| Karel | Belgium | info@kareldecorte.be | Mentor | As an educator in an instittue for persons with intelelctual disabilties and othe rplaces, Karel has adopted Gentle Teaching as his care giving philosophy. As a student he had searched for an alternatives to behaviorism and found a culture of gnelteness as the way to go, emphasizing unconditional love in his services and supports. Karel has helped produce video tapes related ot Gentle Teaching and offers workshops on Gentle Teaching throughout Flanders. | http://kareldecorte.be | |
| Luc | Belgium | luc.verbeke@dendries.be | Mentor | Luc was an initiator of Gentle Teaching in Evergem, Belgium. As the Director of Den Dries, a residential support service near Gent, he has integrated Gentle Teaching into Den Dries' center-based on community services and ways of supporting individuals with intellectual disabilities. He has provided leadership throughout Belgium and the European Union. | http://www.dendries.be | |
| Dieter | Belgium | Dieter.Windels@UGent.be | Mentor | Dieter has been a strong advocate in the European Union
for Gentle Teaching. He helped lead its dissemination through the University of Gent in Belgium. He is ahs been the Coordinator of the International Gentle Teaching Conference, 2006, in Gent. | http://www.ugent.be | |
| Jean | Canada | | Mentor | Jeanne has participated in Gentle Teaching educational events and operates her residential facility with the philosophy of Gentle Teaching. | | |
| Helga | Canada | hberger@srsd.mb.ca | Mentor | Helga became involved in Gentle Teaching in 1999 when she was principal of Marymound School, a secure facility for young people aged 7-17 with exceptionally high needs. After exposure to Gentle Teaching, it was obvious that the most critical factor in improving outcomes for our students was to love them. We tracked educational and emotional data over the years and saw positive outcomes--significant reduction of the use of restraint and increased educational achievement. Helga educates othe rprofessionals in Gentle Teaching at provinical, national, international training events and conferences.
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| Peter | Canada | peterdill@rogers.com | Mentor | Peter has been an long time advocate for the integration of all persons with intellectual disabilities, including persons with severely aggressive and self-destructive behaviors. He focuses on bringing Gentle Teaching to family members and the creation of circles of friends around marginalized individuals. | | |
| Cam | Canada | camdore@telus.net | Mentor | Cam manages the HOME Society. HOMES has concentrated their efforts on folks seen as too challenging to live in Community settings. They also co-ordinate local Training sessions and manage GTI and the GentleTeaching.com web page. | http://www.HomeSociety.com | |
| Brenda | Canada | BElmes.bdnco@mts.net | Mentor | Brenda is the Director of Brandon Community Options, a community services that provides residential and day supports for persons with intelelctual disabilities in Brandon, Manitoba. She has developed agency policies that reflect Gentle Teaching and provides opportunities for staff traning in Gentle Teaching. | | |
| Cheryl | Canada | cheryl@heartfield.net | Mentor | Cheryl has been advocating for Gentle teaching in her work in Manitoba for several years. | | |
| Felicia | Canada | fcjervis@sympatico.ca | Mentor | Felicia has been a leading force in bringing Gentle Teaching to Canada. As a parent and social worker, she has brough large groups of family members together and other caregivers to spread and teach Gentle Teaching throughout the Ontarion area. | | |
| Tim | Canada | tjones.sai@sasktel.net | Mentor | Tim has been instrumental in fostering a spirit of gentleness across the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. For over two decades, Tim has worked in various leadership positions within human service settings developing and providing support for children at risk, young offenders, and people with developmental/intellectual disabilities. Tim currently serves as Executive Director for Saskatchewan Alternative Initiatives where he has been integral in establishing Gentle Teaching as the agency’s primary method of care. As founder and director of GT Educators, Tim teaches a spirit of gentleness to caregivers of all backgrounds through 3-day practicums and regular night classes throughout the province. In addition, Tim has presented Gentle Teaching to the Saskatoon Public Board of Education and the University of Saskatchewan College of Education, and has been a regular presenter at the Gentle Teaching International Conference since 2003 | Saskatchewan Alternative Initiatives | |
| Dave | Canada | Dave.Lappin@HomeSociety.com | Mentor | Dave and his team of co-ordinators are responsible for for some incrdible work with individuals with a long history of failed placements. Dave has been a Gentle Teaching mentor for over 10 years and is known across Canada for his work. | http://www.HomeSociety.com | |
| Myriam | Canada | yhuertas@salud.gov.pr | Mentor | Myriam is a Mentor in a Commonwealth of Puerto Rico program that supports individuals with intellectual disabilities and is involved in quality management. | | |
| Michelle | Canada | mmcgowan@co.assd3.org | Mentor | School Counselor for the Assiniboine South School Division, an active advocate for Gentle Teaching, Michelle speaks about School Partnerships—Children with Special Needs and Gentle Teachers | | |
| Michelle | Canada | mmcgowan@pembinatails.ca | Mentor | Michelle was an early advocate and teacher of Gentle Teaching.Since 1988 she has been working in public schools using Gentle Teaching principles and practices with staff. students, parents, and administrators. She is currently a school counselor at Charelswood Middle School in Winnipeg. She has given courses in the Winnipeg area for Teaching Assistants and has presented a wide variety of workshops throughout Winnipeg, maitoba, and internationally. | | |
| Eddie | Canada | emiller@bioscorp.ok.com | Mentor | Eddie directs a community support system that services those with intellectual disabilities who are the most marginalized. He brings not only hands-on experiences, but systemic change experiences to mentoring. | | |
| Margo | Canada | life2@mts.net | Mentor | Maro directs "Living in Friendship Everyday" and helps build circles of friends for individuals with intellectual disabilities. Her program deals with supporting individuals in decision-making by surrounding each person with a circle of friends. She ensures that her staff and all involved practice Gentle Teaching. | | |
| Olga | Canada | | Mentor | Olga has developed a network of community alternatives throughout Puerto that have resulted in the closure of all institutions in Puerto Rico. These homes are based on Gentle Teaching in their policies, procedures, training, and oversight. | | |
| Nerina | Canada | nrobson@mb.sympatico.ca | Mentor | Individual Planning Coordinator for the Association for community Living, Manitoba division for the past 15 years, Nerina joins Michelle McGowan speaking about School Partnerships—Children with Special Needs and Gentle Teachers. | | |
| Charlotte | Canada | crsloan@shaw.ca | Mentor | Charlotte had been the Gentle Teaching representative in the Winnipeg School Division for several years. She now dedicates herself to teaching others about Gentle teaching throughout Manitoba, especially educators in public schools. She has a special focus on helping teaching personnel in First Nation schools. | | |
| Janet | Canada | jthompson17@shaw.ca | Mentor | Janet is the Gentle Teaching representative in the Winnipeg School Division.. She provideds on-going in-service education and supprot in promoting Gentle Teaching in the Winnepg schools. | | |
| Hanna | Canada | | Mentor | Hanna advocates for a culture of gentleness in Brandon Community Options--a residential and day program for individuals with intelelctual disabilities in Manitoba. She is convinced that Gentle Teaching is the way to go in helpting others and tesched it in staff training. | | |
| Maurits | Denmark | solund.post1.mei@aaa.dk | Mentor | Maurits has been a strong advocate and Mentor for several years. He has integrated a culture of gentless into Solund, a community for individuals with intellectual disabilties in Skanderborg, Denmark. As such, the 250 individuals whom Solund serves live in a violence-free and justice based setting where all staff are educated in Gentle teaching and the community is supported by Gentle Management procedures. Maurits has educated caregivers around the world. | | |
| Anne | Denmark | | Mentor | Anne teaches future educators at the college level in Denmark an dhas intergated Gentle Teaching into her pedagogical approach. Anne is a Mentor in traing caregviers and clinicians in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. | | |
| Masako | Japan | iwasaki@tokajuku.com | Mentor | Masako Iwasaki has been instrumental in the establishment of Gentle Teaching a major psychological and pedagogical approach in her own insitution, Tokajuku, but also throughout Japan, and Asia. Her leadership skills in the dissemination of Gentle Teaching is invaluable and powerful. | | |
| Masako | Japan | iwasaki@tokajuku.com | Mentor | Masako has been an international leader in the development and dissemination of Gentle Teaching since 1994. She has a system for the promotion of Gentle Teaching throughout Japan. She is the representative of the Japanese Society of Gentle Teaching. | | |
| Gare | Mexico | garemex@prodigny.net.mx | Mentor | Professor for 35 years at the Mexican National University (Embryology, Histology, Reproduction), and General Coordinator of the Integral Rehabilitation center for people with multiple disabilities Comunidad Crecer in Mexico City, Gare speaks about Gentle Teaching in Third World Countries and the International | | |
| Anton | Netherlands | aajmillenaar@hetnet.nl | Mentor | Anton has been an original advocate for creating a culture of life in the institution that he led in the Netherlands. For over 15 years he established a process to integrate Gentle Teaching and set forth a policy on Gentle Teaching for all people. He now consults on issues related to Gentle Teaching and deinstitutionalization around the world. | | |
| Pouwel | Netherlands | pouwel@casema.net | Mentor | Founder and Director of the Foundation on Gentle Teaching in the Netherlands, Pouwel ihas been an early and strong advocate of Gentle Teaching around the world. | http://www.gentleteaching.nl/ | |
| Marjan | Netherlands | m.vd.klauw@DeHartekampGroep.nl | Mentor | Marjan has well rounded hands-on experiences implelmenting Gentle Teaching in an institutional setting and helping creating a culture of life among caregviers and those whom they serve and support. She has experiences helping place individuals with intellectual disabilities and allied mental health needs into the confluence of community life. | http://www.dehartekampgroep.nl/ | |
| Rosa | Portugal | rmadeira@dce.ua.pt | Mentor | Rosa Madeira was one of the first person's to embrace Gentle Teaching in her involvement with pre-schools and schools in Agueda, Portugal, and throughout Portugal. Rosinha has taught for many years at Aveiro University in Portugal, and has been involved in Gentle Teaching for the past 25 years. Rosinha is speaking about Gentleness and InclusionShe is currently a Professor of http://www.dce.ua.pt/Educational Sciendes at the University of Aveiro in Portugal. | http://www.dce.ua.pt/ | |
| Francisco | Puerto Rico | falv5340@servacard.ponce.edu | Mentor | Francisco is a Mentor in a Commonwealth of Puerto Rico program that supports individuals with intellectual disabilities and is involved in education. | | |
| Rodney | Puerto Rico | arcerod@gmail.com | Mentor | Rodney is a Mentor in a Commonwealth of Puerto Rico program that supports individuals with intellectual disabilities and is involved in psychological support. | | |
| Roberto | Puerto Rico | rarocho@pracorporation.com | Mentor | Roberto is a Mentor in a Commonwealth of Puerto Rico program that supports individuals with intellectual disabilities and is involved in psychological support. | | |
| Jeanette | Puerto Rico | | Mentor | Jeanette is a Mentor in a Commonwealth of Puerto Rico program that supports individuals with intellectual disabilities and is iinvolved in the coordination of group homes. | | |
| Migdalia | Puerto Rico | | Mentor | Bosco is a Mentor in a Commonwealth of Puerto Rico program and administers a variety of living arrangements for persons with intellectual disabilities in the Aguadilla area. | | |
| Maika Liz | Puerto Rico | | Mentor | Mika is a Mentor in a Commonwealth of Puerto Rico program that supports individuals with intellectual disabilities and coordinates supports within private institutions. | | |
| Lissette | Puerto Rico | lissettecarmona@hotmail.com | Mentor | Lissette is a Mentor in a Commonwealth of Puerto Rico program that supports individuals with intellectual disabilities and is involved in supported employment. | | |
| Aracelis | Puerto Rico | | Mentor | Aracelis has integrtaed Gentle Teaching in her work as a psychologist at a residential support program for individuals with intellectual dsiabilties. | | |
| Carenin | Puerto Rico | caranincordero1@aol.com | Mentor | Carenin is a Mentor in a Commonwealth of Puerto Rico program that supports individuals with intellectual disabilities and is involved in psychology. | | |
| Oscar Jose | Puerto Rico | oscarcruz1958@yahoo.com | Mentor | Oscar is a Mentor in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico program that supports individuals with intellectual disabilities. He is responsible for clinical all clinical services in the progam and has integrtaeed Gedntle Teaching into these supports. | | |
| Ernesto | Puerto Rico | | Mentor | Ernesto is a Mentor in a Commonwealth of Puerto Rico program that supports individuals with intellectual disabilities and is involved in social work. | | |
| Lynmar Enid | Puerto Rico | | Mentor | Lynmar Enid is a Mentor in a Commonwealth of Puerto Rico program that supports individuals with intellectual disabilities and is involved in occupational therapy. | | |
| Carlos | Puerto Rico | | Mentor | Carlos has been a leading attorney in the establishment of Gentle Teaching from a regulatory and legislative approach as the lead attorney for several years for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico's Department of Justice and is now the Dean of the Eugenio Maria de Hostos Law School in Mayaguez, a school of law deidcated to civil rights. | http://www.hostos.edu | |
| Gloria | Puerto Rico | | Mentor | Gloria is a Mentor in a Commonwealth of Puerto Rico program that supports individuals with intellectual disabilities and is involved in the quality of settings. | | |
| Widalys | Puerto Rico | widalys diaz@hotmail.com | Mentor | Widalys is a Mentor in a Commonwealth of Puerto Rico program that supports individuals with intellectual disabilities and is involved in occupational therapy. | | |
| Carlos Juan | Puerto Rico | | Mentor | Alvarez is a Mentor in a Commonwealth of Puerto Rico program that supports individuals with intellectual disabilities and is responsible for rehabilitation counseling. | | |
| Ana | Puerto Rico | anagarcia@salud.gov.pr | Mentor | Ana provides leadership in directing the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico's deinsitutionalization movement and the creation of a range of community alternatives throughout the Commonwealth. She has overseen the closing of all institutions for persons with intellectual disabilities and has made Gentle Teaching the policy of the Commonwealth's Mental Retardation Program. | | |
| Nydia | Puerto Rico | | Mentor | Nydia is a Mentor in a Commonwealth of Puerto Rico program that supports individuals with intellectual disabilities and is involved in quality management. | | |
| Angel | Puerto Rico | | Mentor | Angel is a Mentor in a Commonwealth of Puerto Rico program that supports individuals with intellectual disabilities and coordinates services in Cayey. | | |
| Lumary | Puerto Rico | lumary99@yahoo.com | Mentor | Lumary is a Mentor in a Commonwealth of Puerto Rico program that supports individuals with intellectual disabilities and ihelps supervize community ho mes. | | |
| Yolanda | Puerto Rico | yhuertas@salud.gov.pr | Mentor | Yolanda is responsible for quality management in Puerto Rico's services for persons with intellectual disabilities. She manages the oversight of all qualitative emasures in the Commonwealth's program and bases this on a culture of gentleness. | | |
| Ileana | Puerto Rico | | Mentor | Ileana is a Mentor in a Commonwealth of Puerto Rico program that supports individuals with intellectual disabilities and is involved in social work. | | |
| Hugo | Puerto Rico | | Mentor | Hugo is a Mentor in a Commonwealth of Puerto Rico program that supports individuals with intellectual disabilities and is involved in social work in Juana Diaz. | | |
| Socorro | Puerto Rico | sochyea@hotmail.com | Mentor | Socorro is a Mentor in a Commonwealth of Puerto Rico program that supports individuals with intellectual disabilities as a psychologist in Ponce. | | |
| Delia Maria | Puerto Rico | deliamelendez12@hotmail.com | Mentor | Delia Maria is a Mentor in a Commonwealth of Puerto Rico program that supports individuals with intellectual disabilities and supports individuals through occupational therapy. | | |
| Juan Luis | Puerto Rico | esculapi@coqui.net | Mentor | Delia Maria is a Mentor in a Commonwealth of Puerto Rico program that supports individuals with intellectual disabilities and supports individuals through his practice of dentistry. | | |
| Janette | Puerto Rico | | Mentor | Janette serves as a Mentor in Puerto Rico as an assistant occupational therapist. | | |
| Juan Ramon | Puerto Rico | | Mentor | Juan is the associate coordinator of training in the Commonwealth's program for persons with intellectual disabilties. He has provided strong leadership in implementing Una Sicologia de Interdependencia through all programs and services in Puerto Rico | | |
| Ileana | Puerto Rico | | Mentor | Delia Maria is a Mentor in a Commonwealth of Puerto Rico program that supports individuals with intellectual disabilities and supports individuals through occupational therapy. | | |
| Abigail | Puerto Rico | | Mentor | Abigail is a Mentor in a Commonwealth of Puerto Rico program that supports individuals with intellectual disabilities and helps them through occupational therapy. | | |
| Liamar Judith | Puerto Rico | | Mentor | Liamar is a Mentor in a Commonwealth of Puerto Rico program that supports individuals with intellectual disabilities through service coordination. | | |
| Wanda | Puerto Rico | wpineiro71@hotmail.com | Mentor | Wanda coordinates psychological services to the program for persons with intellectual disabilities in Puerto Rico. She has shown leadership in the evolution of a psychology of interdependence. | | |
| Maritza | Puerto Rico | maritzaoponce@gmail.com | Mentor | Maritza is a Mentor in a Commonwealth of Puerto Rico program that supports individuals with intellectual disabilities and helps them through service mediation. | | |
| Maria Cristina | Puerto Rico | | Mentor | Maria Cristina is a Mentor in a Commonwealth of Puerto Rico program that supports individuals with intellectual disabilities and helps them through psychosocial support. | | |
| Wilfredo | Puerto Rico | | Mentor | Wilfredo is a Mentor in a Commonwealth of Puerto Rico program that supports individuals with intellectual disabilities and helps them through work facilitation. | | |
| Roberto | Puerto Rico | robertoregorios@yahoo.com | Mentor | Roberto is a Mentor in a Commonwealth of Puerto Rico program that supports individuals with intellectual disabilities and helps them through psychological support. | | |
| Olga Iris | Puerto Rico | | Mentor | Olga has been a leader and Mentor in Puerto Rico of Gentle Teaching and the establishment of community settings for all individuals with intellectual disabilities. | | |
| Gladys | Puerto Rico | gladys.rivera.pr@gmail.com | Mentor | Gladys is a Mentor in a Commonwealth of Puerto Rico program that supports individuals with intellectual disabilities and helps them through her leadership in occupational therapy with a special focus on persons with severe intellectual disabilties. | | |
| Elena del Mar | Puerto Rico | | Mentor | Elena del Mar is a Mentor in a Commonwealth of Puerto Rico program that supports individuals with intellectual disabilities and helps them through helping others through the social security system. | | |
| Lizbeth | Puerto Rico | nihieliz@hotmail.com | Mentor | Lizbeth is a Mentor in a Commonwealth of Puerto Rico program that supports individuals with intellectual disabilities and helps them through support mediation. | | |
| Magda | Puerto Rico | mrosario125@hotmail.com | Mentor | Magda is a Mentor in a Commonwealth of Puerto Rico program that supports individuals with intellectual disabilities and helps them through occupational therapy. | | |
| Luis Manuel | Puerto Rico | sancaso@yahoo.com | Mentor | Abigail is a Mentor in a Commonwealth of Puerto Rico program that supports individuals with intellectual disabilities and helps them through psychology. | | |
| Tirsa | Puerto Rico | | Mentor | Tirsa is a Mentor in a Commonwealth of Puerto Rico program that supports individuals with intellectual disabilities and helps them through the coordination of services in the Toa Alta region. | | |
| Clara | Puerto Rico | cstefani2006@yahoo.com | Mentor | Clara is a Mentor in a Commonwealth of Puerto Rico program that supports individuals with intellectual disabilities and helps them through nursing. | | |
| Carmen Vionette | Puerto Rico | krahn@caribe.net | Mentor | Carmen is a Mentor in a Commonwealth of Puerto Rico program that supports individuals with intellectual disabilities and helps them through psychological support. | | |
| Marilu | Puerto Rico | ulirampr1@aol.com | Mentor | Marilu is a Mentor in a Commonwealth of Puerto Rico program that supports individuals with intellectual disabilities and helps them through psychological support. | | |
| Vilma | Puerto Rico | | Mentor | Vilma is a Mentor in a Commonwealth of Puerto Rico program that supports individuals with intellectual disabilities and helps them through othe coordination of services in the Aibbonito area. | | |
| Maria Juliana | Puerto Rico | mjulia@hotmail.com | Mentor | Maria Julliana serves as a Mentor and advocate, esepcially dedicated to helping families who need support in community alternatives. | | |
| Dennis | USA | Dennis.Berger@morcinc.org | Mentor | Dennis is a Support Coordiantor at the Macomb-Oakland Regional Center and is a strong advocate of Gentle Teaching throughout his agency. He has served as Mentor at several educational events and has wide experience in serving individuals with life-stories filled with tragedy using a culture of gentleness as her framework . | | |
| Matt | USA | mbriner@lssma.org | Mentor | Matt has wide experience with mentoring Gentle Teaching in institutional, community-based, and scholl systems. He is presently invovled with advocating and implementing Gentle Teaching in schools in the Cincinnati area in Ohio, USA | | |
| Martina | USA | Martina.Browning@morcinc.org | Mentor | Martina is responsible for a large number of Support Coordinators at the Macomb-Oaklan Regional Center and is a strong advocate of Gentle Teaching throughout her agency. She has served as Mentor at several educational events and has wide experience in serving individuals with life-stories filled with tragedy using a culture of gentleness as her framework .d Regional Center. | | |
| Val | USA | vcarmine@email.unc.edu | Mentor | Val has broad experience education caregviers and family members on a statewide basis in the precepts and practices of Gentle Teaching. She now works at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, as a researh associate and is involved in research and education related to Gentle Teaching. | http://www.unc.edu/depts/ddti | |
| Charles | USA | CConant@do.hcs.k12.sc.us | Mentor | Charles has broad experience integrating the concepts of Gentle Teaching into a large school distirct education children from Kindergarden through 12th grade. He has over 10 years of practical experience dealing with child-related issues and system-related issues in school settings. | | |
| James | USA | FeaturedspeakerF@aol.com | Mentor | James is one of our original mentors in Gentle Teaching. He had the courage to accept our approach of non-violence and justice when we were just beginning Gentle Teaching. He has had widespread experience marganilized individuals ranging from newborns in shelters, those with mental illness, the elderly, and those with mental illness. James has founded a consultant company that specializes in staff development and training. He has been a Gentle Teaching Mentor since 1988. | | |
| Candace | USA | Candace.Cranston@morc.org | Mentor | Candace is a Support Coordiantor Supervisor at the Macomb-Oakland Regional Center and is a strong advocate of Gentle Teaching throughjout her agency. She has served as Mentor at several educational events and has wide experience in serving individuals with life-stories filled with tragedy using a culture of gentleness as her framework . | | |
| Deborah | USA | Deborah.Dahlgren@morcinc.org | Mentor | Deborah supports individual with intelelectual disabilities at the Macomb-Oakland Regional Center and is a strong advocate of Gentle Teaching throughout her agency. She has served as Mentor at several educational events and has wide experience in serving individuals with life-stories filled with tragedy using a culture of gentleness as her framework . | | |
| Rita | USA | ritabob49@yahoo.com | Mentor | Rita has been instrumental in the integration of Gentle Teaching into the programs and services of Scioto Residential Services in southeastern Ohio. | | |
| Sue | USA | sue.gippperich@morcinc.org | Mentor | Sue is a strong and experiences Mentor helping in the coordination and teaching of Gentle Teaching training events in the Macomb-Oakland Regional Center (Michigan). She directly supports individuals with very severe behavioral problems. | http://morcinc.org | |
| JIm | USA | jcglick@comcast.net | Mentor | Jim has been involved in the integration of Gentle Teaching in a large community support system in the Detorit area. He works hands-on with the agency's most challenging individuals, teaches caregivers gentleness, and helps create circle's of friends around the most marginailized individuals. | | |
| Connie | USA | jcglick@comcast.net | Mentor | Connie has integrated Gentle Teaching into her nursing duties in the Detroit, Michigan area. She helps nurses and other caregivers become involved in a spirit of gnetleness | | |
| Janet | USA | jirelan@enhance-inc.com | Mentor | Janet is a strong advocate for Gentle Teaching and mentoring and teaching caregivers who are supporting persons with extremely aggressive and self-injurious behaviors. She is regional supervisor for Enhance, Inc, in Farmington Hills, Michisgan | | |
| Margaret | USA | margaret.Kelly@morcinc.org | Mentor | Margaret is a Support Coordiantor at the Macomb-Oakland Regional Center and is a strong advocate of Gentle Teaching throughjout her agency. She has served as Mentor at several educational events and has wide experience in serving individuals with life-stories filled with tragedy using a culture of gentleness as her framework . | | |
| Sheri | USA | Sheri.Kruger@morcinc.org | Mentor | Sheri is a Support Coordiantor at the Macomb-Oakland Regional Center and is a strong advocate of Gentle Teaching throughout her agency. She has served as Mentor at several educational events and has wide experience in serving individuals with life-stories filled with tragedy using a culture of gentleness as her framework . | | |
| Rosalind | USA | Rosalind.Lee-Thomas@morcinc.org | Mentor | Rosalind supports individuals with intellectual disabilites at the Macomb-Oakland Regional Center and is a strong advocate of Gentle Teaching throughout her agency. She has served as Mentor at several educational events and has wide experience in serving individuals with life-stories filled with tragedy using a culture of gentleness as her framework . | | |
| Diane | USA | Lindsay.morcinc.org | Mentor | Diane was one of the original professionals to advocate for Gentle Teaching in the US. She oversees clinical support to over 4,000 individuals with intellectual disabilities in the Detroit area of Michigan through the Macomb-Oakland Regional Center (MORC) This agency serves individuals with extremely challenging emotional and behavioral issues. She coordinates on-going practicum training events in Gentle teaching throughout the year. | http://www.morcinc.org | |
| Deb | USA | dlyle@graceworks.org | Mentor | Deb is the Director of Grace Works, part of a large social serivce agency in the Cincinnati, Ohio. Deb has worked with very challenging individuals in community homes and in the deinstitutionalization process. Her skills include integrating educating all caregivers in Gentle Teaching in a large community-based service system. | http://www.graceworks.org | |
| Julia | USA | Julia.MacCormack@morcinc.org | Mentor | Julia is a Support Coordiantor at the Macomb-Oakland Regional Center and is a strong advocate of Gentle Teaching throughout her agency. She has served as Mentor at several educational events and has wide experience in serving individuals with life-stories filled with tragedy using a culture of gentleness as her framework . | | |
| Janet | USA | | Mentor | Janet was one of the original Mentors in the USA. She helped integrate Gentle Teaching in a large community-based residential service system with over 4,000 individuals served. As a result of her ealry advocacy and teaching, the Macomb-Oakland Regional Center is the largest community service agency tin the USA hat has a culture of gentleness, uses no physical management, no restraint of any sort, and teaches all of its employees in a culture of gentleness. She helped create a care giving approach that is an alternative to behaviorism and is based on unconditional love. | | |
| JoAnn | USA | JoAnn.Mayernik@morcinc.org | Mentor | JoAnn is responsible for a large number of Support Coordinators at the Macomb-Oaklan Regional Center and is a strong advocate of Gentle Teaching throughout her agency. She has wide experience in serving individuals with life-stories filled with tragedy using a culture of gentleness as her framework and oversees supportive services through the values inherent in this culture. | | |