Workers with Disabilities

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 […]

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

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

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