Working with Adults with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities and Substance Use Disorders - CIEES

Working with Adults with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities and Substance Use Disorders - CIEES

The Working with Adults with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities and Substance Use Disorders module series is aimed at helping caregivers, provider agency staff, and support personnel understand how substance use disorders (SUD) affect adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities (IDD). This series is an important first step in addressing the critical gap in professional learning on people with IDD and SUD. It marks the beginning of a growing set of resources, and your feedback is essential as we refine and expand them. Please take a moment to share your input through a brief survey.

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Knowing the Basics

1 Module

Adults with developmental disabilities support session

Working with Adults with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities and Substance Use Disorders

2 Module

Frequently Used Substances and Their Risks Alt

Frequently Used Substances and
Their Risks

3 Module

Personal and Social Effects of
Substance Use Disorders

Seeing the
Whole Picture

4 Module

Trauma and Substance Use Disorders: Understanding the Connection Alt

Trauma and Substance Use
Disorders: Understanding the
Connection

5 Module

Addressing Bias and Stigma in SUD and IDD Treatment Alt

Addressing Bias and Stigma in SUD and
IDD Treatment

6 Module

Recognizing Substance Use Disorder in People with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities Alt

Understanding Substance Use
Disorder Risk in People with
Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities

Identifying
Warning Signs

7 Module

Doctor counseling a person with developmental disabilities

How to Recognize the Signs of Substance Use Disorders in People with Intellectual and Development Disabilities

8 Module

Guide cover: Getting Help for Substance Use Disorders

Getting Help for Substance Use
Disorders: Treatment in the
Community and Available Options

Walking Alongside

9 Module

Foundations of Support Alt

Foundations of Support

10 Module

Understanding When Someone Returns to Use Alt

Understanding When Someone
Returns to Use

11 Module

Guide cover: Supporters and caregivers assisting people in recovery

How Supporters and Caregivers Can Assist People with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities in Recovery from Substance Use Disorders