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Preparing Your Employees for the Impact of COVID-19: Updates from Providers

View presentation on HealthMatters Program YouTube Playlist Date and time: Tuesday, July 7, 2020 1:00 pm CDT Duration: 1 hour Handouts: PowerPoint Presentation-Ed Kaul and Eligio Velasquez; Prepare your Small Business and Employees for the Effects of COVID-19 Overview: This presentation will provide an overview of the development of an infrastructure to prepare employees for disruption due […]

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Protecting Ourselves, Protecting Others Part 2: Caring for Someone Infected with COVID-19 in their Home

View presentation on HealthMatters Program YouTube Playlist Date and time: Tuesday, June 9, 2020 1:00 pm CDT Duration: 1 hour 14 minutes Handouts: PowerPoint Presentation Part 2; Protecting Ourselves, Protecting Others Part 2 RESOURCES Overview: This presentation will examine best practices for higher level protection needs, while caring for someone who has had a close

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Protecting Ourselves, Protecting Others Part 1: What to Wear at Work and Why

View presentation on HealthMatters Program YouTube Playlist Date and time: Tuesday, June 2, 2020 1:00 pm CDT Duration: 1 hour 18 minutes Handouts: PowerPoint Presentation; Protecting Ourselves, Protecting Others RESOURCES Overview: This presentation will present survey results regarding health care needs in community based organizations. Hygiene, PPE, and social distancing best practices for low-moderate protection

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Where’s the Outrage: COVID-19 Response Now and Moving Forward

View presentation on HealthMatters Program YouTube Playlist Date and time: Tuesday, May 26, 2020 1:00 pm CDT Duration: 1 hour Handout: PowerPoint Presentation Overview: This presentation will explore the Federal policy in response to COVID-19 and how the disability community is challenged to meet the unique needs of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. What

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COVID-19 Know Your Rights & Prepare

Presenter: Melissa L. Desroches, PhD, RN Date: Tuesday, April 21, 2020 Time: 2:00-3:00 pm (Eastern Time) Play recording (1 hr) Handout: COVID-19- Know Your Rights and Prepare URL Resources: COVID-19 Communication Rights Toolkit Preparing Individuals with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities for Medical Treatment at Hospitals Description: COVID-19 Know Your Rights & Prepare – Description: For people with intellectual

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Medication Overload: When More is Less

Play Recording (55 minutes) Handouts: OptimalRx When Less is More * While polypharmacy literature primarily focuses on the elderly, research indicates between 11-60% of people with intellectual disability (ID) are also exposed to polypharmacy; whereas only 3% of people with ID has a psychosis-related disorder, an estimated 30-50% of all psychotropics prescribed are antipsychotics. Although adverse outcomes

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Understanding and Managing Work Related Anxiety

Play Recording (56 minutes) Handouts: Understanding and Managing Work Related Anxiety * Duration: 1 hour Description: Understanding and Managing Work Related Anxiety Lots of people experience work related anxiety when they start a new job or begin an unknown work task. Most new employees can manage work related anxiety through natural coping strategies and self-help resources. Project

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Mental Health Promotion for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disability

Presenter: Melissa L. Desroches, PhD, RN Date: Tuesday, April 14, 2020. Time: 2:00-3:00 pm (Eastern Time) Play recording (1 hr) Handout: Mental Health Promotion for People with IDD Description: Mental Health Promotion for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disability Project SEARCH is committed to supporting health and wellness during transition to employment. The changes that transition brings

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Using the Health Matters Curriculum with the Project SEARCH Program Model

View presentation on HealthMatters Program YouTube Playlist Date and time: Tuesday, May 19, 2020 1:00 pm CDT Duration: 1 hour Handouts: Online Resources and PowerPoint Presentation Description: Using the Health Matters Curriculum with the Project SEARCH Program Model Health and fitness are critical to achieving and maintaining competitive employment. With this in mind, we have

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Project SEARCH Year 1: Roadblocks, Detours and Success

Play Recording(1 hour 5 minutes) Handouts: Project SEARCH Year 1 PowerPoint   *   Daily Evaluation Report Project SEARCH   *   Hudson County PS Application (English Extended Deadline) with DVRS Referral  *   Monthly Vocational Report and Progress Review Resources: Danielle’s Interview   *   Guillermo’s Video   *  Johneisha’s Video   *   Instructor Video Description: This presentation will explore

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