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Impact Volume 23, Number 1 Age-Related Health Changes for …

WebThe World Health Organization defines depression as a "common mental disorder that presents with depressed mood, loss of interest or pleasure, feelings of guilt or low self …

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From Wellness to Flourishing for People with Intellectual and

WebHealth promotion was mainly focused on preventing disability and little thought was given to the health and wellness needs of people with disabilities. Beginning in the mid-20th …

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The Role of Direct Support Professionals in Promoting Health and …

WebIn most of the health and wellness competencies, frontline supervisors are to provide guidance to DSPs on their roles and responsibilities related to the following items: …

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Positive Strategies to Support the Mental Health Needs of People …

WebPeople with intellectual or develop­mental disabilities (IDD) encounter many factors across their lifespan that increase their risk for mental health challenges.Restricted …

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Community-Based Positive Supports Using a Public Health Model …

WebPublic health leaders have long recommended that to promote health and well-being it is important to consider three tiers of prevention. This three-tiered model involves …

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Positive Approaches to Challenging Behavior What is Positive …

WebBalancing what is important to a person’s life while still making sure that plans also address what is important for the health and safety of both the person and others is a key part of …

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HCBS Training Integrating Person-Centered Strategies and Other

WebDialectical Behavior Therapy or DBT has been used to address a number of mental health issues including post-traumatic stress, binge eating, depression and substance misuse. …

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Impact Volume 18, Number 1 A New Approach to Health Care …

WebNo matter where you live, the health care system in the United States can be complex and difficult to navigate. For individuals with disabilities, one of the greatest challenges lies in …

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Mental Health Domains Commonly Used in Wraparound Planning

WebThe field of mental health also defines important areas of quality of life but these domains are described in a different manner compared to the intellectual and developmental …

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Impact feature issue on Retirement & Aging for People with …

WebThe World Health Organization (WHO) defines brain health as a developing and dynamic concept that includes neural development (nervous system), plasticity (the brain's ability …

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Impact Volume 18, Number 1 Disability, Culture, and Health

WebHealth disparities in relation to persons with disabilities have been amply documented, as have disparities by gender, race or ethnicity, education or income, geographic location, …

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Frontline Initiative: Health and Wellness Volume 19, Number 1

WebSocial determinants of health (SDOH) are the conditions in a person’s environment where they are born, live, learn, work, play, worship, and age that affect a wide range of health, …

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Advocating for My Own Mental Health as a DSP

WebShortly after I began working as a DSP in 2019, I experienced mental health challenges almost every day I was on the job. When it started affecting my ability to carry out my …

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The role of DSPs in the life of aging adults with I/DD

WebChanges in physical health and mental functioning that are part of the normal aging process begin in the mid-50s for the general population. However, people with I/DD often …

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Impact Volume 29, Number 1 The Flourishing Through Leisure …

WebThrough leisure, people experience positive emotions, which link directly to health and well-being (Fredrickson, 2009). Leisure can fulfill creative-expressive needs and help people …

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Impact Volume 29, Number 1 Workplace Wellness Programs …

WebFirst, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), as amended by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), has several provisions that promote …

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Integrated Health and Long-Term Care Services: The Wisconsin

WebMost other health care insurance programs or providers cover health care, but not social services, or vice versa. To our knowledge, for example, few health care providers and …

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Including Wellness in Individual Service Plans

WebBirthdays, New Year’s Day and other events set annual occasions for many people to commit to health and wellness goals. The annual service or person-centered planning …

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HCBS Training Writing SMARTIE Goals Institute on Community

WebThe HCBS Planning Tool has an action plan template that you can use to record: Outcome Statements, Goals, activities and steps to take, People involved, Resources needed, …

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Impact Volume 18, Number 1 Care Coordination in the …

WebIssues in health care transition that must be addressed include the provision of services, financing of care, training of staff, and research. Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare …

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Impact Volume 23, Number 1 Aging with Developmental …

WebWhat health-related supports and accommodations should women with developmental disabilities receive? Older women with developmental disabilities are generally …

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