From parks to parades, cafés to concerts, online gaming groups to virtual book clubs, bars to block parties, sporting events to volunteering, and shopping malls to movie theaters – no matter what your sense of community is, it’s critical for quality of life. Personal Outcome Measures® data tells us there is work to be done as just 38.5% of people with disabilities interact with other members of the community and only 26.9% of people participate in the life of the community.
In the virtual training ‘Community – Defining, Understanding, Connecting,’ we’ll look at what community truly means and how to support people in being actively involved in the community of their choosing. Attendees will leave this session with detailed strategies for helping people be a part of their community and resources to guide them along the way.
Training Objectives
- Enhance your skills to discover what community means to people
- Receive guidance for building community in people’s lives
- Help people expand social capital to enhance connections
- Leverage people’s talents, interests, etc. for community involvement
- Overcome barriers to people participating in the community
Virtual Training Guidance
This virtual training, which takes place on July 24, 2024 from 9:00am – 1:00pm CT, will use Zoom for the entire session, including the presentation, polls, activities, discussion, and more.
Registrants will receive the Zoom login link, meeting ID, and passcode directly from Zoom, one week before the training date.
- You must have a Zoom account to participate in this training. You must also register with the email address that is associated with your Zoom account. Visit https://zoom.us/signup#/signup to create a free Zoom account.
- Multiple attendees participating from the same device is not permitted.
- Sharing your Zoom login information with another person is not permitted. Two people will not be able to participate in the virtual training at the same time, when using the same login information.
- Our trainer will conduct the presentation with their camera on. To maximize engagement, we also ask that all attendees have their cameras on during the presentation.
- It is essential that each participant use a device that has both a microphone and camera enabled in order to fully participate in the session.
- CQL will be using Zoom’s built-in live transcription (closed captioning) feature during the training. If you need any additional reasonable accommodations, please let us know in the event registration form.
Registration Closed
Registration for this training has now closed, but you can view other trainings being conducted in the months ahead.
View EventsMaximum Capacity
Thank you for your interest in this virtual training. To maintain a high level of engagement and interaction, the maximum capacity for the training is 30 participants. Due to high interest in this event, all of the open spots have been filled and registration is now closed.
Future Events
If you are interested in attending other virtual events at a later date, CQL has scheduled additional training and events in the months ahead – some of which still have seats available. Please register for our events as soon as possible, since they fill up quickly.
CQL Virtual Training Presenters
Rebecca Kasey
CQL Director of Personal Outcome Measures®
Rebecca Kasey is CQL's Director of Personal Outcome Measures® (POM). In this role, she leads POM resource development, training and workshops, CQL Certification, etc. Rebecca has been using the POM since 2015, becoming certified in 2017. She has conducted 150+ POM interviews and presented 30+ POM Workshops.
EMAIL MERebecca Kasey
CQL Director of Personal Outcome Measures®
Kendra Julius
CQL Quality Enhancement Specialist
Kendra Julius has spent her career providing supports to people of all ages with intellectual and developmental disabilities. She has worked in the South Dakota Division of Developmental Disabilities, where she assessed the compliance of state-certified agencies, which included CQL Accreditation.
EMAIL MEKendra Julius
CQL Quality Enhancement Specialist
Frequently Asked Questions
Attendee Substitutions
Attendees may be able to substitute their registration with another colleague from their organization, for no additional fee. If you wish to make the request, please contact CQL.
Attendee Cancellations
Any cancellation request made at least 2 weeks prior to the date of the virtual training will be granted a full refund. Cancellation requests made within two weeks of the virtual training will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis to determine refund eligibility and next steps. Please contact CQL if you need to request a cancellation/refund.
CQL Cancellations
In the event that CQL must cancel the training, we will notify attendees as soon as possible and issue full refunds within 3-5 business days of the cancellation.
Anyone who has an interest in this topic is welcome to attend. It is required that each attendee has access to their own computer – multiple attendees cannot participate in the training from the same computer.
Absolutely. This training is designed so that individuals – not necessarily working for the same organization – can attend and participate in the session. Again, attendees must register individually. Multiple attendees participating from the same device is not permitted. Sharing your Zoom login information with another person is also not permitted. Two people will not be able to participate in the virtual training at the same time, when using the same login information.
Definitely! We have specifically tailored our approach to this training to keep our virtual audience engaged. This is a dynamic presentation with accompanying discussion, activities, and polling. To benefit fully, please plan to use a device that has a microphone and camera enabled and turned on for the training session.