Behavioral Health for Youth with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Purpose: Building the capacity and confidence of community mental health providers and their team members to provide care for youth with complex combinations of IDD, mental health conditions, and substance use disorders.
Audience: Pediatric care teams, including prescribing clinicians, nurses, social workers, pharmacists, nurse care managers, behavioral health specialists, administrators, and quality improvement specialists
Sample topics: Adapting therapy models for IDD; Fundamentals of Conducting Therapy with Youth with IDD; Substance use disorders and IDD; What is a Behavior Support Plan?
Schedule: 12 sessions. Tuesdays, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m., PT April 1-June 17, 2025
Faculty
Linda Schmidt, MD, Director, Oregon Psychiatric Access Line about Youth (OPAL-K); Associate Professor, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, OHSU
Tammi Paul, Parent Advocate, Oregon Family Support Network
Amelia Roth, MD, DBP, Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrician, Aviva Health
