Caregivers and Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) can make a difference in the health of the people they care for. Below you will find a training and resources to help support what you do.
Partners in Health: Tools you can use
Training for Direct Service Providers and Caregivers (14 min)
Learn tools to support people with I/DD to improve health outcomes and participate more in their health care.
Learning objectives of this training:
Learning objectives of this training:
- Identify at least three strategies for improving engagement in health decisions and office visits with your clients or family members with disabilities.
- Use tools to prepare for a doctor's visit and use a checklist for follow-up after visits.
Click the picture of the training to access the recording, or go to: https://youtu.be/pN2Sy_V5w44
Additional handouts and resources:
This handout explains a process to slowly help someone get more comfortable with settings that cause anxiety or distress.
This handout provides an easy checklist for caregivers and staff related to medical office visits.
Print this short booklet to use to prepare for office visits and use it during the visit. It will help with communication and making sure follow-up is clear. Visit the source of this booklet by clicking here.
This training for Primary Care Providers shows best practices for communication when working with patients with IDD (12 min). As a support person, you can advocate for this kind of care and inclusion. The direct link is: http://bit.ly/IDDProviderTips
This 3-minute video shows people with IDD explaining what is important to them from health providers: https://vimeo.com/92860026?forcedownload=true
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This handout explains the pain scale and has examples of how providers may ask or talk about pain. Practicing this ahead of time can help your family member or client feel more comfortable answering questions about what they feel is wrong.
This communication board can be a useful tool for people with limited verbal communication skills.
Fill this out before a health care visit so that the providers can get to know the individual and have more direct interactions.
This 8-minute video shows best practices with a doctor working with a man with autism at a primary care visit. Focus on minutes 2:30-4:30 and watch for what the doctor does to support this individual and include him.
Guidelines for using People First language.
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Thanks to 2016-17 LEND Fellow Brenda Bowie for her work on the content of this page.