This guide was created for a very specific purpose: to help make trauma-informed peer support available to women who are trauma survivors and who receive or have received mental health and/or substance abuse services.
ASD Strategies in Action gives families and service providers tools to ensure they are equipped to effectively care for, support, educate, employ, or work with individuals on the autism spectrum from early childhood to young adulthood.
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental disorder characterized by differences in social interaction and communication, as well as the presence of restricted and repetitive patterns of behavior, interest or activities. People who have ASD may experience a range of symptoms and characteristics.
The Integrated Dual Disorder Treatment (IDDT) model is an evidence-based practice that improves quality of life for people with co-occurring severe mental illness and substance use disorders by combining substance abuse services with mental health services. It helps people address both disorders at the same time—in the same service organization by the same team of treatment providers.
Module 4 – Long-Term Planning & Supports This module describes how to create a plan for long-term sustainability of the interventions selected and how to anticipate events that set the stage for challenging behavior including major life events that are a natural part of life.
Module 3 – Skill Building Practices This module provides summarizes important skills that can create a positive environment and improve quality of life.
Module 2 – Positive Approaches to Challenging Behavior This module provides an overview of how to assess and plan to implement positive strategies for supporting a person who engages in challenging behavior. Additional Assessment & Function-Based Interventions ICI PBS Intensive Class
Module 1 – Introduction to Community-Based Positive Supports This module provides an overview of Community-Based Wraparound Planning including important elements needed when supporting people who moving out of the hospital into community settings.
