Course

Building Mental Health Literacy Skills for Direct Support Professionals

Self-paced

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Full course description

This is a MHIDD webinar series on the topic of building mental health literacy skills for direct support professionals. Eight guest speakers share their expertise on the following themes:

  1. History of mental health and intellectual/developmental disabilities
  2. Advocating for individuals with IDD and mental health concerns as a DSP: Supporting individuals to be their own self-advocates
  3. Trauma-informed disability and mental health supports
  4. What DSPs should know: Medication and mental health
  5. Collaborating with mental health professionals and interdisciplinary teams
  6. Changes in baseline behavior: Identifying and documenting psychological distress
  7. Identifying and responding to a mental health crisis
  8. Taking care of your mental health as a direct support professional