Being connected to the people we love is critical to our emotional and physical well-being. Many people experiencing our services are sick from loneliness. This workshop is about ideas for moving beyond interventions and coverage to a system that supports enduring, freely chosen relationships. The workshop can be conducted in either a one-day or two-day format (the latter involves problem-solving with teams).

At the conclusion of the workshop, participants will have developed knowledge in the following areas:

The impact of loneliness in the lives of people who experience disabilities, particularly as it relates to difficult behaviours;
The importance of going home to the people we love as an important organizing strategy for helping people to develop relationships;
Strategies for helping people who are lonely to develop enduring, freely chosen, positive relationships.
Problem-solving strategies for times when relationships are unbalanced or slow in developing.

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