Module 4: The Intersection of Intellectual / Developmental Disabilities and Mental Health
DESCRIPTION
Module 4 considers guiding principles, assessment, case examples, and treatment planning. Specific topics include clinical challenges in assessment, team assessment and planning, and psychiatric medication principles.
TARGET AUDIENCE
The course was developed for a North Carolina audience by experts from UNC Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities (CIDD). It is designed for behavioral health providers and intellectual/ developmental disabilities specialists of all levels. Child welfare professionals, court counselors, educators, primary care practitioners, and parents will also benefit.
LEARNING OBJECTIVESof all
Participants will
- recognize the challenges in making accurate diagnoses with youth with dual mental health conditions and I/DD.
- identify three disciplines that would ideally be part of an interdisciplinary team and describe the benefit of an interdisciplinary team for a child with complex mental health and I/DD.
- identify at least five ways that polypharmacy can affect children with I/DD.
INSTRUCTORS
In addition to the instructors listed here for each course, the development of this curriculum was inspired by Mental Health Wellness for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, developed by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission. Subject matter experts at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio who contributed to the design and content of that course include Andrea Caoli, LCSW, Karyn Harvey, PhD, Karen Weigle, PhD, Lauren Charlot, PhD, and Joan Beasley, PhD.
Rob Christian, MD, joined Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities (CIDD) in 2009 and is an assistant professor of psychiatry and pediatrics in the UNC School of Medicine. Dr. Christian graduated from the UNC School of Medicine and did his post graduate training at The Brown University Triple Board Program which is a combined training program in General Pediatrics, Adult Psychiatry, and Child/Adolescent Psychiatry.
Dr. Jean B. Mankowski is a psychologist and clinical assistant professor of Psychiatry at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine and a faculty member at CIDD. Dr. Mankowski is the director of training for the NC-LEND grant.
Debbie Reinhartsen and Margaret DeRamus from CIDD also contributed to this module.
AGENDA
Self-paced online course of 1 hour:
- Guiding Principles
- Clinical Challenges in Assessment of Mental Health in Children with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities
- Case Examples
- Team Assessment enhances Bio-Psycho-Social Assessment
- Treatment Planning
- Psychopharmacologic treatment with children with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities
CONTINUING EDUCATION
The UNC Chapel Hill School of Social Work has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6642. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. The UNC Chapel Hill School of Social Work is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. UNC SSW designates this continuing education activity for 1 contact hour.
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Social Work, #1406, 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. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Social Work maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 8/10/2019 to 8/10/2022. Social workers completing this course receive 1 continuing education credits.
This module has been approved by the North Carolina Substance Abuse Professional Practice Board for 1 hr GSB. Approval # 20-369-H-S.
Confirmation Notices and Certificates of Completion: We will confirm your registration by email after payment is received. If you successfully complete this course, your certificate will be ready for you to print or save. Successful completion includes:
- Amount of time spent in the course has met the course minimum.
- You have completed the course evaluation
- You have passed the Post-Test (80%)
POLICIES & ADA STATEMENT
Refund Policy: No refunds will be issued for this event.
Inclement Weather Policy: N/A
ADA Statement: If you require any of the auxiliary aids or services identified in the Americans with Disabilities Act in order to participate in this program, please call us at (919) 843-6083. Websites and courses have been developed in compliance of US Section 508 standards where applicable or meeting W3C priority 1 guidelines for web accessibility.
Please contact bhs-support@unc.edu with any questions or concerns regarding this course.
This course was created with funding from the federal Community Mental Health Services Block Grant Fund (CFDA #93.958) as a project of the NC Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities & Substance Abuse Services.
