Adult Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities

PROGRAM GOALS

ECHO Ontario Adult Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities (AIDD) addresses the intersection of intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (IDD) and mental health in adulthood. 

This program is for mental health/primary care providers and developmental service providers who support adults with IDD. The curriculum will specifically address the mental health challenges that this population can face.

This ECHO supports healthcare providers in applying the 2018 Canadian consensus guidelines on primary care for adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities from Canadian Family Physician.

 

 

ECHO AIDD: Autism is a program for mental health/primary care providers and developmental service providers who support of Autistic Adults with mental health concerns. 

This curriculum will specifically address the mental health challenges that this population can face.

PROGRAM INFO

Location: Zoom Videoconferencing

Time: 9:30AM to 11:00AM EST

Length: 6 Sessions 

(November 15 2024 – December 20, 2024)

(January 17, 2025-February 21, 2025

When: Friday Mornings (Weekly)

Target Audience: Healthcare Providers/Developmental Service Professionals with Experience Working with Adults with IDD.

To view curriculum content, please click on the toggle button below.

Below is a list of curriculum topics we are offering for this cycle.

  1. Trauma Informed Care and the HELP model
  2. Revisiting Mental Health and Well Being
  3. Thinking about Our Own Mental Health & Addressing Burnout
  4. Grief & Loss: Practical Strategies
  5. Building Healthy Lives – Proactive Healthcare
  6. Taking Action – Emergencies, Advocacy, Embracing Uncertainty

Below is a list of curriculum topics we are offering for the upcoming cycle.

  1. Autistic Mental Health in Adulthood: a H-E-L-P-ful Overview
  2. Key Considerations Around Gender and Sexual Diversity in Autism
  3. Diagnosis and Assessment in Adulthood
  4. Health Care Communication and Accessing Medical Care and Mental Health Supports
  5. Stress, Anxiety and OCD-Screening, Assessment and Supports
  6. Depression and Suicide

HOW DO I SIGN UP?

Registration for Winter 2025 is now open. Click on the link below to submit an application.
Register - Winter 2025

This ECHO program is conducting a study that delivers and evaluates an ECHO program intended for Social and Health Service Providers across Canada caring for clients with a developmental disability who are 40 years of age or older.

If you are interested in the research study, Promoting Brain Health: A National Capacity-building Project for Aging Adults with Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities, Family Caregivers, and Service Providers, please click the link below.

Expression of Interest

If you have questions, click on the button below to contact us.

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SESSION STRUCTURE

Welcome, Introduction, and Announcements – 10 minutes

Didactic Presentation – 30 minutes

Case Discussion – 45 minutes

Addressing Outstanding Questions and Session Wrap-Up – 5 minutes

WHAT'S THE COMMITMENT?

Attend 60% of program sessions

Present an anonymized case

Participate in group discussions

Provide feedback through evaluation activities

 

WHO'S RUNNING THESE SESSIONS?

Our program sessions are run by an inter-professional Hub Team from multiple health organizations across Ontario. 

Please click on the toggle buttons below to see who will be facilitating these sessions.

These individuals make up our ECHO AIDD: Hub Team:

  1. Yona Lunsky (Psychologist/Co-Lead)
  2. Anupam Thakur (Psychiatrist/ Co-Lead)
  3. Nadia Mia (Social Worker)
  4. Gill Lefkowitz (Family Representative)
  5. Taylor Manuge (Behaviour Therapist)
  6. Adeen Ashton Fogle (Family Representative)
  7. Marissa Blake (Self Advocate)
  8. Farrah Sattaur (Self Advocate)
  9. Ullanda Niel (Family Physician)
  10. Madeline Sanders (Research Analyst)
  11. Angela Gonzales (Clinical Nurse Specialist)

These individuals make up our ECHO AIDD: Autism Hub Team:

  1. Yona Lunsky (Psychologist/Co-Lead)
  2. Anupam Thakur (Psychiatrist/ Co-Lead)
  3. Hannah Monroe (CH&E Coordinator)
  4. Nathan Dawthorne (Program Engagement Co-facilitator)
  5. Alisha Walji (Health Care Facilitator)
  6. Jonathan Weiss (Psychology, York University)
  7. Megan Pilatzke (Self-Advocate/Inclusion Specialist)