DD Health for Practitioners
Start with a PHYSICIAN PRACTICE READINESS FORM
This form will help you prepare for visits with adult patients with intellectual or developmental disabilities for a positive experience and to achieve the best outcomes for both caregivers and patients.
Resources for health providers responding to sexual assault of people with intellectual disabilities
Click here for a download PDF of the Community of Praxis Report
Alternatives to Pain
Pain Assessment Tools
- Basic Principles of Pain Treatment
- Comprehensive Pain Assessment Form
- Core Principles of Pain Assessment for Providers
- Faces Pain Scale
- Numeric Rating Scale for Pain
- Pain Assessment In Advanced Dementia (PAINAD)
- Colors Pain Chart
- NIPC Pain Assessment Scales
- Pain-Types Terminology and Clinical Use table
- Recommendations for Assessing Pain in Cognitively Intact Older Adults
- Verbal Descriptor Scale (Pain Thermometer)
Dermatome
Massage & Reflexology
- Massage for Pain Management
- Japanese Shiatsu for Anxiety and Stress
- Reflexology Overview
- Hand Reflexology Chart
- Foot Reflexology Chart
Meditation & Yoga
Temperature Therapy
Other Pain Management Tools & Techniques
- Management of Pain for People with ID/DD
- Principles of Pain Management: Adult Guide
- Pain Management Diary
- Pain Management Communication Guide
- Distraction for Pain Management
- Music Therapy for Pain Management
- Positioning for Pain Management
- Relaxation for Pain Management
Psychotropic Medications
- Behavioral/Emotional Concerns - Caregiver Checklist
- Disability Distress Assessment Tool (DIS DAT)
- Off-Label Use of Atypical Antipsychotics
- UNDERSTAND Mnemonic
Dementia
- Aiding Older Caregivers
- Caregiver's Guide to Understanding Dementia Behaviors
- Cognitive Assessment Toolkit
- Connections: A Guide for Caregivers
- Depression and Caregiving
- Is this Dementia and What Does it Mean?
- NTG Early Detection Screen for Dementia
- People with ID/DD - Alzheimer's Webinar Series
- Tools for Early Identification, Assessment, and Treatment
