1. Caring for Our People Training Funded by U.S. Department of Agriculture Grant to Spirit Lake Consulting, Inc.

2. The view from our back door Founded on the Spirit Lake Reservation Providing training, evaluation, grant-writing employment & economic development

3. OUR TRAINERS Dr. Russell McDonald Dr. AnnMaria De Mars Willie Davis Dr. Erich Longie Evelyn Klimpel

4. To familiarize staff new to the reservation with Native American culture To introduce staff new to the disability field to resources for information and assistance To teach about effective practices for serving Native American families Purpose of Training

5. Four Components of COPT Course Modules Virtual Library Commons Area Workshops conducted on the reservation

6. What are course modules? A course module is a group of many web pages on a single broad topic. COPT courses include on-site instruction, review of web pages in the module, emailed or mailed newsletters, and group activities in a workshop setting with others working in the field

7. COURSE MODULES : A really brief overview Introduction to Disability - Information on disability, disability services and providing services in reservation communities Special education - Individual Education Plans, classroom modifications and social issues during the school years Vocational rehabilitation - Finding and keeping a job, overcoming obstacles Early childhood - Individual Family Service Plans, developmental stimulation, infant and toddler development

8. Web pages, broken into areas of interest, e.g., Recruitment of families, Preventive Health Links to web pages from other websites Resources related to the topic on a web page from our Virtual Library A Commons Area that includes newsletter articles, tips from staff members working on reservations, and virtual field trips What’s in the modules?

9. Virtual Library: What is it? On any web page where you see the bookshelf icon, you have a link to the Virtual Library with material related to the topic on that page. The Virtual Library is handouts, booklets, even entire books, included on your COPT CD and the COPT website.

10. Commons Area: What is it? On any web page where you see the fireplace icon, you have a link to the Commons Area with material related to the topic on that page. The Commons Area contains newsletter articles, advice posted by staff members, tribal members with disabilities and families and virtual field trips of interesting websites.

11. Let’s begin! Please go to the home page of the Introduction to Disability Module

12. Insert CD Double-click on ‘Index.html’ This should bring you to the home page for Caring for Our People Training How to Use the CD

13. Open the web browser (Netscape, Explorer or whatever you use). Type in the following web address: http://www.spiritlakeconsulting.com/COPT/ (Pay attention to what is in capital letters. It needs to look exactly like what is written above.) If you don’t have a CD