Could This Happen in Your Program?: The Podcast
Could This Happen in Your Program?: The Podcast
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Join us each month for "Could This Happen in Your Program?," a podcast from the NYS Justice Center where we find collaborative solutions for protecting New York's most vulnerable. Each episode, we’ll delve into real-world scenarios and Justice Center case studies, uncovering proven tactics to combat systemic abuse. Hear from Justice Center staff, agency providers, individuals with lived experience, and more as we explore how we can work together to build a safer New York.
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Content Themes
The podcast centers on themes of abuse prevention, organizational safety, and community empowerment, including episodes that discuss creating a culture of safety within organizations, the significance of background checks, and the value of collaborative efforts in combating systemic abuse. For example, episodes feature comprehensive discussions on prevention resources like the 'Could This Happen in Your Program?' Toolkit.
Join us each month for “Could This Happen in Your Program?,” a podcast from the NYS Justice Center where we find collaborative solutions for protecting New York’s most vulnerable.
Each episode, we’ll delve into real-world scenarios and Justice Center case studies, uncovering proven tactics to combat systemic abuse. Hear from Justice Center staff, agency providers, individuals with lived experience, and more as we explore how we can work together to build a safer New York.
In this episode, we dive into a complex and often misunderstood behavioral eating disorder: pica.
Characterized by the persistent craving and ingestion of non-food substances—such as soil, chalk, fabric, or metal—pica presents unique clinical and safety challenges, particularly within the Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) community.
Our guest today is Dr. Mary O’Neill, principal psychologist with the Bureau of Clinical Project Management at the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD).
Together, we define pica, discuss what it means for ensuring safety in care settings, and how providers can build environments that prioritize both dignity and life-saving supervision.
Featured Guests:
Dr. Mary O’Neill, Director of Bureau of Clinical Project Management, NYS Office for People with Developmental Disabilities
Resources:
Spotlight on Prevention: Could This Happen In Your Program? Toolkit
OPWDD Health and Safety Alert: Important Information about Pica
OPWDD Recorded Training about Pica (link to come)
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