Peter Leidy

Peter Leidy conducts workshops, develops training materials, writes songs, speaks and sings at conferences, and works with organizations, government agencies, families, and paid supporters to promote positive support, inclusion, building healthy relationships, and thinking differently about people who are called “challenging.” He focuses on personalizing support and community membership for people with disabilities. He’s been learning from people with disabilities since 1983.

Peter offers consulting for individuals, teams, families, and DSPs. He trains as both a conference speaker and workshop facilitator on a variety of topics:

– Designing person-centered supports
– Supported Living Workshop description
– Recruiting and supporting staff
– Staff retention
– Staff appreciation events
– Motivating direct support staff
– Organizational development
– Values training
– Developing/building community relationships
– Crisis prevention training
– Power and control
– Songs from Human Serviceland

IntellectAbility

IntellectAbility helps agencies and supporters to better assist people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). IntellectAbility provides information and support for the Health Risk Screening Tool (HRST), a web-based tool that identifies health risks and provides actionable steps to mitigate those risks. Supporters can work proactively, utilizing decisions based on 22 crucial risk areas. The HRST is the most widely used and validated health risk screening tool for those with I/DD.

In addition, IntellectAbility offers a library of training focusing on the health and safety of people with I/DD, including resources for those supporting people with I/DD. The library includes e-learning courses, webinars, and materials for in-depth courses on relevant topics such as the Fatal Five, nutrition, and person-centered planning.

PHI

PHI assists agencies in meeting the needs of direct care workers and their clients in a variety of long-term care settings. It helps implement best practices through hands-on coaching, training, and consulting to help providers deliver high-quality care. PHI supports policymakers and advocates in crafting evidence-based policies to advance quality care.

PHI fosters dignity, respect, and independence—for all who receive care and all who provide it. PHI promotes quality direct care jobs as the foundation for quality care.

Today’s providers want to know that their staff share their commitment to quality and are equipped to deliver it. PHI offers training and consulting services to meet this need to attract quality people, achieve cost efficiencies, and reduce turnover.

IARF

The Illinois Association of Rehabilitation Facilities has been the voice of human service organizations in government. IARF has worked to provide agencies with individual consultation on issues that affect them specifically, including Annual Frontline Supervisor Training and CEUs for QIDPs, Nursing Home Administrators, and Social Workers.

Association staff provide frequent legislative and policy updates that affect members and non-members alike. Webinars are available for member organizations, both live and on-demand. IARFuture Leadership Initiative helps grow the leaders of tomorrow. IARF hosts an annual conference and expo with a variety of educational sessions for all staff levels.

Clearbrook

Clearbrook’s Training Department offers DHS-approved QIDP training for other organizations – 40 hours of high-quality curricula related to residential, ICF, and day services QIDPs. Call or email the contact above for information on attending QIDP training.

Training & eTracking Solutions

Training & eTracking Solutions thrives on providing highly effective online training programs to nonprofit and social service communities across the United States. Realizing that employee training is vital to the success of individuals, agencies, and associations within the human services field, Training & eTracking Solutions prides itself on creating content-rich online training. They’ve built training programs to focus on employees retaining more knowledge through interactive exercises, real-world situations, and engaging simulations.

See the Training tab for their learning categories, including training for DSPs, CEs for LMSW/LCSW, professional development, as well as on safety, senior care, mental health, and more. Schedule a free consultation to learn more about their programs and custom eLearning services.

Illinois Community Colleges Online

Illinois Community Colleges Online (ILCCO) is a consortium of Illinois community college leaders collaborating to provide leadership, facilitate collaboration, and share resources in technology-enhanced and online education. As a gathering of leaders in online education in Illinois, ILCCO contributes to the leadership development of their members by strengthening skills and abilities while striving to guide and advocate for online learning in the state.

ILCCO is a membership organization available to all Illinois community college districts for the purpose of promoting quality online learning and providing additional online learning opportunities for students through course sharing.

Health Tech Academy

Health Tech Academy’s self-paced online bootcamps are designed to accelerate your path to a well-paying career in healthcare. With a focus on excellence, innovation, and personalized learning, their bootcamps are tailored to fit seamlessly into your schedule. They collaborate with universities and employers to transform the healthcare workforce, one talent at a time.

Health Tech Academy’s healthcare leadership training uses insight and contributions from top healthcare leaders and executives across the country to target specific leadership techniques and skills needed to drive results. Learn proven communication strategies, self-evaluation techniques, and relationship development methods to level up your healthcare career, build confidence, and lead high-performing teams capable of making a big impact.

Health Tech Academy aspires to transform and innovate the way healthcare professionals are educated, hired, and retained.

CARES® Dementia Care Training

HealthCare Interactive, Inc. offers CARES®, an online dementia care training, certification, and professional credentialing. Developed in conjunction with the Alzheimer’s Association, CARES provides a series of ten online dementia care training programs. Program topics include person-centered care, the basics of Alzheimer’s and Dementia, understanding behavior as communication, pain and how it impacts care, dementia-related behavior, safety topics, activities of daily living, end-of-life care, elder abuse awareness and prevention, and more. The training is for staff at all levels and provides documentation to meet state and federal training requirements.

SkillPointe

SkillPointe helps you explore healthcare careers, find the training you need to get there, and even find a job. As you embark on your next chapter, get healthcare industry news and learn from people who are in the workforce what it’s really like to do the job.

The healthcare industry is projected to add skills-based jobs at an extraordinary pace over the next decade. Are you looking for a rewarding medical job that doesn’t require a four-year degree? SkillPointe can help!