The Arc

THE ARC PARTNERSHIP

Teaming up to bring quality online training to professionals in the Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities community

Give Your Training a Boost

Relias and The Arc continue to work together to provide training resources that help organizations conquer employee engagement, development, and staff turnover.


  • DSP Education

    Accessible, consistent content that boosts employee productivity and satisfaction.


  • Relias Academy

    Online courses available for individual purchase tailored to I/DD professionals.


  • Relias Learning Management System

    An easy-to-use LMS that improves compliance and optimizes performance.

Relias and The Arc Webinar Series

Thriving in a Changing IDD Landscape

Relias and The Arc of the United States are teaming up to bring you a monthly webinar series throughout 2019. The series is entitled, “Thriving in a Changing IDD Landscape,” and we’re dividing the themes into quarters:

  • Q1: Invest in Your Organization
  • Q2: Invest in Your Qualified Intellectual Disability Professionals (QIDPs)
  • Q3: Invest in Your Direct Support Professionals (DSPs)
  • Q4: Invest in Your Services

Relias and The Arc are committed to helping you improve how your organization operates at every level. See below for details about upcoming and past webinars in this series.


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Past Webinars

November: How to Develop Employment Partnerships in IDD

October: Supporting Choice-Making in People With IDD

September: Deep Dive into Our DSP Survey Results

July: Guide Your DSPs to Greatness

June: Learn About Assessments for QIDPs and IDD Nurses

Providing great care to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities is about more than paperwork, but paperwork and documentation are also important! In this webinar, you will learn:

  • How Relias developed its personnel assessments for QIDPs, managers, and nurses
  • How assessments can help you improve service quality
  • How you can enhance your hiring and professional development processes with assessments

Date: Thursday, June 27, 2019

On-Demand

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May: Hiring and Retaining Great QPs

Developing a really great qualified intellectual disability professional (QIDP) isn’t easy, and keeping one is even harder. Whether you call them QIDPs, QPs, case managers or front-line supervisors, these professionals need opportunities for growth and development. In this webinar, you will learn how to:

  • Develop QPs as future leaders of your organization
  • Provide effective management for QPs
  • Boost QP morale

Date: Tuesday, May 21, 2019

On Demand

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April: Develop Supervisory Skills in Your QPs

Helping your QIDPs become effective leaders not only improves the quality of your services but also has a significant impact on DSP retention. In this webinar, you will learn:

  • What skills are necessary to be an effective supervisor
  • How to craft an effective supervisory training program
  • What ongoing development QPs need to ensure success

Date: Tuesday, April 23, 2019

On Demand

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March: Building a Culturally Competent Organization

We know IDD exists in all communities, regardless of income or background. But without proactive and targeted efforts, minority families of all kinds are often left out of the IDD community. In this webinar, you will learn how to:

  • Assess your organization’s cultural competency
  • Create a plan for engaging diverse communities
  • Build culture competency into every level of your organization

Date: Tuesday, March 26, 2019

On Demand

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February: Leading During Change

The IDD landscape is constantly evolving, sometimes in frustrating ways. Your employees need strong leadership to avoid the frustration and discouragement that can come with systemic change. In this webinar, you will learn how to:

  • Help employees adapt to change
  • Overcome resistance to change
  • Demonstrate your confidence in your team during times of change

Date: Tuesday, February 26, 2019

On Demand

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January: Creating a Positive Company Culture

Providing great IDD services begins with creating a company culture based on respect and dignity. In this webinar, you will learn:

  • How to evaluate your company’s culture
  • How focusing on culture can improve your organization’s performance
  • Why culture is the key to employee retention

Date: Tuesday, January 29, 2019

On Demand

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The Arc of the Midlands Impact Story

“I love Relias, its an incredible tool that we use at The Arc of the Midlands. We use it in our onboarding and staffing function…there is no muddiness in the onboarding training; it is very clear. Getting through that training helps separate the people that are supposed to be here and who aren’t supposed to be here.”

Mike Bell

The Arc of the Midlands

Resources

Best Practices for Training DSPs e-book

This e-book discusses the training technique of “Focused Learning.” The Focused Learning initiative provides DSPs with training based on adult education best practices and included the 6 elements to improving the practical application of skills learning by staff.

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Case Study: The Arc of Harrisonburg and Rockingham

Relias sat down with The Arc of Harrisonburg and Rockingham to discuss how The Relias LMS has helped their organization with new employee training and compliance.

Read their story

Choice Making for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

This course provides an overview of teaching and supporting the choice-making process for people with I/DD. You will learn how to empower individuals to make choices about different techniques for offering choice-making and how to teach problem-solving skills to the people you support.

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