Training and Education

The Pennsylvania Family Training Partnership: The Partnership

ACHIEVA has been chosen as one of five organizations in the State by the Office of Mental Retardation and the Department of Public Welfare to provide training to families.

Knowledge of the system serving people with disabilities allows people to:

• Move through the system more easily
• Use the system more fully
• Change the system more effectively

The Partnership makes available coordinated, consistent training and technical assistance across the Commonwealth. This training is created and provided by people with disabilities and families. The Partnership breaks ground for people with disabilities and families, offering knowledge, power, and assistance to citizens eager to belong and contribute to their communities.

Click here for upcoming free trainings offered in Allegheny County by The Pennsylvania Training Partnership for People with Disabilities and Families

For a training calendar, click here or email Jeanine Schultz at jschultz@achieva.info or call at 888-272-7229 ext. 579.

For more information on training through the Commonwealth visit www.TheTrainingPartnership.org or email training@temple.edu

Workshop Series

Click here to learn more about the June 20th seminar: Communication Issues-Individuals with Disabilities and the Criminal Judicial System.

Workshops are presented by knowledgeable speakers addressing a variety of issues parents and other caregivers confront in raising and caring for a person with disabilities from birth to adulthood. These workshops are also available to educate and increase awareness for support coordinators, direct care staff, and educators. Sessions are available throughout the year at various geographic sites.

For the listing of workshops, click here.

For more information or to register for a session, contact Kathy Lesko at 412-995-5000 ext. 509 or via email at klesko@achieva.info.

These workshops are made possible in part through the generosity of:

Dominion Peoples
The Earl Knudsen Charitable Foundation
Mellon Financial Corporation

Thank you for helping improve the lives of our families by making this education possible. To sponsor a workshop, please donate now.