Course
Caring for People with Intellectual Disabilities 2023
The Caring for People with Intellectual Disabilities course was created in partnership with Special Olympics Ontario and its Healthy Communities initiative (funded by the Golisano Foundation), and Health Care Access Research and Developmental Disabilities (H-CARDD), to help imaging technologists better care for people with intellectual disabilities.
About this course
People with intellectual disabilities experience significant barriers in accessing quality healthcare services. One reason for this is the lack of training healthcare providers receive in caring for this patient population. Consequently, many healthcare providers feel lack of confidence in delivering health services to people with intellectual disabilities. Specifically, this course aims to highlight common ways imaging technologists interact with people with intellectual disabilities, bring attention to potential “triggers” people with intellectual disabilities may experience with various imaging procedures, and suggest strategies healthcare providers can adopt to provide better care for these patients.
Course at a Glance
Available Until: Open
Prerequisites: None
Who Should Take This Course
This course is designed for medical imaging professionals who wish to learn strategies for adapting their practice and procedures when caring for people with intellectual disabilities
Course Outline
The course includes:
- Course Syllabus
- Module 1: Introduction to People with Intellectual Disabilities
- Module 2: Communication
- Module 2: Possible Practice Errors and Enhanced Practice Strategy Videos
- Module 3: Triggers and Strategies
- Module 3: Possible Practice Errors and Enhanced Practice Strategy Videos
- Final Exam
Development Team
- Shafeeq Armstrong, Special Olympics Ontario, Health Program Developer
- Yi Wen Shao, Special Olympics Ontario, Health Program Developer
- Ontario Association of Medical Radiation Sciences
How you’ll attend
Join live (Thu 7 pm or Fri 7 am), watch the replay, or take the short modules. One registration covers all three.
Choose how you attendAt a glance
- Learning hours
- 2.5 hours
- Type of learning
- Online
- Completion requirement
- There is a final exam at the end of the course. In order to successfully pass the exam, you are required to attain a mark of 75%. 3 attempts are allowed.
- Product code
- 2371904