2022 | STOMPing out the use of inappropriate psychotropic drugs for people with intellectual and other disabilities

by Phoebe Thiessen | Apr 28, 2022 | Webinar

Presented by Mandy Donley, the Senior Practitioner in Victoria, Professor Shoumi Deb, Imperial College London and Ms Bharati Limbu, Imperial College London, 12 April 2022. What is this webinar about? Stopping Over-Medication of People with a Learning Disability...

2022 | Positive Behaviour Support and Clinical Supervision

by Phoebe Thiessen | Apr 28, 2022 | Webinar

Presented by Dr Jeffrey Chan, 7 April 2022. What is this webinar about? Integral to the Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) capability framework and good quality behaviour support planning is clinical supervision for PBS practitioners.  Behaviour support plan writers...

2021 | Counting for Something: Early deaths must be better understood

by Ben Thiessen | Sep 2, 2021 | Webinar

Presented by: Sharon Brandford, 18 June 2021 What is the webinar about? Mortality data provides a rich source of information to understand why people with intellectual disability in New Zealand die between 18 and 23 years earlier than the general population. Drawing...

2021 | COVID-19 and Human Rights issues for People with intellectual disabilities

by Ben Thiessen | Sep 2, 2021 | Webinar

Presented by: Dr Elena Jenkin, 10 August 2021 What is the webinar about? People with intellectual disabilities are particularly susceptible to COVID-19. Whilst Victorian disability services have a responsibility to protect people with intellectual disabilities’ human...

2021 | Enabling hospitals to be more responsive to people with intellectual disabilities

by Ben Thiessen | Sep 2, 2021 | Webinar

Presented by Professor Christine Bigby, 8 September 2020 What is this webinar about? The study concerns the interfaces across mainstream service systems, people with disabilities and their families, and disability service systems.  The study aim was to provide...

2020 | Adapting Trauma Treatment for Youth Who Have an Intellectual/Developmental Disability 

by Ben Thiessen | Sep 2, 2021 | Webinar

Presented by Brian Tallant, 7 October 2020 What is this webinar about? In a 45-50 minute presentation, Brian Tallant will discuss supporting people who have an Intellectual Developmental Disability and who have experienced trauma.  The presentation will also have a...