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 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.

 

PROGRAM INFO

Launching: Fall 2025

Location: Zoom Videoconferencing

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

Length: 6 Sessions 

When: Friday Mornings (Weekly)

Target Audience: Healthcare providers/developmental service professionals with experience working with adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

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

  1. Trauma Informed Care and the HELP Model
  2. Revisiting Mental Health and Wellbeing During Pandemic Recovery
  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

HOW DO I SIGN UP?

 
The registration link for Fall 2025 is to come!
 
Sign up to our mailing list to keep up to date with future programming times. 

 Registration is Now Open for Brain Health IDD which will begin on Friday, May 9th, 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.

 

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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. 

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ECHO AIDD Hub Team Members:

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

 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.