TASP offers a full-day professional development opportunity for individuals, agencies and organizations: Working Successfully with Parents with IDD. The training is designed to build on helping professionals’ skills when working with families where the parents have intellectual disabilities and/or developmental disabilities.
This is a live, interactive, training is offered via an online learning platform (like Zoom) to agencies, systems, and states. It’s an in-depth, interactive training with 2 trainers and a parent self-advocate trainer. Training includes information, interactive lessons, and time for questions and live engagement with the presenters and other participants.
Join us to learn from experts in the field of supported parenting, as well as parents themselves, and interact with and learn from others across the country (and abroad) doing similar work when you join an open training. Or reach out and we can train your staff!
Learn more on this webpage by clicking the tabs below, or view the TRAINING INFORMATION PACKET
Includes group pricing information.
This program is Approved by the National Association of Social Workers (Approval # 886862992-4606) for 6.5 continuing education contact hours.
We’ve trained over 1,500 people from 5 countries and 45 states, and want YOU to join that group.
Here’s what people are saying about the training:
“I learned how to accommodate more people on a deeper level”
“I will use the information daily with the families I serve and within my own household!”
“I loved the learning styles reminder and the safety checklists and materials!”
“Loved this training! Thank you everyone!”
This is a live, interactive online training via Zoom. Your registration includes the full training, training materials, and an opportunity for questions and live engagement with the presenters and other participants.
Date:
Dates vary, check above for upcoming dates and availability of any open trainings. If you’re interested in scheduling a private training for your agency/state, email us at info@achancetoparent.net
Cost:
Tuition for this training is $350/person, and includes a 70-page training guide, provider toolkit with additional resources, live Q&A, interaction with participants across the world, certificate of attendance, and a reduced rate on purchasing A Fair Chance (a training video that shares parents’ experiences). We offer reduced group rates for large groups.
FAQ
WHAT is the training about and WHAT will I gain from it?
This live, interactive virtual training provides an in-depth understanding of intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and equips professionals with the skills to support parents with IDD in a compassionate, effective, and legally informed manner. Participants will learn to apply strength-based, trauma-informed strategies, advocate for parents’ legal rights, communicate effectively, and establish supportive networks. The training will also provide practical tools for setting achievable goals with parents, helping professionals empower parents with IDD to succeed in their parenting roles. Through these insights, professionals can enhance their ability to offer respectful, tailored support that fosters long-term family resilience.
WHO should attend the training?
The training is designed for professionals who have beginning helping skills but who are not sure how to make reasonable accommodations for parents with ID. Individuals attending the training should have a background in working with families. This includes, but is certainly not limited to attorneys, social workers, nurses, health care professionals, public health professionals, school system workers, case workers, case managers, DD system workers, early intervention, and more!
WHERE does the training take place?
We are offering this training VIRTUALLY via Zoom. It’s designed to be interactive, with virtual breakout rooms, individual and small group work, input and feedback, and more. We promise to keep you engaged.
WHEN can you provide the training and how long is the training?
We most often contract with agencies or state systems to provide training to their employees. Occasionally, we partner with an agency or receive grant funding to offer the training to the general public. Check the top of this page for the most recent date(s), and join our email list to be the first to know when those are scheduled.
This is a full-day training (7 hours), that is offered all in one day, or over 2 days to accommodate people in different time zones.
WHAT if I want to have a few staff members trained? Can we get training just for our agency?
Yes! If you have more than a few people you want to have trained and are interested in scheduling a training just for people from your agency, reach out and let us know. We are able to schedule a training just for you, on a date convenient for you, and can be flexible in how it’s delivered (one day, two days, or more). You will need to have between 10-20 people you want trained. Reach out to find out more and get our group rates.
HOW many people can attend the training?
Due to the format of the training, the level of engagement required, and the small group work that takes place, the training is best suited for groups of 10-30 people. If you have more (or less) people to be trained, please reach out and we will work to accommodate your needs.
WHAT is the cost?
The cost of the immersive full-day training (or two half-days) is $350/person. There is a reduced group rate.
If you’re interested in scheduling a private training (10-30 people) for your agency, or a few agencies in your area, email us at info@achancetoparent.net. We offer group-rate discounts for larger groups and can schedule at a date/time convenient for your group.
WHY should we use TASP?
TASP is a leading nonprofit committed to successfully supporting families when parents have an intellectual disability. Our trainers hold a variety of degrees and hail from a variety of backgrounds, allowing for unique perspectives from the field. TASP’s trainers have spent a cumulative 150 years in the field of supported parenting and have firsthand experience in the work. Most importantly, they are all strongly committed to supporting families when parents have intellectual disabilities to ensure that everyone, regardless of age, income, background or learning difficulties has a chance to parent.
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