Training Description:
This training series is intended to be an introduction to all things disability. The sessions will build on each other and explore the ways we perceive and interact with disability both professionally and personally. The first session of this series has already taken place, but individual registration is still open for the remaining sessions!
Presenter: Morgan Stieber
Morgan Stieber (she/they) is a Certified Peer Specialist who has been working in Crisis Stabilization with JMHC for 2 years. They recently graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Human Development and Family Studies with a minor in Psychology and a certificate in LGBTQ+ Studies from the University of Wisconsin - Madison. Morgan is passionate about advocacy in and out of mental health spaces, especially as a member of the LGBTQ+ and disability communities, and strives to create inclusive spaces where everyone feels safe to be themselves. In her free time, Morgan loves to read, create art, and snuggle with her cat, Saturn.
Venue: All trainings will take place on Zoom
Time: 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM CST
Cost per Session: $40
2.0 CE Hours per session* (NBCC/ACEP Approved #6760)
*Journey Mental Health Center has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No.6760. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credits are clearly identified. Journey Mental Health Center is solely responsible for all aspects of this program.
Training Information:
Session 4: Disability in the Workplace, Mental Health, and Working with Clients with Disabilities Thursday, June 26, 2025
Description: The final portion of the training series begins with a look at disability theory, and participants are invited to explore how it connects to their own experience and how it may be applicable for the clients we serve in our professions. We explore the ways disability and mental health are inextricably linked, despite the mental health and medical systems insistence on separating them; the carceral nature of our mental health system, the connection to the criminal justice system, and the violence disproportionately perpetuated against disabled individuals; and how our clients may be affected by these factors, how it impacts how their interactions with us as professionals, and how we begin to bridge the gap between disability and mental health care.
Objectives:
- Broadly understand and describe Crip Theory and the Theory of Complex Embodiment, what role it plays in participants’ lives, and how it is relevant to working in the mental health field
- Describe the relationship between mental health and disability and identify barriers to care that disabled folks face
- Identify ways to support coworkers and bridge accessibility gaps in the workplace
- Name specific action steps to incorporate access needs of consumers into clinical practice
