Workforce Education Workshops
Foundational IDD Care for Community-Based Nursing: Strengthening Practice and Collaborative Care
This full-day, interactive workshop equips nurses working in community-based organizations—and the interprofessional colleagues with whom they partner—with the essential knowledge, skills, and confidence needed to support individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).
Participants will explore the unique health, behavioral, and psychosocial needs of people with IDD, deepen their understanding of nursing’s role in community-based settings, and strengthen their capacity to deliver holistic, person-centered care. Through expert-led instruction, clinical case discussions, and evidence-based teaming tools, participants leave with actionable approaches that strengthen collaboration, improve health outcomes and enhance quality of life for the individuals they serve.
Contact GolisanoInstitute@sjf.edu to learn more about customized educational opportunities tailored to your organization.
Suggested Workshop Content (Full-Day Program)
- The What and Why of Nursing (Reflections on participants’ personal ‘why’ as professionals)
- Treating the Whole Person: Physical and Mental Health Considerations (Overview of IDD, health promotion, management of common physical/mental/behavioral health conditions)
- Navigating Psychopharmacology: Interprofessional Implications (Role in addressing behavioral health symptoms, monitoring and safety, interprofessional collaboration)
- Optimizing Team Communication (TeamSTEPPS overview and application utilizing case studies)
Impact (from prior workshop participants):
97% of participants report they will make changes to their own practice.
97% expect reduced stress when caring for individuals with IDD.
Over 90% expect improved confidence, communication skills, and ability to collaborate interprofessionally.
Continuing Education Contact Hours
Participants who complete each module are eligible to receive contact hours reflecting the length of the learning activity.
The Golisano Institute for Developmental Disability Nursing is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.