Transitioning to Virtual Services and Support for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs and Their Families

NEW Resource– Flyer- COVID-19 Vaccine Information for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (3/8/2021)

Clinicians, early intervention providers and other community service services providers and educators are having to quickly ramp up telehealth and online learning capacity during COVID-19.

People with Developmental Disabilities and their parents and caregivers have been moved up the vaccine priority list- the Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs Program at the Washington State Department of Health have put together a user friendly flyer sharing relevant information.

A recent study found that parents with young children with intellectual and developmental disabilities report that their biggest challenge during this pandemic time is being home caring for their children with the loss of many essential services. Many are concerned about the long-term impacts on their children’s development. Professional support is critical to support family well-being and child developmental outcomes. (Neece,McIntrye,Fenning, Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2020

Telehealth and virtual learning supports can help.

This new section of the Medicalhome.org website contains curated resources for you to find telehealth technical assistance and support, connect with peers, and find trainings to help support children and youth with special health care needs and their families effectively.

Clinicians and Telehealth

Resources for primary care providers, early intervention therapists and other clinicians to help with telehealth technology
Coding and billing tips
Peer to peer clinical supports

Educators and Telehealth

Special Education and learning resources

Families and Telehealth

Free Wifi Hotspots
Resources for families and caregivers
Tips for doing therapy and school at home through telehealth
How to use Zoom in a telehealth visit

Upcoming webinars and trainings can be found on the Events Calendar.

We welcome your suggestions for additional resources to add. Please send ideas to info@medicalhome.org

31jan8:30 am4:30 pmWA State Autism Center of Excellence Certification Training Event Organized By: WA INCLUDE Collaborative - University of Washington, Institute on Human Development and Disability, Clinical Training Unit Event Type:TrainingIn-person or Online:Online

Event Details

University of Washington experts provide the Autism Center of Excellence (COE) trainings through a contract with the Health Care Authority (HCA). As of July 2024, we are contracted to provide 4 general trainings a year.

Purpose of the COE Training

To increase the number of qualified clinicians (COEs) across Washington State who can appropriately diagnose children and youth with autism who have Medicaid insurance.
To foster collaboration between providers and systems serving autistic children and youth and their families
Help children and families access needed services as appropriate, including writing a Medicaid/Apple Health prescription for Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA). COE required for Managed Care Organization (MCO) prescription approval.

Who is Eligible to Become a COE

The HCA determines which primary care and other clinicians can become COEs. Currently the list includes medical physicians working in primary care, specialty physicians, clinical psychologists, ARNPs and pediatric naturopaths. Physician Assistants (PA-C) whose supervising clinician is a COE are eligible as of Jan 1, 2023.

Who is Eligible to Attend the Training

Clinicians who serve patients with Washington State Medicaid insurance or support clinicians doing this work. We welcome others interested in learning more about autism who are providing care coordination, peer support, mental or behavioral health services etc. There are limited spots for out of state providers interested in learning more about this approach to training primary care providers to diagnose autism.

More information and registration

Registration

Time

(Friday) 8:30 am - 4:30 pm

Location

Online

Organizer

WA INCLUDE Collaborative - University of Washington, Institute on Human Development and Disability, Clinical Training UnitWA INCLUDE Collaborative- Interdisciplinary Network of Community Leaders with a focus on the Underserved and Disability Education -Improving systems of care by supporting education, training, and connections within a growing community of champions -Promoting quality of life and health equity within underserved communities at the intersection of developmental disability, mental health, and physical health -Increasing accessibility, variety, and amount of trainings and support for providers strained by high workloads -Creating and facilitating state-wide networks that empower local regional champions through access to expertise from each other and state partners -Embedding supports within schools, medical homes, mental health clinics, and communitieshttps://wainclude.org/

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Link to full-month event calendar.