Child and Youth Intellectual Disability Mental Health
Child and Youth Intellectual Disability Mental Health
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This podcast series forms part of the Intellectual Disability Mental Health Training Program for Child and Youth Mental Health Services – a program developed by 3DN from the National Centre of Excellence in Intellectual Disability Health, in collaboration with the Developmental Psychiatry Team within SCHN and UNSW Sydney’s Academic Unit of Infant, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. The training program is funded by the NSW Ministry of Health.The podcast series builds on knowledge covered in the Core Concepts to Intellectual Disability Mental Health series. Information about this series and the training program can be found at https://www.3dn.unsw.edu.au/idmh-cymhs-trainingPsychiatrist and podcast host, Pramudie Gunaratne speaks with guests from a variety of health and mental health backgrounds with expertise in intellectual disability.
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Explores key topics related to intellectual disability mental health, including communication strategies with young people, managing behaviours of concern, effective transitions to adult services, and collaboration across professions. Episodes include insights from professionals like Katherine Shannon on speech pathology and strategies from Professor Valsamma Eapen on addressing behaviours of concern.
This podcast series forms part of the Intellectual Disability Mental Health Training Program for Child and Youth Mental Health Services – a program developed by 3DN from the National Centre of Excellence in Intellectual Disability Health, in collaboration with the Developmental Psychiatry Team within SCHN and UNSW Sydney’s Academic Unit of Infant, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. The training program is funded by the NSW Ministry of Health.
The podcast series builds on knowledge covered in the Core Concepts to Intellectual Disability Mental Health series. Information about this series and the training program can be found at https://www.3dn.unsw.edu.au/idmh-cymhs-training
Psychiatrist and podcast host, Pramudie Gunaratne speaks with guests from a variety of health and mental health backgrounds with expertise in intellectual disability.
Associate Professor David Dossetor and Louisa Carroll from the Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network share their knowledge on the treatment of mental health conditions in young people with intellectual disability. Interventions such as skill building and parent skills training are discussed as well as the interplay between pharmacological and non-pharmacological approaches. We also delve into the measurement of treatment gains and the importance of understanding a young person’s baseline.
Go to 3dn.unsw.edu.au/idmh-cymhs-training for more information and resources.
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