Caring for Our People Training

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Caring for Our People Training

• Funded by
• U.S. Department of Agriculture Grant to
• Spirit Lake Consulting, Inc.

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The view from our back door

• Founded on the Spirit Lake Reservation
• Providing training, evaluation, grant-writing
• employment economic development

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OUR TRAINERS

• Dr. Russell McDonald
• Dr. AnnMaria De Mars
• Willie Davis

• Dr. Erich Longie
• Evelyn Klimpel

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Purpose of Training

• To familiarize staff new to the reservation with
  Native American culture
• To introduce staff new to the disability field to
  resources for information and assistance
• To teach about effective practices for serving
  Native American families

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Four Components of COPT

• Course Modules
• Virtual Library
• Commons Area
• Workshops conducted on the reservation

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What are course modules?

• A course module is a group of many web pages on a
  single broad topic.
• COPT courses include on-site instruction, review
  of web pages in the module, emailed or mailed
  newsletters, and group activities in a workshop
  setting with others working in the field

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COURSE MODULES A really brief overview
Introduction to Disability - Information on
disability, disability services and providing
services in reservation communities Special
education - Individual Education Plans, classroom
modifications and social issues during the school
years Vocational rehabilitation - Finding and
keeping a job, overcoming obstacles Early
childhood - Individual Family Service Plans,
developmental stimulation, infant and toddler
development
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Whats in the modules?
Web pages, broken into areas of interest, e.g.,
Recruitment of families, Preventive Health Links
to web pages from other websites Resources
related to the topic on a web page from our
Virtual Library A Commons Area that includes
newsletter articles, tips from staff members
working on reservations, and virtual field trips
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Virtual Library What is it?

• On any web page where you see the bookshelf icon,
  you have a link to the Virtual Library with
  material related to the topic on that page.
• The Virtual Library is handouts,
• booklets, even entire books,
• included on your COPT CD
• and the COPT website.

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Commons Area What is it?

• On any web page where you see the fireplace icon,
  you have a link to the Commons Area with material
  related to the topic on that page.
• The Commons Area contains newsletter articles,
  advice posted by staff members, tribal members
  with disabilities and families and virtual field
  trips of interesting websites.

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Lets begin!

• Please go to the home page of the Introduction to
  Disability Module

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How to Use the CD
Insert CD Double-click on Index.html This
should bring you to the home page for Caring for
Our People Training
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Open the web browser (Netscape, Explorer or
whatever you use).Type in the following web
addresshttp//www.spiritlakeconsulting.com/COPT
/(Pay attention to what is in capital letters.
It needs to look exactly like what is written
above.)
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