Medical: Health and Wellness
Leaders can use these documents and resources to extend their knowledge and access resources about health and medical issues that may impact youth with IDD and behavioral health needs. Additionally, the download documents offer guidance for using the Medical: Health and Wellness Navigation Essentials toolkit to facilitate training and professional development with their teams.
Downloads
Discover ways to encourage your team to explore the toolkit and how to use the toolkit for professional development and training.
Promoting Medical: Health and Wellness to Your Team
Access this guidance document to promote the toolkit to your team, colleagues, and others who support youth with complex needs.
Using Medical: Health and Wellness for Training and Professional Development
Access this guidance document to identify ways to use the toolkit videos, tools, and resources in professional development, meetings, or training activities.
Tools and Resources
Use the following resources and tools to further your skills and enhance your team’s knowledge.
- Healthy Children.org
HealthyChildren.org is committed to the physical, mental, and social health and well-being of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. This resource provides evidence-based information from the American Academy of Pediatrics on child and adolescent health and other associated topics such as Lead Exposure & Children, Sleep, Oral Health for Children with Developmental Disabilities, and Nutrition.
- Autism Spectrum Disorder and Medications
This Autism Internet Module educates caregivers and school personnel on psychiatric/behavioral conditions experienced by children with ASD, how medication may be used to help alleviate these symptoms, and how to best collaborate with medical professionals.
- Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Health and Development Resources
This set of tools and resources is designed to assist teams to support individuals with IDD to learn about healthy practices and medical procedures. It includes resources about blood draws, medical appointments, health, puberty and sexuality, sleep, and more.
- The New Reality - Interpreting Behavior of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities
Julie Gentile, MD, MBA reviews the biopsychosocial model as a lens to better understand the root cause of behavior in people with IDD. This model can be used to surface important information that impacts the development of appropriate treatment and intervention plans.
- Ohio Minds Matter
This tool provides educational resources for healthcare providers, families, and other stakeholders that support a coordinated, family-centric behavioral health system of care. It includes information on medications, disorders and conditions, and more. It was developed by a clinical panel working with the Ohio Department of Medicaid and the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services.
- News in Health
This monthly newsletter from the National Institutes of Health offers information on an array of health topics. Past issues and special collections are available to review with many focusing on health issues for children that can be incorporated into staff training.
- What Educators Need and Want to Know About Medications
Sara Dugan, PHARM.D., BCPP, BCPS reviews frequently prescribed medications that can assist in mood stabilization and learning. Dr. Dugan explains the intended positive outcomes of medications, as well as the unintended side effects that may occur.
- Catatonia and Autism: What You Need to Know
Ruth Aspy, Ph.D., author of The Ziggurat Model 2.0, shares her insights on catatonia and autism. Learn about the characteristics of catatonia and the overlap with autism. Gain an understanding of the type of treatment and intervention that is recommended for those diagnosed with catatonia and autism.