Mental Health and Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities: Education for Disability Providers

Mental Health and Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities: Education for Disability Providers and Mental Health Providers is a knowledge-sharing, virtual learning community of practice designed to provide free professional development and continued education for disability service and mental health providers. Information presented is intended to increase disability service and mental health provider knowledge of mental health and intellectual/developmental disability definitions and prevalence, improve service provision and coordination, documentation of mental health concerns in disability services, and lived experiences of individuals with mental health concerns and intellectual/developmental disabilities.

Disability and mental health professionals who may benefit from participation in this ECHO include mental health providers, support coordinators, direct support professionals, and other disability service provider administrators and staff.

These sessions are free for all participants.

Sessions will be held the 2nd Monday of each month from
11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. MST via Zoom video conferencing technology.

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Contact Us

MHIDD@aggies.usu.edu

Session Date Expert Presenter Topic
May 15, 2023 Rachel Byers, MPH, CHES, and Jamie Wuthrich, LCSW Dual Diagnosis: History, Terms, and Definitions and Implications for Disability Service Providers
June 12, 2023 Rachel Byers, MPH, CHES Mental Health Literacy for Direct Support Professionals
July 10, 2023 Ty Aller, PhD, LMFT Behavior as Communication within the Context of Mental Health Concerns
August 14, 2023 Debbie Bilder, MD Sources of Distress: Establishing Treatment Targets for Agitation
September 11, 2023 Michael Gerald, PhD, CMHC (Iowa), CRC Disability and Mental Health Services: Dispelling Myths 
January 8, 2024 Karen Weigle and Andrea Caoili  Disability and Mental Health Services: Dispelling Myths
February 12, 2024 Anne Kirby Suicide Risk and Prevention in Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
March 11, 2024 Julia Connelly Autism in Females and Concurrent Mental Health Conditions
April 8, 2024 Carrie Bambrough and Jessica Hooper Documentation, Referral, and Reporting of Mental Health Concerns/Incidents for Disability Service Providers
May 13, 2024 Andrea Witwer Psychotherapy for Adults with Intellectual Disability: Guidelines from The Ohio State University Nisonger Center RRTC