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The Fatal Five in IDD: What You Need to Know About Seizures

Relias

How can you help your clients with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) who also experience seizures? Seizure disorder, also called epilepsy, is a developmental disability. However, there are many individuals with IDD who have epilepsy in addition to another disability. Prevent choking or aspiration.

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Am I Going Through a Nervous Breakdown?

Beautiful Voyager

A nervous breakdown, also called mental breakdown, refers to the inability to perform functions of daily life due to intense psychological distress. Symptoms of a Nervous Breakdown Various physical, psychological, and behavioral symptoms are present when someone is dealing with a breakdown. Persistent stress from raising children.

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SUPRs — Illinois’s State-Funded Program for First-Time Rehab Patients

Gateway Foundation

The Substance Use Prevention and Recovery (SUPR) division of the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) provides funds for qualified treatment and recovery support centers. This approach allows staff to assess your needs and provide the medical and professional care that best supports your lifelong recovery.

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SUPRs — Illinois’s State-Funded Program for First-Time Rehab Clients

Gateway Foundation

The Substance Use Prevention and Recovery (SUPR) division of the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) provides funds for qualified treatment and recovery support centers. This approach allows staff to assess your needs and provide the medical and professional care that best supports your lifelong recovery.

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Police opens investigation into abuse at mental health hospital revealed by BBC

Community Care

A wide range of treatment is available including psychological and other therapeutic interventions and our clinical teams work collaboratively with the service user towards their recovery and discharge.” Overhaul needed to end ‘inhumane’ hospital care of people with learning disabilities or autism, says CQC.

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6 Principles of Trauma-Informed Care

Relias

Trauma-informed care can help people heal from trauma by providing them with a safe, respectful, and empowering environment that supports their overall recovery and growth. Facilitating connections and relationships among people who have shared experiences of trauma and recovery fosters a sense of hope and empowerment.

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Alumni Honored with SSW Distinguished Alumni Awards

Michigan Social Work

Sagi-Schwartz earned his BA in social work from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and at U-M received his MSW, an MA in psychology and a PhD in the Joint Program in Social Work and Social Science (developmental psychology).