Direct Care Resilience ECHO:
Leadership Series
Target Audience:
DD Agency Leadership, QDDPs, Supervisors
Every other Wednesday:
September 7th, 2022 – November 19th, 2022
11:00am-12:00pm CT
Echo Resources
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Case Presentation
The Direct Care Resilience ECHO® is a training series to support the mental health and wellbeing of Direct Care Workers. This project aims to expand and develop agency leadership and direct care professionals who support individuals with disabilities and those who are aging, by increasing awareness of mental health self-care, provide resources to help sustain and strengthen the current workforce, and limit staff turnover.
What is ECHO®: Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO) is a lifelong learning and guided practice model that exponentially increases workforce capacity to provide the application of best practices. The heart of the ECHO® model is its hub-and-spoke knowledge-sharing networks, led by expert teams who use multi-point videoconferencing to conduct learning sessions about evidence-based practices in education, health, and disability services. With this method, special service providers, case managers, administrators, direct care professionals and families have access to expert advice right in their homes, schools, and offices.
| Session Title | Date |
| Session 1: Intro to Resilience Burnout is rarely an individual issue alone. This presentation will discuss risks related to caretaker/provider health during times of crises as well as models for both individual and organizational wellness. As a result of attending, participants will be able to: 1) Differentiate between ‘burnout’ and ‘stress’ 2) Identify tools for resilience for care providers 3) Identify traits of resilient communities and organizations Speaker: Dr. Andrew McLean Dr. McLean is Chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at UND School of Medicine and Health Sciences. He has lectured internationally on pertinent behavioral and public health issues. Dr. McLean has a particular interest in collaborative models of care. He also is interested in individual and community resilience. | September 7th, 2022 |
| Session 2: How to create a culture that supports mental health | September 21st, 2022 |
| Session 3: Organizational Communication pt. I | October 5th, 2022 |
| Session 4: Organizational Communication pt. II | October 19th, 2022 |
| Session 5: How to create an Inclusive and Welcoming Workplace: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion | November 2nd, 2022 |
| Session 6: Coping with Stress | November 16th, 2022 |
