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This training provides an understanding of trauma-informed care tailored to children and adolescents. Participants will gain insights into the impact of trauma on young individuals and learn evidence-based practices to effectively support and promote healthy outcomes in this vulnerable population. This training will focus primarily on the following developmental stages:

1. Early school age (age 5-7)

2. Middle school age (age 8-12)

3. Early adolescence (age 13-17)

One in 36 individuals in the U.S. is autistic. This course is designed to provide knowledge and skill development for healthcare providers working with neurodivergent patients. It covers common characteristics of autistic individuals with average to above-average cognitive abilities, as well as risk factors such as associated medical concerns and suicide. Additionally, treatment, research, and cultural considerations are discussed. This course will help providers develop the cultural competency skills needed to care for this population.

Many youth with brain injuries may experience difficulties with emotional regulation due to changes in brain function. As a behavioral health professional, you should be prepared to provide immediate and long-term care that includes strategies and support to help youth manage emotions to effectively cope with frustration, anger, anxiety, and depression, among other things.

As a group, people with disabilities fare far worse than their nondisabled counterparts across a broad range of health indicators and social determinants of health. Adults with disabilities are four times more likely than people with no disabilities to report their health to be fair or poor (40.3% vs. 9.9%). The absence of professional training on disability competency for healthcare practitioners is one of the most significant barriers preventing people with disabilities from receiving appropriate and effective health care.

This introductory course on disability is designed to provide behavioral health professionals with knowledge and skills to better understand and support individuals who have disabilities. This course covers a wide range of topics, including the many identities of people with disabilities, and the social determinants of health, ableism, and the previous models of care that have negatively impacted the well-being of the disabled community. It also highlights what disability-competent care looks like, and the importance of activism, continuous learning, and the disability justice movement.