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NADD 29th Annual Conference and Exhibit Show
October 17-19, 2012 (Wed – Fri)
Omni
Interlocken Resort
Denver (Broomfield), CO
Hotel, Location, Reservation Information
This year’s Conference Chairpersons are Daniel Baker, PhD,
from The Boggs Center, UMDNJ, New Brunswick, NJ; and Brian
Tallant, LPC, NCC from the Intercept Center-Aurora MH Center,
Aurora, CO
What’s on the lookout... the Call for Presentations
You are now invited to submit a Call for Presentations proposal for
NADD’s 29th Annual Conference & Exhibit Show [click
here].
Presentation proposals are encouraged that reflect this year's theme:
Mental Wellness in Persons with ID and ASD: Innovation,
Collaboration & Quality of Life (IDD/MH)
Please submit proposals that reflect the theme of the
conference. Submissions can focus on a variety of subject areas
for children and adults including: assessment strategies,
treatment techniques, habilitative approaches, genetic syndromes,
technology, training and family related issues. This year we
also encourage submissions from direct support professionals
(DSP’s) and early career professionals/students.
 The
NADD Accreditation and Certification Programs
The NADD
Accreditation and Certification Programs are an important,
pioneering effort to improve clinical, programmatic, and policy
procedures and supports through the process of accrediting/certifying
the ability of organizations, clinicians, and DSP's to care for and
serve individuals with ID/MH. By establishing standards, the
NADD Accreditation and Certification Programs will raise the whole
field of dual diagnosis, improving competency and improving how
services are delivered, resulting in a better quality of life for
individuals with co-occurring ID/MH and MI through improved services.
Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD)
and mental illness (MI) have complex needs and present clinical
challenges to the professionals, programs, and systems that provide
care to these individuals. In an effort to raise the level of
care, as well as to provide recognition to those programs and
professionals offering quality care, NADD has introduced three
interrelated programs:
The NADD
Accreditation Program
The NADD
Competency-Based Clinical Certification Program
The NADD
Competency-Based Direct Support Professional Certification Program
Introductory NADD Membership Offer
NADD is offering a special introductory new member rate of $99 for 2012.
For a time-limited period, NADD has reduced the new individual member
fee from $125 to $99.00. This is a 20% savings available for
new NADD members.
Act NOW and SAVE!
Click
here to join.
Special Issue of Advances in Mental Health and
Intellectual Disabilities
Dr. Robert Fletcher, Founder and CEO of NADD edited a special issue
of Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities on
"Psychotherapy: The North American Experience." The
articles were adapted from selected chapters of Dr. Fletcher's book, Psychotherapy
for Individuals with Intellectual Disability. The articles
in the special issue are:
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Dialectical Behaviour Therapy for Special Populations:
Treatment with Adolescents and Their Caregivers - Margaret Charlton
and Eric J. Dykstra
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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Adults with Autism Spectrum
Disorder - Valerie L. Gaus
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Psychotherapy with Families Impacted by Intellectual Disability,
Throughout the Lifespan - Judith Hill-Weld
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A Positive Couple Therapy Model: Improving Relationships for People
with Intellectual Disabilities - J. Dale Munro
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Group Psychotherapy for Trauma-Related Disorders in People with
Intellectual Disabilities - Nancy J. Razza, Daniel J. Tomasulo and
Dick Sobsey
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The Adaptation and Application of Mindfulness-Based Psychotherapeutic
Practices for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities - Bronwyn Robertson
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Psychotherapy with Persons with Intellectual Disabilities a Review of
Effectiveness Research - H. Thompson Prout and Brooke K. Browning
For the table of contents of the special issue, and for access to
abstracts of these articles, click
here.
NADD Psychopharmacology Special Interest
Group: Sign up for email alerts/listserv access now
Do you have an interest in connecting with your colleagues who
prescribe psychotropic medications to individuals with Co-occurring
Intellectual Disabilities and Mental Health Issues? To be added to
the email list, please send your email
address/name/organization/occupation in an email to Judie Johnston at jjohnston@thenadd.org.
Psychotherapy SIG Web-Based Discussion Group
The NADD Psychotherapy Special Interest Group welcomes NADD members
to participate in a newly formed web-based discussion group, where
they intend to explore subjects related to the study and practice of
psychotherapy for individuals with Intellectual Disabilities.
To be added to the email list, please send your email address/name/organization/occupation
in an email to Bronwyn Robertson, bronwynrobertson.lpc@gmail.com.
Family Members Welcome
If you are a family member and are interested in networking and
discussing a variety of topics with other family members, the NADD
Family Issues Committee may be able to help you learn from others who
have been there and done that. Contact Julia Pearce @ runnamokk@hotmail.com
to become a part of the Committee.
Journal of Mental Health Research in
Intellectual Disabilities (JMHRID)
JMHRID is the official research journal of NADD and is a benefit of
membership. Click
here for general information and information about submitting
articles. To access the journal online, sign in using
your NADD membership. Click
here to sign in.
If you are not a NADD member and would like to read an article from
JMHRID, click
here to read "The Effects of Traumatizing Life Events on
People with Intellectual Disabilities: A Systematic Review."
Call for Submissions JMHRID Special Issue
The Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities
is seeking manuscript submissions for a special issue on
empirically-supported psychosocial interventions for individuals with
developmental/intellectual disabilities and/or autism. Click
here for information.
 DM-ID
Available in Spanish
A Spanish language version of the DM-ID Clinical Guide is
available. Click
here for details or to order.
New Educational Products:
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 Intellectual
Disability and Mental Health: A Training Manual in Dual Diagnosis
Sharon McGilvery, Ph.D. and Darlene Sweetland, Ph.D.
With the release of this book, Drs. McGilvery and Sweetland share
decades of experience working with individuals diagnosed with an
intellectual disability and co-occurring psychiatric disorders. Their
well-practiced approach takes into account the extremely complex
nature of working with dual-diagnosis. The authors provide
in-depth information about the diagnostic process, hands-on treatment
considerations, and their experience training thousands of people to
work passionately with these individuals. An important
contribution is their approach to addressing complicating factors in
identifying appropriate psychiatric diagnoses, as well as the problem
of the underreporting of psychiatric symptoms and disorders. Finally,
those working in a variety of contexts with these individuals will
benefit from the innovative approaches of looking at treatment and
intervention strategies that can be immediately implemented. 264 pages
Details:
ST11-053B
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PRACTICAL GUIDE to Assessing Medical Issues Associated with
Behavior/ Psychiatric Problems in Persons with Intellectual
Disability – Revised in 2011
Ann R. Poindexter, M.D.
This book discusses medical/medication issues which may present as
behavioral/ psychiatric problems in individuals with intellectual
disability. Three self-directed instructional courses and
several illustrative case histories are included. 110 pages\
Details:
DA05-021BR
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Psychotherapy for Individuals with Intellectual Disability
Edited by: Robert J. Fletcher, DSW, ACSW
This book provides the reader with insightful and useful ways to
provide psychotherapy treatment for individuals who have intellectual
disability (ID). It brings together all three modalities
(individual, couple, and group), and a variety of theoretical models
and techniques are discussed. The first section, Individual
Therapy, offers a variety of approaches and techniques including
dialectical behavioral therapy, positive psychology,
mindfulness-based practice, and relaxation training. Also included in
this section are chapters on specialty populations including victims
of abuse, people who have Autism Spectrum Disorder, and people in
mourning. The second section is a chapter on group therapy addressing
trauma issues. The third section is on family and couple therapy. The
fourth section covers chapters on research, ethics, and
training. The individual authors are respected authorities in
the field of providing psychotherapy treatment for persons with ID
and all have contributed to the professional literature.
This book is a major contribution to the effort to make psychotherapy
available to individuals who have ID and should serve to further
stimulate interest in the provision of psychotherapy treatment for
individuals who have ID co-occurring with significant mental health problems.
NADD # CT11-051B Details
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 Comprehensive
Competence-Based Parenting Assessment for Parents with Learning
Dificulties and Their Children
Maurice Feldman, PhD, Marjorie Aunos, PhD
This book presents an innovative, empirically-supported approach to
assessing parenting capacity of parents with learning difficulties
that can lead to more humane, fair and accurate child custody
decisions. The authors are leading researchers and
practitioners in this field haing worked with hundred of these
families. Many professionals working with these families
recognize that the current parenting capacity assessment approaches
are based on outdatd and invalid assumptions and methods. This
book addresses the unique assessment needs of these families and
includes detailed background information, rationales and methods.
NADD # DA10-050B Details
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 Working
with People with Challeging Behaviors: A Guide for Maintaining
Positive Relation
Nathan Ory
The material in this book introduces general practices
and specific solutions to behavior problems that will work with
people who display difficult and challenging behaviors regardless of
who they are. It is especially suitable for working with
individuals who have developmental or intellectual disabilities
coupled with a behavior disorder. The methods also apply to the
person with emotional or psychiatric disturbances, or another serious
mental health problem. Finally, they are helpful in providing
support to elderly individuals who display challenging behavior.
NADD # ST10-049B Details
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Human Needs and Intellectual Disabilities: Applications for Person
Centered Planning, Dual Diagnosis, and Crisis Intervention
Steven Reiss, Ph.D.
Human Needs and Intellectual Disabilities identifies the 12 human
needs most relevant to the lives of people with intellectual
disabilities, autism and related developmental disabilities. It
includes detailed, practical suggestions for caregivers or parents
interested in the happiness, quality of life, and self-determintion
of their loved ones or consumers. The book includes detailed,
practical suggestions for reducing episodes of challenging behavior
and psychiatric symptoms in people with a dual diagnosis
(intellectual disabilities and mental illness). It shows how to
substitute the language of individuality (e.g., "friendly
person") for the language of disability (e.g., "person with
disability"). It also reduces the tendency of planners to
confuse their own value system for that of the consumer. The
book includes scholarly reviews of dual diagnosis literature on
mental illness, prevalence, and assessment.
NADD # DA10-048B Details
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Positive Identity Development
Author: Karyn Harvey, PhD
Positive Identity Development is an exciting new approach to
treatment for individuals with intellectual disabilities. This
book provides a new theoretical perspective on treatment along with a
variety of innovative tools. It rejects reducing adults with
intellectual disabilities to a mere compilation of their behaviors
and promotes the use of a positive, therapeutic approach to each
unique individual. Psychologists, social workers and therapists
should be able to use the tools presented in this book to directly
enhance the effectiveness of the treatment they provide to adults
with intellectual disabilities. This book promotes well-being on
every level and explores a broad range of issues relevant to the life
and mental health of adults with intellectual disabilities
Mbr Price: $34.95
Non-Mbr: $39.95
NADD #CT09-047B Details |
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Syndrome: When to Worry about Mental Health and What to Do About It
Robin Friedlander, M.D. & Peter Johnson, Ph.D.
NADD # FI09-044B Details |
 Working
with People who have Intellectual Disability and Behavioral
Problems: A Self-Study Guide for Interdisciplinary Team Members
Ann R. Poindexter, M.D. & Paul D. Kolstoe, Ph.D.
NADD # ST09-045B Details |
Multi-Media CDs of NADD 25th Annual Conference Presentations
Presentations recorded at NADD 25th Annual Conference are available
as multi-media CDs. These CDs contain the video and Power Point
from conference presentations and are a great tool for training
yourself and your staff. To order, or for additional
information, click here.
Community Networks of Specialized Care: Building Community
Capacity through Training and Education Lisa Holmes, Liz
Froese, MSW, Rosanne Stein, LLB, BSc, Sandi Bricker
NADD Competency-Based Dual Diagnosis Certification Program Robert
Fletcher, DSW, ACSW, FAAIDD; Donna McNelis, PhD; John McGonigle,
PhD; Kathleen Olson, PhD; Jarrett Barnhill, MD
Autism Spectrum Disorders: Separating the Data from the
Myths Ann R. Poindexter, MD
Diagnostic Systems for Use with People with ID Luis
Salvador-Carulla, MD, PhD, Robert J. Fletcher, DSW, ACSW, FAAIDD,
Sally-Ann Cooper, MD
The price for the above multimedia is: Member:
$49.95 Non-member: $59.95
To order, or for additional information, click
here.
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Click here for more information about NADD and
Social Networking!
Consider a Gift/Donation to NADD
Making a gift is an easy way to partner in NADD’s mission of
advancing mental wellness for persons with developmental disabilities
through the promotion of excellence in mental health care. [details]
Survey Concerning Medication Side Effects
Dr. Laurie Charlot, Dr, Anne Hurley, and Dr. Van Silka would like
your opinion concerning Detection of Psychoactive Medication Side
Effects in Patients with ID. It will only take a few minutes to
fill out the survey. They will tally and summarize the results
of the survey to share with everyone. Click
here to fill out the survey.
Questions may be addressed to:
Lauren Charlot, PhD
Director UMassn ID/MH Services
Asst. Professor of Psychiatry
UMass Medical Center/UMass Medical School
Worcester, Ma 01605
Office: 508-334-2013
Lauren.Charlot@umassmemorial.org
Education & Training Book Catalog
A new edition of the NADD Education and Training Book Catalog is now
available. Click here
to view.
Submissions Sought for NADD Bulletin
The NADD Bulletin is seeking manuscripts on topics concerning mental
health issues among persons with intellectual or developmental
disabilities. Click here
for details.
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NADD Conferences
September
Ohio State 10th Annual MI/DD Conference , Mental Health Aspects
–Treatment & Support (September 18 & September 19, 2012)
Columbus, Ohio
October
NADD 29th Conference & Exhibit Show, (October 17 - 19, 2012)
Denver, Colorado
October 2013
NADD 30th Conference & Exhibit Show, Baltimore MD (October 23 -
October 25, 2013)
Complete Calendar
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NADD Webinar Speakers Sought
NADD is seeking speakers for the new NADD Webinar Series! The
teleconference series -- very popular at NADD -- will be updated to
the new NADD Webinar Series in 2012. If you are interested in
presenting a NADD webinar in the Spring 2012 series, please contact
Lisa Christie, at lchristie@thenadd.org regarding your interest,
topic and availability, by February 10, 2012. There is a small
honorarium for each webinar. Click
here for additional information.
Selected Recent Research Articles on Dual Diagnosis
For summaries of selected recent research articles on dual diagnosis, click
here.
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