Integrating Trauma-Informed Care Into Organizations Serving Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities

• By: Mary Jane Weiss, PhD, BCBA-D, LABA Jennifer Mucellin, MA, BCBA Jennifer Ruane, MS, BCBA, LPC Melmark
• July 2nd, 2021
• abuse, adverse childhood experiences, autism, mental health, neglect, substance abuse, Summer 2021 Issue, trauma, trauma-informed care
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In recent years, there has been a large focus on understanding how trauma interacts with other factors to create unique vulnerabilities in people. Individuals who have experienced intense or frequent adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) exhibit more health and behavioral difficulties throughout...

Addressing the Human Services Workforce Crisis Through Training and Professional Development

• By: Shawn P. Quigley, PhD, BCBA-D Jennifer Ruane, MS, BCBA, LPC Lindsey Dunn, MA, SPHR, CPHRM Melmark PA
• July 1st, 2019
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In 2017, the President’s Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities provided a report (retrieved from https://www.nadsp.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/PCPID-2017_-Americas-Direct-Support-Workforce-Crisis-low-res.pdf) to the President of the United States regarding the workforce crisis...