Individuals Experiencing Physical Disabilities

Course Summary

The CDC reports that 1 in 4 adults in Colorado have some type of disability and face a range of barriers when it comes to receiving adequate healthcare. This course is designed to provide you with insights, strategies, and tools (e.g., disability-competent care assessment tool) to provide disability-competent health support to people experiencing a physical disability.

This course aims to:

• Break down disability legislation

• Provide an overview of accessibility through the lens of disability-competent care

• Give solutions to improve practices

• Provide an opportunity to reflect

Learning Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:

1. Describe the barriers to supports, including attitudinal, physical access, and communication access for persons with physical disabilities.
2. Develop disability-competent practices to improve participant experience when navigating the mental health system.
3. Apply disability-competent care when working with individuals with physical disabilities.

Learning Audience

The learners for this training are behavioral health service providers, social workers, counselors, peer support specialists, and other professionals who support individuals with substance use and behavioral health conditions.

Course Duration

• 60 minutes