These CEU courses Were offered Monday, April 6

CTD's courses are accredited by the Commission of Rehabilitation Counselor Certification, National Association of Social Workers, Texas, and Commission for Case management Certification.

2:00-3:00 p.m.

Effective Interactions with People with Disabilities

This course addressed ethical principles such as social action, cultural competence and social diversity within the context of interacting with people with disabilities. Rehabilitation counselors and other service professionals gained insight into the culture and dynamics of disability with the opportunity to ask questions in a non-judgmental environment.

The following topics were addressed:

  • Etiquette and techniques you never learned in school!
  • Contemporary (and unacceptable) use of language
  • Person-to-person etiquette (Ex: How do you shake the hand of a person with quadriplegia?)
  • Telephone communications with persons with deafness, hearing impairments and speech impairments
  • Demographics
  • Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
People in an integrated workplace

3:15 - 4:15p.m.

Consumer Directed Services

Community Service Delivery Option to Maintain Independence

This course informed rehabilitation counselors and other social services professionals of recent laws and regulatory changes regarding community service delivery options, so they may best serve their clients with disabilities. It focused on a somewhat new service delivery option for Medicaid recipients, called Consumer Directed Services (CDS). Persons working with the aforementioned clients are legally required to share information on all service delivery options that are available to them. Once rehabilitation counselors and other related professionals are made aware of, and become increasingly familiar with this option, they will be able to offer CDS as a viable choice for people with disabilities who wish to receive their services in the community, while having more choice and control over their budgeted services.

The following topics were addressed:

  • Legal requirements
  • Effective coordination with case managers and clients
  • How to help your clients live with dignity in the community of their choice
  • The ins and outs/benefits and risks of this service delivery model
  • Agency responsibilities

Attendees of the CTD convention who sign up for our CEUs were also able to register AT NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE for CEUs offered by the Brain Injury Association of Texas. To see a listing of the extensive courses they offered visit their website biatx.org.