Vancouver facility saw spike in use of seclusion room to calm kids
Nominee to Disability Council Is Lightning Rod for Dispute on Views of Autism
Report: Alleged abuses at Lynn schools
Read more: In the News: March 30, 2010…
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March 2010
As a part of the CEC Exhibitor Showcase, Kendra Stea, CPI’s Director of Client Services, will present From Chaos to Calm: Understanding Moments of Crisis for Persons With Autism Spectrum Disorders. Her presentation will be on Friday, April 23, from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Ryman Ballroom B of the Gaylord Opryland Convention Center.
Read more: CPI to Present at Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) Conference…
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In a recent article in Canadian Occupation Safety Magazine, CPI’s Bill Badzmierowski was quoted with regards to the workplace violence and harassment training–
- “If someone gets in your face, your first impulse is to talk or hit back. But there are other things you can do and most people don’t know what they are. How close you stand to the person, your body language and facial expressions make a big difference. There are practical ways to train employees to defuse a situation and prevent its escalation.”
View “Bill 168 puts violence, harassment on OHS training agenda” in its entirety.
Read more: Ontario Bill 168 and Training…
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The Kentucky House of Representative adopted House Resolution No. 25 on February 16, 2010. In this resolution the “members of the House of Representative collectively urge cities of at least 25,000 citizens to include dementia training in their annual training for police officers, emergency medical technicians, and firefighters. The members of the House of Representatives further collectively urge counties and sheriffs to include dementia training in their annual training for emergency medical service providers and deputy sheriffs, and urge the Kentucky State Police to provide similar training for its troopers.”
Read more: Kentucky Legislators Urge First Responders to Receive Dementia Training…
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by William F. Badzmierowski, M.Ed.,CSW
An auditing process can help employers use their corporate values to infuse respect, tolerance, and civility into employees’ behaviors and thus prevent workplace emergencies arising from violence.
Read more: Auditing Disaster Prevention…
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The Alzheimer’s Association has made their 2010 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures report available. This report includes data on prevalence, mortality, costs of Alzheimer’s care, caregiving, and a special report on race, ethnicity, and Alzheimer’s disease and details the escalation of Alzheimer’s, which currently impacts over five million Americans.
Read more: Alzheimer’s Association Releases 2010 Facts and Figure Report…
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On March 11, 2010, Canada ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)— the first legally binding international treaty protecting the rights of persons with disabilities. The CRPD, in 50 articles, articulates what existing human rights mean within a disability context and establishes reporting and monitoring procedures for States Parties. Additionally, there is an Optional Protocol (OP) which provides for a complaints mechanism. The OP allows groups and individuals, after having exhausted all national resources, to have the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities consider a claim that a State Party has violated the provisions in the CRPD.
Read more: Canada Ratifies Historic UN Treaty on Disability Rights…
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