Clinical Treatment & Risk Reduction for Adults with I/DD in an Outpatient Mental Health Clinic

In this workshop, Meg Stone will discuss trauma-informed abuse prevention for both individuals and institutions.  Meg will review the risk that can be posed to individuals with disabilities and will focus on ways that programs can help individuals protect themselves.  Meg strongly believes in ensuring safety without restricting or limiting an individual’s access to their world and fully expressing themselves.  Meg will provide information about how providers can work with individuals to help them identify healthy choices as well as helping programs reflect on strategies that can be employed that will help institutions prevent abuse. Following, Meg's presentation, trainers KayLee Blanchard LICSW and Karen Meginsky, LMHC will review how to develop an effective treatment plan for individuals with developmental disabilities (I/DD) as well as the importance of collaborating with their larger support system including family members and case managers, to employ effective treatment.