The Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) is strongly committed to providing staff with the skills necessary to support individuals with Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities (I/DD). This Administrative Memorandum (ADM) outlines the approved curriculum and training program, Positive Relationships Offer More Opportunities To Everyone (PROMOTE), and establishes the requirements for training, certification, implementation, and monitoring of this program.
PROMOTE is primarily focused on supporting individuals with I/DD in living a richer and fuller quality of life through person-centered and positive behavior supports. The program is further structured to support individuals during times of stress or when otherwise vulnerable, provide staff additional tools to safely respond during a behavioral crisis and to create an overall positive culture where teams work effectively together.