Mental Health Provider Training

In 2022, OODH launched a new training webinar for mental health providers on offering quality health care to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). This webinar series has been updated and expanded to a two-part virtual, on-demand training. The trainings feature experiences of people with IDD who have used mental health care and mental health care providers who have worked with people with IDD in therapy.

Course 1: Improving Mental Health Care for Clients with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Course 2: Mental Health Assessment and Treatment for Clients with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Responsive Practice Provider Training for Doctors, Nurses and all Healthcare Professionals

Two virtual trainings that support quality care practices. 

Responsive Practice: Providing Health Care and Screenings helps providers describe health needs of people with disabilities, recognize obstacles people with disabilities face when using health care and preventive services, and acquire strategies and approaches to provide high-quality, responsive care. 
Responsive Practice: Communication emphasizes that patients with disabilities are competent to understand, communicate, and participate in their own care. The training helps providers identify and use alternative methods of communication, and set clear and reasonable expectations for future communications to be successful. 

The trainings come from The New Hampshire Disability and Health Program.

Oral Health Professional Training

Responsive Practice: Providing Effective Oral Health Care to Adults with Disabilities training is an opportunity for all professionals working in dental care to develop the skills and knowledge needed to ensure equitable care for all people. This module enhances the ability of healthcare professionals to provide disability-competent care that is accessible to people with disabilities. The content is useful for oral health care professionals and all frontline health care staff.

Health Educator Accessibility Toolkit

In collaboration with Comagine Health, we created resources for offering accessible and inclusive health education programs. The goal is for all facilitators, leaders, and coaches of health education programs to have the knowledge and skills to deliver accessible and inclusive programs. Explore guides for Disability Best Practices, Plain Language communication, and Accessible Social Media practices.