Facilitated Communication Training Program, Part 3: Moving On Up! - Saturday, August 19, 2017
Our ongoing Training Cycle for Communicators and Support Teams, a series of eight monthly FC Training Workshops, continues with the third workshop in the series, Moving On UP!, on Saturday, August 19 from 9 AM to 4 PM, which will be immediately followed by our monthly Celebration of Communication, which we encourage everyone attending the training to plan to stay for.
The Moving On Up! workshop is designed for family members, teachers, coaches, and other support persons of typers who are anywhere from the beginning to advanced stages of typing. This is a 6 hour training - 4 hours for adults only, followed by 2 hours of typing practice with typers. The cost for this workshop is $95.00 per adult attendee.
Program Details
Facilitated Communications Trainer Laura Poorman-Richmond
This one-day program will be conducted by FC Trainer Laura Poorman-Richmond. Known simply as “Poorman” to her friends, colleagues, and clients, Laura has been a Facilitated Typing trainer in the metropolitan Indianapolis area for more than 20 years. Her kindness, patience, insights, and understanding has had an amazing effect on the people whose lives she has touched.
Moving On Up! will focus on practical day-to-day typer/trainer interaction based on a ladder structure, that is taking one rung at a time, and making sure the typer is secure there before moving on to the next rung. Laura will provide information about how to create and implement a successful ladder structure. While individual ladders may vary depend on a typer's abilities, a typical successful ladder structure would include:
- Pointing to Objects/Pictures
- Word Choices
- Copy Work
- Yes/No
- Fill in the Blank/Predictable
- Fill in the Blank/Open
- Multiple Choice- Classic
- Multiple Choice- Limited
- Shared Knowledge
- Open Question
Additional topics we will cover during this training will include:
- Mind, Body, & Movement Intervention
- Conversation- Topic Lists/Activities
- Narrowing it down
- Review Funding Sources
- Push Toward Open Communication
- Resources
Training Agenda
- 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM: Four (4) hours of facilitator training (adults only session)
- 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM: Lunch Break
- 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM: two hours of typing practice with our typers
Training Program Schedule
We have published event pages and opened registration for all the programs in this 8-part training cycle. You can access these pages for more information, or to register for these events, by clicking on the links below:
- June 17 - Part One: Intro Training
- July 15 - Part Two: Foundations Training
- August 19 - Part Three: Moving on Up!
- September 16 - Part Four:Skill Building I
- November 4 (rescheduled from October 21) - Part Five: Skill Building II
- January 20, 2018 - Intro Training (Encore)
- February 17 February 24 - Part Two: Foundations Training (Encore) III
- March 17 - Part Three: Moving On Up! (Encore)
- April 21 - Skill Building I (Encore)
- May 19 - Skill Building II (Encore)
Registration Information
This training is open to new and current facilitators, those interested in becoming a facilitator, or anyone interested in learning more about FC. The cost to attend the training workshop is $95/person for the full day of training. There is no cost for any typer that would like to attend the afternoon session only.
NOTE: If you plan to apply for a Medicaid Waiver to cover the cost of this training, you should register at least 30 days prior to the training. Use the Pay By Check option, which REQUIRES NO UPFRONT PAYMENT. We will send you an invoice to submit to your case manager.
If you preregister for all the training workshops you want to attend, we will send you all the invoices you will need to submit, which will give your case manager time to arrange for funds and get the waivers approved.
About FCAR
FCAR is a medicaid waiver service available on the CIH and Family Supports Waivers. Families must have a Medicaid waiver in order to use FCAR.
There are several providers for this service. Families who want to utilize a waiver service should contact their case managers first and will need to select a provider from a pick list. Families have to add FCAR funds to their waiver budget, which must be submitted to and approved by the state prior to receiving any payments. We recommend that you contact your case manager at least 30 days before an event to start the process.
If less than 30 days prior to the training date, you will still be able to register online and pay by credit/debit card or with the "Pay By Check" option. We will send you an invoice to submit to your case manager. However, depending on which waiver service provider you use, we cannot guarantee that you will be reimbursed if you submit an invoice after the event date.
In this case, you will be responsible to pay the registration fees at the start of the training, unless prior alternative arrangements are made.
To make alternative payment arrangements, or for more information regarding the workshop, contact Saved By Typing by phone (317-843-5566) or by email: info@savedbytyping.com.
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HOW TO REGISTER
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Step 1: Insert the number of adult attendees you'd like to register in the corresponding category, then click on the "Add" button.
Step 2: When the order is correct in the "Items in your cart" box at the top of the page, click the "Continue" button to complete your order.
Step 3: Review the items you selected.
If the order is correct, click "Continue.
Step 4: If the order is not correct, check the box in the "Remove" column and click "Update Total." Then ...
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Step 6: Once order is correctly entered, complete the Contact Information screen. All fields with a red * are required.
REGISTER FOR WORKSHOP
If you have any problems registering, please contact Andy, our webmaster, directly at azweigel@yahoo.com. Please provide a phone number and he will get back to you as soon as possible to help you complete the registration process.
Event Location
All sessions will be held at SBT’s home base:
SePro Building
11550 N. Meridian St.
Carmel, IN 46032
1st floor conference room
We hope you’ll join us for this informative and instructive program.