Confronting Ableism in Youth Work to Empower Youth with Disabilities
Your Course Description
Intercultural Engagement
- This training focuses on working with youth with disabilities, including a discussion on identity-first vs. person-first language, a description of ableism and how it shows up in social services at multiple levels, and a history of oppressive practices.
- You will also explore a more empowering approach to working with youth with disabilities than traditional services have provided.
- You will gain several strategies to improve accessibility and inclusion of youth with disabilities in your programs.
Your Learning Objectives
- Recognize ableism in past and current social service practice
- Differentiate between oppressive practices and empowerment practices
- Identify strategies to increase accessibility and inclusion for youth of all abilities in your programming
Your Course Details
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Completion Certificate
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Youth Worker Track
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This training will count as 1.5 CE hours for most boards. Please contact your board directly with questions on submitting. Course details for CE submissions provided.
Your Trainer
Sharyn DeZelar (she/her), PhD, MSW, LICSW, joined the St. Catherine University faculty in fall 2019 as a full-time Assistant Professor. Sharyn earned a PhD in Social Work in 2018 from the University of MN (Twin Cities) along with a certificate in Disability Policy and Services. She earned her MSW in 2006 from St. Catherine University/University of St. Thomas School of Social Work, and her BSW from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire in 1998. Sharyn’s social work practice experience includes a variety of practice settings and populations, with more notable experience in mental health, working with youth in foster care, and supporting families with disabilities. Sharyn’s research focus is largely related to disabilities and its intersection with family support, parenting, poverty, child welfare, and higher education. 
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Your Skill-Building Objectives
Inclusion
Fostering belonging in all young people
Youth Empowerment
Providing developmentally appropriate support
Advocacy
Standing with and for young people
What YIPA members are saying
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