THIS WEBINAR WILL NOT BE RECORDED

This webinar will also be translated into Spanish. 

ESTE SEMINARIO WEB NO SERÁ GRABADO

Este seminario web será traducido al español.

Description:

Families often experience anxiety when their child/tween with intellectual disabilities begins to exhibit changes that occur during puberty. In this workshop, parents will learn about the most frequently identified issues and concerns of parents of tweens with I/DD and practical ways to address them. Visual tools, fun learning activities, and useful resources specifically designed for individuals with intellectual disabilities will be shared.

Descripción:

Las familias a menudo experimentan ansiedad cuando su hijo/a preadolescente con discapacidades intelectuales comienza a manifestar cambios propios de la pubertad. En este taller, los padres aprenderán sobre los temas y preocupaciones más comunes identificados por padres de preadolescentes con discapacidades intelectuales y del desarrollo (I/DD) y formas prácticas de abordarlos. Se compartirán herramientas visuales, actividades divertidas de aprendizaje y recursos útiles diseñados específicamente para personas con discapacidades intelectuales.

Presenter:

Terri Couwenhoven, M.S. is a certified sexuality educator who specializes in developing programs and resources for people who have intellectual and developmental disabilities, their families and the professionals who support them. She is the author of Teaching Children with Down syndrome about their Bodies, Boundaries and Sexuality: A Guide for Parents and Professionals, The Girls’ Guide to Growing Up: Choices and Changes in the Tween Years, A Boy’s Guide to Growing Up: Choices & Changes During Puberty and for teens and young adults, Boyfriends & Girlfriends: A Guide to Dating for People with Disabilities. When she is not teaching or writing, she is Clinic Coordinator for the Down Syndrome Clinic at Children’s Wisconsin. She is the mother of two girls. Her oldest daughter has Down syndrome.

Presentadora: 

Terri Couwenhoven, M.S., es una educadora certificada en sexualidad que se especializa en desarrollar programas y recursos para personas con discapacidades intelectuales y del desarrollo, sus familias y los profesionales que los apoyan. Es autora de varios libros, incluyendo Teaching Children with Down Syndrome about their Bodies, Boundaries and Sexuality: A Guide for Parents and Professionals, The Girls’ Guide to Growing Up: Choices and Changes in the Tween Years, A Boy’s Guide to Growing Up: Choices & Changes During Puberty y, para adolescentes y adultos jóvenes, Boyfriends & Girlfriends: A Guide to Dating for People with Disabilities.

Cuando no está enseñando o escribiendo, Terri trabaja como Coordinadora de la Clínica de Síndrome de Down en Children’s Wisconsin. Es madre de dos hijas, y su hija mayor tiene síndrome de Down.

Learning Objectives:

Describe 5 common parental concerns during pubescence

Identify strategies for supporting youth with I/DD

Share resources designed for people with I/DD and their parents

Objetivos de aprendizaje:

1. Describir 5 preocupaciones comunes de los padres durante la pubertad
2. Identificar estrategias para apoyar a los jóvenes con discapacidades intelectuales y del desarrollo (I/DD)
3. Compartir recursos diseñados para personas con I/DD y sus padres