DDD Training

​The Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD) is committed to providing training that improves the lives of our participants. Please feel free to use as many training resources as you see fit.

FREE Training for People with Disabilities 

Self-Advocacy

Developed through a partnership between Disability Rights Nebraska, Arc of Lincoln, Autism Family Network, and Fritz & O'Hare Associates:

• It's All About The Plan! - Online training to assist you, your family, and your guardian. Advocate for yourself by speaking up for what you want in your life! 
• Together We Can! - Online training on how you and your provider work together to increase your opportunities to live, work, and participate in your community. 

Self-Direction

Video from DDD - How self-direction is different than traditional services. Includes the history, what to expect, and tools for self-direction.

Transitioning from School

Video from PTI Nebraska - What parents, students, and Service Coordinators need to know about the transition period.

Person-Centered Planning

The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and the Nebraska Council on Developmental Disabilities are launching a new Person-Centered Planning initiative to reinvigorate person-centered supports for all Nebraska's Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Waivers. Check out the Person-Centered Planning webpage for many training opportunities!

Provider Training: Open to Anyone!

Abuse and Neglect 

Providers must have training on Abuse and Neglect. Free training is available:

• Child and Vulnerable Adult Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation - Meets the training requirement for independent providers. Covers the Child and Adult Protective Services Acts. Explains mandatory reporters. Discusses reasonable cause. Outlines how to report and explains how an investigation happens. Talks about the Central Registry and penalties for violating laws.
• Protecting Senior and Vulnerable Nebraskans from Fraud, Abuse, and Exploitation - Twenty-eight minute video from NET. Information about financial exploitation and how to protect against it. Law enforcement gives an overview on investigations and the court system. Medical experts explain how to spot increased vulnerability.

Habilitation

Habilitation programs must be written for habilitative services. Providers are required to know how to write and run programs. The following free training is available:

• Habilitation Program Overview – Step-by-step guide to writing habilitation programs.   
• Habilitation training for independent providers information is posted on the independent provider page and calendar.
• Therap habilitative training – ISP Programs & Data – Training on habilitation programs in Therap. Trainings are in the orange box on the independent provider page of Therap. You must sign in to your Therap training account.

• Habilitation Plan – Demonstration of how to create, update, copy, and discontinue a plan in Therap's Habilitation Plan module.
• ISP Programs and Templates Overview – ISP programs, templates, and the steps for creating ISP programs.
• ISP Data: Documentation and Search – How to document and search for ISP program data. Includes the acknowledgment process, where to find goals, outcomes, and rationale for programs.

Therap

Therap Training Academy – Therap offers many training opportunities. Enrolling in the training academy is free. Therap is important to the services we provide, so it is important to learn about. The Therap training account is separate from your Therap login.