A growing body of evidence suggests that youth with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities (IDD) are at significantly higher risk of developing mental illness than other peers. Diagnosing and treating children and teens with IDD can be more difficult than diagnosing adults and/or neurotypical peers. In addition, there are a variety of services frequently provided these children, including disability supports and Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) in addition to clinical treatment. This seminar will review services commonly offered to youth dually diagnosed with IDD and mental illness, discuss strategies to adapt treatment to meet the needs of this population, and provide an overview of integrating these services through case illustrations [Elective for Child/Adolescent Mental Health or Developmental Disabilities Certificate Program]
To earn CE credit, social workers must log in at the scheduled time, attend the entire course and complete an online course evaluation. Certificates of completion will be emailed within 10 business days of course completion
At the conclusion of this webinar, participants will be able to:
- Note factors that increase the risk factors that make mental illness more common for children and adolescents with developmental disabilities.
- Describe strategies to adapt assessment and treatment of youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
- Summarize additional behavior intervention strategies for dually diagnosed youth (disability and mental illness), and how these may be integrated with clinical treatment.
10:00 am Welcome and Overview: Mental Illness and Disability
10:10 am Review available services: Disability, Clinical, and ABA
10:45 am Diagnostic challenges related to disability
11:00 am Case Illustration and Discussion<br>
11:10 am Symptom presentation differences related to disability
11:25 am Adapting treatment for children with disabilities
12:15 am Case Illustration and Discussion<br>
12:25 am Integrating Treatment, Disability Supports and ABA
12:40 am Case Illustration and Discussion
12:50 pm Conclusion/Q&A