[ Home ] [ About GAO ] [ Publications ] [ Helpful Links ] [ Contact GAO ]
The Georgia Advocacy Office frequently sponsors or co-sponsors various values-based community education and training events around Georgia. Many of these events are designed to be living-room sized. Some are regional or state-wide in nature.
Below is a listing of upcoming regional or state-wide training:
****************
Social Role Valorization (SRV) Workshop
March 5 – 8, 2012
Decatur, Georgia
You are invited to attend a four-day Social Role Valorization workshop sponsored by the Georgia Advocacy Office. The GAO is inviting individuals who have either direct or indirect influence on the lives of people with disabilities. The ideas conveyed in this workshop will challenge even the most experienced among us to examine our beliefs, both consciously and unconsciously held, hopefully leading to positive changes in the lives of people with disabilities.
People who are called by society’s negative labels such as “youth at risk,” “emotionally disturbed,” “developmentally disabled,” and “mentally ill” are actually being placed into negative social roles by unspoken consensus. The consensus and the negative roles can work together to keep people out of what is generally considered to be the good life.
Advocates find that the dynamics at work may be extreme enough to cause great harm and eventually be deadly. In order to counter these forces, and not unconsciously contribute to them, advocates need a high level of awareness. Advocates also need practices aimed at establishing and maintaining positive social roles for people subject to all forms of exclusion.
This workshop requires four days of working within a group to acquire skills in recognizing negative social roles and creating practices that support the development of positive social roles as part of good advocacy.
The workshop time is divided between a lecture format in a classroom style setting, and personal reflection and conversation with a small group and group leader. It will require your full attention and a commitment to all four days.
CEUs are available for Certified Peer Specialists. If you are interested in CEUs for other professions please contact Donna Champion.
Contact person: Donna Champion
Email: dchampion@thegao.org
Voice or TDD: 404-885-1234 or 800-537-2329
Dates: March 5 – 8, 2012
Time: 8:30 AM – 5 PM Monday
9 AM – 5 PM Tuesday
9 AM – 5 PM Wednesday
9 AM - 3 PM Thursday
Workshop Fee and Registration: Space is limited to 40 participants. The $200 tuition fee includes continental breakfast, lunch, snacks and workshop materials. There are no refunds if you are accepted into the workshop. Limited scholarships are available for self-advocates and family members.
Location: Courtyard Marriott
130 Clairemont Avenue
Decatur, GA 30030
(404) 371-0204
Registration: Please fill out and send in the application form below, along with your tuition fee made payable to Georgia Advocacy Office. Send to: Georgia Advocacy Office, Attn: Donna Champion, 150 E. Ponce de Leon Ave., Suite 430, Decatur, GA 30030. You will receive a written confirmation letting you know when you have been accepted into the workshop. If you are not accepted into the workshop your registration fee will be returned.
By registering for this event you acknowledge that this seminar is a four-day event that requires attendance and participation for the entire event.
Click here for a PDF version of the registration form or use the form below.
SRV Workshop Registration Form
Name: ___________________ __
Address: _____ _______________
____________ ________
______ ______________
Phone: _______ ______________
Email: _______ ______________
Please check all that apply
____ Person with a disability
____ Family member of a person with a disability
____ Direct support professional
____ Other service provider
____ Concerned citizen
____ Citizen Advocate
____ Other ____________ _______
Organization: ____ ___________
Fee Enclosed: Yes ___ No ___ see Scholarship Application attached
Please describe why you want to attend this seminar.
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
I require the following assistance to fully participate in the event (i.e., interpreter, dietary restrictions, electronic materials, etc):
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
___ Please contact me to discuss accommodations
Mail this registration form and payment to:
Georgia Advocacy Office
Attn: Donna Champion
150 E. Ponce de Leon Ave.
Suite 430
Decatur, GA 30030
Click here for a PDF version of the scholarship application or use the form below.
SRV Workshop Scholarship Application
Please provide the following information and return your scholarship application along with your registration form to:
Georgia Advocacy Office
Attn: Donna Champion
150 E. Ponce de Leon Ave.
Suite 430
Decatur, GA 30030
Scholarship funds are limited. Therefore, please request only the level of funding you need to supplement your resources. You will receive a written notification letting you know if your scholarship application has been approved.
I am a Self Advocate ____
Family Member ____
GAO Board Member ____
PAIMI Council Member r
Citizen Advocacy Board Member ____
Full Time Student ____
I require a partial tuition scholarship ____
full tuition scholarship ____
I have also contacted the following organizations for financial assistance to attend this workshop:
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
I can pay $_______ of my tuition.
In addtion to tuition, I need the following assistance to attend the workshop (hotel, travel, etc.)
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
****************
The Parent Leadership Support Project (PLSP) is a four-month training program
coordinated by the Georgia Advocacy Office. The Project consists of weekly presentations
given by leading educational and legal experts. GAO is committed to assist parents
of children with disabilities to master the information and skills necessary
to secure education opportunities to which all children are entitled. Upon completion
of this intensive training, participants will be able to better advocate for
their own children, as well as for other children with disabilities across the
State.
The goals of the project are:
• To train advocates and enable Georgia parents of children with disabilities,
and other concerned citizens, to master information, and negotiate systems in
order to secure the educational opportunities that are mandated for children
with disabilities;
• To support grassroots parent leadership efforts; and
• To sustain shared learning among advocates.
The requirements of the parents participating in the training are:
• Attendance and completion of the PLSP training curriculum, and a commitment
to advocate on behalf of our communities' children to secure an appropriate
education leading to a meaningful life.
The class has been co-sponsored by the State Bar Foundation, Parent to Parent, and the Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities.
If you are interested in obtaining information about the program, or you would like information about our future sessions, please e-mail plsp@thegao.org
Click here to download an interest survey to fill out and send in so that you will be invited to apply for a future session in your geographic area.
If you would like information about presenting to this highly motivated group of learners please contact Leslie Lipson at llipson@thegao.org.
****************
[ Home ] [ About GAO ] [ Publications ] [ Helpful Links ] [ Contact GAO ]