Health Needs and Outcomes for People with IDD

Hours: 0.50
# Course Code: REL-IDD-0-HNOPIDD

People with intellectual and developmental disabilities, or IDD, often experience health disparities and barriers to quality healthcare. As a direct support professional, or DSP, you can support good health for the people you serve. In this course, you will learn about barriers to good health for people with IDD. You will also learn about strategies you can use to help the people you support achieve good health outcomes. The goal of this course is to introduce DSPs in IDD service settings to the idea of health disparities and how to address them.

Course Description

People with intellectual and developmental disabilities, or IDD, often experience health disparities and barriers to quality healthcare. As a direct support professional, or DSP, you can support good health for the people you serve. In this course, you will learn about barriers to good health for people with IDD. You will also learn about strategies you can use to help the people you support achieve good health outcomes. The goal of this course is to introduce DSPs in IDD service settings to the idea of health disparities and how to address them.

Certificates

Certificates provided by accrediting body (2 Match)

National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals

0.5 HOURS

This activity is approved for 0.50 contact hours.

National Alliance for Direct Support Professional Frontline Supervisor Training

0.5 HOURS

Course Details

Course Code: REL-IDD-0-HNOPIDD

Hours: 0.5

Type: Online Course

Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2028

Learning Objectives:
Identify health disparities and healthcare barriers faced by people with disabilities.
Describe how DSPs can support good health outcomes for people with IDD.

Outline:
Section 1: Introduction

About This Course

Learning Objectives

Section 2: Barriers and Disparities

Jordan’s “Accidents”

Healthcare Challenges

Reporting and Communication

Coordinating Services and Supports

Service Accessibility

Provider Bias

Diagnostic Overshadowing

Health Outcomes in IDD

Review

Summary

Section 3: Supporting Good Health Outcomes

What Can You Do?

Support Wellness

Understand Baseline

Observe and Report Changes

Recognize Behavioral Signs

Coordinate Care

Advocate and Educate

Review

Summary

Section 4: Conclusion

Course Summary

Course Contributor

References

Subject Matter Expert: Katy Kunst, MBA, QIDP

Katy Kunst received her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and her Master of Business Administration from Elon University. She has 15 years of experience serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their supporters, including roles as direct support professional, program director, and training facilitator. She has created and facilitated training on topics including non-violent crisis interventions, person-centered planning, cultural competence, quality service delivery, regulatory compliance, and a variety of topics related to IDD services. Disclosure: Katy Kunst, MBA, QIDP has no Relevant Financial or Non-Financial Relationship with ineligible companies to disclose.

Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Direct Support Professionals; in the following settings: Intellectual Developmental Disabilities.

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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous/Online Distance Learning; please see certificate details for specifics on delivery format.
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To earn continuing education credit for this course you must achieve a passing score of 80% on the post-test and complete the course evaluation.

Accommodations
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Health Needs and Outcomes for People with IDD

$ 25.0 $25.00 $25.00

National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals

National Alliance for Direct Support Professional Frontline Supervisor Training

$ 25.0 $25.00

$25.00