Professional

Solutions

Empowering organizations to transform spaces into inclusive environments where everyone feels a sense of belonging.

We collaborate through consultation and education services to meet your specific goals - from professional development to belonging.

Services

    • Virtually assisting your organization with a needs assessment, gap analysis, and development of recommendations based on results.

    • Often paired with educational support services

    • Examples: technical standards, inclusive learning

    • Includes content, reflection, and progress towards audience-specific measurable outcomes.

    • May be single session or multi-day, progressive events

    • Can provide contact hours, or work with your organization to support contact hours.

    • Virtual or in-person

    • Examples: Inclusive Learning Academy, Faculty Development Workshop

    • Single events, including keynote address, panel participation, or a singular education session

    • Virtual or in-person

    • Examples: Ableism in Nursing, Creating Inclusive Learning Spaces, Nurse Heroics

Areas of Expertise

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    Ableism in Nursing, Healthcare, & Community

    Disability discrimination is systemic and internalized. Disparities exist in healthcare outcomes and workforce equity.

    Presentations are tailored to pre-licensure, post-licensure, and leaders in healthcare audiences.

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    Faculty Development Workshop

    Faculty development workshops are available to support faculty members in creating inclusive learning environments, specifically for those with disabilities.

    This is often paired with consultation on revisions and updates to technical standards.

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    Inclusive Learning Academy

    This 8-session academy is tailored to those in continuing professional development across an organization.
    The academy supports all learners as they progress through foundational knowledge, complete their own inclusive learning assessment for an upcoming educational activity, and develop an action plan to address the gaps and to create sustainability.

    This course provides an estimated 16 contact hours for all participants, which can be coordinated with the partnering organization, or provided with the academy.

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    Respectful & Equitable Practice

    The foundations behind why diversity, equity, and inclusion are important. These presentations provide tangible opportunities to put the principles into practice.

    Common areas of focus include cultural humility, creating inclusive environments, and allyship.

Mix and match between services available and areas of expertise to create the ideal support for your organization.

I have a passion for creating meaningful and engaging opportunities to learn together and address difficult, necessary questions.

Thinking about a topic or type of support not listed here? Let’s chat.

What’s been created before:

  • Session 1: Respectful Practice; Session 2: Inclusive Learning Strategies

    ANPD-NW Fall Conference

    In-Person Opening Presentation & Keynote Address

  • Faculty Workshop - Creating Disability Inclusive Spaces

    Duke University

    In-Person Workshop

  • Ableism in Healthcare - Student and Faculty Presentations

    Duke University

    In-Person Address

  • Upcoming: Inclusive Learning Academy

    IU Health System

    Virtual, 8-session series and support, including collaborative consultative services

What people are saying

  • Vanessa possesses a rare combination of deep expertise of nursing professional development, educational and instructional design, and sincere dedication to enhancing diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.

    Jill

  • Vanessa is an exceptional educator and advocate for inclusion, and her work is making a significant impact in the field of healthcare and beyond.

    Morgan

  • By integrating her personal experience with NPD insights, she provided actionable strategies that I could apply directly to enhance inclusivity in my own NPD practice.

    Jenn

  • The combination of Vanessa’s knowledge, experience, candor and direct communication provided a safe and comfortable space to be open to learning the truth of how people with disabilities are impacted by discrimination, and how much humanity is missing out on as a result.

    Mandy