Free Members' Webinar: Dean’s Grand Rounds - Improving outcomes for people with intellectual disability and challenging behaviour

Challenging behaviours (also known as behaviours of concern) in people with intellectual disability (ID) have a wide ranging impact on health, quality of life and wellbeing. Interventions to improve outcomes for people with challenging behaviours require a multi-disciplinary approach, and modifying practice requires political and cultural shift. Over the past decade novel approaches have been implemented internationally with promising improvements in outcomes. ID specialist psychiatrists have long been involved in the management of challenging behaviours, and sharing experience between the RCPsych ID faculty and the Western Pacific Division will provide an important bridge to ensure psychiatrists are up to date with the latest developments

Challenging behaviours in people with intellectual disability:

1.          How can psychiatrists improve outcomes for people with intellectual disability and challenging behaviour?

2.         How should psychiatrists successfully advocate to impact policy and instigate change?

Introduction – Dr James Smith

Willing to talk about it and not just shutting it off: rethinking challenging behaviour - Prof Angela Hassiotis

STOMP: the good, the bad and the ugly - Dr Inder Sawhney

Systematic approaches to improving outcomes for people with ID in Australia – Dr Rebecca Koncz 

Panel discussion - Dr James Smith, Prof Angela Hassiotis, Dr Inder Sawhney, Dr Rebecca Koncz 

Find out more about the Dean's Grand Rounds and watch previous webinars on our website

 

The event is taking place online via Zoom. To take part you will need:  

access to a reliable internet connection  

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