What do you think is the most important thing that people need to know about Dual Diagnosis
(a person who has an intellectual disability and a mental health challenge)? Before we, as a system, can continue to
successfully incorporate Positive Approaches or Positive Practices, we must cultivate the one thing that predicts whether
those Positive Approaches and Positive Practices will be successful...a Positive Perspective.
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The Association of Behavioral Specialists
Members from the Southeastern Behavioral Specialist Forum have currently been spear-heading the development of an
independent association for clinicians who provide
Behavioral Support Services to the
adult intellectual disability
population throughout Pennsylvania. The Association of Behavioral Specialists is currently
seeking clinicians who
may desire to become a part of this newly developing association. Interested parties are asked to
contact the Association
of Behavioral Specialists directly at
behaviorspecialistsofpa@gmail.com
Do you support someone or have a family member who receives services through the
Consolidated or
Person Family Directed-Support Waivers?
DID YOU KNOW???
Did you know that a
Current Annual Physical and a
Level of Care Assessment must be completed in order to determine continued waiver program eligibility?
Annual physicals are a way to maintain one’s health. Information learned and shared during an annual physical can help identify
changes in a person’s overall well-being, including changes affecting both
physical and
mental health conditions such as new diagnoses.
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