Partnership for People with Disabilities

This is a great time to learn more about the impact of trauma on children, youth and adults and how to build resiliency when challenges come our way. The self-paced online Virginia Tiered Systems of Support (VTSS) Trauma Learning Modules are free and include: Videos from experts and division staff implementers and families Engaging and […]

This year, we are very excited to be celebrating 25 years of the Virginia Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities program (Va-LEND). Va-LEND is an interdisciplinary training program that prepares students to provide family and person-centered care to children with neurodevelopmental disabilities. In our history, we have trained over 800 professionals from 16 different academic disciplines […]

Seven Tips for Empowering Kids for a Resilient Future As parents and family members, we have felt more than once like we’d like to wrap our kids in bubble wrap to help them fend off the disappointments and heartbreaks that are bound to happen as part of life. Things like not making the sports team, […]

Everyone has sensory feelings surrounding touch, some may love it, while others loathe it. In the pandemic, loneliness has been exacerbated for some by experiencing touch deprivation.   Our  thoughts and behavior surrounding touching have a lot to do with our family’s culture and values, along with our individual threshold for sensory stimulation. For every person who hugs […]

Talking to Kids about Relationships  Usually, when we hear the word “relationship,” we automatically think of  a romantic partner. But actually, we have relationships with everyone we know. Most of us were never taught about relationships, and therefore, it can be challenging to explain them to our kids.  When you are in the middle of a relationship, […]