Conscious Care and Support – For Individuals with Autism & Other Developmental Disabilities: Balancing Body, Brain & Being
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Peter and Gareth Marks having been supporting individuals and families with complex disabilities for decades. With a deep brain research foundation, they teach simple and profound approaches that can reduce violence and rebalance communications for many. An important contribution to the field.
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Peter Marks
Peter Marks, Founder and director of A Centre for Conscious Care Class trainer for more than 2000 graduates of CCS; University of Toronto, School of Social Work Con.Ed. Faculty member; Over 35 years of Human & Health Services’ organization & leadership development to facilitate effective, conscious and compassionate care and support; Co-founder and former chair […]
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Invitation to Dissent: Being Person-Centered in a Pandemic-Closing the Integrity Gap [PDF]
2020 Carol Blessing As we enter the second quarter of 2020 we find ourselves in extended quarantine because of the coronavirus 2019 or COVID-19. At the moment, there is no end in sight. This virus does not discriminate. Everyone is vulnerable to the risk of illness and even death. As a result, we all must […]
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Ethics of Inclusion [PDF]
John O’Brien & Marsha Forest 1991 We want to begin a dialogue on the expectations about personal behavior that go along with a commitment to inclusion. Unattainable expectations confuse good people and fragment efforts for change into factions organized around hurt feelings. We who care about inclusion can reduce this drain on the energy necessary […]
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Jim Hansen: School & Our Self Image + Questions
SCHOOL Someone asked a little boy, “What is Home?” He replied, “Home is a place that when you go there, they have to take you in.” School should be more like home. School is an important place of learning. It is, however, not the only or the most important place of learning. A school, at […]
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Marsha Forest: Books, Articles & Videos
Marsha Forest was a relentless life long advocate for Inclusion. Originally from NYC, she was trained as a teacher of the deaf – including sitting on their hands to prevent using sign language. True to form, Marsha rejected that approach and spent her life teaching and supporting families to explore any and all forms of […]
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Creating What I Know About Community
by Judith A. Snow DOWNLOAD this article A Summary: Judith Snow is still a gifted and visionary thinker – and so this writing about Dreaming, Giftedness is ultimately about relearning now to listen – so we can Dream the new Communities we so desperately want and need. Judith always began with a story – and […]
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The Ethics of Inclusion: Three Common Delusions
by John O’Brien, Marsha Forest, Jack Pearpoint, Shafik Asante & Judith Snow The Ethics of Inclusion: Three Common Delusions by John O’Brien, Marsha Forest, Jack Pearpoint, Shafik Asante & Judith Snow We want to begin a dialogue on the expectations about personal behavior that go along with a commitment to Inclusion. Unattainable expectations confuse good […]
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Vive la Difference
The streets are exploding. People are getting hurt. There is poverty, racism, violence. Single parents, kids, gangs, drugs, booze — families — all are part of the explosion of life on the street — life in urban war zones.
Modern medicine — like most other institutions — is ill equipped to deal with this new reality. But it is here. There is no choice. Next week it will be more intense. Crack babies and multiple addictions will haunt all our corridors.
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Personal Assistance: What It Is and What It Is Not – Judith Snow
DOWNLOAD – Personal Assistance: What it is and What it is Not by Judith Snow, MA Abstract: In her typical forthright way, Judith peels back the layers of misunderstanding about the nature of Personal Assistance – and reminds us of the very simple truth – is a form of support for people who are labeled […]
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Kick Em Out or Keep Em In: Exclusion or Inclusion – Forest & Pearpoint
Download – Kick Em Out Or Keep Em In – here by Jack Pearpoint & Marsha Forest Synopsis: Students who display severe behaviour difficulties, like all children, can and should be included in the mainstream of our schools and communities. The key to making it possible is relationships. It should be no great mystery that […]
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Who is Marsha Forest?
Who is Marsha Forest? MARSHA SNYDERMAN FOREST 1942 – 2000Marsha Forest was a remarkable leader, advocate and champion of inclusion for all. She passed on, June 2, 2000 after a 12 year battle with cancer. She continued to work and teach until weeks before her untimely death. Because of her impact internationally, the Board of […]
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A Disgrace to the Nation John O’Brien – 2005
Download Here A Reflective Piece – on the complexity of our systematic exclusion people with disabilities. John describes it as a “A disgrace to the nation”. He outlines the challenge ahead as we struggle to replace institutions. John O’Brien & Connie Lyle O’Brien: Books, Articles, Videos “A disgrace to the nation” A Turning Point in […]
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An Ethics of Possibility – John O’Brien
Download: An Ethics of Possibility Direct Support Workers and an Ethic of Possibility make good lives for all possible. This article explores that possibility. Direct support workers who are guided by an ethics of possibility build a relationship worthy of the trust of the people they assist and the people who love or have loved […]
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Communitas: The Community Place
Download: Communitas: the Community Place Communitas is a prototype of possibility – a real life example of how a group of citizens could build inclusive relationships in a community – and reach out and share with the whole town. They used a post office as a hub.. COMMUNITASThe Community Place Manchester, CT 06040phone: 860-645-3177email (Bev […]
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