CEU's
Rise Above Support Services requires certain employees to complete yearly Continued Education Units (CEU's). Below you will find links to videos you can watch in order to complete your CEU's.
Upon completion of watching a video, please complete the submission form at the bottom of this page for to receive your CEU credit(s). The submission will go directly to the Management Staff at Rise Above who will track your CEU's.
You must complete a form for each video in order to receive credits
Driver Safety Video
Ted Talk With Becky
Becky's talk is inspired by her recent diagnosis of being on the Autism spectrum, and how this has affected her life. Becky talks about how autism is diagnosed and the issues of being autistic within mainstream education and specific specialised schools for autism.
Invisible Diversity: A Story Of Undiagnosed Autism
What is autism and why is it difficult to get it diagnosed? In her talk Carrie shares her own personal journey towards diagnosis of autism: why it took 35 years, and what are the root causes for such invisible diversity?
Autism: A Quick Trip To My Home Planet | Monique Botha
In her heart-warming talk, Monique will speak about the alienation and isolation experienced by individuals with autism and the stereotypes that plague the diagnosis. Having autism herself, she wants to raise awareness of the challenges faced by individuals who are on the autism spectrum. Monique challenges society’s perception of autism and urges a change in the way society interacts with autism as a whole.
Monique is a postgraduate student in the University of Surrey Psychology department who has worked with children with autism for a number of years as a Social Care worker. Having autism herself, it has given her an interesting perception on what autism is with regards to communities both locally and internationally. Now studying psychology, her dissertation focuses on the stress of being of being different faced by individuals on the autism spectrum and how it affects their lives.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community.
Cerebral Palsy - (DETAILED) Overview
I got 99 problems... palsy is just one | Maysoon Zayid
"I have cerebral palsy. I shake all the time," Maysoon Zayid announces at the beginning of this exhilarating, hilarious talk. (Really, it's hilarious.) "I'm like Shakira meets Muhammad Ali." With grace and wit, the Arab-American comedian takes us on a whistle-stop tour of her adventures as an actress, stand-up comic, philanthropist and advocate for the disabled.
Mackenzie's Voice: Living with Cerebral Palsy
Mackenzie is a young woman bursting with enthusiasm and ready to take on the world, shows us her way around communication barriers. She's found her own voice in a way that may surprise you and wants to be heard
The Daverts: Brittle Bones & Cerebral Palsy
Just like any other 15-year-old girl, Michaela Davert loves makeup, shopping and social media. Michaela, her twin brother Austin, and Mum Missy all live with a condition called ‘Brittle Bones,’ which makes them small and physically fragile and Dad has Cerebral Palsy.They invited us into their home to get to know them and the challenges they face.
Mothering kids with disabilities
Attitude pays tribute to mothers of kids with disabilities - It’s not the life they expected for themselves or their children, today they share their wisdom and their insight.
Down Syndrome Journey
To celebrate World Down Syndrome Day, follow six Pittsburgh families on their Down Syndrome journey.
Down syndrome (trisomy 21) - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, & pathology
What is Down syndrome (trisomy 21)? Down syndrome is a set of symptoms that arise from a genetic abnormality, in which an individual's cells have an extra copy of chromosome 21.
Autism — what we know (and what we don't know yet) | Wendy Chung
In this calm and factual talk, geneticist Wendy Chung shares what we know about autism spectrum disorder — for example, that autism has multiple, perhaps interlocking, causes. Looking beyond the worry and concern that can surround a diagnosis, Chung and her team look at what we've learned through studies, treatments and careful listening.
Autism research takes brains: Cynthia Schumann at TEDxUCDavis
Since officially launching the Brain Endowment for Autism Research Sciences (BEARS) tissue program in February of 2012, Dr. Cyndi Schumann has given outreach lectures to the community, parent organizations, organ procurement organizations, and health care providers across the county on the critical need for brain donation to autism research. Dr. Schumann's multidisciplinary research focus is on characterizing neuroanatomical, cellular, and molecular development of the brain in typical children and those with autism. She has published over 20 articles in the last few years in books and high-impact journals, including the first longitudinal MRI study of brain development in toddlers and children with autism.
