| Event Name: | What's Up Doc? |
| Event Description: | With the de-institutionalization movement more individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities will need to access various services within their communities. Many of these individuals have challenging behaviors and very complex medical needs. This series of workshops will provide strategies to maximize health care for individuals with developmental disabilities as they transition into their new communities.
What’s up, Doc?
As advocates for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities, we need to become more familiar with the various complex medical issues that can occur in these individuals. Pain is usually one of the first indicators of a medical problem, but it can be quite difficult to identify pain in the people we support. Often a challenging behavior may be the only way the person can communicate his discomfort or frustration. This workshop will examine various medical concerns, which may be masquerading as challenging behaviors in persons with developmental disabilities.
This session is also available in French. |
| Event Date: | Wednesday, March 10, 2010 |
| Event Start Time: | 09:00 AM |
| Event End Time: | 04:00 PM |