Active Support: People Fully Engaged in Life

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Director(s): Jerry W Smith
Producer(s): Jerry W Smith

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Cost:: $2.99 each
Minutes:: 24
Closed Captioned:: Yes

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Cost:: $14.99 each
Minutes:: 24
Closed Captioned:: Yes

Description

A DVD providing an overview of Active Support -- how it is implemented and the kind of training involved to make it successful. Active Support is an organizational intervention that enables Direct Support Professionals in community settings to effectively support the engagement of persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities (ID/DD) throughout their day and in their communities. The DVD includes a long version (24:12) and short version (5:30) of the program. Both programs are closed captioned.

Details

Date: 2014
Type: Video
Publisher: Research and Training Center on Community Living (RTC-CL)
Collaborators: Deakin University [Australia]; University of Sydney [Australia]

Topics

Direct support workforce
- Supervision and mentoring
- Training
Community life
- Community supports and services
- Social inclusion
Specific life stage
- Adolescents and young adults
- Adults
- Seniors
Housing and residential services
- Community group residential
Specific disability
- Intellectual/developmental disability (IDD)