Time Sensitive Learning Opportunities
- National Association for the Dually Diagnosed Annual Conference Oct 7-9, Pittsburgh, PA https://thenadd.org/conferences/
Educational Resources on IDD and Mental Health
Free Video Series for Clinicians
Books and articles for Clinicians
- https://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Member_Resources/ASD-ID/training_education/Training_Education.aspx
- Professional Development Strategies for Treating People with IDD and Mental Health Needs
- Open-access articles in The Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities (JMHRID), NADD’s official research journal, are available to all—including this article, published in 2023:
- Safety, Feasibility, and Efficacy of EMDR Therapy in Adults with PTSD and Mild Intellectual Disability or Borderline Intellectual Functioning and Mental Health Problems: A Multiple Baseline Study Verhagen, I., van der Heijden, R., de Jongh, A., Korzilius, H., Mevissen, L., & Didden, R.
Practice parameters, policy statements, training guide for clinicians
- https://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Member_Resources/ASD-ID/Practice_Resources.aspx
- Integrated Mental Health Treatment Guidelines for Prescribers in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities | Institute on Disability
Other Tools and training for providers
- National Center for START Services Training and Professional Development | National Center for START Services®
- The University of Minnesota’s TeleOutreach Center + Service Hub has launched a series of free training modules for mental health workers, healthcare providers, and others caring for children and adolescents with mental, emotional, developmental, and behavioral health needs. The on-demand modules, along with supplemental online resources, feature clinicians, researchers, and other University of Minnesota specialists offering evidence-based strategies for professionals working with families as they encounter a range of diagnoses and conditions.
- Special Olympics Health Inclusive health fundamentals online training
- Waisman Dual diagnoses Overview of challenging behaviors https://cow.waisman.wisc.edu/ties/dual-diagnosis/
- Adaptive Strategies Video Series: https://www.nasddds.org/i-dd-and-mental-health-support-resources/
- Accessible Mental Health Care Training Series Now Available On-demand for Mental Health Care Professionals from OHSU
- Tools for Health Professionals – ECHO Autism Communities
- The Link Center: Improving Access to Mental Health Services for People with Disabilities
Professional Societies and other Organizations Supporting Health Care Professionals
National
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- American Psychiatric Association
- American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry