Back by popular demand, we will again offer Pre-Showcase Intensive sessions! This year we will be offering three all-day intensives and two half-day badge intensives. All Pre-Showcase Intensives take place on Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at the Westin Kansas City at Crown Center.
Charting the LifeCourse Person-Centered Fundamentals (NEW!)
Cost: $150
Pre-Requisite: It is recommended to view or attend the Intro to CtLC Webinar prior to this course.
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Family Caregiver, Respite and Charting My Family’s Perspective
Are you looking for ways to promote the well-being and good life of families? Whether you’re a family member or a professional supporting families, this intensive is designed to equip learners with strategies to enhance all roles within the family unit and improve overall caregiver well-being. Using the CtLC framework and the Family Perspective tools, learners will begin to think differently about their family and how you can use respite and other supports to promote the well-being of the entire family. This course helps families develop advocacy skills, envision their future, and empower them to make informed choices.
Cost: $100
Pre-Requisite: None
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
CtLC Good Life Group Facilitator Badge
Are you looking to help build the capacity of self-advocates and family members to use the framework in their own lives? Good Life Groups provide an interactive peer learning collaborative for self-advocates and family members. CtLC Good Life Group Facilitator Badge is designed to equip learners with the skills to lead Good Life Groups. It will provide learners with strategies to plan, prepare, and facilitate Good Life Groups and support self-advocates and family members. This course is for eligible learners interested in facilitating Good Life Groups.
Cost: $50
Pre-Requisite: Certification of Completion for Ambassadors
Morning ONLY: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Supported Decision-Making, Alternatives to Guardianship and Dignity of Risk
Are you looking to learn more about balancing decision-making and dignity of risk? This intensive is designed to equip learners with an overview of supported decision-making and other alternatives to guardianship. Using the Charting the LifeCourse framework and tools, learners will explore strategies to support decision-making across all life domains, starting from a young age. This includes fostering opportunities for individuals to take risks, make their own decisions, and grow through experience. This course provides learners with tools to explore, problem-solve, and plan for supported decision-making.
Cost: $100
Pre-Requisite: None
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
CtLC Meeting Facilitator Badge
Are you looking for ways to apply the Charting the LifeCourse principles and tools as you plan and facilitate group meetings? CtLC Meeting Facilitator Badge is designed to equip learners with skills to lead CtLC Meetings, which includes CtLC in Action, Network & Partner Engagement, and Innovation Roundtables. This course covers planning, preparation, and facilitation techniques for diverse groups through the lens of LifeCourse. This course is for eligible learners interested in facilitating CtLC Meetings.
Cost: $150
Pre-Requisite: Certification of Completion for Ambassadors
Afternoon ONLY: 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Full-Day Badge Intensive (Meeting Facilitator AND Good Life Group Facilitator)
Cost: $175
Pre-Requisite: Certification of Completion for Ambassadors
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.