Certificates will be emailed to those meeting the requirement a few days following completion of the event.

Many adults and young adults with disabilities employed today find themselves in jobs they are struggling to maintain over time. Often that struggle is because the job isn’t a good match for the employee’s skills, abilities, attributes and/or interests. While most adults and young adults without disabilities have had the opportunity to inform their employment and career preferences through a variety of formal and informal work experiences in different settings, this is typically not so for their peers with disabilities.  Job seekers with disabilities who have limited work experience to draw from are at a disadvantage when expected to identify employment goals.  In this training, participants will learn what situational assessments are and how they can be a valuable tool for job seekers and their community employment staff. Participants will receive the Situational Tool for Exploring Possibilities (STEP) and explore how its use can assist job seekers in identifying the type of job or career they want and how well their skills, abilities, attributes, and interests match it.

 

Note: This training currently is ONLY open to employees of CBVI, DDD, and DVRS, DDD/Medicaid Approved Providers, DVRS approved vendors, and individuals with disabilities and family members.

 

Continuing Education Credit is not offered for this webinar

 

The Boggs Center has made accommodations to temporarily offer the Employment Specialist Supplemental: Situational Assessment: A Tool for Exploring Possibilities training through a web-based platform. To register for upcoming online trainings, select Register and complete the Webinar registration form.

 

Please note that there will be several requirements to demonstrate completion of this course and receive a certificate.

Certificates will be emailed to those meeting the requirement a few days following completion of the event.

Due to the efforts of self-advocates and their families, there is a national trend to provide more pathways for college participation for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The result is an increase in the number of college programs available here in New Jersey and nationwide. This workshop will provide families and self-advocates with tools to evaluate non-traditional pathways to college, including vocational, certificate, and other non-matriculated programs that will assist students in achieving their post-secondary goals.

 

Continuing Education Credit and Certificates of Attendance are not offered for this webinar

Supported Employment is a valuable service that assists individuals with disabilities to secure integrated, competitive employment. Many parents, guardians, and family members have questions about how the process works, if it’s appropriate for their loved one, and what their role in the process should be. Please join us as we discuss how essential employment can be in the life of those with disabilities and examine how parents/guardians can contribute to their success.

 

Continuing Education Credit and Certificates of Attendance are not offered for this webinar

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 Support Coordinators and Support Coordinator Supervisors.

 

Prerequisite: All participants MUST complete all 5 Lessons found in Support Coordination Orientation (DDD 1.2015) on the College of Direct Support a week prior to training date.

 

Continuing Education Available: NJ Social Work

 

 

The Boggs Center has made accommodations to temporarily offer the Support Coordination Orientation: Person-Centered Planning & Connection to Community Supports training through a web-based platform. To register for upcoming online trainings, select Register and complete the Webinar registration form (do not register for more than one session).

 

Due to the nature of the training content and structure, registration will be limited 30 training participants per scheduled session. Registration is on a first come, first served basis. Additionally, as is the case with the typical Support Coordination Orientation trainings with The Boggs Center, participants will be required to complete the online prerequisites in the College of Direct Support, one week prior to the online training class. You will not be approved or receive the webinar link until this has been verified.

 

Please note that there will be several requirements to demonstrate completion of this course and receive a certificate.

Certificates will be emailed to those meeting the requirement a few days following completion of the event.

The development of personally-defined outcomes is the cornerstone of a quality individual service plan (ISP). Information support coordinators gather throughout the planning process helps to describe what the person would like to achieve and the supports and services needed to make this a reality. The role support coordinators play in facilitating conversations with people with disabilities and their families is crucial to helping people describe their vision for life, define outcomes, and select the services and supports that will help them to achieve this. Through the use of a presentation and guided practice, this workshop will teach participants techniques useful in the identification of person-centered outcomes.

 

 

Note: This training currently is ONLY open to Support Coordinators and Support Coordinator Supervisors.   

 

Prerequisite:  Completion of SC Orientation and actively working with a caseload for at least 30 days. Support Coordinators that have taken the SC Orientation fewer than 30 days prior will not be registered and should attend a workshop at a later date.

 

Continuing Education Available: NJ Social Work  

 

 

The Boggs Center has made accommodations to temporarily offer the Developing Person-Centered Outcomes: Technical Assistance Workshop for Support Coordinators training through a web-based platform. To register for upcoming online trainings, select Register and complete the Webinar registration form.

 

Please note that there will be several requirements to demonstrate completion of this course and receive a certificate.

Certificates will be emailed to those meeting the requirement a few days following completion of the event.

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 DDD, DDD/Medicaid Approved Support Coordination agencies, and Support Coordination agencies authorized by DDD to move forward with the training required in qualifications.

 

Prerequisite: Support Coordination Orientation

 

Continuing Education Available: NJ Social Work

 

The Boggs Center has made accommodations to temporarily offer the Supervising Support Coordinators: Strategies to Enhance Quality while Meeting Requirements training through a web-based platform. To register for upcoming online trainings, select Register and complete the Webinar registration form.

 

Please note that there will be several requirements to demonstrate completion of this course and receive a certificate.

Certificates will be emailed to those meeting the requirement a few days following completion of the event.

 

Note: This training currently is ONLY open to Employees of DDD, DDD/Medicaid Approved Support Coordination agencies, and Support Coordination agencies authorized by DDD to move forward with the training required in qualifications.

  

Continuing Education Available: NJ Social Work