National Centre of Excellence in Intellectual Disability Health
5 episodes
1 month ago
People with intellectual disability experience the same mental health needs as anyone else. Unfortunately, they often face more barriers when it comes to identifying that there is a problem, getting support, and accessing effective treatment. In this episode, we spoke to Rebecca Koncz, the UNSW Chair of Intellectual Disability Mental Health within the National Centre of Excellence in Intellectual Disability Health (the Centre). She is also an experienced clinician and researcher ...
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People with intellectual disability experience the same mental health needs as anyone else. Unfortunately, they often face more barriers when it comes to identifying that there is a problem, getting support, and accessing effective treatment. In this episode, we spoke to Rebecca Koncz, the UNSW Chair of Intellectual Disability Mental Health within the National Centre of Excellence in Intellectual Disability Health (the Centre). She is also an experienced clinician and researcher ...
People with intellectual disability experience the same mental health needs as anyone else. Unfortunately, they often face more barriers when it comes to identifying that there is a problem, getting support, and accessing effective treatment. In this episode, we spoke to Rebecca Koncz, the UNSW Chair of Intellectual Disability Mental Health within the National Centre of Excellence in Intellectual Disability Health (the Centre). She is also an experienced clinician and researcher ...
Good communication is important for safe, respectful and effective healthcare. It’s important for healthcare professionals to learn how to improve their communication when working with people with intellectual disability. In this episode, we spoke to Nick Lennox, who is a member of the Centre’s council and an experienced clinician, professor and researcher who is currently the Senior Medical Advisor to the Primary Care Division of the Department of Health, Disability, and Aged Ca...
Unfair attitudes or assumptions can influence how people are treated in healthcare. It can mean that people with an intellectual disability sometimes get worse health care. Biases aren’t always intentional, but they can have serious, even life-threatening consequences. It is important for healthcare professionals to be aware of these biases and learn about how to make sure everyone is getting the right care. This is Part 2 of this episode. In this p...
Unfair attitudes or assumptions can influence how people are treated in healthcare. It can mean that people with intellectual disability sometimes get worse health care. Biases aren’t always intentional, but they can have serious, even life-threatening consequences. It is important for healthcare professionals to be aware of these biases and learn about how to make sure everyone is getting the right care. In part 1 of this episode, we will be speaking to Dr Jes...
At the National Centre of Excellence in Intellectual Disability Health (the Centre), we are working to make health care better for people with intellectual disability. People with intellectual disability often face different health challenges, but too often, they don’t get the care they deserve. This podcast is for healthcare professionals who want to improve their practice when working with people with intellectual disability. In each episode, hosts Ricky Kremer and Raylen...
People with intellectual disability experience the same mental health needs as anyone else. Unfortunately, they often face more barriers when it comes to identifying that there is a problem, getting support, and accessing effective treatment. In this episode, we spoke to Rebecca Koncz, the UNSW Chair of Intellectual Disability Mental Health within the National Centre of Excellence in Intellectual Disability Health (the Centre). She is also an experienced clinician and researcher ...
