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Working with the Families of Youth with Developmental Disabilities and Behavioral Health Dual Diagnoses

Virtual
On Demand
1.75 CE Hour
Clinical
Free

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Location

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    Sessions will be available On-Demand
Description

Individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) are at high risk for co-occurring mental and behavioral health conditions, including emotional, internalizing, and externalizing behavior concerns. Mental and behavioral health concerns in individuals with I/DD can be lifelong and pervasive without intervention. A collaborative, evidence-based approach to assessment and intervention is crucial to support families. Participants in this training will receive feasible tools and resources to help families navigate mental and behavioral health services.

Target Audience
  • Counselors
  • Addiction Counselors
  • Psychologists
  • Social Workers
  • Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists
  • Physicians
  • Nurses
Educational Goal

The educational goal of this workshop is for participants to learn how to support families navigating mental and behavioral health services for youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities

Learning Objectives

At the end of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Demonstrate an understanding of three or more common co-occurring mental and behavioral health diagnoses in youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD)

  • Identify two or more developmental impacts of co-occurring mental and behavioral health concerns in youth with I/DD

  • Identify two or more evidence-based strategies for assessing for and addressing mental and behavioral health concerns for youth with I/DD

  • Identify at least three ways to help prepare families for their first behavioral health appointment.

Introductory
Clinical
Counselors

TPN.health has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7267. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. TPN.health is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

 

Course meets the qualifications for hours of continuing education credit for LPCCs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. TPN.health is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LPCCs. TPN.health maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content.

 

Trusted Provider Network, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0220.

Addiction Counselors

This course has been approved by TPN.health, as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for educational credits. NAADAC Provider #198061, TPN.health is responsible for all aspects of the programming. Counselor Skill Group: Legal, Ethical and Professional Development.

Psychologists

TPN.health is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. TPN.health maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

Social Workers

TPN.health, #1766, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. TPN.health maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 03/31/2022 – 03/31/2025. Social workers completing this course receive 2 continuing education credits.

 

Course meets the qualifications for hours of continuing education credit for LCSWs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. TPN.health is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LCSWs. TPN.health maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content.

 

Trusted Provider Network, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0654.

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists

Course meets the qualifications for hours of continuing education credit for LCSWs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. TPN.health is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs. TPN.health maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content.

 

Trusted Provider Network, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists #MFT-0097.

 

This workshop meets the requirements and has been approved for 2 hours for Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists in Louisiana by the Louisiana Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.

Physicians

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Amedco LLC and TPN.Health. Amedco LLC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Amedco LLC designates this live activity for a maximum of 2 credits. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Amedco LLC and TPN.Health. Amedco LLC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Amedco LLC designates this activity for a maximum of 2 ANCC contact hours.

CE Policy
This course is fiscally sponsored by Aetna Better Health Louisiana. There may be potential biases or conflicts of interest inherent to this relationship, and it must be disclosed to participants. These conflicts of interest have no bearing on the course content and have been resolved
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  • 5 Minute Break
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Note: Time designated for waiting room, breaks cannot be counted toward CE credit.
Rachel Schumacher, Ph.D.

Rachel Schumacher, Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist and Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at the Munroe-Meyer Institute for Genetics and Rehabilitation. Rachel received her Ph.D. in School Psychology from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and completed her internship and postdoctoral training at the Munroe-Meyer Institute. She has completed specialized training in screening, diagnosing, and treating autism spectrum disorders in early childhood and is certified in parent-child interaction therapy (PCIT). Her clinical and research interests include early identification and intervention, including behavioral parent training, for common childhood problems. She values working within a collaborative systems approach to facilitate clients’ most optional development by strengthening support across all familial, educational, medical, and community contexts. Rachel is also passionate about translating research to practice and policy and disseminating effective psychological services and tools to practitioners and families.

Kaitlyn Young, Ph.D.

Kaitlyn M Young, Ph.D. (she/her) is a licensed psychologist and Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at the Munroe-Meyer Institute, specializing in Comprehensive School Mental Health. In her work, Dr. Young consults with schools to understand their needs and implement a mental and behavioral health system that increases access to services and is equitable. Dr. Young provides individual and family therapy services within the school setting, fostering positive relationships between the home, school, and community. Additionally, Dr. Young works collaboratively with trainees to build their therapy, consultation, and systems development and implementation skills. As a faculty trainer for the Mid-America Mental Health Technology Transfer Center, Dr. Young works on several grant-funded teams and projects, all aiming to increase access to evidence-based mental health services in schools. Dr. Young graduated with her doctorate in School Psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she completed applied and research experiences in urban and rural schools, promoting access to mental and behavioral health services. Dr. Young completed her pre-doctoral internship and post-doctoral fellowship at the Munroe Meyer Institute and specialized in school-based mental health.

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